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Seem by a Farmer at Straw StacK With.One Mam On GuardDid Not Know of the Hold-Up Until It Was rToo Late.OFFICERS ARE INVESTIGATINGMen Also Entered Restaurant in Winfield and Ordered SupperLEAVE WITH FOOD FOR OTHERSLatest clue Leads the Authorities to Henry County Town Where It Is Saidthe Men Slept in a Straw Stack—Farmer Claims to Have Seen Guns— Descriptions Tally W th That of the Men Wanted.Washington, la.. Sept. 15.—(Spe-eial.)—Sheriff Teeter and a posse of men are scouring the country for the bandits who held up and robbed Rock Island train No. 11 Tuesday morning near Letts. It Has been reported that the men are in that vicinity. The sheriff’s posse is working eastward. With the Muscatine posse on the river east of Wayland and the Washington sheriff closing in on the bandits from the west it may yet result in their capture.Winfield, la. Sept. 1.. — (Special.- — The five bandits who held up and robbed Rock Island pa.-veneer tram No. 11 Ttte !av morning near Lefts were seen near this c ity yesterday morning. Four of the men were slee ping and one was standing guard. The gang's guns were plainly seen together with a heap of cartrtdm - on a blanket. Later the mlt; a entered a restaurant here, ordered a meal and lunches for several people. After supper the men left, but are now being hunted by Rock Island detectives and county offic ers.Seen by Farmer.Yesterday morning EL. Be a mis. a farmer four mile.' north of here, while at work on lvs farm, saw a party of men at a straw stack on his place, lie went up to where they wt-r.* and saw four men a.'1' * p One man was standing guard. At this time- Mr. 13 amis had not hear! of the train robbery and was unde r the impression that the men were hunters, an fmpres.-i :i t‘;lt; y took are to d • n Last night Mr. Beam is came to Winfield and heard of the train robbery, lie at once com mandated with L Mo-riff at Washington and with the i-die at Burling ton.Entered Restaurant.Meanwhil. tin vory men Mr. Ikamis had seen t n • : ::M. Sewell here and ordered supper. This was about 9:30 o'clock. They also ordered food which they carried away with them. These facts pieced together lead the authorities to the conclusion that the Rock Island bandits have slipped through their fingers, for the time being anyway.Description of the Men.Th*j description of the men as given, by Mr. Sewell tallies with the description of two of the train robbers now in the possession of the Rock Island detectives, one of whom, at least is on his way to this place. Mr. Sewell says one of the men is heavy set, wore a black suit: was five feet six or seven inches in heighth and was middle aged His countenance Mr. Sewell describes as being a Hebrew cast.The other man was nearly or quit© six feet in heighth. He wore a gray suit. His mustache was heavy and was dark, either brown or black. He also had a two weeks’ growth of beard on his face. This description tallies exactly with the tail man of the gang as given by the secret service men.Mr. Beam is also says the man with the Hebrew cast of countenance could have been no other than the man who was standing guard at the straw stack at his place the previous morning Mr, Beamis is in Washington today conferring w ith Sheriff Teeter.A Wild Rumor.Fairfield. la Sept. 15.—(Special.)— It is rumored here that the Rock Island robbers are surrounded at Wayland, Henry county, 20 miles northeast of here; that one of them bos been captured and one detective has been killed.Is News in Wayland.Wayland. la , Sept. 15.—(Special.)— The rumor that the Rock Island tra n robbers are surrounded in this vicinity, one captured and one detective killed is news here. There is nothing to it.Situation at Columbus Junction.Columbus Junct/on. Ia,, Sept. 15 — (Special }—The man hunters are still in this vicinity looking for the Reek Island robbers but nothing now has developed here. Just what confidence is placed in the story from Winfield That the robbers have been seen there is not known.
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Muscatine Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Thu, Sep 15, 1904
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