Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-10-03 | Page 1 | One of the Gang Captured

OllE OiE OF TilE THE GANG CAPTURED Burglars Surprised in an Attempt to Rob the Postoffice at Braid Braidwood Braidwood Braidwood wood Joliet Ill Oct 2 Two burglars were foiled by secret service men in a spectacular manner early today during an attempt to rob the Braidwood post postoffice postoffice office One was captured The detectives have been following the tho gang for three years but In spite of ot their efforts the thieves have raided at half a dozen Illinois towns their booty amounting to thou thousands thousands thousands sands of dollars in cash and stamps Learning g of ot the plan to visit Braid Braidwood Braidwood wood the officers lay in wait walt in a n gran granary granary granary ary next door and the intruders were allowed to begin drilling on a small sate safe when a shot was Vas fired tired The Tho bur burglars glare fled lut one ran Into the officers officers cers core arms The other dashed through a window turned a somersault and es os escaped in the fog The prisoner refused to give his name