Show BANK ROBBERS RS FIGHT BATTLE WITH i I iI CITIZENS AND NU ESCAPE WITH BOOTY Van YUt Wert Ot 0 Jan Jail 8 SA A gang n of oC nine ro blew open the sate aie of William H general beneral store wt t I six aL miles north of here early today took SWO O in cash and valuable papers pore 1 j and nd escaped after r a desperate de battle with the citizens Soon n after aftel the robbers had entered I Ithe the store they were discovered by b o Mr Hoagland H land whose dwelling adjoined He volunteered to open the safe to prevent its destruction but his offer was de do d Hoagland summoned a posse of citizens who ho arrived arr in time to 10 hear the explosion of the afe fe They opened fire on the robbers robbe and over HO shots were wets exchanged As kS the robbers fired they retreated toward the edge of of the th village ge where they Mad had stationed several buggies sto stolen stolen stolen len from frets farmers In Jn those these they es etI escaped etIl coped l pede The posse followed for several miles but the robbers outdistanced them thU None one of the citizens were hurt It is js thought one of oJ Athe robbers was wound wounded woun ed |