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Show Officers, Exchange ! ShotsWith Outlaws Believed That Either Pat Crowe, or "Horse-Thief" Johnson Was Hit During Fusillade. ST. JOSEPH, Mo Dec. 11. A force of policemen, deputy sheriffs and detectives detec-tives have been scourlw? the Missouri river bottom lands, north of SL Joseph today, for the hiding places of- Pat Crowe and Sam, alias "Horse-thief" Johnson, who met Detectives Tug Wilson Wil-son and' William Wheeler early thl3 morning and exchanged a fusillade of shots with the outlaws. Both olllcers are confident that one of the men was wounded during the exchange of shots. The men are believed to be still hiding in the dense brush of the bottom lands. The secret service department received a tip late yesterday afternoon, from a reliable soruce, that Pat Crowe, the much-wanted alleged Cutlahy kidnaper, was ut the homo of Charles Christian. Detectives Wheeler and Wilson were detailed on the case. Driving to the locality lo-cality the two ofllcers secreted themselves them-selves in the sand hills southwest -of Christian's house. However, nothing was seen of the men until early this morning. After lying on the ground the ofllcers became chilled and started to draw closer to the Christian home. Just ut that moment two men were seen to leave the side doorway. In the dense darkness it was Impossible to recognize either. The two detectives posted themselves at an advantageous position at the roadside. As. the two men camo within ten paces both ofllcers of-llcers stepped to the road. "Throw up your hands; we are officers," of-ficers," exclaimed Wilson. A curse and a volley of shots were the answer. Both ofllcers opened fire with rifles. The two men sprang from the road, firing rapidly and emptying their guns, and escaped In the darkness. |