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Show ROBBERS ARE TAKEN I AFTERLiG CHASE I Sheriff Compelled to Shoot One of Bandits, and Three . Others Surrender. SAND POINT, Ida.. Dec. 23. One of the most sensational liodlups and cap- jl ture of criminals occurred near here to- IH night, when Sheriff Mcrrltt and Deputy Wilcox, after a night speht trailing four fl criminals over the mountains and through J the woods captured the four bandits, ! heavily armed, after shopting one of pj them, Jess MuClellan, through the body. Il The first word of the robbers came over 1 tho long-distance telephone' from Colburn, the store and postofficc at that place having been robbed, while six of the oc- jJ cupants had been lined up against the IJ wall and their pockets emptied of valua- bles. About $150 was- secured. The officers look the Great Northern iJ train for the scene as soon as the mes- sage was received and were soon on lhc trail, a good tracking snow' having: fallen during the early part of the evening. Ar-riving Ar-riving at Colburn the entire populace was found In a fever of excitement. , The robbers were located in a shack near the lake shore on the outskirts of Kootenai. Being convinced that the rob-hers rob-hers were heavily armed. Sheriff Mcrrltt stood guard while Deputy Wilcox went to summon more help. Shortly after WIN cox had left, however, one of the bandits, Jess McCIellan. crawled out of the shack and started to run from the sheriff. He had no sooner started than Sheriff Mer-ritt Mer-ritt commanded him to halt, but instead of making any effort to stop he reached for a huge revolver which ho carried Sheriff Merrltt fired, the bullet piercing the fugitive's lungs. Immediately after the shooting the other occupants of the shack called to Sheriff Merrltt that they wanted to give themselves up. He com- . manded them lo come nut one by one HH with their hands up. which they did. He handcuffed the four and was ready lo start to the city when Deputy Wilcox arrived with Chief of Police Trauc and two officers. The men were brought to Sand Point and are now in the county jail. The names of the three who sur-rendered sur-rendered were given as Tom Johnson. Harry Doyle abd Robert Bradberry. |