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Show MASKED BOBBERS FORCE MERCHANTS TO SURRENDER. ST. MAURICE, Ind.. Oct ,2. While John Ortman, merchant of this place, was Irt the act of closing his store for the night, with several friends lounging near by. two masked men with cocked revolvers revolv-ers appeared and commanded every one to stand with "hands up." Ortman offered resistance and several shots were fired by the sobbers, after which Ortman was compelled to surrender the cash in the drawer, aggregating nearly $30. The masked men then backed out and ran to a rig In waiting, which had been stolen from the rack by a confederate, Into which they Jumped and drove away. The rig was abandoned some miles distant and was recovered by the owner. Ortman has been cashing orders drawn by contractors who are constructing the new pike in this (Decatur) county, and the robbers supposed sup-posed he had money in his possession. No person was injured during the wild shooting. shoot-ing. t |