Show A BATTLE WITH OUTLAWS five masked men afen upset A pennsylvania town danville pa jan 17 five masked mashed outlaws made a raid on the post office at nn an early hour this morning A policeman poli coman sew saw a masked man crouching in the doorway and drew his revolver but before he could firo fire the stranger slipped around the corner the police gave the alarm and in a few minutes was reinforced by br two other officers thoy they tan ran tt to the postoffice post office fico in time to meet the mysterious stranger strainger emerging from the door foll followed by a companion they blow their whistle and the men commenced firing their revolvers at the policemen who dodged behind lamp posts and return returned od the fire ton ten shots were exchanged whon when were reinforced by three more men everyone well armed and continuously roand of firing commenced numerous citizens citi zons appeared ar weapons of every description crip tion the firing became so warm that the robbers concluded to retreat to the river bank thor they discharged tareo volleys at the excited townsmen aud and ran eastward van gilder ilder Gr who led the pursuers suddenly threw up hi hafl s hands bands and fell shot through gli the lungs about abe bame time two of the robbers fell their comrada grabbed them thein and d during the momentary halt balt the pursuers managed to reach the hanna river A A row boat was secured and tho the three outlaws after laying their wounded companions at tho the bottom of the boat commenced scull inz in tho direction of the northumberland sido side the pursuers now a force of a hundred infuriated men secured boats and an exciting canso commenced revolvers and rifles CYS cracking eking at every evert turn but no ono one was hit owing oving to their good start the outlaws succeeded in reaching the opposite shore be fore tho foremost boats was liala way across and whon when the pursuers toua touched lied land the robbers had reached tho the mountains which aro are being scoured on all sides by the She sheriffs riffa posse in the event of their being surprised another desperate battlo battle will occur the sheriff declares that ho will bring back the slayers of van gilder dead or olive alive salt lake tribune |