Show GET THE BEST fn a pitched battle w th band ts new jersey posse kills one and captures another camden N J A pitched battle between f amers and three robbers in which two of the later a ere wounded followed the daring robbery early sat arday of the postoffice post office at pedricktown Pedrick town and bridgeport about thirty miles south of this city two of the men were captured but the third succeed ed in eluding the farmers the robbers first appeared at bed rick town shortly after midnight and stole a team from a livery stable they then went to the open the safe and stole in money and stamps the force of the elpio slon wrecked the building and the place took fire the robbers then fled with the team the police exchanging shots with the robbers at the edge of town shortly after 8 clock two men carrying a third were seen at we nonah and within a short time a score of farmers well armed gave chase and soon had them penned in the woods nearby both sides opened fire one of the robbers fell and the second threw up his hands and surrendered the third man held his ground for some time but fled further into the woods the wounded man and the one who surrendered were taken into custody and locked up in the woodbury jail one of the men william mccoy had his face literally riddled with buckshot |