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Show FARMERS GET THE BEST OF DHG SAFE ROBBERS In a Pitched Battle with Bandits a New Jersey Posse Kills On? and Captures Another. Camden, N. J. A pitched battlo bo-tween bo-tween farmers and thrco robbers, In which two of tho later woro wounded, followed tho daring robbery early Saturday Sat-urday of tho postofllco at Pcdrlcktown and Bridgeport, about thirty miles south of this city. Two of tho men woro captured, but tho third succeeded succeed-ed In eluding tho fnrmcrs. Tho robbers first appeared at Bod-rlcktown Bod-rlcktown shortly after, midnight and stolo n team from n livery stable. They then went to tho postofllco,. blow open tho snfo and stolo J250 In monoy and stamps. Tho forco of tho explosion explo-sion wrecked tho building and tho place took flro. Tho robbers then fled with tho team, tho pollco exchanging shots with tho robbers ut tho edgo of town. Shortly after 8 o'clock two men carrying a third woro seen at We-nonah We-nonah and within a short tlmo a scoro of farmers, well armed, gavo chaso and soon had them penned In tho woods nearby. Doth Bides opened lire. Ono of tho robbors fell and tho second throw up his hands and surrendered. Tho third man hold his ground for somo tlmo, but Hod further Into tho woods. Tho wounded man and tho ono who surrendered woro taken Into custody and locked up In tho Woodbury Jail. Ono of tho men, William McCoy, had his faco literally riddled with buckshot. |