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Show Youthful Bandit j Shot To Death In j Fight With Police KANKAKEE, III., Dec 29 One of two youthful bandits was shot and killed early today at Aroma park, near her?, in a battle with police and railroad detectives who trailed them after a holdup of the New Orleans-Chicago flyer on trv: Illinois Central railroad last night. I he youths, Joseph and Jacob Scott, twins, 24 years old. made no resistance when arrested, but the latter broke away and leaped aboard a Big Four passenger iain He ran into a washroom and fought a revolver battle with pursuing detectives, the washroom door being riddled with buliets. Jacob was wounded and died shortly afterward. The brothers, i-aid to be sons of a Greenville. 111., mechanic boarded the Illinois Central tram at Gilman and compelled the flagman and a news boy to aid them in robbing passengers passen-gers in the rear sleeping car. The flagman intentionally overlooked many valuables and the amateur bandits obtained about $5000 and jewchy valued at $1300. They left the train here and were followed to Aroma park. |