Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 197, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1915 — EARL PARK POSSE CAPTURES HOLDUP [ARTICLE]

EARL PARK POSSE CAPTURES HOLDUP

Negro Captured in Cora Field After Wild Chase—-Held Up Night Agent and Got Money. • At 3 o’clock Thursday morning a negro stepped into the depot at Earl Park and held a revolver in the face of the agent, Virgil H. Turner, and demanded the money from the cash drawer which was given him.. The amount was $28.50. He was also forced to give up a revolver that he had in the drawer. The bandit the.x disappeared in the darkness. As soon as possible Turner notified the town marshal and & posse was organized to go on the man hunt.

It was learned that a brakeman had put a negro off a train at Scheff. The marshal and two others went to Scheff. The bandit saw them before they reached him and pointed two revolvers at them. One of the men fired four shots at the negro, who fled, but none took effect. The negro took to the cornfields and was heard for some time. He went to a farm house to get a drink and then disappeared again but was seen by a man from the top of a bam who had a pair of spy glasses looking for him. The posse was notified and hurried to the scene. The bandit started to ran but met three of the posse. He was commanded to halt but did not and was fired upon. He returned the fire but one of the posse shot him in the back with a shotgun and he fell to the ground. He was taken to Fowler, and it-is said *the wound may prove fatal. The stolen money was found in one of his sleeves.