Seeing his pursuers gaining on him
the, robber took refuge in a closet in a
yard about two squares from the bank
and when the self-constituted posse
drew near opened fire.
Larkin, who was leading the pur
suers, paid no attention to the shots
or to the warnings of the robber and
went boldly into the closet. He
dropped dead on the threshold with a
bullet through his heart.
This tragedy caused a halt among
the pursuers, who retired to whatever
sheltered points offered themselves
and opened fire on the closet with
rifles and revolvers.
The fire was briskly returned by
the robber and in a few minutes But
ler fell, shot through the abdomen.
Other shots fired by the robber wound
ed two other men.
Finally the robber took refuge in a
pile of brush and was shot to death
by the posse. He was shot twice
through the chest, both wrists were
shattered, a bullet went into his head
and his entire body was riddled with
small shot from shotguns.
REGISTERED POUCH STOLEN
Thief Takeg Mail Sack From Sta
tion at Duluth.
A mail sack was stolen from a
truck in the union dppo at Duluth
and its contents strewn over the
ground under the Fifth avenue via
duct.' The pouch was taken from the
Grand Forks train and Was left on the
truck at the station until the de
parture of the St. Paul train.
W. J. Munroe, postoffice inspector
for that district, stated that no clue
as to the thief had been discovered.
It is not known as yet what regis
tered mail was- in the rifled sack or
whether the thief secured anything
valuable.
OVERCOME BY SEWER GAS
St.
Workmen in Fatal Accident vat
Paul.
