Same Gang Heard From Before

lhepluce whero they alighted is righl on the river bank, and in the middle ol the river is an island a niilo long whicb has boon said to be the rendezvous of all sorts of desperadoea by tradition and legend of ycars. It is believed tlioy crossod to the island on the ice, walked the Iength of the island and passed to the other side of the river, which is the beginning of a liuge stretch of wild territory honeycombod with abandonad coal mines in Wapello and Monroo countios, where tlierc is unquestiónably a gang of moonShiners and couiuerfeiters. lt is believed that theso men are of the same gang as Johnson and Collet, in the United Statos prlson at Council Bluffs for shooting Deputy United Statos Marshal Wray at Albia and releasing a pal ín his custody for ilücit distilling. lt is thought that confederates met thom at this point with horses and they areuow out of reach, for United Htates marshals havo even got so close to moonshiners in this looallty as to eichauge shots with tliein and then were unableto secure them owing to the numcrous hiding places ín the wild river country thereabouts. Whon the robbers left the train at the crossing the nmü elerk succeeded in getting his bonds loosened and he lost no timo in releasing his companions. By that time the train was at the station at Ottumwa and the alarm was given. Twó posses were started in pursuit. üne in charge of Burlington Detective Jim Harrison took an engine and sturted for Chillicothe. Harrison is the man who killed one bandit and wounded aaotherat Batavia a short time ago. The sheriff took another losse up to the island to piek up the trail ;here. Nothing has beun upturned by them yet. The robbers were mediumsizod men. Both wore brown ovorcoats und caps with flap masks. One had on gray jeans pants and the ocher wore overalls, and both had. high boots. Local officials estímate the amount taken at Í8,o00, but on account of it lKing the habtt of banka in Bmall towns to send money to Chicago Saturday it is believed the amount is much larger.