heeler was
across the street in an upstairs room, and as Bill Chadwell undertook to
mount his horse, Wheeler fired and shot him dead. Manning fired at Clel
Miller, who had mounted, and shot him from his horse. Cole Younger was
by this time ready to retreat, but he rode up to Miller, and removed
from his body his belt and pistols. Manning fired again, and killed the
horse behind which Bob Younger was hiding, and an instant later a shot
from Wheeler struck Bob in the right elbow. Although this arm was
disabled Bob shifted his pistol to his left hand and fired at Bates,
cutting a furrow through his cheek, but not killing him. About this time
a Norwegian by the name of Gustavson appeared on the street, and not
halting at the order to do so, he was shot through the head by one of
the bandits, receiving a wound from which he died a few days later. The
gang then began to scatter and retreat. Jim Younger was on foot and was
wounded. Cole rode back up the street, and took the wounded man on his
horse behind him. The entire party then rode out of town to the west,
not one of them escaping without severe wounds.

As soon as the bandits had departed, news was sent by telegraph,
notifying the surrounding country of the robbery. Sheriffs, policemen
and detectives rallied in such numbers that the robbers were hard put to
it to escape alive. A state reward of $1,000 for each was published, and
all lower Minnesota organized itself into a determined man hunt. The
gang undertook to get over the Iowa line, and they managed to keep away
from their pursuers until the morning of the 13th, a week after the
robbery. The six survivors were surrounded on that day in a strip of
timber. Frank and Jesse James broke through, riding the same horse. They
were fired upon, a bullet striking Frank James in the right knee, and
passing through into Jesse's right thigh. None the less, the two got
away, stole a horse apiece that night, and passed on to the Southwest.
They rode bareback, and now and again enforced a horse trade with a
farmer or livery-stable man. They got down near Sioux Falls, and there
met Doctor Mosher, whom they compelled to dress their wounds, and to
furnish them horses and clothing. Later on their horses gave out, and
they hired a wagon and kept on. Their escape seems incomprehensible, yet
it is the case that they got quite clear, finally reaching Missouri.

Of the other bandits there were left Cole, Jim and Bob Younger and
Charlie Pitt