The Northfield Tragedy; or, the Robber's Raid: A Thrilling Narrative; A history of the remarkable attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota; the Cold-Blooded Murder of the Brave Cashier and an Inoffensive Citizen. The Slaying of Two of the Brigands. The Wonderful Robber Hunt and Capture Graphically Described. Biographies of the Victims, the Captors & the Notorious Younger and James Gang of Desperadoes — John Shaqi
The Northfield Tragedy; or, the Robber's Raid: A Thrilling Narrative; A history of the remarkable attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota; the Cold-Blooded Murder of the Brave Cashier and an Inoffensive Citizen. The Slaying of Two of the Brigands. The Wonderful Robber Hunt and Capture Graphically Described. Biographies of the Victims, the Captors & the Notorious Younger and James Gang of DesperadoesHanson, J. H. (Joseph Have)
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The Northfield Tragedy; or, the Robber's Raid: A Thrilling Narrative; A history of the remarkable attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota; the Cold-Blooded Murder of the Brave Cashier and an Inoffensive Citizen. The Slaying of Two of the Brigands. The Wonderful Robber Hunt and Capture Graphically Described. Biographies of the Victims, the Captors & the Notorious Younger and James Gang of Desperadoes
Hanson, J. H. (Joseph Have)
Bank robberies -- Minnesota -- Northfield -- History -- 19th century
[CLELL MILLER.]
CLELL MILLER.
The other man was five feet eight inches in height, but much stouter built
than the taller, with hair of the exact color, and like his inclined to
curl. His face was rounder and covered with about two weeks growth of
beard; the eyes, like the other’s were blue.
The clothing was quite new, even to the shirt, which appeared to have been
put on that day. He also wore a white linen collar (new) and a white linen
handkerchief round his neck. On his feet were striped half hose and good
boots, but of different make, one boot being finer and lighter than the
other.
Gold sleeve buttons, gold pin and gold or filled case watch and chain,
with linen ulster duster and new felt hat of fine quality, “John Hancock”
make, completed his costume.
Beneath his clothing he wore a money belt of leather, but it was empty.
About a dollar and fifty cents had been taken from the two men, but Chief
King, in researching this fellow, found four dollars more. The wound was
an ugly, jagged bullet hole, very large, and with the edges much torn,
toward the center of the chest and about four inches below the heart.
There were also several small shot wounds on the body of this one and
three on the forehead; his hat was also riddled with shot, and it was
evident that he had been hit twice from a shot gun, for several of the
shot wounds were in the back. From photographs sent to the St. Louis
police, the man was at once recognized as Clell Miller.
SCENE OF THE BLOODY ENCOUNTER
The empty store in which the two corpses lay, is on Mill Square, which is
immediately over on the south side of the handsome iron bridge which spans
the Cannon river just below the mill race. On the north side of the square
is the flouring mill of Ames & Co. On the west is Scriver’s block and two
or three small stores, among them that in which the bodies lay. On the
east side is the office of the Rice County _Journal_ and a wagon shop, and
on the south is the Dampier House, under which are three stores, the last
eastward and just opposite the corner of the Scriver block, is the
clothing store of Mr. Hanauer. The Scriver block has also a frontage of 80
feet on Division street, 22 feet of which is occupied by the First
National Bank of Northfield, in which one of the saddest and most daring
tragedies was perpetrated—the heartless and deliberate murder of a
faithful and brave man in the defense of the valuable property under his
charge.
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