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of their nature, and wherever a face showed itself, whether it was man,

woman or child, the robbers fired murderously at it, crashing in windows

in a lively style.

Early Friday morning it was reported in Northfield that Brissette and Hoy

had joined their forces at Morristown and had a hot encounter with the

gang, which had been reinforced by three others. The police succeeded in

killing one man and capturing the wounded man carried from Northfield. The

robbers then took to the woods and the police held them there. This report

was proved at a later date to be a complete fabrication, but so excited

were the people that every rumor received credence and grew in dimensions

as it was handed round by the busy throng of news seekers.