Editing Sherburn, Minnesota (section)

=== Biker Bank Gang === 
Sherburn was not without its share of excitement in its formative years. It was the site of one of the first, and deadliest, bank robberies in Martin County's history. The Bank of Sherburn was robbed in October 1896 by two brothers.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Sherburn – A Bit of History |url=https://fairmont.org/mchs/SherburnArticle.pdf |journal=}}</ref> They entered the bank and without warning shot and killed two people in the bank, one being an employee. The robbers made off on bicycles with cash estimated to be between $1,000.00 and $2,000.00. Apparently not particularly observant, they failed to notice $2,000.00 in gold and silver that remained in the till. Following their escape on bicycles, they were quickly pursued by Martin County Sheriff Hill, his deputies, and a posse of local citizens. One of the robbers was soon located at a farmhouse {{convert|14|mi}} east of [[Elmore, Minnesota|Elmore]]. Although surprised by the posse, he managed to fatally shoot [[Bancroft, Iowa]], Sheriff William Gallion. The robber, in spite of being wounded, once more attempted an escape on his bicycle. When his escape appeared fruitless, and surrendering was apparently not in the cards, he put his weapon to his head and killed himself. The second robber was soon captured without incident in [[Lake Mills, Iowa]]. He confessed to the crime of robbery, but placed the blame for the murders of the two people in the Bank of Sherburn on his brother.<ref>{{Cite web |last=History |first=Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa |title=Bank Bandits Get Away on Bicycles: It was 1896 After All |url=https://www.iowawatch.org/2018/03/03/bank-bandits-get-away-on-bicycles-it-was-1896-after-all/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=IowaWatch |language=en-US}}</ref>