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BRIDEGROOM ARRESTED. A NOTORIOUS PRAIRIE BAD MAN. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright). (Sun Cables). NEW YORK, November 18. Bill MacKenzuk, formerly a professor in the Prague University, was arrested by the Saskatoon police after a spectacular career. He was convicted of theft last year, but escaped from his guards. Since then he has shot and been shot at on many occasions. Two months ago the police recognised him as he robbed a railway freight car and escaped under a hail of lead. Later he stole a motor-car and decamped with the police in full chase. He escaped, though the police recovered the car and stolen goods. MacKenzuk recently won the heart of a girl in the Arran district of Saskatchewan. Yesterday was set for the wedding. When the celebration was at its height, a hundred guests being present, the police dashed in and arrested the bridegroom, who fought like a demon. To-day when accused was being taken to gaol to face twenty charges, thousands of people crowded the station platforms to obtain a glimpse of the most notorious bad man who has infested the northern prairies for many years.
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Southland Times, Issue 19101, 20 November 1923, Page 5
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189WEDDING INTERRUPTED Southland Times, Issue 19101, 20 November 1923, Page 5
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