Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-02-22
Bank Fight.
CROW-BAR TRIUMPHANT!

ccount Of the effort and failure Of the :,
Treasurer of Columbiana County, Ohio, :,
% collect the taxes against the Salem :,
Bank. Since then, another effort has 4
Dccn made at distraining the amount :,
lue by the Bank, which was more sue ;,
:cssful than the former effort. The fol. =
lowing account Of the affair we find in 6
The Ohio Patriot:
An interval Of some days transpircd, i
before the second attempt Of the Trea' G
surcr 10 collect the tax; during which i
time Mr.. Quinn was quietly "laying the
ropes" for another call. Having his
plans fully matured, he left OH Thurs.
day, the Goth instant, for Salem, un.
known 10 any but few friends, and his
chosen aid, who, apparently, casually
came to Salem. AT the hour appointed,
Mr.. B. X. Roach went in to get some
money changed; soon after, James Bur.
beck called to make depost; then Mr..
James Scott, OF Knox township, had
business in the Bank. This all occur
red within q few minutes; during which
time, however, q Mr.. Campbell, clerk
in the Bank, several times went 10 the
door, as il suspecting something. His
vigilant eye caught sight Of Mr.. Quinn
before he could effect his entrance, and
inst antaneously he threw bar across
the door. The three gentlemen above
named being inside, one Immediately
rushed to the door and unbarrcd it, while
the other two seized the cashier and
clerk. Mr.. Quinn having got inside,
the disarming Of the cashier was effect
cd by the admittancc Of Andrew Roach
and one or two others.
Mr.. Cornwell, the cashier, they say,
fought manfully, and had it been in
lust cause, would no doubt redoundcd
to his credit. He made pass at Mr.. A.
Roach with "colt," who evaded the
blow and disarmcd him, when he called
to his clerk, Mr.. Campbell, to get his re.
volver out Of his breast.pocket. In ef'
lecting this it dropped on the floor, and
Mr.. B. X. Roach soon was master Of it.
About this stage ofthe conflict the watch
dog seized Mr.. Roach, but was soon
ouicted by a blow from an iron poker
} in the hands Of Mr.. J. G. Scott. During
the short time this was going on inside
8 a large mob had collected on the out
side, some of whom closed the outside
l shutter, and placed plank against it
e Mr.. Quinn, with the aid of crow'bar
: soon opened the shutter, and lifting tn
window called to his men on the outside
: to come on, when dozen or more o
: the brawny shouldered b'hoys made thei
n appearance and leaped in. AT this stag
C Of the conflict some Of the mob attempt
l. ed to force the door open with a plank
l. this Mr.. Quinn perceiving. soon put
l. stop to. by the presentation Of a revol
y yer out of the window, after which som
C Of his men on the outside took possessio
l. of the door, and kept it during the bal
l. ance of the time, the mob making no e
'e fort to give further "aid and comfort"
s, those who had by this time becom
ie thoroughly secured.
Search was then made for money, an
S. Shawk, with his sledge, and the al
of bars in the hands of few others, 500
- effected an entrance into the vault. III
y" smile that played upon the countenan'
" of the cashier, so much of it as was Wis
- bic for hair, showed that they were q
~ the wrong track. Search was then cor
TO- menced, and every nook and corner WI
y closely scrutinized, and in the bac
~ room, in the chimney where the hole I
n0 n.0 the stovepipe was made through I'll
''' wall, Mr.. George Best, of Hanover, dl
'" covered some old paper sticking, on r
10 " moving which he soon felt somethi
~ that appeared loose and round. al
!, ~" brought forth a bag containing abo
le' IS 900 in gold. This at once put St
'm to any further search. The discove
''' soon changed the physiognomy OF
!, cashier. Mr.. Quinn proceeded to cot
=" out the amount Of the tax, together vi
~ theper centum allowed him by law, a
~ peaceably left with his band Of mol
fellows.
" The same day several persons, "
~ aided in resisting the Treasurer, were
AZ rested and bound over for trial at
On next term Of the Court Of Comm
20 Pleas. .snsroa rasgl .-.l Ia.
I'M. The New York Evening Post has P
bis ven its faith in the new Ericsson eng
ce. by ordering one, to prope! the pres