The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-09
.EOKUK, IOWA
From the Wheeliag Intslligencer, Apnl'3e.l
The Cadix Bank MISREPRESENTATION
or cas- osOoD. 8

On Sunday morning, at 2 o'clock, bold
and daring robbery was committed ii the
First National. Bank. in Cadiz, Ohio, about
twenty-six miles from this city. It appears
that for several days past, ever since the at.
tempt TO rob the bank in Wellsburg, some
suspicious Individuals have been lettering
around Qadis, and they have been watched
up to S4nrday evening, when it was thought
inexpedhat to watch them any longer. They
had made frequent visits to the bank, and
presented very trifing business. About 2
O'Clock this morning these strangers s;r n
number, proceeded to the residence &c the
cashier of the bank, called him ont of he'd
and when the door was opened. thew seized
him, "bucked and gagged him. and then de.
manded of his wife the keys Of the bank,
threatening her unless she Immediately pro-
duced them. As a matter of course, the lady
was terribly frightened, and gave up the KEYS,
when she was gagged and secured, and the
husband and wife were both left unable to
give any alarm.
The robbers then started to the bank,
which is some distance from the cashier q
residence. unlocked the door and entered.
caught the Waterman in the bank, and buck.
ed and gagged him, and proceeded in bus
iness-like manner to examine into the fnan-
cial status of the institution. The Waterman
could hear all their conversation. and indis
tinctly saw them. A portion of them were
dressed IN soldiers clothes. They had some
difficulty IN unlocking the vault door. one re.
marking that id woman has given the
wrong key after ALL but finally the door
swung on its hinges, when the contents of the
bank were at the mercy of the thieves The
first papers their modest hands fell upon
were United States seven-thirty bonds to the
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them exclaiming, my God, these are the
very papers we want and they took them.
They then made descent upon $4,000 in
greenbaeks-and took it.
They pitched into the gold and silver. scat
terring the former over the floor, but specie
was too heavy to carry, and we suppose they
considered the fluctuations in the gold market,
and, upon the whole, they concluded to leave
1t. The total amount stolen from the bank
was between three hundred and Fifty and
three hundred and seventy five thousand dol
lars. Before they left the bank they locked
the Waterman in the vault for "security. -
An alarm was soon after given. and several
gentlemen Immediately left Cadiz for this
city. The robbers had cut the telegraph wires
In two places when they left. They came
toward Alexandra, and, when near that
place, took possession of a hand car on the
Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Columbus railroad,
and left it near Smith6eld Station, taking to
the woods, as their footprints indicated.
Every conceivable effort is being made to
apprehend these men, which, with a reward
of twenty thousand dollars offered, cannot
fail to catch them. The country on both
sides Of the river is thoroughly aroused
and large number of detectives and police
men, are on the trail A force left Pitts
burgh yesterday, and this city, and othe,
places.