Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-09
The Arrest OF the Cadiz Bank Robbers
a Desperate Fight.
IFron. the &eubenviHe Herald, May 81

lCFOW Tue CIeuOeHClte AeTOto may s.
Yesterday afternoon party of some twelve men
started out from the town of Lagrange, on the Ohio
river, nine miles below this city in pursuit of
the Cadiz bank robbers. Capt. Alexander Smith
who has a thorough knowledge of that section of
country, led the party of scouts After riding some
three miles below the town of Lagrange, Smith de-
poyed the party to the right taking to the hills for
the purpose of securing a region Of country some
what secluded. and where robbers might secrets
themselves without being easily detected. Away
from the habltable portion, and in solitary spot
Smith recollected there an old dwelling which
had been unoccupied for years. Having determined
on a reconnaissance IN that direction, he had the
party halted some distance off, and, with Mr.. o,
Semmons, Of Uadiz. proceeded to the house, where
they found IRE had been recently built by some
person for the purpose Of cooking There were live
Goals still there, and entrails Of chickens strewn
about, and other evidences that cooking had been
going on there recently.
Leading from the house and through an adjacent
wheat field and on into dense thicket, tracks of
mems feet were discovered with some peculiarities
which Slemmons at once recognized as the same as
those leading from the hand-car at New Alexandria
Station, which he pronounced undoubtedly as those
Of the robbers, who were evidently not far distant
Capt Smith went to the point of the hil signaling
to the party IN reserve to come up, deploying to the
night and left OF small ravine. One of the party
on the opposite hill discovered the party of five des-
peradoes closely huddled together, well armed, and
with manifestations OF resistance The pursuing par
y and the robbers, on seeing each other commenced
almost simultaneous firing. 0fe of the robbers
discharged tour shots at Charles Hogg of Cadz but
without erect. In the meantime three of the rob
bers escaped around the point of the hill Two of
them were wounded-one shot through the eIhoS
Smith and gentleman named Craig from Harrison
county, secured these, one of whom fought like
tiger, but who surrendered on seeing a rifle lev
eLed at MIN by young man from this county. by
the name of Hill. Here some $4,000 Of the
stolen money was found in a carpet-sack-besides
smith took from the pockets OF of the prisoners
$IoS and valuable gold watch. Smith tagged the
Express train the Pittsburg and Cleveland road,
ami took the prisoners aboard. AS the train was
starting for Steubenville, of the party rode up
and announced that two more OF the roooers ha0
been captuTed~making four-that one was still at
large and that 100000 additional OF the bonds had
been Secured making in all $3.50 l63 Tho prisoners
here are very retcenl have but little TO communi-
cafe that will lead to their identity give naRes
sav tbev have respectable connections, and have no
disposition to bring any of them into reproach by
their disreputabe acts. The prisoner shot in the
arm desperate character, is seriously wounded the
arm being shattered by pistol shot at the elbow and
physicians say this morning that to save his life Il
will be necessary to amputate the above the ell
bow The other prisoners wound is but slight one.
ball from pistol passed across his fingers acerat-
ing them, bat breaking no bones.