Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-03-27
raERussElLyIILE RANK RoBBERY.
A Full and Correct Account OF the
=. ra' Affair. rtiteft
[From the Nashville Banner, 22.l

'Vh NhS Nhsh'ulc Du1ncrs ~,
We have received the full particulars of
the robbery OF the bank of Messrs. N. l..
Long & Co, at Russe,yille, Kentucky, last
Friday. About ten days ago.a man called at
the bank aud offered for sale 7-30 note of
the denomination of five hundred dollars
Mr.. Long took the precaution to- ask his
name and place Of residence. The stranger
stated that be was Thomas Colburn, and that
he lived in the city OF Louisville. None Of
the coupons on the bond had been cut oil and
when, in reply 10 en- inquiry rs to what be
would take for il, Colbura 1--WE call HIM such
for convenience sake) replied that he would
sell it at par, with the accrued interest added,
Mr. Longs suspicious were excited, as Col
burn had lIst stated he was from Louisville,
where 1905 were six aud seven per cent.
premium. Colburn then attempted to make
n plausible explanation, to the effect that he
was engaged in buying cattle and needed the
money at once. Mr.. Long was not howev-
er, disposed to run any risk in the matter, as
several 1870 notes had been recently passed
in Louisville. Nor did hg altogether like
the looks of his woud-be customer. Col
burn accordingly left without having effected
his object Last Wednesday he agi,ln went
into the bank and presented 500 treasury
note for which he asked to be furnished with
smaller bills. On this occasion he was ac-
companiod by man Of forbidding aspect.
who, while in the bank, appeared 10 be alb
sorbed in carefully noting the interior ar
rangements of the place. Mr.. Long felt con-
WINGED that the men were counterteiters. He
therefore refused to change the note, but Of
fered " send it to Louisville, andif It turned
out to be genuine, to give the usual price.
This arrangement was not accepted by Col
burn and his companion. They left without
having given any indication as 10 their in-
tenlions, or where they were going. That
] the visits above referred 10 were for purposes
of a nature far different from those assigned
by the pretended cattle dealer, was SUISSE
quently developed ina most startling manner
Mr., Long, Nr. Hugh Barclay, a clerk in
the bank, and Mr.. 4. II. Simmons, farmer,
residing not far. from Russellville, were sit
ting behind the counter about two o'clock
last Friday, when Colburn and two other
men rode up 10 the bank from different direc-
tons, dismouuted. and hitched their horses
in front of the door. On each saddle was
pair of saddle bags. The three entered close
together AMI approached the counter abreast
Colburn threw down n $50 note with a
inrea'en.hs ai', anu asheu, rs "de gooo,
SIT MI Long, "uo hau RISEN rom shis
seat ana gone 10 tne counter tosee what they
"Snteu, answered even before ne had picked
up tue no'e, No. can see IL is counter
felt without my glasses" He was, however,
in the act of taking out his spectacles for the
purpose of looking more closely at the note,
when Colburn suddenly drew a revolver
placed IL ngainsp MS heaa, ana caiiea out
ourrehoeri Mr. Long "he' 'ed around
ana sprang toward lhe door Leading INTO a
room IN the rear OF the banking oihce. lie
noped thus 10 make ms exit from the build
ing ana give the alarm. lie was, however,
anticipated by one Oh 'he roooers, VINO IN
'ercep'ed MN az .he aoof already mentioned,
P!aCeu Pis.oi Wi'nin siA or eight inches Oh
MS neau anu h'eu' without having uttered
"oru' never was there' perhaps more MI
iacu'ous cscape' ihe p'at u'd no greater ih
jury 'hah GRAZING Mr. Long scaiP ior ABOUT
TWO ihcnes' tearing away tne mar anu iesh'
OUT not irhetuiing the sksli' rendered re-
gaiuiess OF al aahger, oy ms crlticai situa-
lloh, MT. Long seiZed holu OF the weapon,
anu uiaue ah fnort 10 wrench IL rom MS as
saiiah'' mere ioiio"ea desperate Struggle
ior some TWO Ut lhree minutes, IN winch nell
'uet seemed 70 nave tue advantage, Out the
roooer AZ last succeeued IN regainihg possess
SION Oh ms pistol lie Immediately COM
ineheeo 10 peat 1ii' Long over the mead win
Tue pu't anu a''er lew iuriousiy deai'
olows, ieiieu MN 10 the MOOR. Inc iatter,
however, sprang 10 MS ieet ana again gov
hotd OF Tue Pisioi Just as Inc roooer was
ABOUT 10 cock II ior inc purpose OF giving
nun ,he nhishing touch' puring the scuhie
Whicn now TOOK pace MT. Long managed
10 reach Tue oack door oil the rear room
l Here ne concentrated MS almost exhausted
a suehg'h ih'o u maj ehort, ireed hlinSeIi irou
lne cihtches OIL the foboer, sprang through
the uoor Hha eloSeu IL aiter nm. lie theu
ran AROUND toward the 'front.' part OF th'
ouiIdlng, shouting Tor ASSISTANCE W men liz
reached the street ne iound TWO men sitting
| on ther lOrseS before the entrance TO th'
bank ihey were armed win Spencer rlhe
u anu pistols ana were snooung up ana dow
G the street NJ all cltiZens VINO came within
range As Mr. Long ran by they also tre'
Twelve OF hlteen shots nj nm, but fortunate
o y, "ltho"l enect'
In the meahume, there had been the Ver'
dickens 10 play withln the BANK. Al IN
Il commencement OF Inc struggle between MI
- Long ana tue rsooer, asaooNe Described, an
: before heSsrs. Barclay ana simmons conl
d rise nom thelf seats 'hey were confronted ..
4 Coiourn ana MS companion WIN cooked pif
: tolls ana threats OF instant death IN case III
&c least show oil resistance was made. Nelthe
~ OF the gentleman were armed and had to &C
cept the situation wan the best grace the
% could command. AS soon as Mr. Long mad
!. his retreat by the back door, his antagonl'
returned to the banking ONCE and assisted
p the work OF plumber Dne OF the robber