Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-11-11
From the Corning Democrat o. Nov. 9th.
DARING ATTEMPT TO ROB.
Two Hundred Dollars Reward offered.


bank occurred in this village in broad day.
light. on Monday afternoon, the I'd inst,
that has ever been recorded. Between
the hours of three aud four o'clock p. NJ,
stranger entered the Geo. Washington
bank, and inquired of the teller, Mr.. Geo
Eaton, young man about eighteen years
of age, for IN" proprietor. NJ. Geo -.
Patterson. jr. Being informed tina: he
was not IN, the stranger announced him
self AS a special Government detective,
and stated that he had warrants for their
arrest on the charge OF issuing counterfeit
money. VERY well" said the teller. II
will lock MP and go with YOU to find Mr..
Patterson, and with this be gathered up
all the money AMI commenced putting it
ia the vault. "No," said the detective,
starting to go behind the counter, II must
effect your arrests separately" George
directed him to remain outside the c0un-
ter while he locked The vault telling him that
he might then arrest him; but the man
didn't do SO. George, however. had tie
ranlt locked before he could reach him. -
/ The detective then hand cuffed him. took
ed all the doors. aud taNing the KEYS, went
! to arrest Mr.. Patterson. He Immediate
! " returned. however, aud at once pro
I ceedcd to business lIol ling 4 revolver
to Georges head. he said, Young man,
You may as well know NV business at
onccI want the money of this bank or
will blow your brains out, George re-
piled, Blow, you cant have any rnonev."
He knew that if he let him get the money
death was certain, for the robber would
then kill him To get rii OF the ony wit,
ness against him. If he retnsel to give
up the money, that woul be saved any
way, aud ne stood little better chance
of having his life saved In vain the rob
Der threatened, aud getting angry com
menced 10 throttle George George then
cried ler help, and the man pulled ont An
arrangement to gag him with. A scuffia
eusued, during which the roDher got his
face badly scratched, ani if George had
not been hand caficd would have un-
donbtcdiy been "verDowered He then
offered to compromise, but George still
refuse, 10 surrender cent Of the funds.
He could not get into the vault unless
the teller unlocked it for him. and becom-
! ing aarmen at the delay occasioned by
/ his persistent refusal to 10 so, he finally
( told George that he didu't want to kill
him, aud that if he would promise not to
expose him. ani would give him Il chance
+ to get away, he would release him; and
that if he would not do this, he should be
! obliged to murder him. George had to
/ agree 10 This, and soon after the two
emerged from the bank and together walk
ed over Is far a. the Erie passenger depot.
/ Here the teller left him and crossed over
/ the street. expecting to find Mr.. Patterson
| in h i, hall. hlr. L. was not there. how
ever, and George then went to bis house.
} Not finding him there, he did not stop to
tell even Dir. i. the circumstances, but
hurripd back to the depot whore he found
him Here he quickly related to Mr. l.
all the tact-. ard measures were at once
/ Instituted for the arrest OF the would be
thief Mr.. government Detective" how
ever, had iakee due advantage OF the delay
and his whereabput, are as yet undiscovcr-
ed. lie was traced to Painted Post
where perS IN answering his description
was seen at the depot Uy DIR. A. y. Rob-
bias of this village. From there, he evi-
dcutly struck across the country, aud is
undoubtedly making his way through
woods aud by road, to some obscure To-
caity. He wore fashionable round top,
low crown hat, and short, black, close
fittiag sack coat. His face was shaved
clean, and must now bear th" marks of
having been badly scratched. At Painted
Post he had patch on his nose and cheek,
and carried in his hand very small trav-
elling bag or satchel. He is Of medium
size, aud apparently from twenty-five 10
thirty years of age.
Two hundred dollars reward are offered
for his arrest, ono hundred by Mr.. Patter-
sen, and one hundred by the village OF
Corning.
The fellow was evidently accompanied
by one or two accomplces, and when he
locked the teller in the room to go, as he
said, to arrest Mr.. Patterson, he merely
went to front window to see if there
was any danger attending further proceed
iDgs.
a stranger who pretended to be an
agent for the sale of Herring'S safes,
called at the bank two or three hours pre-
vious to the occurrence, and left a circular
which he afterwards took away without
waiting for Mr.. =. to see it. This man
visited all the banks in the same way, and
acted rather strangely for an honest man.
Another suspicious looking stranger, who
made himself familiar with one or two Of
our old citizcLs, and talked good deal
about the South, and who was apprehend
ed by officer BoyIan, ty order of Mr.. Pat
terson, took his arrest very coolly, AMI
was of course discharged for want of evi-
dence sufficient to hold him. Both Of
these fellows left town on the first train.
The government detective probably
carries in his little hand satchel, a disguise
and tools to work with, etc. The teller
/ evidently believed in the start that he real
ly was an officer of the government, as
banks are occasionally Inspected by reyr-
nue. officers Bnt he couldn't see any ne
cessity for the handcuff business After
the affair was over and he was released,