, 1869-12-13
a DOUBLE CRIME.
Il Bnnk Robbed and Its Cashier
Killed.

Il Rnnk Robbed and Its Cashier
Killed.
From the 81. Joseph {Ho.) Gazette, Dee. ..
On Tuesday, between 1s acd O'Clock =. m., two
me.. rodc up On hoEh-back In 5r0nt OF the Uagtes1
County Sasing5 Aseocta Ion E3nk Ia Ga'!atln One
O1 the Men IUlmeua ately dB.asEused and .7e1t into
the Gank, presented 800 p1 to the Cssh!er, Cap
tain John W. Sheets, and rrQuessed small blIis Tor
II sseets Wsni l. TO ae ss 60. oe
p.cstuled the bill drew revolver and SHOT him
through the nearf and through the head. There
xas no otntr b peTaon n the bana, except yoans
but the murderer took him prisoner, while his c1n.
derate Talied Ut the door Of tae hank and barred
al eg1est. -
As soon ~ this fepd had shot the Cashler, he
connet ced roobinR the bank Of all fluids that
could te foCnr, from $500 to soto, After ACCOM-
pishi! b! object he ran out INTO the ,trees aad
+pn dsarced thirty es forty fee. As soon d. h.
ceuld release himself from tie .ts7rnp ac no1a:se
When ihe5 put snurs to tic animal and dashc1 oat
II LOWE. Wnea tnc1 he'd ridden \ thort distance
On The road tEcJ net Or. usutc! SEoo:, on nor.e-
6, Liz hs ah, crtesca ht1 To dtsnount Soe1ux that
tEcJ were despcradoes, armed 10 the teeth. he
eoIeluced snat his only salet7 was IN compiling
Immediately one Of the yobbeTs tunpe1 upon the
hetss vn:cn tss5 haa tans @ scmT*s.!I e9psnEea,
i st. Jo.eph Railroad with I'll epeed.
FUN tie s1re paTtf, Ire. 10. -..
Not more than ten minutes nad elapsed before
party OF citizens we're Ia pursuit, Tae pursuing
party, for some distance, occasionally came N
oSss oss1s,ts then. H. ,..el sisa:t a % %
! h.u1hrtsswa,dly ia the d rectioa CT Ktd-
| ctr. 4 coupe OF m1.es rorrh Of tn1t place tney
net Kev. I'll. Helm, Methodist c!crzJnap, return
! ing from toxu, and stenpltg him, cuc peeled HIN
| to getie item roInJste mace. They l7osted the
railroad half mile west Of Ktdder aad wnen last
heard HOE were Elx miee sauth Of that place. 60
inz u ,he tttee,,on q ne Au.oa.i Klre:: Pani.s
| te spared to secure Tie geoundfelA
! Between Gailh.1u and ksdder the mofdere-s
stopped md conyerstd With several persons. They
cct FADE mistake N lne nAn-one Of The meu
&tauI 6 that he WAS BEL Ande1son'a brother, and
| that a}or Coz n2d killed Ander1on. Tne Rener.
1upres1lon, however, il tcAt the role object o1
There EAs in bsnk At the tine onlv ksp. II
| their hurry the rphbtts, tnstezlt Of taxing tnt
package co1tsic.ng this. took lacKage coatatn'
.rg ssout S In fractional currency, Ar. Nc
| had narrow etcape, He was sho: a: twice a.
he ian ont Of the door 10 give tie alarm.
Captain John y. sneets MAS one Of the oldes
1s*:aea;s u Dsv1esa Goun.y, aaa man m OF COZ
sGmtng, an ekumaole citizen In Ill ibe relation
Of life, and oTm friend, he was oIe OF those mel
| aho always secure the tespec. and regard ol thl
Captain Sheets Tas 4hot twsce-one hall enter
ing tce forehead aid passtrR directly through tb
head; the other going directly through the nears
The mutdere1s cfoseed TEE ratIrna1 near tie res
b<en sent 10 Mr. T., sud Immediately on IT. re
cetpt he armed himself with double haTeiied zho
gun, ard took up htB poat near the crossing. Her
1rom n gentleman Who came along, he iearne
that the acoundrels had crcsaed the road at tha
place about fifteen minutes before word Of tn
afla.r reached his house.