The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-23
The Louisville, Ky., Bank Robbery
Barring Exploits Of the Thieves &c.

From the Louisville (Ky.) Journal OF Sa-
turday we take these particulars of the da-
ring bank robberyin that city last Friday at-
ternoon:
I: Mr.. Henry L. Pope, who for the last
twenty-five or thirty years has held the po-
sition of cashier Of the Mechanics Bank,
occasionally goes to the bank after business
hours, especially duringthe busy season.. to
count the cash, post the books, and finish
up the business Of the day.
=" Yesterday Mr.. Pope went to dinner,
and returned to the bank little after P.
| NJ. lie sat down i'll the cashiers Office,
| looked over the daily papers for few mi
nutcs, and then opened the vaults and cash
drawers and commenced counting the mo"
ney. He had been busily engaged in this
| manner for some time when suddenly two
men advanced upon him from behind. The
| foremost of the two men had huge knife
! in his hand, and as he suddenly came upon
| Mr.. Pope, made menacing movement with
! the knife, and said, off you make noise
will kill YOU" and at the same time threw
handful Of snuff into Mr.. Pope's eyes.
| The other man then rushed up with heavy
woollcn shawl and threw it over Mr.. Popc's
| bead: The ttso rntl tlien seized hold of him
| and dragged him into the Darkroom and
locked the door. They then hastily gath
cred up what money there was in sight and
made of.
"The cash belonging to the bank was in
the cash-drawer and in small safe In the
large vault. both of which were open.
rtey scooDcd the small safe clean, but when
they came to the cash-drawer they were
more particular, only cmptyinS the com
partmants containing large bills. Scrip and
one and two-dollar bills were thrown aside
with contempt. They were evidently in
great hurry, and grabbed up the money
! hastily, rs one package containing one thou
sand dollars was found lying on the floor
| immediately beneath the caSh-draWer.
GLOW the robbors got into the bank is a
mystery, but the most reasonable theory Is
that they slipped into the building during
the day and sccretnd themselves In tile back
room until Mr Pope returned from dinner.
"The first discovery of the robbery was
made a few minutes before o'clock last
hight. Mr.. W. NJ. Lewis, a young man
who sleeps in the bank, went there at that
time last night, and upon entering the
room, found AR: TOpe lying IN the stats.
and bottle which had contained chlOro
form near his side. lie was insensiblc, but
by the application Of cold water was re-
stored to consciousness. 4 large glass bottle
partly filled with chloroform, Il napkin
which had been saturated with chldroiorln,
and Il huge knife with blade nearly eight
inches long, We're found on the table.
"a hasty count Of the cash was made, az
it was impossible during the hurry and eX;
element to ascertain exactly the amount
taken, hut as FAR as could be ascertained
last night about $50 900 in currency was
Imis sing. Piled on the shelves in boxes were
the special deposits Of the bank, consisting
of cash and bonds to the amount of several
| hundred thousand dollars, which the rob
bcrs had overlooked. Mr.. Pope was made
very i'll by his rough treatment, and had not
fully recovered up to Il late hour last night.
IAN the avenues leading from the city
were guarded last night, and every effort
will be made to bring the bold villains tc
Justice. This is the second attempt which
has been made to rob this same bank in
omen daylight. The first attempt was i
highly tragcal affair, and occurred about
thirty years ago.
"Thc story, as well as can be remem
bered now. is about rs follows: Mr.. Par.
ker. who was the cashier of the bank, had &
friend, a Captain Dix, of Maysville, who
was in the habit Of dropping into the bank
occasionally.
"Mr. Fl. S. Julian, of this city, was also
an officer of the bank, which was then To-
Gated Oh Main street between Second ant
Third. At the dinner hour Julian WoulC
20 to his dinner aud return and relieve
Parker. Upon the day in question Captain
Dix went into the bank, while Julian wa:
absent at dinner, and after looking over tn'
papers and chatting awhile, slipped up be
hind Parker, who was at work ut his DOCKS
and struck him with Il sltlng:shot, KILN!
him instantly. Knowing that Julian woult
return before he could possibly, get away
with the booty, he determined to lay II
wait and kill him also. As Julian entered
the front door Dix attacked him with
slung-shot, but the blow glanced, and Ju
liam closed with him.
.DiN then struck him with concealed
hammer, but without inflicting serious III
Jury. Julian then managed to get hold OF
chair, with which he knocked Dix down
lie then ran into the street and gave tn
alarm. 4 crowd soon gathered, but AS the.
entered Dix, seeing that his audaclou
scheme was u failure, and that the pcnalt,
for murder was more certain than 1t Is Il
present, drew pistol and blew his brain
out before the crowd could seize him. Dir
Henry L. Pope was appointed cashier II
place Of the unfortunate Parker, and ate
. 4 service of thirty years nearly lost his LII
in defending the property OF the bank.
A m.n IN Illinois hanged himself rathc