The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-09-28
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! The boldest attempt at robbery aud muir.
der we ever heard Of occurred il Wheeling
| a few days ago, a most interesting account Of
which We find in the Register, and transfer
| 0 oar columns, It gays: Yesterday, az about
| 123 o'clock. Main street, in the neighbor,-
hood Of she Peoples Bank, was startled at
hearing four pistol shots, fired in rapid sue
cesson, and at seeing two men rush cut hold
ing cooked reselyers in their hands which
they pointed at whoever attempted TO stay
sheir progress. As swift as wild fire the wore
ran along the streets that an attempt Lad heen
made to kill Geo Feeney, clerk in the instiz.
tution, and to rob the PEOPLES Bank. The
faotssare as follows: At The hour named, there
being no oae in the bank but George FeeDey,
two ordinarily dressed mea entsred the iasti-
tuition, leaving oae on the outside, OF the
watch rs soon as the strangers. got opposite
% y Eeeney, they drew their revolvers and
told him they had cQmeto take possessioc ar
deflng hin to 60 into a back rdoTa, without
resistance, if he would save his life George
replied on have come to take posses on,
have you" and he took step back towards
a drawer where a loaded revolver was lying.
No sooner did he move backward than one of
Tie desperate robbers fred his revolver, the
bait grazing Feeney.s head and bprying itself
IA the window casing. AS Mr. Feeney drew
his revolver to return the shot, both the ras-
Gals blazed away at him he at the same time
shooting at the tallast Of the two, who was try
ing to get behind the counter Almost at the
same moment hat lIr 7 eeney got back to the
draweraud drew out his revolver the taller ofthe
twomen sprang forward and grasped tie pack
ages Of money lying in an open drawer of the
table, and at the same time the TWO fred, as
stated ADORE Il was thought at fcst that the
robbers had been foiled in their designs or
tho banks fuaos, but che loss of 81 ,536 vas
discovered after the bank closed last right
The rapid firing soon drew q crowd to tho
door, and tho robbers saw that .thoir gamo
was up, and that they would have to go or BE-
taken prisoners. Holding their pistols against
ahe breasts Of those who stopped their egresy,
they got out to the street, where the cry og
Stop theft called out e great number OF
persons. Alox Laushlin made an attempt 20
stop them On Main street, but oae Of them
leyeled his pistol ind shouted "Come on p but
AlaE., Ike sensible man, didn't ''come on"
As they turned up Mulberry alley, they met
Joseph PAUL.. The taller Of the two raacals
placed the lnuzzle Of his pistol against Joo's
breast, shouting, "Let me pass, sir" Joe IN.
SANITY removed any obstruction his presence
might have been, and said, Pass on stran7
ger" Turning down the alley thatvuns from
Monroe to John street, they ran to Oak alley,
up past Lulo's stable, and out into East
" heeling, making their escape by the very
boldaess of the operation, aud by opposing
their arms against unarmed men. We doubt
if the whole history Of crime furnishes bold
er attempt at robbery and murder than this
The audaoity Of mon, who. in broad daylight
on one Of the busiest streets OF She busiest por-
tons Of tho city, attempt to rob a bank, 81
most porVokes admiration.