The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-05-16
The Columbia Robbery.

from the Louisville (ky.) Courior-Joprnal, MAY l..
Onr Of tha most daredevil bank rob-
berries. nec,-esitating heartlts5 r.ura,r,
II It hIs ever occurred Ii tn Stat ii
X 'utu'l1y, took place 1t Columbia, about
Ole hundred miles south Of this city, on
Monday, THE particulars Of which WE nave
from Il gentleman who vas an eye witl'e-s.
APPROACH OF THE OUTLAWS,
About 2 o'clock il the afternoon five
well dressed men, in dark frock coats,
finely mounted, Were seen approaching
the town on the Burksviile road. Three
of them rn'ie into the alley adjoining the
bank building, and dismounting hitched
their horses, AMI then entered the front
door Of the bunk, whie the other two
proceeded up into the public square, took
positions at each end OF the Court House,
from which they could command the
whole square,
THE ATTACK ON THE BANK.
In the bank were seated the cashier, R.
A. G. Martin, Esq. Hon James Garnet,
the Repres entatiye Of the county in the
Legislature; Mr.. Ianes I. Pare. Clerk
OF the Circuit Court. aud M Wlltistu, II
Hudson, a trader. Upon entering, one of
the three men said good evening"" and
Immediately presented 9 pistol at the head
OF Nlr. Garnett, telling hun - consider
himself under arrest. Mr.. Garnett push
ed the pistol aside, when It was dlscharg
ed, the Hash burning ms hanC. shot
was also fired at Alf, Hudson, the bali
grazing his wrist Messrs. Garrett, Hud-
son and Fdge then ran out OF he bank,
leaving Nlr. Martin, the cashier, who was
either detained by the robbers OF remain
ed oi his own accord.
TERRIFYING THE TOWN.
Whom ,bo tbraa ,i,izens rn.,ad o,,t .f
tha ha1's and (rayt. tI ,,Ia,,, tIa
Iaws VIA ha5 ,.,,n.. tha l,tiIi ,i "l,.'"' w.,
n,,,,,,e,1cnd t;;7C, ~, ANA au,, ~
an3 ordarino eyorvholr ~ laa, ;n3on,s
0na nf +hon7 al fir.t .t9t;r,,a1 t;.,,-,1f :
thu corner If the Street and tiraa M No
,,avonon4 aIonr which u ,nr,Io. ~ va.
son. yera eithor stan,linr ~ si++i,n r,,,l
SOD, Iro,-o pver.hnJ,, insid, tha ,t.,,,,,
ana rnuidauoas NJ, lu..,tnn Nr;IIor ,,ti,r
;s totalIv hlina was Slim ~ fron, llt nt
Rhorer,1 store and mn na7,,,,rej,a,'li,,,
tho metter tn1. som. t;,na c,,n,a naar ha
mo shot ne tha bnllats u,n,. Il ,ine< b(rt a,aa
tai arnn,d h;n, haf,ra L, ,,y,IT cr,, J. -
nI,oa or raf,t,n G.,,araI ,..t.>,7 ,,>.,1~
ra,r narra[, G.aa,a. !, .,,,,,,,,,.,. tl',
ontI,ws saan,ip., to caro- ,,,,ttin,+ E ~ tt'l,
Iivas of H. nani,la AK ii 10 4.,,,', f,,11
tha;r horses ;ndiscrir,inatoI,,i j., a,:or,. a;
rocrion WjInn avnrvhnd,. h.1 sn,,n,l1'',l
indoors th t,r, MAJ, ,Ji' sf,t;l,,i ~
either eni nt tbe Cnnrt Hor.a '.,,l tiroJ ~
every head that was shown at snv If fbn
windows ar dnars nf the n,,Lfin ,,',a.,,
IN he meantime thav tanf nm q tar,,;+;
and dpmoni1c vaI,in.t oiying drdnrs a. n
commandjno a sn,l,d Or comnanv nf mem
and rryinr that thev yprn 8. .n,va,,,,,s ,..
rano Lowerv's o,no /" r. MS maans
fhev convornd The ;nnraes;H, tha+ tbaro
w4re larre nnmbnr If thnn a. no nna
dared TO look ont and see
lHNiS'''' "f HE VlilAFNN'
Inc utmost confusion ami panic prevail
ed among the people There was no
arms OF "ny consequence at hand, and il
there had been 1t IS hardly probable that
they would have been used, Tor the attack
was totally uneNpnc'ei, and, As a matter
" N,''S' oe, ~ e,,'A''N p1'S unE!tP#tt'