The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-07-19
TOWNSHIP NO. s.
THE BANK ROBBERS.

Three men, Winkley, Whlpple and Ioney
attempted to rob Decker, & Jewett's bank
at Marysville on the 18th instant, in broad
daylight. One of the bankers shot and
killed Whipple on the spot and the othel
two robbers fed. Winkley was captured
at Yuba City and Toney continued High,
northward on horseback. Officers Murphy
aud Mccoy of Marysville, pursued the
fugitive in hot haste, and were close upon
him all Friday forenoon.
They arrived at Princeton at half past
IL o'clock, where they ascertained that
Toney crossed the ferry at ten o'clock, head
ing toward Jacinto. hey lett Princeton
at 'cleck A. NJ and proceeded on to ia
cinto, where they got fresh horses aud star.
ted on the plains. After riding abou,
eight miles, and about o'clock on Satur
day morning, the officers discovered Toney
at vacant farmhouse, where he had stop.
ed to take lunch and feed his horse
The horse was in the barn, where also wa,
his gun and revolver. Toney was at the
well, whore he was taking bis morning
lunch. The officers approached unobserv-
ed and covered him with their arms. lie
was 50 CON pie,ely taken by surprised tina,
he made no resistance whatever. Toney
was hanl-cui:od and rY: on his horse
Murphy took 10 hand he rope halter about
Toney's horses neck, and with NcCoy
mounted in the year. they started back to.
ward Jaclnto with their prisoner. After
travellu. about four miles Mccoy rode up
past Murphy for consultation, and while
thus engaged Toney cut the halter with u
knife, wheeled his, and rode from the Of
fcers at furious rate 1n the race that
ensued the feet horse Of Toney gave
him an advantage, as he managed to
keep about 200 yards ahead OF Murphy
McCoy's horse proved the slowest ard he
fell in the rear Murphy followed Toney
for ten or twelve miles, discharged six shots
at him. He thinks one shot took effect Oh
the horse, but Toney escaped as he lay
c!osn down upon the horses neck. He fol-
lowed till his horse gave out Murphy left
Mccoy at II o'clock on Saturday, when
the latter started in pursuit with fresh
horse. Murphy took the 5 o'clock train
last evening for Red Bluff, from which
place he will start again in pursuit of the
Desperate Toney pretended to be ignor :
ant Of all that had transpired here on Fri
day, and was much astonished to hear OF
the death OF his mpanion-Whipple.
The recapture was effected at Sander s
Bend OF the Sacrament. river, below Cot
tonwood, at about ! | o'clock on the morn.
ing of the 18th The officers having a
clue as to Touey's probable whereabouts.
proceeded to the bend aud stopped at Mr..
Knights, intending to proceed in the night
but they hadn't been in the barn only
about fifteen minutes when they discover
Toney and man named l.. smith ap
preaching the house. T,ney stopped and
talked with the ladies at the house, and
when him and his companion started to
leave, the officer mounted their horses and
rode ont of the barn after them. Tohey
wheeled in his saddle, and when the off
Gers were near him McCoy's pistol was ao-
cidentally discharged, shooting 1oney ID
the arm, when he surrendered without re.
sistauce. lie was unarmed. The horse
that be escaped on gave ont near Jocinto.
aud was SO badly disabled that he could
not he removed from Sanders. Toney's
arm was bound and dressed up and he
was brought to Red Bluff, where his
Wounds we're dressed and the bone found
10 DO broken. The ball had ranged down
ward, aud is still in his body.