The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-06-10
BANK ROBBERY.
Particulars Of the Daylight Out.
rage In Ste. Genevieve, Mo.

PartiCuIars Of the Daylight Out
rage In Ste. Genevieve. Mo.
Mr.. O. Harris, cashier of the bank at
Ste. Genevieve, No, which was so bold
ly robbed in broad daylight on Tuesday
morning last, has arrived in st Louis,
and gives the following account of the
outrage:
At the opening of the bank, the cash.
ier and son of Gen. F. A. Rozier were
standing on the steps of the institution.
and saw two men walking down the
street and looking up intently at the
bank. In few minutes the men turn
ed around and walked up the steps into
the bank, the cashier preceding them
He started to GO behind the counter,
and when he had got about half way
one of the men put two navy revolvers
at his head and commanded him TO
open the safe. At the same time the
other man drew a pistol on young Roz
ier. threatening to kill him if he open
ed his mouth The young man instant
ly jumped down the steps, and running
into the streets, gave the alarm. The
fellow fired at him, the ball grazing his
shoulder and cutting through his coat.
In the meantime, the cashier, intimida-
ted by the threats of the robber inside,
opened the safe, when the latter made a
grab at the money and got q package
containing $1,000 in notes and a box
containing some gold coin, supposed to
amount to about $500 Also, some
notes and valuable papers belonging to
the Sheriff Of the county BY this
time the other robber returned to the
bank, and the two then forced The CASH
ier to go about two hundred yards
from the bank, where two more meE
and four horses were found waiting.-
AS the party came up one of the horses
got loose and ran off. and at the same
moment German came along in a
country wagon. The robbers halted
him, and compelled him by threats to
90 after the runawa, horse In short
time he returned with him, and all four
of the hand. after taking the cashiers
gold watch from his pocket, mounted
their horses and fed with their booty
After they had got start of about fiity
PAGES, one of the party turned and fired
shot at Mr.. Harris. crying "Hurrah
for HiIderbrandr' The robbers struck
out on the road leading toward Arkan-
sas.
In consequence Of the alarm given
by Mr. RDzier and the firing of the
shots. in about twenty minutes nearly
dozen men. armed with shot guns, star
ted in rursuit of the robbers Three
of the party came up with them and
were driven back. and in short time
nearly all the town Joined in the pursuit,
but the daring desperadoes had escaped
When it is reflected that the bank. as it
is called 1.-THE title is the Ste. Genevieve
Savings Association stands in the most
populous part of the town, and that the
street through which the cashier was
forced to follow the robbers is one Of
the most frequented, the audacity Of the
exploit will be under.tood 1t is diff
cult To conceive how it could have re.
suited so successfully. Gen. Rozier,
who is President Of the institution, has
been at Jeffers, N City several days, at
tending the State Board of Equalization
of which he is a member. The night
previous to the robbery his dwelling at
Ste. GeneVieve was broken into, and.
as il is now supposed, by this gang
They obtained nothing there.