The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-16
THE CORINTH ROBBERY.
EulI Particulars from a Memphis

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Full Particulars from a Memphis
Paper.
The following account of the rob-
berry of bank in Corinth, MISSISSIPPI
pi, is taken from the Memphis -Ata-
Lanche, Of the 9th:
From a gentleman who arrived
from there yesterday an Acalalchiale
learned the following particulars Of
the robbery: For a few days past,
four men, strangers, have been stop
ping in the town, representing that
they were stock drovers. on their
way from Texas to their home in
Kentucky. They gave as their rea-
son for stopping at Corinth a desire
to rest their horses, four fine, strong
looking brutes. They had consider
able gold with them, and frequent
visits were paid the bank for the
purpose of making exchange into
paper money, which seemingly could
not be satisfactorily done, as no
gold was ever exchanged.
Monday after dinner they paid
their board bills and had luncheon
put mp, which they swang on their
saddles with straps. 1t was noticed
that each man was armed with two
nary eixes,, but as they had been
travelling in wild countries but little
attention was paid to that. With
a remark that they would try the
bank once more to. see if they could
get their gold changed. they rode off
leisurely in that direction.
When they got in front of the
bank three of them dismounted.
leaving only one outside to hold the
horses. The three men walked into
the bank. At the time the only Of
ficer in was Mr. Taylor, President of
the bank, who was paying a negro
some money. When the last of the
three entered he quietly locked the
door, while another one OF the gang
let down the shades over the door
and windows. This startled Mr.
Taylor, who asked what they meant
by doing that. The reply was, 1--WE
want your money! and you had bet
ter hand it over quick" Mr.. Taylor
said. Il can't do that - Then"
said the leader, eve will kill YOU"
oh" says Mr. Taylor, Il guess you
wouldn't kill a person, would You =
The hell we WON'T" replied the
leader, as he drew a large bowie like
a flash and made q slash at Mr.. Tay-
lor. inficting n serious scalp wound.
from which The blood ran very
freely.
Seeing that the men would indeed
kill him. Mr.. Taylor gave them the
key to the safe. which they at once
opened. Their booty was s., 1000 in
currency, diamonds to the amount
of $1,000 and twelve gold watches,
valued at about the same amount,
the latter special deposits. They
may have taken little more money
than the amount stated above, bat
that is about the total loss.
In the meanwhile the man outside
had bad his little diversion. He sat
cock-a-leg on his saddle. seemingly
engrossed in his cigar. yet with an
eye on the street. The first citizen
who thought he was going by the
bank, was greeted with the whistle
of revolver ball in close proximity
to his ear, sent by the man on the
saddle. He thought it a little pleas
antry until the next shot killed the
dog running by his side. when he
moved himself. Another one who
was coming from an opposite direc-
ton moved out Of the way after the
first shot.
The three men in the bank, hay
ing finished their work. came out,
mounted, and putting spurs to their
horses. all rode rapidly ont of the
town, taking a shot at every man
they saw. in the meantime. hut for.
hitting no one. News of
the robbery soon spread around,
and scene of the widest excite
ment ensued. The Sheriff summoned |
4 posse of armed and mounted men, /
and was on the road in little over |
half an hour Nobody had been
up TO a late hour last night. |
From the manner in which the rob. |
berry was carried out it looks very |
much as if this job was done by the |
same men who robbed the bank of |
Columbus, Kentucky, killing the
,ashier because lie would not unlock I
he safe. and who successfully rob-
1ed the banks at Rnssellville, Ken
aclty; the bank at St. Genevieve,
Missouri, where they also killed the i
cashier, and at Scranton, Iowa. All
If these robberies were committed /
n the afternoon, at time when bot
,ne or two persons were in the banks
Fhe man who stays outside and holds
he horses, does the same thing in.
,very town, fires indiscriminately at
very person in sight, while the men
inside do their work quickly and well.
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