Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-09-23
HUNTINGTON BANK ROBBERS

Detectives Bligh and Fritsch returned
Yesterday afternoon on the 300 tram from
Pine Hill, whittier they went 10 sec the
Huntington bank robber shot a'd captur-
"a p, that point by the two Dillon broth
Az William and James. From them a
sg-Joanai reporter Obtained lme Iut-
ther facts concerning the wounded ni2A
and his capture. IL seems that the wv
Dillon brothers having heard that tee
f,nr 7obber, mad been at Livingston >ia-
t;on. which is about mile and u ia
IRON, Pine Hill and that they were c'm-
ING in the d4rtc ION OF their home tre-
parcd for them. W. Il. DILLON was g. stay
IN front of his residence, which l. Just
opposite a country store oeI7ng'nS % h'u''
and that James Dillon was - stay IN the
house. IN ease there were hour, and taere
should ue trouble he would come IL ms
br,,her's assistance very suddenly, and
case There were only two together, he
should keep a lookout f1r the other Two
N Y Dillon saw four men coming mp
the road. and when about one hundred anc
seventv-6ve wards from him be Stopped
DOWN behind a blx 50 they oou,d not see
him until they came up % him. When bc
looked ND the road again, two had di>1p-
neared and the other two were coming 81
ward him. That was the last seen OF the
first two. aud they did not come upon the
scsre Of the shooting aS had been pew
ouslv stated. When the other Two cane
M - him ". + Dillon halted tEcm. aod
pr,p,undei some questions 70 them, -
hitherto published Shots were free, in q
lew seconds. and James Dillon, hearing
them and his brother's voice. conc udtd
that all four men were before the house,
and came q the assistance u has brot ger.
Can't Bligh thinks that the two robbers
expected. by firing once al Dillon q
fr;rhten him and make him run oil bot
were taken bv surprise iu finding shot Tor
shot returned. When the rObbcr, WHO was
shot fell ne was heard G, remark, Il cant
oct awav: take my p stol and g. No
n;st,l wts afterwards found around HIM.
About three hours after the shooting
that i. between one and two oc.ocN
"Wednesday m0ruing-tlree men came O.
the Waterman who was guarding ,vc'-
motive At the clal mines about three miles
from billions house. The description
e''' - - .i..,,,b ....t.ar r,y.
men .uld not have been Tar away When
the shooting occurred. The wa,cLmal
WIS sitting IN the engine wuen t.e three
men came zap O. him. One az them 81 ct,
"Naat are YOU 4 Ding here lie reH.et
he vas wctcaing tIe locomotive. Have
Won any weapons about y1u. was Tire
next queS'''" .... ..
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evident That 'htN ave "'' S"' 80
country through "u-'" .'gt -V
ing very Thoroughly, an" '~l'''.' "'''- ' o.
tNuSs it Is hardly INeiy tt'. icy VIII
be captured. although pursuit .7 80" ~,
t.nucd. Tie description gwen 10y t.e 81 .'-
IONS q the rlhber who was VIA Inc
Wounded man answers % '-e o'''I '''"
Oi Cole Younger.
The description o. the "'''"-" d. '''''