The Hartford herald., 1875-09-08
louIsvlLlE's SENSATION.

The Teller of the Planters National
Bank RObs the Vault of About $780,
OOO-He First Tells the Disguised Rob
bers Story--Then 'Fesses up Like
Little Man.
[Courier-J ournsl, 3d.
Not for years has Louisville been so
agitated as it was yesterday morning.
When citizens began to wend their way
to their business houses. they were met
by the report that a gigantic bank rob-
berry had occurred; that the Planters
National Bank had been raided, and any
amount from q. hundred thousand dollars
up to a'million dollars stolen. The wild.
est CONSERVATION followed these reports.
Speeding sharp and fast, the story was
soon told that the Planters Nationa! had
been robbed of prodigious sum of mon
ey; that the teller. Louis Rehm. Jr., had
been drugged and taken from his bed by
the robbers, and afterwards cut so nearly
to pieces by the robbers that he could
live but short time; that he had been
made to open the bank, witness the rob-
berry. and had then been locked up in q
vault and left to die.
This was sufficiently startling to give
that dramatic tinge to the affair which is
go much beloved Of the multitude, and the
anxious stockholders and depositors were
made to feel hundred times over that
they were paupers almost.
But this was rumor's work, and never
had her thousand tongues wagged 30 rap
idly, and, indeed, seldom have they in the
main come so near the truth, barring
that embroidering of plain facts which
naturally comes to many men with any
unlocked for excitement.
REHN's STORY.
TAbout six o'clock Thursday morning,
President Duncan and Detectives Bligh
and Gallagher visited Rehm's house,
where he was in bed, and what followed
is thus given in the Courier-Journal
The family were asked to leave the
room while the three held private con-
versation with youg Rehm. He was then
asked to state all the facts Of the alleged
robbery. He said he didn't feel we'll du-
ring the previous evening, and went boat
rowing. After taking row, he went to
Justa's coffee place on Main, above Fifth
street, for supper, and then went to the
bank. 81 worked" he said, till about
a quarter to ten o'clock, when / thought
of the Gymnasium Society. was afraid
l wouldn't get there in time, and went
to Links stable, where hired buggy.
Rehm had been keeping buggy and
horse at Links stable, but his horse was
lame, and his buggy not being handy, he
hired horse and buggy. While the me-
gro was hitching up, he remarked that be
thought he would go to the bank again
TO get blanket. He told the negro thai
if he did not get back before he hitched
up to meet him with the buggy half way.
In the bank he found an empty satchel,
and throwing the blanket over it he took
both to the stable. He got into tn,
buggy and drove up home, going in the
back way. After getting out of the bug
gy, he went to the gymnasium back o
the house, where found some of the mem
bers of the society. He asked them i
they were going to the parade in ths
morning, and they said they were no
quite ready. He gave them instructions
and then went into the house, where h,
found his wife asleep. He went back t.
get his buggy. when he met young mar
employed at DR.. Bulls factory. lie
stopped and spoke to him, and learning
he was going down town he told thii
young man that he might just as well
ride down with him. The two got into
the buggy and drove down to Bull;
place, on Main, between Seventh anC
Eighth streets. Thence he drove to the
stable and put up his horse. He wen
back to the bank and put back the blank
ct he had taken away. having left tn,
satchel up home. Having closed th'
bank, the hour being about IL. he ther
went to John Duerman's saloon, on Sec
ond and Main streets, where he got glass
of sherry. A Main-street car having ar
rived, he boarded it and went home. He
found his wife asleep. He undresseC
and went to bed. He tossed about fol
some time before he fell asleep. While
tossing restlessly about his wife awok'
and asked him if be smeh anything. H.
answered he had bad cold and couldn'
smell anything His wife put her hanC
out of the bed under the mosquito bar
but couldn't feel anything. Both ther
went to sleep. He woke up he did no
know when, and found somebody haC
hold Of his toes.
The gas in the room was turned up Il
full blaze, and on looking up be fount
two masked men, one at each end of tn
bed. The man at the foot of the be,
raised the pistol 10 his hand and said t.
him: "If you say or do anything. I'll xii
you" They then ordered him to get up
He got up and put on his pantaloons
They took him down stairs barefooted
not allowing him to put on his socks
His shoes were in the dining room an,