The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-18
CRIME.
PARTICULARS 0E THE ROBBERY AT
LAABERTs STORE, CLINTON, no.
rkC Cool Daring OF the Robbers and
sac HerOisin of tnc At.
tackled Party.

| Especial Dispatch 10 the -. LOU. nenpcat.l
CLNroN, Mo-. May lj.-ln my telc-
| gram last night | rccitcd what | had
| learned from the party who was captured
| by the Claude Duval- at I.ambcrt'- store.
To-day made a hasty drive 10 the store.
and there met ID. b. Lambert. the pro-
prietor, his wife. Miss Bessie Sharp and
| \. :. Mullholand. all of whom were in
the storerOom while the bandit, went
through it in systematic manner.
The four bandits halted north OF the
store five minutes, in a icnce-corncr. and
held n consultation: then rode past.
hitched their horses aud two entered.
one called for cigar. and iumbling il
| with bis left hand cOolly drew a ten-inch.
dazzling bright revolver. and rubbing ii
| under Iambert's nose. told him To- throw
up his hands. Then followed the rob
bng reported Yesterday. With hi~ hand.
above Iii head they marched him and
| Miss Sharp up stairs. and a systematic
search wa, made but no money found.
II seems that they had been told that
| Lambert had $500 or 1000 in gold
about the house. and the leader told him
that he would give him till he counted ten
to display H.. With pistol at hi- forg-
| head he commenced 10 cOunt-one. two.
| three. four. and at this the heroic Mis-
.
then taken 10 the back yard. and one
man pointed cooked pistol nc his head
while another twisted his wrists. and
there he stood. pleading for mercy and
telling them they had all of his money.
Ills true and brave wife could stand hi,
no longer, and she struck the highway
mau powerful blow in the stomach.
which caused him to release his grasp,
one hour and a hall was occupied In Til,
systematic and cool robbery. and during
that time all of the men were
compelled to keep their hands
claspcd over their heads. They
man they ever saw. lie controlled every
movement and did nearly all of the talk
ing. When ready 10 leave, they led the
eight captiyes to the back yard, huddled
them together. and in true kniehtly STYLE
mounted their handsome, agile horses,
and rode of in dashing cavalry style.
All but the leader wore white handker-
chief, around their necks and slouched
their hats over their eyes. Nothing OF
the ialse-face or masque was used. The
leader did not pretend TO disguise himself
in any way. Mrs. l.. told him he had
been at the store before and he said it
was so, and he toll her not to look
at him too close, she might know him
u-liI. anu it luEHcu MS Dilih Oh UtT, Oll
the little finger Of his left hand he wore
beautiful gold ring with brilliant set
therein. He is full six feet high, short,
| light hair. short sandy chin whiskers and
rnustacLc, light brown eyes, spare made.
| well shaped face, long arms, and can
| look another straight in the eye. He said
he had been an outlaw ever since the war.
| The hands ofeach of the four were white
and soft. Their language indicated that
they were Americans. They were we'll
dressed and well-behayed. None of them
was over thirty years OF age, and one OF
them was quite small man. Every one
present was fully convinced that they
were experts in their line OF business.
and seem to think that others who come
in contact with them in similar manner
TO what we have recorded had better Law
down the spoils. The store was filled ali
day with country folks, and it is estilna-
ted that Mr. Lambert has answered II 900
questions.