The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-09-28
A Fight with Robbers.

right with Robbers.
The bank of Nortbfield, Mimi, was at
tackled by band of armed robbers few
days since, aud j. l., Haywood, th'
Cashier, was shot and instantly killed
A. f, Bunker, Assistant, was wounded
in the shoulder, and two of the Villains
were killed by the citizens, and another
of them wounded. Mr.. Haywood wa
shot down because he refused to open the
safe containing the money. An eye
witness gives the following graphic ac
count of occurrences in the street:
The statement tf Mr.. E. G. Bates, who
witnessed that part of the affair which
occurred in the streets, is interesting
Mr.. Bates said that about eleven O'Clock
his attention was called to four men who
came from over the river. They came
over the bridge, and were mounted on
four splendid horses. The men were well
dressed, and, Mr.. Bates says, four nOblei
looking fellows he never saw; but there
was a reckless, bold swagger about them
be rough and dangerous fellows to han.
die. Altogether he did not like the
looks of them. Again at about two
o'clock in the afternoon, as he was stand
ing at the entrance of the store, talking
to Mr.. G. G. Waldo, commercial traveller
from Council Bluffs, he saw the same
men ride past-thre came up the street
from Mill Square, and one down street,
meeting within thirty feet of the bank.
They d smounted and tied their horses
to the hitching-posts, and two. he
thought, went into the bank, and two
came down to the staircase leading up
to the upper stories of Lee Il Hitchcock's
building, and there they stood leaning
against the banisters talking. Com
menting upon their fine ply sique and
upon their unusually good mounts, Mr..
Bates and Mr.. Waldo withdrew to the
far end of the store to look over some
sample trusses. They had not long been
SO occupied when they heard several
shots in rapid succession, and the thought
flashed upon the mind of Bates at once
that the bank was in danger, Mr.. Waldo
stating that he cried out, "Them men
are going for the town; they mean to
rob the bankp although Mr.. Bates does
not recollect saying anything, he became
so excited. He remembers, however,
rushing to the de or and seeing some men
riding up from the bank-they came
riding toward him with long pistols in
their hands, and called out: "Get in
therep
Mr.. Bates at once seized shotgun and
ran hack to the door, but the gun would
not 60 of. He then put down the gun
and seized seven-shooter, which was
not loaded, and as the men came down
again (they were riding to and fro, evil
IDENTIFY intent on keeping people from
going toward the bank), he, standing
behind the door-jambs, called out, "Now
I've got youp and pointed the empty
pistol as if drawing bead on them.
They turned their horses suddenly and
fired at Mr.. Bates, the ball crashing
through the plate-glass. This ruse he
practiced over and over again with the
same effect. There were other men ut
the bank firing down the street.
The next he saw was Mr.. J. S. Allen
running down the street from the bank,
and two shots were fred at him.
Mr.. Manning, of Mill Square, whose
store is on the same block as the bank,
next came upon the scene. He ran out
of his store with a Remington repeating
iifle, and took deliberate aim aud fired
from the corner, Mr. Bates calling out,
slump back. now, or they will get YOU"
Next Mr.. j. B. Hide came up with
double-barreled shotgun, discharged the
two barrels, and retired to reload. Rev.
Phillips also took a turn ut the scOun-
drels, and l.. Stacey delivered COOL
deliberate fire. Mr.. Bates next heard a
shot over his head, and saw one of the
dtsperadoes fall from his horse. The
horse made falte,ing plunge forward,
and then suddenly stopped, and the man
pitched over on his face to the ground,
and in few moments was dead. This
shot was fred by Henry Wheeler from
an old carbine. out of one of the windows
of the Dampier House, from the very
room in which this report is written.
Mr.. Manning was still firing, and as he
crept to the corner to FIRE Mr.. Waldo
called, "TaBc good aim befor you fire."
Immediately alter the shot one of the
horses started up the street, and the rider
began to reel to and fro and suddenly
fell to the ground, just opposite Ell
dridge's store. Another horseman i'm
mediately rode up, dismounted, and
spike to the PROSTATE man, who was
stretched cut at full length, supporting
hims elf on his outstretched arms, when
he rolled over on his back. Then the
other man took from him his cartridge
belt and two pistols, and remounting his
horse rode of.
Another borseman, finding Mr.. Man
ning's fire too hot, dismountcd from his
horse and got upon the OPP osite side for
protection, when an unerring ball from
the Remington brought the horse down,
the man running behind some boxers
which were piled beneath the staircase
before mentioned, and now eDsued a
lively fuslade between this fellow and
Manning, the scoundrel keeping himself
we'll under cover. But ball from
Wheeler's musket struck the fellow in
the leg, halfway above the knee. He at
once changed his pistol to the left hand
and grasped the wounded limb with the
right, still trying to get at Manning.
Finding himself growing weak, he turned
and limped of up the street, but seeing
Bates with pistol in his hands, he sent
a ball whizzing toward that gentleman,
grazing the side of his cheek and the
bridge of his nose, and burying itself in
a collar-box in the store. Mr.. Bates says
he feels the ring of that ball in his ear
still, and the ball, he says, he will ever
keep as souvenir of the hottest day
Mortified ever saw.
The man limped away as he got oppo-
site Mr.. Morris's store, when he cried out
to his retreatipg companions: "My God,
boys, you are not going to leave me Il
am shOtp One of the party, riuing
sorrel horse with light tail and name,
turned and took the wounded man up
behind him.
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