The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-13

AAo col oC14A, anu Lle pail re says ne
will ever keep as souvenir of the hot
test day Northtield' ever saw. ss>, T..
The man imped eawaysas he got op-
'posite to Mr.: Norris store, when he
cried out to- his retreating ,compan-
ions, my God, boys, you are not 60
ing to leave mel am shot, One of
the party riding sorrel horse with a
light tail and name, turned and took
the wounded man up behind him. 49,,
+" = INSIDE THE BANK.
While this was going on upon the
street tragedy was being enacted in
slda the bank, which is best described
In the language Of an eyewitness :" !
THE FIGHT IN THE BANK. H. "a
Mr.. Wilcox's story is as follows:
"Mr. Haywood occupied the cashiers
seat at the desk which you see at the
end of the counter: Mr.. Bunker and
myself occupied seats at the desk. Mr..
Bunker being nearest the opening at
corner. The first thing we knew the
three men were upon or over the cOun-
ter, with revolvers presented at our
heads, one of them exclaiming, ssThrow
up your hands: for we intend to rob
the bank, and if you halloo we will
blow your Cd brains out, and we
could not do otherwise than comply.
They then asked which was the cash
Ter, to which Mr.. Haywood replied,
''He is not in" Then they sprang
upon the counter and demanded the
safe to be opened. Addressing each in
turn, slour are the CASHIER" which
each denied. Seeing Haywood seated
at the cashiers desk, one of the ruff
hans went up to him with his long mar
row barreled pistol and said, ssYou
are the cashier; now open the safe
you - - son of a. Mr..
Haywood said, eft is time lock and
cannot be opened now. One of the
men then went into the vault, the
door being open, also the outer door
OF the safe. Haywood at once sprang
forward and closed the door of the
vault shutting the robber in, when an
other of the men seized Haywood by
the collar and dragged him away from
the door and released the incarcerated
robber.
The man who came out of the vault
"a slim, dark complectioned man with
a black mollstache, then called to the
other to sieZe the silver which was
lying loose about $sl5) and put it in
the sack. They did not do this, but
seized about twelve dollars in scrip
and put 1T into two bushel flour sack
which they had with them. The dark
ecomplectioned man, who appeared to
be the leader, then again attacked
Haywood, insisting on his opening the
safe, and threatening to cut his throat
If ne did not, and actually drawing
big knife across his throat, The he
roic and faithful teller, however, was
not to be deferred from his duty, and
would rather sacrifice his life than be-
tray his trust. Some few moments
it seemed ages to the bewildered and
lOokers-on-wefe spent
in Haywood's struggling to break from
the murdereus villain and gain his lib
erty. At length he broke away, and
regaining his feet ran toward the door,
crying ''Murder!''
The man at once struck him with a
pistol and knocked him down, and
dragging him to the safe door COM
manded him to open it. But the in
trepid clerk stolidly refused, when the
villain shot at him but did not hit him.
Evidently the shot was intended to in
timidate rather than to injure, but the
scoundrel had reckoned without his
host, for the effect was lost upon Hay
wood. But upon the discharge of the
pistol Bunker made start for the back
door and ran for dear life, one of the
robbers pursuing and firing, the shot
taking effect in the shoulder. Bunker,
however, reached the street Water
street, and ran to DR.. Coombs' office.
During the whole of this time four
or five men were riding up and down
the street, shooting in every direction
and keeping up an incessant fusilade.
One Of the men outside came riding up
furiously and called for the men to
leave the bank. s'The game is up
he said, ''and we are BEATEN
Almost Immediately they took the
alarm and somehow jumped over the
counter, making their exit. The small
man was last to go. He mounted
desk at the front, and as he turned to
go fired and shot at Haywood, which
do not think is the one that took ef-
lecC. haywood dOdged Dehlnd his
desk, or sank into his chair Hay
woods desk stands at right angles to
the bank desk, and he sat sideways to
the opening at the front, with his back
next to the walD and as the robber
made over the desk railing he turned,
and placing his revolver to Haywood's
head, fired, shooting him dead.
He staggered forward and fell be-
hind the counter. The robbers made
out of the door. do not remember
much more that followed.
Wilcox was not sure whether the
ruffian struck Haywood when the lat
tor. Stoneoorod 70 tho oacbioa.,s chair