Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-20
The MurderOus Randitti at Mortified,
Mimi.

Mortified, DIS given by Mr.. Wilcox,
one of the clerks in the bank. Mr..
Wilcox says:
Mr. Haywood occupied the cashier S
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
! the corner. The first thing we knew
| three men were upon OF over the cOun-
| ter, with revolvers presented at our
| heads, one of them eXclaiming; Throw
| up your hands, for we intend to rob
the bank, and if you halloo we will
blow your brains OUT and we could
not do otherwise than comply.
They then asked which was the
cashier, to which Mr. Haywood re-
/ Piled: HE is not in They then
sprang over the counter, and demanded
the safe to be opened. Addressing
each in turn, they said: You are
! the cashier" which each denied. See
! ing Haywood seated at the cashiers
desk, one of the rutfians went up to
| him with his long narrow barreled
/ pistol and sad, with an oath: "You
are the cashier; now open the safe. ~
| Mr.. Haywood said 1T is a 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
another 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
IA slim, dark-compleXioned man, with
black mustache, then called to the
other to seize the silver which was ly-
! ing loose (about S15) and put it in the
sack. They did not do this, but seized
about twelve dollars in scrip and put
| it into two bushel flour sack which
they had with them. The darkroom
! pleXloned man, who appeared to be
the leader, then again attacked Hey
wood insisted upon his opeLing the
safe, threatening to cut his throat if he
did not, and actually drawing a big
knife across his throat. ThC heroic
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
| terror-stricken lookers-on--wer spent
in Haywood S struggling to break from
the murderous villain and gain his
liberty. Atlength he broke away, and,
regalning his feet, ran toward the door,
! crying "murderp'
! 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 lin buS did not hit him.
| Evidently the shot was intended to in
/ timidate rather than injure, but the
scoundrel had reckoned without his
I host, for the effect was lost upon Hey
wood. But upon discharge of the pis-
/ tol Bunker made a start for the back
door and ran for dear life one of the
robbers pursuing and firing, the shot
/ taking effect i'll the shoulder. Bunker,
| however, reached the street water
street, and ran to DR.. Coombs' Office.
During the whole of this time four
or i've men were riding up and down
| tie 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. 1.-The game is up"
/ he said. land we are BEATEN
Almost Immediately they took the
alarm, and somehow jumped over the
counter, making their exit. The small
man was last to 90. He mounted a
/ desk at the front. and, as he turned to
/ go, fired and SHOT at Haywood, which
/ | do not think is the one that took eff
/ feet. Haywood lodged behind his
desk or sank into his chair (HeywoOd's
desk stands at right angles to the bank
desk, and he sat sideways to the open
ing at the front, with his back next to
the walD, and rs the robber made over
the desk railing he turned, and, plac-
ing his revolver To Heywood'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
rutlian struck Haywood when the lat
ter staggered to the cashier chair, and
he did not stop to see ii he was dead
/ when he fell. lie said the reason he
/ did not try to get out or help Hey
wood was that one Of the men stood
over him witha pistol in his hand.