The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-09-28
desperate Fight with Bank Robbie, 8

desperate Eight With Bank Robber s
lNorthie!d, Mimi, Despatch Sept y to the Gin
clAnati Commercial.
1t appears that during yesterday fore
noon three common looking men rode in.
to town and tied their horses in front of a
storr. They did not appear to have any
particular business, but sauntered abont
and chatted with several citizens on Or
dlnary topics, At ? O'Clock party of six
more men rode leisurely across the bridge
leading to town in couples No sooner
had they crossed the river than they all
drew revolveys, and, putting their horses
into full gallop. dashed through the
street shouting to the people on the walks
to get inside the stores and ornamentino
Their shouts with the most fiendish curses
and imprecations. While the attention of
the citizens was called to the proceedings
OF these villains, the three that had ar
rived earlier rushed into the bank and
leaped over the counter. One accosted
Mr.. Haywood and asked if he was the
Cashier. He replied that he was not but
they insisted that he should open the safe,
which he had closed Immediately aftp;
Mr.. Taisey had left The robber brand
iehed knife ana told him that unless he
opened it he would cut his throat from
ear to ear. Mr.. Haywood replied that he
would have to cut it then for he could
not open the safe Just at this moment
firing was heard outside and the robbers
called to their comrades to charge out of
the bank" The men lcaped ver the coun-
ter; one of them fired ut Mr.. Bunker a
clerk, wounding him in the shoulder, and
another turned and pointed his pistol at
Mr.. Haywood who stopped beneath the
counter as quickly as possible. but not
soon enough, as the fatal shot entered his
right temple while only the per portion
OF his head was visible. The men rushed
from the bank, leaped ON their horses and
joined the remainder of the gang HE
outside robbers, after making the dash i'll
to the town. gathered about the bank, ON
the steps of which one Of them met Il
merchant. The robber seized this GEN
tleman by the throat and threatened to
elbow his head off if he suuealed," but
he succeeded in getting away and ran up
the street, crying, "Murder, robbers ~
Two shots, both harm 4ss, were despatch-
ed after him, aud these shots, together
with the cries OF the man caused the
citizens to know that the invaders were
something more than gang Of reckless,
drunken fellows Pistols and guus were
quickly secured, and from the second
story window OF u building opposite the
bank q Young man named Wheeler pick
ed of one Of the robbers shooting him
through the heart. Another shot. thought
to be from Wheeler, prostrated another
| villain, and they found 1t was time to
/ beat a retreat it was at this time that
the inside men We're called out. A third
robber was hit, but as HIS comrades rode
oil they picked him up and slung him On
Il horse in front Of one Of them
MIR. HAYWooD's BRAVERY
Mr.. WilcoN'a story is as follows Mr
/ Haywood occupied the cashiers seat ut
the desk, which you see at the end of the
| counter Mr.. Bunker ana myself occu-
\ pied seats at the desk. Nlr Bunker being
nearest the opening at the corner. The
! first thing we knew the three men were
! upon or over the counter, with reyolrers
/ presented at our heads. one of them en-
claiming: Throw up your hands, tor We
| intend to rob the bank, and if You haliou
/ 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 replied: lie is not
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the cashier" which each dtuied. Seeing
| HAYWOOD seated at the cashiers desk. one
i OF the rutiians went up to him with his
! long, narroW-harreled pistol and said,
~ uu are the cashier; now open the sale
I Mr. Haywood said ''l il Il time lock and
/ cannot be opened now" One of the men
/ then went into the vault, the door being
! open, ;!so ne outer door Of the safe Hay
wood sprang forward and closed the door
of the vault, shutting the rohber in, when
another ot 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-compleXioncd man, with black
mon-tache--then called to the other T.
seize the silver which was lying loose
(about Slj) and put it in the sack They
did not ito this, but seized about ST. in
scrip and put it into two-hushel flour
sack which they had with them The
dark comp pleNioned man, Who appeared to
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