The Newtown bee., 1878-04-18
MASKED BURGLARS PLUMBER THE
 BANK CF SOUTH PUEBLO.
The Cashier Bound, Gagged and Compelled ts Open the Safe-Five Thousand Collars
 Stoiop.

Our city WaS thrown into commOtlon this morning by the news of the robbery of the Bank of South Pueblo. This ie the first robbery of any magnitude that has ever occurred in this community and the bold and excellent manner in which it was planned and carried out shows that the thieves were men of experience and skill in their profession.
 The bank building is one story brick building, locate on Fifth street, South Pueblo, and owned and occupied by the Messrs. Banks. It contains two rooms, one used for carrying on the business, and the other as 8 sleeping room. Mr H. N. Banks and his brother usually sleep in the building, but a short time since MT. s. W. Banks, the father, was seriously injured, requiring one of the brothers to remain at home, and MT. H. N. Banks slept alone in the building.
 Mir. Banks states that he retired to bed at his usual hour, about half past ten o'clock, leaving everything apparently safe in and around the building. He was awakened between one and two o'clock, and on opening his eyes saw by the light from dark lantern two disguised men, on either side Of his bed One of the men WAS about six feet in height, and the other about five feet eight. One held cooked six shooter to Mir. Bank s head, while the other pointed a formid- able looking bowie knife at his heart.
 The large man said-'' Make no noise, and the two proceeded to gag Mir. Banks. They damned a knotted handkerchief saturated with chloroform or ether i t1 his mouth, nearly strangling him, and bound 1t in place with another handker- chief, The small man then went into the front room and pulled down the win dow curtains.
 On the return of the small man from the front room he remarked, looking at Mir. Banks" He's asleep.' This the other denied and shaking the prisoner roughly by the right shoulder, said Be quiet. Dent speak a word If you do I'll kill you. The two then took Mr. Banks between them and marched him to the safe, ordering him to open 1t. The safe is locked with three combination locks, all locked on differ ent combinations. He opened two of them aud when he came to the cash chest hesitated whether to open it or take the chances of being shot. The big man said, "open that money chest. !" Mr. Banks took another look at the cooked revolver held in close proximity to his head and concluded he had better obey.
 The robbers helped themselves to all of the bank notes in the cash box and then examined the large pocket books containing valuable papers. One of them remarked two or three times These we can put in our saddle bags. ," In a small box in the safe they found a gold watch and chain. They consulted whether to take it or not, one of them saying that 1t must belong to Mir. Banks wife. They put the watch back but af- Eermaras fefurhed ana iooa t Tley secured altogether about five 'theGsand dollars in money. Duringthe time they were searching tine safe they seemed ex- ceedingly nervous and wasted no time in the operation.
 After completing their examination of the safe they escorted Mr. Banks back to his bed and proceeded to tiehim hand and foot. They crossed his hands be- . hind his back and securely bound them with. a leather strap half an inch wide, and then tied his feet together and to the bedstead with stout cord. The tieing yas done by the smaller man. who seem