The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-13
The Festive Bandits Pay Their
Respects to the Brook.
field Bank.
The Exciting Story of the
Pursuit and Capture of
the Bank Robbers.
With Masked Faces and
Drawn Pistols They
Capture 5000.
There is a Young and Pretty
Woman in the
Case.
She is Cool, Brave and Dis
Greet.
Threats Of Lynchiug Give Way
to Reason,
And the Bandits Will be Tried by
Law.
She is Cool, Brave and Dis
Greet.
Threats of Lynchiug Give Way
to Reason,
And the Bandits Will be Tried by
Law.
Marshal Macarthur Complimented
by the Governor.

Brookield, No., June This CITY,
during period of quiet at about O'Clock
this afternoon, was thrown into the wild.
bers i'm town, and the commotion indicated
that the Biookfeld bank was ihe;scene. 4
fierce looking bandit was seen in the door
way fiourishing his pistol and warning in
truders away, and in moment or two he
and two Others, armed and masked like
himself, came out OF the bank and made
their way around the corner and down the
street, running along the north side of the
block the bank Is ON, where, At the alley,
wei re their horses in charge of the fourth
bandit. The excitement called out every
body, and few of those having arms oi
any kind at hand ran around TIE corner
to fire at the retreating robbers, but TO no
effect.
THE FIRE WAS RETURNED,
some fifteen or twenty shots being ex-
changed, but the robbers evidently only
intended to intimidate their pursuers and
cover their own retreat No organized pur-
suit was attempted, but volunteers and
horses and guns were got together and sent
out to follow the first. Three or four,
headed by Marshal Macarthur. at the first
alarm, had made Tor horses and arms and
were already on the read.
NEWS FROM THE FRONT
at dark was that the robbers were closely
followed by the first of the pursuers who
had them in sight. kilograms were sent
In all directions, and a party with officers
left Linneus at ) o'clock who would be
able to join the pursuers from here about
dark at a point six or eight miles north
west of Brookiield. III the bandits do not
separate and hide and thus elude their
pursuers tonight, they will more than
likely be captured tomorrow, as the whole
county is aroused. Parties are here to-day
from the southwest portion of Adair conn
ty, after stolen horses which they traced in
this direction, and they say party of four
men have just LETT rendezvous near there.
who are suspected of being the thieves.
responds with three ridden by the bandits
to-day. Three of their horses were dark
bay and one cream color. The men were
heavily armed, and wore masks and heavy
false boards. They evidently were no
novices i'm the business.
THE ROBBERY WAS EFFECTED
by three of the men while the fourth had
charge of the horses. The three entered
the bank, one taking his station at the
door, and the other two quickly leveling
their weapons upon the only two persons
in the room, Mr.. John Tew, cashier, and
his assistant, Miss Carrie Scott A sudden
and peremptory demand for the money was
the first warning of their presence and
though at first disposed to demur, Mr. lew
soon saw that his visitors were in such
dead earnest that compliance was the only
alternative, and reluctantly he handed
over such parts of the funds as were in
sight, and for which repeated demands
were made, amounting to some $4,000 or
5000 in gold, silver and bank notes.
THE GOODNESS AND INTREPIDITY
of Miss Scott under the trying ordeal to
which she was subjected elected the
heartiest praise, for she not only endured
the deadly aim during the delivery of the
money without screaming or fainting, but
after the affair was over assisted In put
ting things TO rights, as well as answering
the thousand inquiries from eager ques-
TONERS.
The bank will continue business in tie
hoiuiuS as IL hotuihS udu hdppcucu- All
are hopeful that the pursuit tomorrow
will result in the capture of these desper-
ADDE'S, who have with others OF their kith,
done so much to render life and property
insecure in this state.
One of the robbers is described as hav-
ing long white hair. A gentleman who
has given the subject of Missouri highway
men some attention and study last even
eng gave il as his opinion that this man
was John Jarrett. Another is said to have
had sharp, piercing black eyes. This is
believed by some to be Jack Bishop.
A question was hazarded that a third
might be Jim White. All these men were
members of the old gang of outlaws, and
though they have not figured in any recent
offenses, their names are we'll known TO the
citizens of this section, and their sagacity,
bravery and desperation long since made
their names prominent in bandit history.
John Jarrett had a falling out with the
Jameses just prior to the Mortified bank
robbery, he denouncing the scheme as
foolhardy, and refused to participate in it,
Jack Bishop has been in California for
some time, and who has not been seen here
lately, though the description tallies with
him preiectly.
Jim White was in the Independence
bank robbery and Immediately went to