The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-08-26
Especial 10 C,hIcarn TrIhnne.i


knwAsrr, August n,
Tour correspondent arrived here the scene
Of Inst nights daring bank robbery, NJ M
early hour III = morning, and has, by the COZ
nected version of all the actors save the iwu
principal ONES, gathered the correct details OF
the horrible ALTAR The docd riva'a IN auda.
oiousncss any " the works don. by tho James
or Younger brothers, and II would seem as n
tho verlinblc spirit of Joisr had mater aliyoi
and returned. President q. O. Dlish. Of the
Kewanoo National hank, occupied m hour
this afternoon In explaining how the work
wns done. The bank has capital Of tib,o0o,
surplus OF tn,Ocl aud undivided profits of
sh00 The deposits run from siA0D 10 SAM
0O0 Yesterday there was ti,9000 In the vault,
In gold, silver, grccnbacks, bonds, and other
collatcrnls. II has been the custom 10 do bush
ness with farmer, after banking hours-four
o'clock p. m.-and frequently they would call
until six In the evening. Tho bank occupies the
first floor " the east half OF the city.hall. II
has yory strong vault ~ brick, hye by nine
feet, aud seven and one-hnlf feet In height.
within the vault II common safe IN which tho
more precious packages are kept. The Cash
Ter OF the hank, &. \. Wentworth, has been In
e. Paul for several days. and In his place were
the assistant, young man named J. j. Pratt,
and the book keeper, Mss Charity Palmer, u
young lady sixteen years Of agc. She has teen
In the bank three years, and Il called an expert
book-kcopcr. The yourg laiy was found nj
her home nj noon, confined o. hsr couch
but she WIS free 10 rccltc hor
story OF the crime as best she could She WIS
badly bruised, there being two severe scars IN
her forehead, while her facr was scratch ID
and bruised shocknrly. Mrs Palmer said
"Afier opened the door they rushed upon me
50 quickly did not have time 10 think. ono
| grabbed my thront with his hani and pulled
me alorT the floor through 10 tho other rOom.
thought " shutting the door, aud tried Ia do
| II. but | could not lie chokcd me and blinded
my eyes, and tried 10 poke his nst down my
throat could hear them VIII 'spcr. but could
not toll what thsy said. AMI then don't 70
member any more. when came 10 was In.
side ths vault Then saw what tho situation
was. | hal my handkerchief IN my hand
when wcnt 10 tho door, but II was partially
showed down my throat"
Then the young lady told the Tribune zorro
spondcnt "a 10 how she aud Mr.. Pratt bcgar
freeing themselves, and how they finally go
out. II was about six O'Clock last evening
| Nufu tut VITA WIS hpUft w tutuff NHfU v
wis commenced. The President had gon'
home some time before. leaving si the bnni
tho ASS stnnt Cashier Pratt-and Miss Palmer
There was rap at the window, and Mr.. Pratt
who was within the vault putting away III
money. said 10 ic.i go 10 the door and se'
what ia wanted" n had not been an unusun
thing 10 do. In view Of the custom alluded d
above, and when II was remembered that dur
Ing tho afternoon two strangers had calle'
and asked permission 10 leave a saohel
which was readily granted. To reach. ih'
front door Mis-. Palmer opened the door lead
Ing into the Directors room. aud also tho dDo
out Of n Into tho main room. shr left boil
DOOR alar. 1he very instant she opcnc'
the front door she wits caught ~ she relates u
her story. Mr.. Pratt was In tho vault when h'
n 81 heard the nose, d spranx for the opeI
door TO the Directors room, intending to elos
II; but, ~ be was IN the act OF doing -,
second robber mot him with n revolver. W
sensible. Then tho hends begun pounding thei
two hclplce victims. They had dcllberntrl,
planned the work In sil n. details. They has
provided themselves with q rull Of struni
bindages. With ihase the robbers gaRrcd NJ
Pratt and Miss Palmer. and tied them hnn'
and oUt. Mr.. Prntf vas tnruwn into one cor
ner OF the vault and Miss Palmer upon top o
him. II was during this time Of r-fcsistanc'
| tnnt inc u0uiitt tvDH tuflr uDpt}. Tuff tuff
locked the vault and left. going out Of the fron
door In plain sight of twenty men not ave ND
away, with their tis.ojj IN q valire. Tho,
walked icisurcIy out Of town. Mr. Pruf
finally worked hi, hands Ioo.c aud bc
Fun D. rslrnse his companion. 10th WEIR veal
frum the loss of blood. and nearly sunoeafed
lie finally got hold of q silver dime, and, usins
this for q scrrw-dr.ver, turned two screws u
the eombination-iock from the inside and Ru
cut. His recital Of the struggle makes u ap
parent that u was only. by ncrident the tw'
persons gut out alive. Mr. Pratt, upon roach
Ing the window, gave the alarm, and help VA
at hand within sixty seconds. Posses vcr'
Immediately organized ntimbsnnf 10 mcf
and the country searched ell night Up d
four o'closk this evening the robbers werc q
large. although they had becn cln.cly pursued
All the shop-. fsrtofis. aud stores have fhu
! down to-day. aud the helis foF MILES around
are fllcd with boys and men, with everything
possible and impssslble In the shape u nre
arms The utmost excitement prevails. and
lynchlnx Is - openly talked Of % the daring
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