Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-05

was all right and We could succeed. The
hrst plan was TO put Us under the counter
| and when Wentworth came in Pratt was to
give rs signal, when Scott was to attack
Wentworth and was to take Pratt. An.
other plan was to blow the safe. We were
| TO receive an express package and deposit
in the bank, and were to have duplicate
containing dynamite.to put in its place and
blow up the safe after taking the money.
This was the third plan. The second was
to drill and
Blow the Safe with Powder.
Saw Pratt at Galvs. Had talked with Scott
about it while in ST Louis. Wrote to Scott
few days after, either from Chicago or
Milwaukee. We were to gag the girl. Scott
was TO help rs. He was to gag the young
lady and / was to attend to Pratt Scott
answered my letter, saying he thought the
scheme was good one and would work al
right. He wrote me again at Peoria. Said
he was some afraid to come here, but did
not decline to help us. wrote again, tell
ing him thought he could disguise him.
self so there would be no danger of recog-
milton. l heard from him again on the
Wednesday before the robbery. Had known
him several years. He said he would help
us, and wrote to Pratt that afternoon that
We would be down there on Friday. Saw
Pratt in the bank the day l arrived in Ee-
vance. He said he was not prepared, ashe
had not got the money put away back in
the bank, and I borrowed 500 of him
Went TO Galva on the next train and re-
turned to Chicago on the train going east.
Got to Kewanee between and o'clock
Monday evening. Went TO the bank and
left the satchel. My friend did not 20 into
the bank. We returned to the bank at @
P. VI. Miss Palmer came to the door. The
man with me put his hand over her mouth.
l locked the door and pushed Pratt into
the vault. The other man put Miss
Palmer into the vault. | saw the other
man strike Miss Palmer, and told him Ia
stop. Iput the money in the satchel, and
Pratt called to me to hit him.
1 Struck Him Twice
with my revolver. had no revolver when
there. Pratt told me where the revolver
was, and took it with me. We separated
when we came out OF the bank, and met on
a coal shaft. We did not divide the money
until the next day. Separated at Clinton,
Iowa. first confessed TO Pinkerton, He
offered me no inducements TO do so. Saw
Pratt three times in kewanee, between see-
ing him at Galva and the robbery. lGot 500
the first time 500 the second, and 500 the
third.
Thomas +. Kennedy testified that he
knew Scott, who wrote him that he and
Pratt had planned to rob the bank more
than year ago; that he knew they were to
rob the bank. Had heard from Pratt. and
had refused TO help the IL. Expected to get
suit OF clothes, or whatever the chose TO
give me.
David Bennison testified that he knew
Scott; had conversed with him since he
came TO kewanee under arrest. Heard him
tell II. l.. Goold that he had made plans
with Pratt to rob the First National Bank.
Knew when il was to occur. and expected
to get suit of clothes.
II. L. Goold testified that Scott told him
at the kewan ce House, last night that he
knew when the robbery was TO occur, and
was To have a suit of clothes for his share
OF the proceeds.
The Defense.
IS Scott was sworn and testified As fol-
lows: 81 have been living in st. Louis,
Mo, since the middle of February, 1852,
and practicing dentistry; was in East ST.
Louis twice in one day about four weeks
ago went to meet my wife; did not
mail any letters 10 Pratt or Welch while
there; got letter from Pratt about two
weeks ago which have destroyed, saying: i
now make final appeal TO you to brace up
and show yourself TO be a man and come
up to help us rob the bank; that they had a
sure thing of it. Replied in a day or two
and told him ! would have nothing to do
with it, and if they carried il out
ING me TO help them rob the bank. wrote
him ] would have nothing to do with II.
Advised him to do the same; ! did not
think they would attempt it. didn't ad'
wise them to rob the bank or assist them IN
making plans. ..,.,o.
by Gilchrist and Wilson for the prosecution
and Eckles and North for the defense, the
defendants were held in $4,000.