The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-04-03
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An Attempt To ttuh a AeNAs ltabh NtRitN
and EGectunliy Frustrated by ShreMd
Detective-The Principal Robber KILLED
III the Act one uf lIis Accompiices sue
ceeds in Escaping.
WIcHirA FALLS, TAN, March n
Yesterday afternoon there occurred here
one Of the most daring attempts at bank
robbery the country has ever known.
Charles u. Baglcy, Willy Hays and i boy
eighteen years Of age, named Frank Par
mentcr, and John knkaid, Il member 81
the Ranger force, constituted the party
the latter playing in With the party to trar
them, The plans have been forming iol
several weeks, but were not perfected
until last night, when Kinkaid, being II
their confidence and getting the plans.
informed Lieutenant Schmidt fully Is TO
the entire scheme, and the hitter notified
Colonel j. q. James, cashier Of the bank,
Of what was going to be attempted
Sergeant Grimes was stationed in the
bank vault, and Ashly James, cashier Of
the bank, was at his counter, no one else
being III the bank at the time appointed,
but for some reason the attempt was not
made until half an hour later.
While Parmcnter and Hayes were out
side near the bank entrance holding tho
horses, Bagley and kinkaid entered. They
passed through passageway around the
counter, l3agley in the lead, smoking D
pipe. Az he entered he told Mr. james
he wanted some New York exchange, and
James told him to stay In front Of the
counter; that they did not allow any one
to come behind Baglcy answered, ~
viii come, anyhow and took his pipe
out OF his mouth and put il in ease
Ig.L
separating the business from the other
part of the room, lie drew his six-shooter,
covered james and continued 10 walk
around to an entrance to the inclosurc
where james was, and where the money
and vault were,
When he covered james he called on
hm TO throw up his hands, which james
did. Bagley had bag In his hand, and
told James to put all his money in IL,
James did not comply Immediately,
and Baglcy said: g. YOU, | win
kill you il you don't,n and at the same
time presented his pistol 70 james heart,
as If he would shoot.
AT this movement Sergeant Grimes fred
the contents Of a doube-barrcl shotgun
into the rohber, and kinkaid followed
with six-shooter. Bagley staggered and
fell riddlcd with balls. one pistol shot
Schmidt and another ranger were sta
toned across the street in the route they
were expected to take on their retreat.
A book agent by the name Of Wear was
| in the bank at the time the robbers en-
| tered, and was talking to James, who eN-
| cused himself to attend TO those gentle
men. Wear went towards the door, but
| stopped to see what was UP, aud suspect
| ing how matters stood started TO run
| across the street, when Parmenter called
to him to stop, and he not needing he
| emptied his pistol mt him, and the teller
of the bank, who was stationed in the
store across the street, hearing the shots,
ran out, and seeing Wear running from
the bank, supposed he was one Of the
robbers and presented his Winchester,
and told him to throw up his hands,
which Wear did, calling out, 81 am not
| one Of thcm.n
Lieutenant Schmidt fred at Hayes, who
| started to run, but did not wing his man.
i One Of the rangers emptied his pistol at
the boy mt close range, but did not hit
| him. The boy Parmentcr told his pals us
they entered tile bank that he would be
| there dead or alive when they came out,
4 and was captured at his post and did not
finch under the fire gf the rangers. Kiln
/ kaid, Sheriff Davis and others are still
I III pursuit. Ol ilHytSJ WHO nus llOt ycN bctu
/ captured, and as he is well mounted he
may not be ovcrhaulcd soon. 1t is said
he is wanted at several places for rob
berry. II Is supposed he is wounded.
The coroner's jury at the inquest OF
Bagley, who lived for two or three hours,
brought in the following verdict.
eve, the jury, find that the deceased,
| Bagley, came 10 his death by wounds
made with shot from the pistols or guns
of some of the ranger force while he was
engaged in an attempt to rob the bank of
John G. James, and that the rangers were
justified in said killing; and we commend
Captain Schmidt and Rogers, Grimes and
Kinkaid for their eillcaeious action in pre-
venting the robbery
Among the jurors was brother-in-law
of the James boys, who Is citizen OF this
place.
One of the men Of the gang has been at
tending stage stand on the Seymourroute,
and il wBs intended to have him come, to
divide the party, and rob the Bank of
Henrietta at the same hour, but he was
lame and could not go there, 80 the Hem
tietta scheme was abandoned. Rangers
started FOR this man yesterday. Parties
are out from Henrietta to capture Hayes,
and it is hardly possible that he will ba
able to make good his escape.