The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-04-03
NEATLY FOILED.

An Attempt to Rob a Texas Bank NeHtiy
and ETectuaIiy Frustrated by n shrewd
DetectIve-The Principal RObber i<ill"d
I'm the Aot-One of His AccomPlices Suo-
ceeds in Escaping.
WICHITA FALLS. TEx., March y
Yesterday afternoon there occurred here
one of the most daring attempts at banh
robbery the country has ever known.
Charles +. Bagley, Willy Hays aud boy
eighteen years Of age, named Frank Far
menter, and John Kinkaid, member OF
the Ranger force, constituted the party,
the latter playing in with the party TO trap
them. The plans have been forming for
several weeks, but were not perfected
until last night, when Kinkaid, being In
their confidence and getting the plans.
Informed Lieutenant Schmidt fully as TO
the entire scheme, and the latter notified
Colonel j. G.. 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 I'm the bank &C the time appointed,
but for some reason the attempt was not
made until half an hour later.
While Parmenter and Hayes were out
side near the bank entrance holding the
horses, Bagley and Kinkaid entered. They
passed through passageway around the
counter, Bagley in the lead, smoking
pipe. As he entered he told Mr.. James
he wanted some New York exchange, and
James told him to stay I'm front OF the
counter; that they did not allow any one
to come behind. Bagley answered, "L
will come, anyhow" and took his pipe
out of his mouth and put IL I'm case.
When he had passed around to railing,
separating the business from the other
part of the room, he drew his six-shooter,
covered James and continued to walk
around TO an entrance to the Enclosure
where James was, aud where the money
and vault were.
When he covered James he called on
hum TO throw up his hands, which James
did Bagley had bag In his hand, aud
told James to put all his money In 10.
James did not comply Immediately,
and Bagley said: g. - you, / Will
kill you If you don't" and at the same
time presented his pistol 10 james heart,
as If he would shoot.
At this movement Sergeant Grimes fired
the contents of double-barrel shotgun
into the robber, and Kinkaid followed
with "A six-shooter. Bagley staggered and
fell rddled with balls. One pistol shot
entered near the left nipple. Lieutenant
Schmidt and another ranger were sta
toned across the street In the route they
A book agent by the name OF Wear was
I'm the bank at the time the robbers en-
tered, and was talking to james, who eX-
Cuscd himself to attend TO those gentle
men. Wear went towards the door, but
stopped to see what was up, and suspect
ing how matters stood started to run
across the street, when Parmentcr called
to him to sUop, and he not needing be
emptied his pistol at him, and the teller
of the bank, who was stationed I'm 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 them"
Lieutenant Schmidt fired at Hayes, who
started to run, but did not wing his man.
One Of the rangers cmpticd his pistol at
the boy at close range, but did not hit
him. The boy Parmenter told bis pals as
they entered the bank that he would bo
there dead or alive when they came ont,
and was captured at his post and did not
finch under the fire of the rangers. Kin
kaid, Sheriff Davis and others are still
In pursuit of Hayes, who has not yet been
captured, and as he Is well mounted he
may not be oycrhaucd soon. Il is said
nc is wanted Mt several places for rob.
berry. IL is supposed he Is wounded.
Baglcy, who lived for two or three hours,
brought in the following verdict:
awe, the jury, find that the deceased,
Bagley, came TO 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
Knkaid for their efiicacious action IN pre-
venting the robbery"
Among the jurors was a brother-in-lnw
of the James boys, who is a citizen Of this
place.
One of the men Of the gang has been at
tending stage stand on the Seymour route,
and it was 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 Hen
rietta scheme was abandoned. Rangers
started for this man yesterday. Parties
are out from Henrietta to capture Hayes,
aud it is hardly possible that he will DO
able to make good his escape.