The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-04
NEATLY FOILED.


Atsempt to Fob a Texas Bank Neatly
an fnectualiy Frustrated by a Sbrewd
ne,ec'i'e-Th Principal Robber Killed
inth- Act-One of His Accomplices suo.
ceeds ina Escaping. :.
FALLS. TEX, March p.
yesterday afternoon there occurred here
one OF tho most daring attempts at bank
robDery the country has ever known.
Charles L. Bagley, Willy Hays and 4 bow
eishteen years of age, named Frank Par.
nen'er, and John Kinkaid, a member OF
the Hanger force, constituted the party.
the latter playing in with the party to tran
them. The plans have been forming for
several weeks, but were not perfected
uhli! last night, when kinkaid, being in
lheir confidence and getting the plans.
informed Lieutenant Schmidt fully As 70
'he entire scheme, and the latter notified
Colonel j. u. James, cashier OF the bank.
of what WAS going to be ATTEMPTED.
sergeant HrilneS was stationed in the
b2ilh vault, and Ashly James, cashier of
the bank, was at his counter, no one else
beliig IN the bank at the time appointed,
nut Tor ON Reason the attempt was not
made until half an hour later.
White P~arncntcr and HAYES were ont.
size near the bank entrance holding the
horses, BaGley and kinkaid entered. They
passed through 4 paSSagcway around the
counter, Bagley in the lead, smoking a
pipe. A. he entered he told Mr.. James
ne wanted Soinc New York exchange, and
James told him TO stay in front of tn.
rnl1nf..r- -s.f -.-l, -.
TO come behind. Baglev answered. 81
VIII come, anyhow" and took his pipe
out OF his mouth and put it in a case.
When he had passed roGnd to a railing,
separating the business from the other
part of the room, he drew his six-shootcr.
covered James and continued to walk
around To an entrance To the Enclosure
where James WAS, and where the money
vault were.
When he covered james he called on
HIM To throw up his hands, which James
did. Baglev had 4 bag in his hand, and
told james TO put all his money in it.
James did not comply Immediately,
and Ba"lcy said: " - Won, will
Kill you if you don't" and at the same
time presented his pistol to James heart,
as if be would shoot.
At this movement Sergeant Grimes fired
the contents of i double-barrel shotgun
into the robbcr, and kinkaid followed
with a si~N-shooter. Bagley staggered and
fell riddlcd 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
were expected 10 TAXI on their retreat.
A book agent by the name of Wear WAS
In the bank at the time the robbers eli
tered, aud WIS talking 10 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 stop, and he not hcedin. he
empticd his pistol at him, and the teller
of the bank, who was stationed in the
store across the street. hcarin" the shots,
ran out, and seeing Wear running from
the bank, supposed he was ole Of the
robbers and presented his Winchester,
ana told him 10 throw up his hands,
which Wear did, calling ont, Al am not
one OF them"
Lieutenant Schmidt fired IT Hayes, who
Started To rGl, out did not wing his man.
One of the anger cInpticd his pistol at
tie boy at close range, but did not hit
him. The boy Parmcntcr told his pals rs
they entered the bank that ii" wouid be
there dead or alive when they came out,
and WAS captured at his post and did no
finch under the fire OF the rangers. Kill
kaid. Sheriff Davis and Others are Stili
in pursuit of Hayes, who has not yet been
captured, aud aS he i well mounted he
may not be overhaulei soon. 1t is sale
h" is wanted NJ several places for rob
berry. II * supposed he is wounded.
Thc %oromer' jury 1T the inquest OF
Bagicy, who lived for TIVE or three hours,
brought in the following verdict:
"We, the jury, find that the deceased,
Paglcy, came To his death by wounds
mad. with shot from tl,c pistols or guns
OF some of the ranger force while he WAS
ENGAGED in an attempt To rob the bank of
john q. James, and that the rangers were
justified in said killing: and We commend
Captain Schmidt and Rogers, Grimes and
kjnEaid for their cf;icacious action in pre-
ycutin. the robbery"
Among the Jurors was = brothcr-in-lav
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 Seymour route,
and il was intended Ia have him come, To
G.yiie the party, and rob the Bank OF
Henrietta al thr same hour, but he WAS
L.sn" and could not go there. so the He'll
ricttl scheme WAS abandoned. Ringers
started for this man yesterday. Parties
are out from Henrietta 10 capture Hayes,
and il i hardly puS>iJi" that he will be
able 10 make good his escape.
4 CRY FOR SUCC0R.