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BOLD BANK ROBBERS.
Four Daring Thieves Capture a
Bank in Texas.
With Pistols Drawn They Take
Every Dollar and Ride Off.

The boldest bank robbery ever committed
in Texas has taken place at Cisco. A few
minutes before five o'clock p. ~, C. G. Le-
veaux, Cashier; Treasurer T. R. Blake and
NJ B. Owens, were sitting in the bank, when
man appeared at the Cashiers window and
asked for some change. Mr.. Leveaux STEP
ped to the front to wait on him. At this
iuncture three other men came in, and one of
them thrust the muzzle Of pistol IN Le-
veaux's face and told him that was the kind
of change he wanted. Mr.. Blake started to
leave the room, but the robbers stopped him
and marched him, with Leveaux and Owens,
into one corner Of the room, where three or
the robbers guarded them while the other one
proceeded to 60 through the safe and money
drawer.
They took every dollar in the bank and
gold watch and some other valuables that
were deposited there for safe keeping. After
ward they made Mr.. Leveaux open two doors
that led into the back yard, and marched
him and the other two men out to the yard,
where they were forced to climb over high
fence into an alley. The robbers then jumped
over another fence and into wagon that
was in waiting. Mr.. Owens was little slow
in stepping into the corner, and one OF the
robbers struck him over the head with his
pistol and knocked him down. His wound Is
quite painful one, though not serious. In
climbing the fence III the back yard Mr..
Leveaux was little slow, and the rest left
him on the inside. As soon as the last robber
was over, Leyeaux run through the bank and
out at the front door and gave the alarm.
The robbers, when about 200 yards from
The bank, drew their pistols, fired several
shots, held up their bags of money, and
shook them at the people. In five minutes
Marshal j. T. Thomas and several citizens
were on the trail. The robbers went In q
northwesterly direction. MIR. Loveaux de-
scribed the men as a rough.looking set.
One OF them is cross-eyed, with a light
moustache, medium size, and about forty
years old. The others had mustaches, one
dark and the others light They were not
masked. The robbery was we'll planned, and
the men appeared perfectly cool and deliber-
ate. The booty amounted to about 81, 600.
Perry Paschell, one of the posse which fol-
lowed the robbers, came back to Cisco next
morning and reported that he had followed
the burglars till dark. Mr.. Paschel says
thew overlook the robbers and rode in sight
of them for four or five miles, but could not
crowd them, as the robbers all had Winches-
ters and their own arms consisted OF pistols
and shotguns The robbers beckoned to
them several times to ride up, and at one time,
when within about $50 yards, MIR. Paschell
shot at them with his pistol but they did not
return the fire. He said they rode at least ~
miles by dark, and that it was no trouble to
track them through the snow.
The country was fully aroused. The police
officers of Albany, Breckenridge, Baird,
Brownwood, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland,
Ranger, and the rangers at Ballinger were
all notified, and it was thought almost i'm
possible for them to escape
Marshal Thomas and part Of his posse came
in at night and reported that they had trailed
the robbers until 2 o'clock P. N. When
Thomas left the trail they were in the sand
ing eastward. They found the spot where the
robbers built fire, ate a lunch, divided the
money and fed their horses.
The First National bank Of Albany, Texas,
offers $3.50. 'reward for the capture of the
robbers dead or alive prefer them dead" In
all reward of $4,000 or $4,000 was offered