The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-01-26
BANK ROBBERS.
Masked Men Demand Cashier Rsy-
nolGs Money.
Pretending to Comply He Closes ant
Locks the Safe,
For Which he is Killed by a Shot
from one the Robbers.
One Of the Band Killed and Another
One Hanged.
The Others Turned Over to the An
thcrities at Fl. Washlta.

thcrities at Fl. Washlta.
LIMHsEoNE, /. T., Jan. 23.-Four
masked men, heavily armed, entered
the Citizens bank Saturday and pre-
senting pistol at the head of Cashier
w. T. Reynolds demanded that he
turn over the cash on hand. While
pretending to comply Reynolds
slammed the door Of the safe to and
turned the lock. He was at once laid out
desperadoes, which struck him above
the heart, killing him instantly. The
bank was then ransacked and all the
money in the cash drawer, some SO, 800,
was taken. An attempt was made to
open the safe, but in this the robbers
ere foiled. AS the sound of
the pistol shot was heard several
people came running to the bank to
ascertain the cause of the trouble.
They were fred upon by three of the
men who were on guard and retreated
to get arms. In a few minutes the
town was aroused and twenty to
thirty armed men hurried toward the
bank. The robbers were just mount
ing their horses and a hot fire WAS
started in which one of the robbers,
Thomas Evan. was killed outright,
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and body. He was identified as
ranchman living near town. In the
melee four citizens were wounded,
but not fatally, two receiving shots
through the arms and two others
being slightly wounded in the lower eX-
tremities. The three surviving rob
bers then rode away with the booty
captured. A posse OF pursuers were
soon upon the trail of the flying out
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direction of AtOka. After about an
hours hard pursuit they were sur
rounded, captured and taken to Lime
stone. where Judge Lynch was called
| in to hold court. The leader was found
guilty Of the murder of Reynolds and
was forthwith strung up. The other
two were placed in charge of strong
guard and started for Fort Washita,
where they will be turned over to the
United States authorities. The stolen
money was recovered.
1.-THE ''wHYo" CHIEF HANGED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Dan Driscoll,
the ''Whyo" chief, was hanged at7:29
O'Clock this morning. The TOmbs was
surrounded by 80 police under COM
mand of Captain Williams, and they
had plenty to do in keeping order
among the groups of young men, whose
faces told that they were remnants of
the once famous ''whyo" gang. Among
! them were some of the brazen-faced
Young women of the class to which
BeeZie Clarity, the woman for whose
life Driscoll was to pay the forfeit, be-
longed. Driscoll went TO sleep about
midnight, but awoke at $3.50. and from
that time until he was taken to the gal
| lows he waSd engage with the priests.
He walked to the scaffold with firm
| step and just before the trap was
sprung he cried ont in a loud voice,
"Jesus, have mercy on me-" His neck
was broken and the end came without
| a struggle.
The crime for which Dan Driscol
was executed was the killing of
Elizabeth Clarity at 4 o'clock on the
morning of June 26th, 1885. 1t was
the closing exploit of a series of crimes
that had won Tor Driscoll the position
Of chief Of the ''Whyos," one of the
| that infest the city. He has been con-
victed of theft three times and has
spent in penitentiary seven years in
all. He has been in numerous shooting
scrapes and bears many scars as the
| result. In 1885 Driscoll went to
Texas and opened bar room in San
Antonio. He soon got into free
| fight in his saloon and was badly
Slashed with a sword. He left Texas
1 anu DGCh ~ NO" LULU ALC ICAO
a young wife and one child.
In the same house lived his mistress
''Beezie" Clarity, drunken woman.
They were both frequenters of a dis
reputable den kept by John Mccarthy.
Early in June, 1886, Mccarthy elected
Driscoll from his den and the latter
| swore to have McCarthy'S life in re-
venge. Early on the morning of June
20, Driscoll and Beetle Clarity were on
| carouSe, and he resolved to have his
revenge and at four O'Clock in the
morning they reached McCarthy's.
Beetle entered q room on the first floor
| where Mccarthy was seated.
Mccarthy, on seeing Driscoll, sprang
up, threw his weight against the door
and fastened it, shutting Driscol out
while Beetle was within. The girl es-
capped to the hall by another door and
as she emerged Driscoll, mistaking her
for Mccarthy, fred and the bullet en-
tered her abdomen. DriScoll was ar
said it was not he but Mccarthy who
had shot her. McCarthy's mother Wis
tied her and to her, as the mother tes-
| titled on DriscOllfs trial, she admitted
that Driscoll did shoot her.
| Driscon was convicted of murder in
the first degree. He was sentenced to
be hanged on Dec. 8. 1886. His coun-
sci carried the case to the general term
| of the supreme court and afterwards tc
the court of appeals, conviction being
affirmed in both instances and execu-
tive clemency was sought without avail
He has been . very troublesome
prisoner. r
at one time he obtained a key that
would open his cell door and had
planned escape. Later he secured q
steel bar with which he tried to pry q
passage through which he expected
to escape. About two weeks ago be
obtained knife with the avowed pur
pose of numbering the warden. Ole
companions of Driscon tried hard Il
save their leader and at various time:
raised SUMS aggregating upwards Of
81 500 with which to fight his lega
battles.
THE MAXWELL CASE DECIDED.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The supreme
court Of the United States to-day rem
dered decision in the case of Hugh
III. Brooks, alias W. III. Maxwell
against the state of Missouri. This il
case. Brooks or Maxwell, the plaintiff
IN error, is now in prison in the city o
st. Louis under sentence o
death for the murder of c
Arthur Preller In April, 1885. The cas-
was brought to this court upon wri
of erroE from the supreme court of Mis-
souri, and the decision here is upon
motion made by the attorney genera
Of that state to dismiss for want OF ju
risdiction. This court Is unable, ate
q careful examination OF the recon
TO find that the plaintiff In error ha
been deprived OF any right privilege o
immunity guaranteed to him By tn
constitution OF the Unite
States and the motion to dis
therefore granted. The decision va
] announced by Chief Justice Waite an
tits effect Is TO affirm the sentence c
death pronounced by the state court.