The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-30
ROBBERS RAID A BANK.
THE ONLY MAN IN TT LOCKED
IN THE VAULT.

The Robbers Then Depart With 81 $50
in Money and Valuable Papers-The
Police Pursue and Capture Them
After Running Fight-An the
Money Recovered.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Jesss James' widest
exploits at frontier settlements were out
done in Chicago to-day by three stock yards
toughs. The Chicago bandits are undoubt-
edly the same who q fortnight ago coolly
robbed the cffice of the Allerton packing
house within few feet Of hundreds OF
Ailerton's butchers armed with cleavers
and knives. The feat to-day was desper-
ate bank robbery, followed by a breakneck
race and running revolver tight with tho
police for q number Of miles on the boule-
wards
ENTERING THE BANK.
It was a few minutes past noon when
three men entered the Merchants Exchange
Bank on Commercial avenue, South Chi
cago Cashier Wilder and Bookkeeper
Walter Willis had sboth gone out to lunch.
and the only person left in the bank was
Frank Lynn, about 20 years old, who acted as
assistant cashier. There were two win
dows In the bank railing. One Of the men
who entered the bank went 10 each window
and the third walked to the rear, and going
through the wooden gate came to the locked
wicket which divided the cashiers apart
ments from the office proper.
COVERED WITH PISTOLS
The man at the first window said 10 yoang
Lynn, "Hand out the cash you've got
there,n at the same time putting up two
revolvers for hins to look at. Lynn hesi-
tated an instant, and the man at the second
11xw h. Hal ..snF Arr.x
another, and. pointing them at Lynn, said:
"Now, Just let that fellow in back there,
and be quick about it." Scarcely breathing,
Lynn minded like a good child, and
nervously unlocked tho door. TIE robber
Immediately entered, and without a word
Knocked the young man down and kicked
him in the stomach. Leaving the young
clerk on the floor dazed and groaning, his
assailant entered the vault and took from
the safe three $500 packages Of bills and
about $50 In change, besides tin box con-
tanning deeds and mortgages.
LOCKED HIM IN THE VAULT.
After securing this he walked out, and
picking Lynn up threw him into tho vault
and turned the lock- After Lynn had been
carefully stored in the vault. the burglars
pocketed their guns and put their spoil into
a sack, which they had brought along for
tho occasion. They then started out, and as
they got to the door met Willis. the
bookkeeper. Willis, supposing them
to he customers, passed them
by and went back into the bank. The rob-
bers walked out and, taking buggy, drove
down the street. WillIs was amazed to
find the vault locked and no one In the
bank The first thing he did was to hur-
ricdly open the safe, when to his astonish-
ment out fell young Lynn. bloody, and
| groaning: willis, the banks been robbed. !"
THE CHASE.
The bookkeeper. with Lynn struggling
after him, at once started to give the alarm.
A few yards from the door Police Lleuten-
ant jenkins was met, with Sergeant Powers.
The clerks excitedly informed the Lieutenant
what had happened After long chase
the robbers separated. One was soon
caught but the other two made
good their escape for the time. A
hue and cry was raised, however, and
after long search they were found hiding
in barn. They showed fight, and shot
one Of their pursuers In the thigh. Some
shotguns brought them TO terms. and they
surrendered, 90 that all the burglars and all
the stolen property were recovered. The
robbers are John Corbett. Frank Bennett
and Henry Featherstone. The latter has
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