New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03
A RANK ROBBER KILLED.
TUE STOLEN MONEY FOUND IN HIS BOOlS
AND POCKETS.
nrsoR1B1NG HIMSELF IN DISPATCH FILED
rrrrcRAPH OFFICE SHOT By
POLICEMEN on WHOM HE AT
TEMPTED TO DRAW HIS.
REVOLVERS.

.t.r;den Kan March o." I'm a sick un.
ro,oararb Onerator TAYLOR heard those words ad-
,ressed n him by a stranger last night while he
,os recevino messages at the railway station. lie
,oid no attention TO the remark until he had COM
r,o.o1 Tho message. which read as follows:
70 the Sheriff. Merden, Kansas. oo
." Cenbarts Rank robbed this evening of s3 0oo
Robber unknown. Description as loIo"s' elonoe' nsH'
sa,r and musache eyes feet II inches tall medium
weight.
Tho onerator looked up and nearly lost his
A,.otb when he saw standing before him the man
aoscrihed in the dispatch. lie did not reveal the
tact Of the recognition, but merely agreed with
Tho stranger that he was slick un The
stranger inquired the time Of the next tram for
Atchison and asked where he could put up for
The night The operator directed him TO hotel
where the "sck un" took room without regis
tering. requesting that he be called Mt O'Clock
IN the morning in time for the Achlson ualh.
local police officers Smith and Summcrhcld, who
Rad also received instructions from Valley fals
10 arrest any suspect, were informed by the opera
,or of the presence of the stranger at the ho'el'
Arming themselves with Winchester rifles they
went 10 the hotel waited under the :" slick un's
window until IL o'clock, and then going to the
office acquainted the proprietor with their lnten-
ton 10 arrest his guest. bell-boy was sent 70
the strangers room with message that 1t was
time TO get up 10 catch the Atchlson train When
the stranger descended TO the office. he was con-
fronted with the police officers with Winchester
rifles pointed squarcly at his breast
He never quivercd, but looked inquiringly
around Throw up your hands, Officer Smith
said The stranger seemed 10 realize his siiua-
tion then, but instead of obeying. he thrust
hand In each side pocket of his overcoat TO draw
the revolver which only few hours before
had ,ntmidated Cashier Cohn, of the Valley Falls
Bank As he made the motion toward his weapons
both winchesters were discharged instantly at
his breast He fell dead with one bullet through
his heart and another through the right lung.
Tie coroner was called. and before noon the
verdict was returned generating the officers of
any criminality in having caused the death OF
the bank robber, self-defcnce being their excuse
In TO this time no examination of the dead out
law had been made, but at Cashier COINS request
a search made and the stolen money recoV-
cred In his boots were found two packages or
creenbacks of $500 each. The balance OF the
money had been distributed in his various pockets
The outlaw was positively identified from a
registered receipt dated at Burlington. Kan, as
one Robertson The money receipied Tor had been
PAYABLE 10 one T. c. ). Smith, at Ottawa Nan.
In Robertsons pocket was a watch with the
initial engraved upon III, anu d IOoO iuiS DN"4-
ing the same initial
Further particulars of the robbery of Hicks d
Cephart's Batk. of Valley Falls, last evening
by daring outlaw, have been received here
stranger entered the bank at o'clock anu asked
Cashier Cohn, who was busy inside the railing
verifying the clerks accounts for the day, that
he be allowed to wait there for the arrival OF
Dr. Gcphart president of the bank. The cashier
granted the request 4 little later the stranger
remarked that he was suffering severely hoh 'he
toothache placed his hand upon his f1annel-Douhd
face in veriication Of his remark, and requested
that he be allowed 10 sit by tie stove,
inside the railing. Again the cashier, suspecnhs
nothing granted the request. The stranger oc-
cupied his seat quietly until the cdsnicI, having
conclu luded his work, entered the vault 10 lock up
the money and books. When he turned 10 leave
the vault he gazed into brace OF revolVers leN-
Filed at his head by the neuTalsic stranger, WHO
cnolIv requested him 10 hand over $4,000 ON
penaity OF being imprisoned IN the vault Inc
cashier pareyed for time, but lndlng himself
wholly at the mercy of the outlaw, with dcath
by sufocation in the vault as the only alternative
he handed over all the money III lhe Dig
cash drawer, amounting 10 apOuC S-,oVV,
The robber pOckcted the money, Locked tne lIohU
door of the bank, made his exit from the rear
door, locking ii after him. ana maze ms escapv,'
He neglected 10 take the front door KEY WIN
him and il was only a minute before the cashier
released himself and gave the alarm Ihe wnole
town turned out in search or the OutlaW, put ne
had made good his escape. 1elcgrams were scnl
bv the sheriff TO the authorities Of the surround
ing towns, informing them OF tne IoppvIs' Tnn TIn
asking them TO arrest all suspicious persons Inc
outlaw fed TO this place. hiieen mics as
tant from the scene of the robbery, where his
detection and tragic death followed