Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-03
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 FROM ALL QUARTERS. IA BOLD ROBBER SHOT. Four Thousand Dollars &c.,
 cured From A Bank. . TWO MEN BURNED ;! TO DEATH. Progress Made. By The South American Delegates. CANADA WANTS TO BECOME FREE. Cold Weather And Snow
 In The South.
TWO MEN BURNED TO DEATH.
CANADA WANTS TO BECOME FREE.
A DARING ROBBERY.

A Cashier ssHeld Ups, In . Kansas
 Town.The Robber Neatly Trapped
 by Telegraph Operator-Police
 officers Find Him in . H0tel-Com-
 manded to Throw up He Arms
 Death the Result of Ills Refusal-
 rOnerss Jury.
 VALLEY FALLS, Kan., March 2.-A masked man entered Hichs and Gopphard's bank yesterday afternoon; ''held up' the cashier with two revolvers and robbed the bank of $4,O00. The rehber was dressed like farmer and had his face bound up in flannel. Before the cashier had handed him his money he had asked permission to go be- hind the railing where there was stove, as he had severe toothache and thought the heat would mitigate it. The cashier granted the request and the robber passed behind the rail. Once there he took his revolver and covering the cashier with 1t directed him to leave the building. The cashier left. The robber then locked the door, secured the booty and escaped, though closely pursued by citizens to whom the cashier had given the alarm.
 MER1DEN, Kan, March 2.-sI'm slick 'un." Telegraph Operator Taylor heard those words addressed to him by stranger last night while he was receiving messages at the railway station. He paid no attention to the remark until he had completed the mes- sage which read as follows: AG aicEs % Gepphara's % bank % robbed this evening of oo9; r95ber % in unknown DescriptiSn as folioMs: feet Snss; eievea ta % medium '' weight ''0' e n'
 The operator looked up and nearly lost his breath when he saw standing before him the man described in the dispatch. He did not reveal the fact of the recognition. but merely agreed with the stranger that he yves . ''slicker." The stranger inquired the time where he could put up. The operator di- rected him to hotel, where the ''slicker' took room without registering, requesting that he be called at 5 o'clock in the morning. Local Police Officers Smith and Summer. field who had also received instructions from Valley Falls to arrest any suspect were in. formed by the operator of the presence oi selves with Winchesters they went to the hotel, waited under ''the slick un's" window until twelve o'clock and then going to the office acquainted the proprietor with their in tention to arrest his guest. A bell boy wal sent to the strangers room with message that it was time to get up to catch tho ! Atchison train. When the stranger de | soended to the office he was confronted with | by the police officers with Winchester riflel pointed squarely at his breast. H' never quivered but looked inquirinely around. "Throw up your hands," Off cer Smith said. The stranger seemed to real ize his situation then but instead of obeying he thrust hand in either sid' pocket of his overcoat to draw his revolvers Winchestsrs were discharged instantly at nil breast. The stranger fell dead with one bull let through his heart and another througl the right lung.
 The coroner was notified and before noor the verdict was returned exonerating tn
 officers of any criminality, self-defense be ing their excuse. A search of the outlaw
 body was made and the stolen money recov
 cred. In his boots were found two packages
 of Rreenbacks of $500 each. The balance O
 the money had been distributed among hil
 various pockets. Tho outlaw was positivel,
 identified, from registered receipt dated a
 Burlington, Kan. as one Robertson. Tn
 money receipted for had been payable to on' | R. O. Smith at Ottawa, Kan.