The Red Cloud chief., 1890-03-07
. ROBBERS FATE
8o Receives Two Loads Of Duck.
shot In laio Chest

Ne Receives TWO Loads Of Buck
shot In His Chest
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ssse Esestes sssVsesss ed Ne \
sSssdiiy fssppsA $50
Killed.
MGRipgS. Kan, March 1.-"I an Q
slIckes" wsre the words with which Q
stranger greeted Night Telegraph Oper.
stoe Taylor, Of this plscs, ~ ii.so
o'clock Saturday night prior 10 asking
Tho usual question u 70 tho time the
norning train would b due for Atch.
isoa.
jDeing somewhat surprised at this m.
usual gruf and uncsiiedrf for remark,
Taylor scrutinixcd tho man before him
nor closely than no would have other.
wise done and at nee recognised from
the description sent out BY wire no less
. person than the outlaw who Just ave
hours bcforo had entered tho bank Of
Hicks, Oophart q Co., Of Valley Falls,
M At the point Of two rcvolvers com.
pelIcd Cashier Coen TO hand over the
cash be was then In the oct Of puttiag
IN the safo prior to closing the bank for
the day.
After being informed % TO the train
tsmo tho mans next interrogatory was
whcro no might lind . hotel To remain
over night, and. upon being informed.
no wont direct 70 the hotel and request.
ed the landlord 70 have him . bed pre-
pared and 10 bc called for tho train 60
Ing 70 AtoLison ~ I've o'clock In The
morning.
Upon tho departure OF tho ''slickep,"
- no termed himself. Taylor informed
tho authoritics at Valley Fails Of his
discovery and requested that they come
and make tho arrest
Ohlccrs Shire and Summcrhcld arrived
In duo season and arrangements were
madc with tho hotel people TO awake
tholr much sought after guest and bring
him Into tho hotel Office, where Mcri.
dsn's city marshal and two deputies
from Valley Falls wero stationed i'm.
mcdiatcly.
Upon tho entrance OF the unknown
two shotguns loaded with buckshot were
lcvelcd ut his head. and no was com.
manded to hold up his hands and sur
render. but 70 tho officers surprise no
never faltcrcd, but on tho contrary I'D.
vanccd with bold determination, reached
both hands toward his outside coat
pockets and ~cndcavorcd to get posses-
sion OF the revolvcrs no held In tho face
OF CashicrCOen when no compelled him 70
hand over his cash. This time tho out
law was not 80 fortunate a. before, for
Ut this moment both deputies emptied
tho contents OF thcir guns into his Ghost,
and no fell dead In his tracks.
About ", 500 was found upon his per.
son. mOstO VI II concealed In his boota
Two 500 packages OF currency were
found with the cashiers noting on tho
wrappers.
From = registered receipt dated st
Burlington. Kan, Il IL believsd tho fol.
lows namc was Robertson. and that the
money was payable to one u. y. Smith
atOttawa, Kan, supposed u DO an alias.
His watch was marked r." and q two.
foot rule tho same.
Tho dead desperate was . fect II
inches tall. weighed about 1850 pounds,
had light complexion, light hair and
eyes and . small blonde muatachs.
The body will be hold hero until Tucs-
day when, II not identified and taken in
charge OF by his friends, Il will DO buried
herc BY tho county.
Yesterday . coroncr's inquest was
hold before Justice Frazier. and tho fol.
lowing verdict was rendered.
Atal0 NJ knnaaa .1aM.eaou Nro.s- a. a.
lnQulstt'on holden 1t M~riden, In JeGf~rsoa
County. ON the bOdy Of nm unknowu psrvun
there lying dead. by the Jurors whose names
ars hcrvsntO subscribed. The said inross,
their oath. do cay that the dead body
e 20 10 'destifled ~ THAI u the robsss Of tho
ley Fails, xAn, on March /, i-so,
and killed ~ n aan.hcs woasd while
attempting 70 escape arrest as hcslden.
Kan. IN apprchcniihs him 40 said rob.
her. We anu that said killing Waa lawful
and iustlasbie In every rc.pect. We further
md that said death vss not ~fcloaIous. In
testimony whereof The sa,d jurors have
hercunto set their hands, the day aMd yesP
here below written. March :. issh Abraham
MOstcr. foreman; UObcrt smith, George W.
Potts. Nathan Glenn. George A. smith aud
d. u. vrasiSr. Justice VI tue peace. acting
coroner.
The man was identified a. the robbsr
beyond all question.
STORY " rilr n0RurIV.
VALLEY FALiA Kan, March a-Cash.
Ter Cocn OF the bank Of Hicks. Gcphart
a Co. yesterday told the story OF tho
bold robbery In detail. lie said that
about ioa. o'clock Saturday while he
WAS slonc at work a supposed farmer
with . rcd handkerchief over his isce
entered the banls and stated that no
was suffering terribly with neuralgia
and that he wished to remain there un.
TIL DIR, t;ephart should come Ia, m no
needed some treatment and Gcphart
was his physician. lie took . scat BY
the stove and waited thcro until ak
o'clock. II being Saturday and the 6rss
Of tho month the cashier WAS very busy
and did not lock w early.
A. six o'clock the cashier closed up
his business and wss placing tho money
In thu vault when tbs thief appeared 81
the vault door with two revo!vers and
demanded that the cashier pay him Si0,.
0o0. and said that 10 proposed % lock