The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-09
Single Handed He Raids and Loots
q Bank in Columbus
Grove, Ohio.
Some Very Bad Workmanship
Exhibited in His Practice
on the Cashier.
A Farmer Who Was Coming In Fatally
Shot by tho Desperado-Ho Els
cnpes With $1,000.

LIMA, O., Aug. 8.-One of the boldest
bank robberies and murders ever perpe-
trated in this section of the country oc-
Cured this morning at Columbus Grove. q
town of about 2,OcO people, twelve miles
north of here. Cashier Maple had just
opened the Exchange bank and laid out
$1,000 near the cashiers window. At
about $3.50 man appeared at the door with
a revolver in each hand and Immediately
began shooting. Cashier Maple was
struck twice--once in the arm and
once in the right side. As he fell to the
floor an old farmer, named VIM. Vande-
bark, aged go. entered the door, having
come to get the money for some hogs he
had just sold. The robber turned and shot
him and he cannot recover.
A third man sat in the lobby of the bank,
paralyzed with fear. He was not molested.
The desperate then grabbed 81 200 in green
backs, showed them into the pockets of his
coat and darted out of the door, shouting,
I am second Jesse James," Quite a
crowd had been attracted by the shooting
but there was general scattering when the
wild-eyed murderer appeared on the street.
having gun in each hand and shooting in
discriminatory. One bystander named
Henry Buck was struck down by bullet
from the still smoking revolver.
The fellow ran to the outskirts of town
and disappeared. He is described as
short and heavy set, with full face
and small black mustache. He ap-
peared to be about 30 or 35 years
lied and started in pursuit and another
posse started from West Cairo, while at the
same time the sheriff and chief of police
were organizing an armed band here to as-
sist in the search. If found the fellow will
be shot down like dog 1t is thought that
necessarily fatal. Vandebark who WAS fatally
shot, ia prosperous farmer in Union town.
ship. He leaves a large family.
! Cashier Naples makes statement as
follows: 1.-TWO men were in the bank, my
self and A. G. Syfert. was at my wicket
with smooth face came in. He walked uI
to the wicket and pointing his revolver al
me said, j want your money ! thought il
was owe of the town boys making sport
because of so much show of firearms, ant
made a reply of some kind in that line
whereupon he blazed away. The first sho
gave me wound in the side, thu
third snot missed. | then grabbed
my revolver, which only had one load in it
and fired. l shot too high, however. ane
missed. The robber started out and me-
William Vandemark, who was just coming
in. He shot once at him, once up a stair
way in the hall where nobody was, once g.
: a man driving by in wagon. and the1
started back into the bank. l was by thi.
time standing by the cellar way. l helc
him at bay with my draw1
revolver until he saw l could not shoot
when he blazed away twice making eight
shots fired in all. l lodged into the cellar
way for protection and with the door partly
open saw the fellow reach behind the scree1
and take all the money there he could reach
amounting as near as can guess, to s., 200
and deliberately put it in his pocket ane
walk out"
Mr.. Vandemark says he was entering thu
bank when the fellow came towards him
flourishing two revolvers. He shot once
then turned back into the bank. Mr.
Vandemark was assisted to DOCTORS Office
by his son and while there saw the robbie
tearing his way through the streets. b.
means of drawn revolvers and disappear a
railroad crossing some distance dowl
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