Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-10
JESSE JAMES NO. 9.
Desperate Doings in a Commu.
nifty in Ohio.
A MURDER ANDAFUTILE MAN HUNT

Bank Cashier Badly Wounded. n Farmer
| Killed, and Another Man Given a Bull
| iet-The Story of a BOotless Hunt for
| the Observation-Disclosures Atrocity in Mis-
! sissippi-A Kansas Judge Threatened
with Observation-Disclosures with Tourhs
| at Carlyle, Ills.
| COLUMBUS GROVE, O., Aug. 10-Shortly
after O'Clock Saturday morning Cashier
I. j. Maple opened the Exchange bank
and laid out about 5000 near the cashiers
window. About $50 man appeared in
the door with revolver in each hand.
He Immediately began shooting. Cashier
Maple was struck twice, once in the arm
and once in the right side. As he fell to
the hoor, an old farmer, William Vande-
bark, aged CO. entered the door, having
come to get his money for some hogs he
had just sold The robber turned and
shot. The old man fell dead in his tracks.
A third man sat in the lobby of the bank
paralyzed with fear. He was not molest-
ed. The desperate then grabbed 81 300 in
greenbacks, showed them in the pockets of
| his sack coat, and darted out of the door
shouting, I'm a second Jesse James,
The Revolver Speaks Again.
| Quite crowd had been attracted by the
| sounds of the shots but there was a scat
tering when the wild eyed murderer ap-
peared on the street, having a gun in
either hand and shooting indiscriminately.
One of the bystanders, Henry Buck, failed
to get of the way fast enough and was
| struck down by bullet from the ra pidly-
speaking revolvers. The fel low ran to the
outskirts of the town and disappeared in a
| big cornfield. About 200 citizens Of this
place organized themselves into COM
pany and went in pursuit. The latest re-
| port was that the murderer was in the
vicinity of Rockport, about nine miles
| northeast OF Lima, and between Columbus
Grove and Bluffton. Several officers from
Lima and Bluffton and the citizens of
Beaver Dam and West Cairo were aroused.
The woods and cornfields were closely
watched and patroled.
The Bandit Only Seen Twice.
The search went on all day Saturday,
but only twice was the bandit seen, while
the pursuers Were always close at his
heels. From cornield to cornfield,
keeping himself clear of the eyes
of those who followed, and only APP
DCdIIus men refused TO IurtnAr
act because of burning thirst In the
intense heat of midday he was seen to go
into lonely and unoccupied cabin from
which he was driven by the farmhands,
who had not heard of the occurrence in
town. Again he came to a farm house for
drink, and gulped down two great tins
full Of water before stopping to take
breath. Then again taking up his flight
he sought the cornnelds as a city of ref
uge, from whose foliage he might gain on
his pursuers while being protected from
their sight. Only twice did he voluntar--
lily expose himself, and on each occasion
his pursuers fired npon him, but the dis
tance was too great, and he continued his
flight unframed.
The Trail Taken Up Yesterday.
The pursuit ended Saturday night after
the fleeing robber had made his way into
thick woods. Early yesterday morning
the trail was taken up. Word was re-
ceived by telegram that he had been traced
TO small area near Beaver Dam a small vii
lage eleven miles south of this place and to
that point every bod ywho could get a vehicle
went. At II o'clock a joint meeting was
held between the president of the board
of county commissioners of Putnam coun-
ty, the mayor and council of this village
and the president of the Exchange bank,
and a reward was agreed upon aggre-
eating over 1000. Policemen from the
forces of neighboriug cities aud
several experienced detectives went
TO work on the case.
The Desperate Steals Horse.
1t is now said that the desperate is be-
yond reach and it is questionable if he is
ever caught at all. After the chase was
given up Saturday night, the man stopped
with some laborers building pipe line
about two miles east of Beaver Dam and
at the crossing of the Lake Erie railroad
st point one mile west of Button, Ohio.
He went into pasture and stole black
mare at O'Clock yesterday morning four
miles east of Button. He followed
farmer and his family home who had been
attending show and with his ready re-
volver compelled them to get him meal
Poor Prospect of Catching Him.
The stolen horse was tied to the branches
of tree by rope halter during his stay
at this place and an attempt was made to
buy buggy and harness or even a bride
from the farmer. but the attempt was in
vain. 1t is highly probable that the hunt.
ed man has ridden his horse into Findlay.
jumped train and is by this time far
away. 1t was almost noon yesterday before
the theft of the horse was discovered and
much later when the direction taken was
learned. Hundreds of men were in the
chase yesterday where there were ten Sat
urday, and the time was all spent beating
about the bushes from which the bird had
flown