Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-03
BANK ROBBED.
The Little Town of Corder, Mo-,
Raided-
TWO MASKED MEN DO THE WORK.
The Cashier Forced to Give Up the ''stuR''
Flight and Pursuit of the Robbers
Ono Captured, Hanged and
Riddled.

CoRDER, Mo-, Sept 1.-Two masked
men behind threatening revolvers
robbed the American bank of
this place of sG64 yesterday after
noon. They left on the backs of
horses on which they had made
their debut but it was only few min
utes until a posse was laundering down
upon their trail One was captured five
hours later, half of the stolen money
was returned, and now his corpse is
probably dangling in one of the hickory
groves of Lafayette county.
It was about 8 o'clock and Corder
was basking drowsily in the warm sun
light Few people were astir, and two
horsemen cantering down the main
street of the village attracted little at
tention. They halted in front of the
American bank, left the brides loosely
hanging on their horses necks, hur-
riedly covered their faces with masks
and strobe intoShe bank.
The bank of Corder is not preten-
tious concern. 1t is a branch of a big
ger establishment down the Chicago &
Alton. 1t has a cashier, however, and
when one of the masked men suddenly
presented his ugly visaged face at the
cashiers window the official was de-
cidedly uneasy, especially as he was
alone in the building.
We've got business with you," one
of the men said, and the second thrust
a revolvers muzzle into the cashiers
face. 1--WE want you to loosen up
Give US the stuff you've got about this
bank quick or We'll kill you"
The demand was linked with oaths
and the man with the revolver made
frequent threats to shoot.
The cashier was compelled to open
the safe and while one of the bandits
held him under cover of the revolver
the other scooped out the money into a
little canvas sack. He secured 1864 in
all kinds of money.
"We'l kill you if you say word un-
til we get away" shouted one of the
robbers into the cashiers ears as they
left the bank.
A moment more and they were gal
Looping down the country road from
Corder on the north. Even then none
knew of the robbery. The only group
of loungers to be seen anywhere in the
town was a block away from the bank
in front of a grocery store.
No sooner was the news of the rob-
kery spread about by the cashier than
the loungers became vigilantes. All
the principal citizens became enthused
in the pursuit of the bandits.
Not more than twenty miles from
Corder, one of the robbers was sur
rounded and captured. Half of the
stolen money was found on his person.
On account of the distance from this
place and the poor means of communi-
cation it is difficult to obtain at this
hour full and accurate details of the
capture.
1t is reported here that one of the
robbers was swinging to a limb and
that his body was riddled with bullets.
The men who left here threatened to
do this.
One of the men has been captured
without doubt He gave his name as
Andrew MurrelL He was taken in
charge by Deputy Sheriff c. w. Jack
son and City Marshal Dean, of COrder.
They were taking him toward Lexing-
ton, the county seat, when, so it is re-
ported here, they were met by a band
of citizens
The officers were Overpowered, so the
statement goes, and the outlaw taken
from them. A guard was left to care
for the officers and the desperate hur-
ried to the nearest wood, where he was
probably disposed of in short order.
This report cannot be verified, but it is
generally believed to be true.
Another determined posse is in full
pursuit of tn second robber, and his
capture is quest On of but a very few