The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-08-12
DESPERATE DEED
Of a Daring Bank Robber at Co.
lumbus Grove, 0.
HE SHOOTS THE CASHIER,
Murders a DepositOr, Grabs Sl,5Oo and
Makes Good His Escape,
A rIyTpn WITHIN AnnEn
HE SHOOTS THE cAsHIEF
A THIRD VICTIM ADDED

To His List In the Person OF q Bystander
Who Attempted to Check His Flight
Large Reward offered for His Capture.
LIMA, o., Aug. 10.-A most daring
robbery occurred at Columbus Grove
Saturday. Cashier I. j. Maple was
just opening the Exchange bank when
a stranger entered. the door and fired
two shots at the cashier, who fell
wounded in the arm and right side. A
farmer named William Vandemark,
who was in the bank, was shot The
desperate then grabbed 81, 500 in money
from the counter and left the bank.
shouting as he ran: 81 am a second
Jesse James" Rushing down the
street he eluded his pursuers and fred
n bullet into Henry Buck, a bystander,
and made good his escape. He was q
short, heavy set man, with black
alpaca cap, black sack coat, blue pants
and no vest.
Cashier Maple had opened the bank
few minutes before the usual time In
order to accommodate Vandemark, who
wanted check cashed and who lived
some distsnce in the country and wished
to get home. Mr.. Maple had opened
the bank vault and was placing the cur
rency on the counter, which is protected
by wire screen, when the robber en-
tered. Vandemark was standing out
side Of the counter, directly in front OF
the door. As the bandit came in he
drew two heavy revolvers and leyeling
them at Maple ordered him to hold up
his hands. Maple lodged down behind
the counter and Vandemark, Of whom
the robber had taken no notice, sprang
towards the door, probably with the in
.tention Of giving an alarm. As he did
so, the man wheeled and fred, fatally
wounding him BY this time Maple
had recovered from his first fright and
was attempting TO close the door OF the
vault when the robber fred twice at
him, both shots taking effect one in
the arm and one In the right side near
the hip Maple fell TO the floor and the
robber ran behind the counter and
seized 81, 500 which Maple had been un-
able to replace In the safe.
A crowd had begun to gather, at
tracted by the shooting, but the bandit,
fourishing hisrevolvers, sprang through
It and dashed down the street Henry
Buck had run up side street on hear
ing the commotion and reached Main
street just as the murderer came along.
Evidently thinking Bucks purpose was
TO stop him. the man fred at him,
hitting him in the leg. Other passers-
by kept out Of the way and the man
made his way TO the woods at the edge
of town, whore he disappeared A
posse was quickly got together and is
now securing the woods In the vicinity.
COLUMBUS GROVE, o.. Aug. 10. EARLY
Sunday morning the men in pursuit Of
the fugitive bank robber aud now mur-
derer, were awake and resumed the
chase Of the criminal William vande-
mark died at o'clock Sunday morning
and by his death new zest was given TO
the man-hunters and stronger deter
mihation that he should be taken dead
or alive. Word was received that he
had been traced 10 q small area near
Beaver Dam, small village eleven
miles south Of this place, and TO that
point everybody that could get vehicle
went At II o'clock joint meeting was
held between the president Of the board
Of county commissioners Of Putnam
county, the mayor and council Of this
village, and the president Of the Ex-
change bank and reward was agreed
upon and In offered as follows
The county offers $500, municipality
$3.50 and the bank sso0. besides this a
subscription paper has been started
among the people, which in connection
with the Official amount offered aggre-
gates considerably above $1,000 Police.
men from neighboring cities and several
experienced detectives have Joined in
the chase and there is every indication
that the fugitive will soon be In the
tolls
II Is now said that the desperate Il
beyond reach and II is questionable II
he is ever caught ut all After the
chase was given up Saturday night, the
man stopped with some laborers build
ing a pipe line about two miles east oi
Beaver Dam at the crossing Of the LAX,
Erie railroad. one mile west OF Bluffton
He went into q pasture and stole {
black mare at o'clock Sunday morn
ing, four miles east OF Button. Hs
followed farmer and his family hom,
who had been attending show and
with his revolver compelled them to ge
him a meal
The stolen horse was tied to th'
branches Of a tree by rope halter dur
ing his stay at this place and an at
tempt was made TO buy buggy ant
harness or even bride from tn,
farmer, but the attempt was In vain.
Is highly probable that the hunted maj
has rode his horse into Findlay, jumpet
q train and is by this time far away.
II was almost noon Sunday befor
the theft Of the horse was discovered
and much later when the direction
taken was learned Hundreds OF mel
were in the chase and the time was al
spent beating about the bushes from
which the bird had flown.
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Aeronant Killed.