The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-09
"a SECOND JESSE JAMES"
A Bold Bank Robbery at Columbus
Grove, Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Aug. ga special to the
Evening Dispatch from Lima, Ohio, says
One of the boldest bank robberies
ever perpetrated in this sectien of
country occurred this morning at Columbus
Grove, a town of about 1900 inhabitants,
twelve miles north from here. Cashier Ma
pie had just opened the Exchange Bank and
laid out 5000 near the cashiers window.
About go o'clock man appeared in tue
door with revolver in each hand. He I'M
mediately 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. William Vandemarl, aged 60.
entered the door, having come to get none Y
Tor some hogs he had just sold. The robber
turned and shot him. A third man sat
iu the lobby of the bank paralyZed with
fear. He was not m0leSted.
The desperate then grabbed $3.50 in
greenoackS, showed them into the pockets
OF his coat and darted out OF the door,
shouting " Pm second Jesse James,"
Quite crowd had been attracted by the
shooting but there was scattering when the
Wild d-eyed desperad0 appeared onrhe street,
having pistol in each hand and shooting
lndiscrimnately. One of the bystandors,
Henry Buck, was struck down by bullet
from one of the revolverS.
Ihe fellow ran TO the outskirts of the
town and disappeared
The desperate is described as short and
heavy set, with full face and small black
mustache. de appeared to be about thirty
or thlrty-ive years old.
A posse was quickly organized and started
in pursuit. Another posse started from
West Cairo. All this time the Sheriff and
Chief of Police were organizing an armed
band here to assist in the search.
1t Is thought the wounds of Maple and
BUCK are not necessarily fatal.
A Dig reward is offered for the capture of
the villain.
TOLEDO, Aug. S.-The Blade special from
Columbus Grove gives Cashier Naples
statement as follows: There were two
men in the bank, myself and A. c. Syfert.
who was at the wicket renewing notes,
when boyisli-looking fellow with a smooth
face came in. He walked up to the wicket,
your money l thought it was one of the
town boys making sport, because OF so much
show of firearms, and made a reply of some
kind in that line, whereuDon ne blazed
away. The first shot gave me wound in
the side, the second one in my arm and the
in it. and fired. 1 shot too high.
however, and missed. The robber
started out and met William Vandemark
coming in. He shot once at him, once and
up the stairway in the hall where nobody
was. and once at man driving by in u
wagon, and then started back into the bank.
was by this time standing by the cellar
way. held him at bay with my drawn re-
yolver until he saw / could not shoot,
when lie blaZcd away twice making
eight shots fired in all. / lodged in the eel
lar-way Tor protection, and with the door
partly open saw the fellow reach behind
the screen and take all the money there he
could reach, amounting, as near as can
guess, 10 $500, and he deliberately put it in
his poke. and walked out" After this the
fellow went to the p, A. and w. depot,
where two rlen undertook to stop him. But
he cleared his way by promptly drawing his
revolver. Maple is in no danger unless
blood-poisoning sets in.
LIMA (Ohio), Aug. Sat IL o'clock to-
night the Columbus Grove bank rebber
was still at large, and the chase has been
abandoned until daylight. The desperate
Is known to be alone and on foot. Nearly
the whole population of the northern part
OF the county are assisting in the hunt for
him, and 1t Is not thought he will be able to
escape.
William Vandemark, the farmer whom
the burglar shot, cannot recover. it is
feared. Cashier Maple will recover. The
robber had been in Columbus Grove day
or two before the robbery, claiming to be a
sllk-hat mender.
Mr.. Vandemark says he was entering the
bank when the fellow came toward him
hourishing two revolvers. He shot once
ana then turned back into the bank. Mr..
Nandemark was assisted to the doctors
Office by his son, and while there saw the
roboer tearing his way through the streets
by means of drawn revolvers aud disappear
at the railroad crossing some distance down
the street.