Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-09
A Buckeye Emulator of the
Missouri Bandit.
One of the B0ldest Bank Rob-
berries on Record.
Deliberate Murder Added to the
Crime of Thieving.
One Man Killed and Two Wounded by
the Desperate During His Effort
to Get Away With
the Cash.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
COLUMBUS, August S.-A special to the
Evening Dispatch from Lima, o., says
One of the boldest bank robberies and
murders ever perpetrated in this section
of the country occurred this morning at
ten miles north of here. Cashier Maple
had just opened the Exchange bank and
laid out $4,000 near the cashiers win
dow. About $50 man appeared in
the door with revolver in each hand.
He immediately began shooting. Cash
ier Maple was struck twice, once in the
arm and once in the right side. AS he
fell to the floor, an old farmer, William
Vandemark, aged so, entered the door,
having come to get money for some hogs
he had just sold. The robber turned
and shot him dead. A third man sat
in the lobby of the bank paralyzed with
fear. He was not molested.
JESSE JAMES THE SECOND.
The desperate then grabbed $500 in
greenbacks, showed them into the
pockets of his coat, and darted out of
the door shouting: Pm the second
jesse James!'
Quite crowd had been attracted by
the shouting, but there was scattering
when the wild-eyed murderer appeared
ON the street, having a gun in each hand
and shooting indiscriminately.
A bystander named Henry Buck was
struck by a bullet from revolver. The
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. He appeared to
be about 35 years old.
A POSSE IN PURSUIT.
A posse was quickly organized and
started in pursuit. Another posse
started from West Cairo, and all this
time the sheriff and chief of police were
organizing an armed band here to assist
in the search. If found the fellow will
be shot dead.
1t is thought the wounds of Maple and
Buck are not fatal. Vandemark, who
was killed, was a prosperous farmer in
Union township. He leaves large
family.
A big reward is offered for the capture
of the villain.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE ROBBERY.
LIMA, O., August S.-Another story OF
the robbery at Columbus Grove is as fol-
lows: This morning stranger entered
a hardware store adjoining the bank and
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them he presented the weapons at the
pay or that. He then entered the bank
and began shooting at the cashier, L. j..
Maple, whom he struck twice. The rob-
farmer attempted to stop him. The
wounded. The desperate then got into
The couple quickly escaped, and al
though searching parties came out in
every direction, the robbers have not
been captured.
CASHIER NAPLES STATEMENT.
TOLEDO, Ohio, August S.-A Blade
special from Columbus Grove gives
Cashier Naples statement as follows:
1.-TWO men were in the bank, myself and
A. G. Syfert, who was at my wicket re-
newing notes. A British-looking fellow
with smooth face came in. He walked
up to the wicket, and pointing a revolv-
er, said Il want your money |
thought it was one of the town boys
making sport, because ofso much show of
firearms, and made reply of some kind
in that line, whereupon he blazed away.
ro mi q nd IN n
side, the second one in my arm and the
third shot missed. 1 then grabbed my
revolver, which had only one load in it,
and fired. 1 shot 700 high, however,
and missed. The robber started out,
and met William Vandemark just COM
ing In. He shot once at him. Once up
the stairway, in the hall where nobody
was, he fred once at a man driving by
in a wagon, and then started back
into the bank. l was by this time
standing by the cellar way. l had him
at bay with my drawn revolver,
until he saw / could not shoot, when he
blazed away twice, making eight shots
fired in all. lodged into the cellar
way for protection, and with the door
partly open, saw the fellow reach be-
hind the screen and take all the money
he could reach, amounting to, as near
as can guess, 81 200, and deliberately
put it in his pocket and walk out.
After this the fellow went to the rail-
road depot, where two men undertook
to stop him, but he cleared his way by
promptly drawing his guns"
Maple is in no danger unless blood
poisoning sets in. Vandemark, one of
the most substantial farmers in the
vicinity, was struck by bullet on the
right side below the ribs and injured in
ternally. He cannot live.
ovERTAKEN AND KILLED.
CINCINNATI, August 8.-A special to
the Times-Star from Wapakton, Ohio,
says: Word has reached here by tele-
phone that the Columbus Grove bank
robber was overtaken in the woods and
shot to death.
OLD SOLDIERS SATISFIED.
(seD. NettletOu Thinks the Pen s1On Off ce