Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-28
ATTEMPTED TO ROB A BANK.
Three Men Make Daring Daylight Raid
at Valparaiso
FolLED BY TWO DETERMINED MEN.
Mr.. johnson Shot " hilc T.. ghting thr,
Robbers Two OF the Men
Make Their Escape
One Captured.

VALPARAISO. Neb., April 2T-[Spccial Tele-
gram to THE BEE. A daring attempt to
raid the Oak Greek Valley bank was made
this afternoon about $3.50 o'clock Three
strangers drove up behind the building, tied
their team, which was attached to a buggy,
and entered the bank, 10 which were Mr..
Chamberlain, the cashier, and II. k John
son, who has an Office in one corner MIR.
Johnson's suspicious were aroused at once
by the appearance and actions OF the men,
one of whom engaged Mr. Chamberlain's at-
tention while another commenced speakingto
MIR. johnson, the third, who carried a grain
sack under his arm, standing between the
others.
Mr.. johnson saw this third one give q
signal to the one nearest to him. who imme-
diately drew revolver, but Mr.. johnson
sprang to one side and closed door opening
behind the counter, and then ran back to q
cash drawer, which he had taken the pre-
caution to open while talking to the man, and
pulled out revolver He snapped the
weapon several times at the man with re-
volvcr and received one shot in return. Had
the bullet been half an inch closer it would
have killed MIR. johnson, but as it was 1t
plowed furrow across the back Of his neck.
Meanwhile the one who was talking to Mr..
Chamberlain at the signal covered the cashier
with n revolver and he lodged under the
counter. Crawling several steps to one side
he grabbed his revolver, but by this time the
scoundrels, finding it was to be too hot for
them, had skipped.
Two of the men ran around the corner
to where their team was hitched Jumped In
and drove off to the northeast, leaving the
third man behind The latter seemed to
have been bewildered and ran away from the
team.
Several minutes elapsed before the town
could be alarmed, but as the would-be rob-
bel; who was fleeing on foot, lost several
minutes by running into bend in the creek
where he found his way blocked by water,
and as he made several attempts before get
ting across, posse was ready us
soon as he appeared on the other side.
The crowd gave chase and caught up with
him about half mile northeast of town. He
fired several shots at them as they drew near
but as several guns were brought to bear
upon him, he threw up his hands and was
escorted back to town in no very gentle
manner aud lodged in Jail, which is under
guard.
So quickly was the thing done, and there
being no one on the street nearer than one
block from tho bank, that the men
who escaped with the team slipped out
of sight before any one seemed to
notice them. The only persons who saw
them were Mrs. Smith, who lives just back
of the bank ROOM and hotel girl who saw
them drive away before the alarm was
sounded.
Parties coming IN late report tracing the
outfit to point about three miles south Of
Weston, whore they were going east, but as
it was getting too dark to follow them the
pursuit was given up. Telegrams have been
sent out and hopes are entertained that the
robbers will soon be captured.
Fears are entertained that Mr.. JohLson's
wound is more serious than was first sup
posed, as the ball has not been found, and
perhaps is still in the wound.
Receipts given by firms at Eagle to Jessie
Rudy were found in the captured mans
pockets, and he acknowledges that that is his
name, and says he lives between Greenwood
and Eagle in Cass county, and that he has
never been in such work before. His hands
show signs of hard work.
The men who escaped We're driving one
gray and one bay horse hitched to covered
buggy with side curtains.