The sun., 1891-08-09
MURDER IN BANK ROBBERY.
A DESPERATE KILLS ONE MAN AND
WOUNDS TWO OTHERS.

He Declared Himself Second Jesse
james and Took Possession OF = Bank
In Coiumbns Grove. Ohio. wouuding che
Cashier, killing = Farmer Who Came
In, OvernwlnE . Strong Mon In the
Room, and Then woundIng = Spectator
md Terrorixing the Crowd that Col.
Iected-He Seized $1,000 In Money aaA
Esoaped-Crowds Searchins for Him.
LIMA, O., Aug ga daredevil OF the Jesse
james order entered tho Keystone Bank at
Columbus Grove. smnll town near here,
about . ocll ok to-day anil shot tho cashier
and another man. terrorized the whole town.
and escaped with $1,000 that he took from the
bank.
The man Is descril ed as about 8 feet inches
tall. Of heavy build. with full face and small
black nous ache. He wore a black alpaca
skull CAP long alpaca sack coat, blue striped
trousers and no vest.
He appeared t. be about 35 years old. He
jumped Off freight train this morning. and
going to the hardware store Of John Crawford
asked TO see some rovovers
lie selected two and asked tho storekeoper
to load them. When Mr.. Crawford had done
so his customer coolly pointed the pistols at
his head and said:
"Ill pay you in cold lead II you want me to-"
He then left the store and went to the Keys
stono Bank nearby. T. j. Maple is cashier.
Ho had opened the hank as usual ia
the morning. Being Saturday a heavy
business was expected. and he had
taken out $1,000 In Rreenbacks and
had placed them near the paying teller's win
dow. To protect money lying on the counter
pla'e elnss about two feet high runs around
the top OF the desk.
Sitting on n chair in the lobby was o. L.
syford. a big. strong man. and courageous,
His chair wnS tilted back. and he was chatting
with the cashier. who was not yet busy,
Suddenly IA man entered the bank In each
hand he fouri he'd revolver. He cast his
eyes wildly about the room. and without Q
word began shooting.
The first ball flew harmless .lv through the
air and lodged In the wall above tho cashiers
head.
before Mr.. Maple could make . move to %.
cure the revolver that was always kept In his
desk for such an emergency a second shoS
shattered the bones Of his right arm.
Another shot followed. and the cashier fell
from his chair pierced in tho right side. Turn-
ing to Syford tho desperate spoke for tho first
time. and in foul language ordered him not to
stir or he would meet similar fate.
At this juncture William Vandemark ap-
peared on the scene. He was a prominent
driven into town this morning with sonle hogs
and received u check on tho bank for his
money.
The desperate man without a word faced the
! old farmer and leveled his revolver. Tho uns
| fortunate victim had turned half way around
| when the ruffian fired.
| The bail struck him in the side Just above
the thigh. and passed aim ost through his body.
| He fell blceiing and senseless. Still Syford
sat Mortified and spellbound.
This evening vandemark ded. With his re.
volvers the robbcr broke the plate Rlaes,
and showing his arm through tho
| ragged aperture raked up all the mohey
amounting to about 81 200 and thrust It into
| the side pocket OF his long sack coat By this
time several people had been attracted By
the sounds OF the shots. Tho desperadd
realized that it was tine for him to be moving,
Again trantshing his revolvsrs he dashed
out on the street. There was wild scattering
| on the part Of the people.
| No one was looking for thieves and murder-
| ers and there was not wenron Ia the OVID,
| Ono Door fellow failed 10 get out OF the way IN
time.
Henry Buck fell pierced BY ball from the
revolver that already scored two victims. The
| robber nred several times and shouted:
I'm n second Jesse james,"
| The fellow ran down an alley and was last
seen disappearing into big cornf1eld al the
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