The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-05
THE LOOTED Ell RENO BANK
MAKES AN ASSIGNMENT.
TIE LOSS GREATER THAN REPORInl
It Is Not Likely That the Assignment
VIII De Permanent and 1t Is Believed
DepOsitors VIII Lose Nothing
Hardly Any Doubt That the
Dalton Gang Did the job
The Pursuit.

Ell RENO, Ok, July 9s.-A courier
brought in the intelligence this morn
ing that the fleeing bank robbers
passed near Pauls valley, in the
Chickasaw nation, going in south
westerly direction. They were far
enough in advance of the pursuing
posse to supply themselves with fresh
horses and were going at a sw'02 'ug
gallop seen northwest of PauPs
valley.
Deputy United States Marshal Prater
with his posse is still in pursuit, hav-
ing stuck to the trail all night, but the
pursuers are losing ground becaus e
their horses are jaded from the long
run.
The description given by Mrs. Saw
yer, the cashier, of the first of the
two robbers who entered the bank
tallies very closely with that of the
bandit leader, Bob Dalton, and it is
said that confederates were stationed
at points on the streets around the
bank.
Three Pinkertons, who were in Ok
lahoma City when notice was wired to
President Sawyer at that place of the
robbery, were put on the trail and are
in pursuit well mounted and armed.
A posse has been sent to watch the
home of the Daltons' mother on a
claim three miles southeast of King
fisher.
The report comes from farmers liv-
ing in the vicinity of the Dalton home
that two men were seen to leave Mrs.
Dalton's house late Tuesday evening,
riding bay horses and going in the
direction of FL Reno. There is good
ground for the belief that the
robbers were hiding at Mrs.
Dalton's home, and that confederate
located in III Reno went out there
Tuesday afternoon with the informa-
tion that Sawyer was absent in Okla
homa City and that early the next
morning Mrs Sawyer would be alone
in the bank. To divert suspicion and
leave the inference that the robbery
had been committed by men who hal
lived in Ell Reno and were a.
quainted with the surroundings
and the interior workings and
management of the bank, the robbers
went to Hughes & Co. s hardware
store, two doors from the bank, and
purchased large 4j-caliber revolver
and while escaping, and before they
had gone block, dropped it at con
spicuous place in the street, so il
would be found directly after the
alarm should be sounded.
1t is not known yet how much the
robbers secured but it is believed thai
the amount is much larger than al
first reported.
Many attachments were issued by
the small depositors but before any
of them could be served Mr.. Sawyer
made temporary assignment in favor
of c. l.. Severy of the law firm o
Baxter e Severy. Mr.. Sawyer has de
clined all local aid and the rumor is
out this morning that capitalists il
Lawrence Kan, and Kansas City hav,
proffered financial aid. Another ru
NOR is in circulation that parties il
Norman, Ok. have wired inquiring j.
the bank can be bought.
There is reason to believe the rob
berry left the bank in pretty tigh
place and if the attachments had beer
served the institutions business would
have become so dem oralized that i
would have taken months to straighter
it out. There are two other strong
banks in FL Reno.