Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
BOLD BANK ROBBERY At DELTA.
CASHIER A. T. eLAcHLy KILLED.
After the Robbers Secure $1,000 T~"
of Them Are Shot to Death by
w. X. simpson, MsT-
chant.

Delta was the scene Of q terrible tragedy
on the 7th as the result OF daring h'txmp'
TO rob tho Farmers and Merchants Bank.
About 10 O'Clock In the morning three men
rode up to the rear OF the bank ana dls-
mounted. Ono man was LEFT holding the
horses while the other Two entered the panK
by the front door. Only the cashier and as
sistant cashier, Mr.. A. T. Blachly and Mr.. IL
Ii. wolbert, were In the bank. Both the
cashier and assistant cashier went to the front
to wait on the men when they were covered
by rcyolyers and told to throw up their
hands. Mr. Blachly yelled loudly once and
was told II he repeated 1t he would be sno''
Mr.. Blachly yelled the second time, when the
robbcr covering him shot, the ball entering
Mr.. Blachly's neck on the right side, Just
under the enr and coming out at the top OF
the head.
The robbers climbed over the partition and
seized what money they could IND on tne
desk and made a dash for liberty through the
back door Of the bank While tho robbers
were climbing over the partition Mr.. VOL
bert got hold OF his gun, but before he eouio
use 1t he was again covered BY tie robbers
and ordered to throw tho gun away which he
did
On getting out Of the bank the robbers ran
dead run down the alley toward the Gunni-
son river. When the shot was fired that
killed Mr.. Blachly, the cry was raised on the
streets that there was hold-up going on, and
there was a general hunt for guns
Mr.. w Ray Simpson, hardware mer'
chant, Just across the street from the bank,
got hold of his A Sharp's rifle and started up
Third street toward the alley and just got to
the corner Of Third and Main streets as the
robbers crossed the street half q block away.
He took shot at one Of the robbers and hit
him in the head, knocking the entire top OF
his head Of Mr.. Simpson then ran to the
alley and shot at the robbers twice. killing \
horse and rider both hitting the man In the
head. Tho horse and man, when Killed, were
over block away from Mr.. Simpson. The
third robber turned across lots TO the Gunni-
SON river, which he crossed and started on
the road To Grand Junction.
About fifteen minutes after thiE occurred q
strong posse, well armed and mounted, started
In pursuit of the third man and, from ac-
counts brought In by raEchmen living down
the river, they were In close pursuit, but rs
he Is well mounted there 10 not much hope
Of their overtaking him.
The robbery was evidently planned some time
ago, as the gang who did 10 have been lying
around here for four or five days. No ono
knows anything about them, only that they
put up at the best hotels while here, two OF
them registering under the names of James q.
Bradley and Clarence Bradley. These two
men were the ones shot, and arc evidently
brothers, and were the ones who did the rob-
bling and shooting.
About 81 600 was taken by tho robbers and
$500 or 5000 was recovered from their dead
bodies and where they had dropped 1t in their
flight.
The two dead robbers are at the undertak-
ing establishment of Gale Brothers and the
oldest one has been identified by parties who
lived In Telluride at the time as one OF the
gang who held up the bank In that town four
years ago. The horse ridden By Clarence
Bradley and shot during the melee, has been
identified as one Of the horses ridden by the
robbers In Telluride.
No papers were found on the bodies that
will lead to their Identification. A reward OF
$500 has been offered for the capture OF the
third robber.
Cashier Blachly was an old citizen OF the
Western Slope. He was 40 years old and
leaves wife and seven children.