Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-28
HUNTED EN- DOWN
Outlaws Tackle a Bank at Wa.
verify, kas.
CITIZENS TURN OUT WITH GUNS

And the Coffeyville Fight Is Re-Enacted-
A Stern Chase Results in Which One
Citizen Is Killed and Two Farmers
wounded-A Hot Pursuit Well Prose-
cuted, En'ivened With Gun Play, Re-
suits in Bringing the Desperadoes to
Bay and Their Capture.
Fort SCoTT, Kas., Jan. 2s.-The little
town of Waverly, this state, on the Mis-
souri, Pacific and Santa Fe roads, was yes
terday afternoon the scene of daring bank
robbery almost as destructive to life and
fully as sensational as the recent and last
raid of the notorious Dalton gang at the
town of Coffeyville, where the three Dalton
boys met their tragic death At o'clock
in the afternoon, just after the funds of the
bank had been securely locked in the time
safe of the Bank of Waverly, two men
bearing the countenances of the desperate
characters they proved to be entered the
bank and leveled their Winchesters on
Cashier Duvall, at the same time order
ing him to hand out every cent in the vault.
They Paralyzed the Cashier.
The cashier, almost senseless from the
sudden precipitation of such a predica-
ment, informed them that the time lock
had just been set over the money, and
therefore he was helpless to comply with
their demand. They were, however, re-
luctant to believe him and it was with
difficulty that ne convinced them that what
he said was the truth. They then demand
ed the deposits which had been left after
the safe was closed. and the cashier gave
them $50, the entire amount availabl
While they were in the bank depositor en-
tered with a large amount of cash in his
hands, but q, the warning of the cashier he
fed.
Citizens to the Rescue.
The presence of the desperadoes thus be-
came known to many outside the bank
and posse of citizens armed with Win
chesters was immediately organized and
started for the bank Meantime the rob-
bers became alarmed and left the build
ing, fleeing down through an alley where
their horses had been left fresh and in
readiness for their escape J. A Engle-
man, laboring man who happened to be
passing the bank as they left 1t, started in
pursuit and began firing on them with a
revolver
One Victim of the Outlaws.
Anticipating a fight the two outlaws
turned on him and fired sending two balls
from their Winchestess through his body.
One penetrated his head and the other his
right breast, Instantly killing him. They
then mounted their horses and dashed out
of the alley into a remote street and, takiL z
a westerly direction, left the town. The
posse, more keenly incensed by the afro
cious murder of their fellow townsman,
followed in hot pursuit The miseral le
sleety weather was great impediment to
the rapid fight and the enraged citizens to
the number of twenty were in a few mo-
mentS within Winchester range
Two Farmers Reported Wounded.
Periodical firing was indulgel in, but
the robbers We're too sensitive Of tNcir dan
ger to spend time firing, and Squared III ,ir
animals Onward. After fearful ride of
twelve miles, during which the posse was
recruited 10y farmers along the route, they
reached the town of Lebo, their horses pX-
hausted. The two refugees entered barn
and opened fire on their pursuers, which
was returned from distance and kept up
for a time, but with no fatal effects, though
two farmers are reported severely wounded.
Surrender OF the Desperadoes.
The country for miles about was aroused
and the posse began to press in on the des
peradoes, who finally signified their sur
render by throwing their guns from the
barn. They were seized, taken back to
Waverly and placed in jail. 1t is quite
likely that they viii be mohbed