Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-11-17
Milton Bank Robbed.

Milton Bank Robbed.
WALIA WAULA, Nov. 13.-Three men
this afternoon robbed the BANK of Mil
ton, small town Of Oregon 10 miles
south of Walla Walla and attempted to
murder A. Hopson, president OF the
bank
At o'clock three men mounted on
horses rode up to The bank and dis
mounted. One held the horses while
the other two stepped into the bank and
advanced to the cashiers window. In
the bank Al the time were President A.
Hopson, Cashier N, A. Davis and Assis-
tant Cashier w. Hopson. The cashier
was busy counting money when the men
came in and paid no attention to them.
As soon as the men reached the win
dow they drew their pistols and one of
them fired two shots so close to the
cashier that he was felled to the floor by
the conclusion. The bullets struck
President Hopson, one entering the left
side and the other passing through his
right arm. The men then demanded
money Of Assistant Cashier Hopson, and
he handed out the cashiers tray, con
tanning $994G5. The robbers backed
out of the door, keeping their pistols
leyeled at the men in the bank. Upon
reaching the sidewalk they mounted
their horses and sped away.
At the time of tt robbery there were
but few people on the street. When
the robbers rode up to the bank they
attracted but little attention, but as
soon as the pistol shots were hea I'd
large crowd was attracted and as they
came running to the bank the robbers
were seen to mount their, horses and ride
away.
President Hopson was removed to a
drug store across the street aud medical
assistance secured. His wounds were
pronounced not fatal.
A mounted posse was Immediately or
ganized by Deputy Sheriff Richie and
within ID minutes after the robbery
started after the thieves The men were
tracked to Dry Creek, several miles west
of Milton, when, owing to tbs dense fog,
all trace of them was lost Another
posse was organized and started for the
Blue mountains. A posse was organized
at Wallula, this county, for watching
the crossing of the Columbia river there
1t is supported the men are making that
way. Parties resembling the robbers
have been seen about Milton, Weston
and Athena for the past week. 1t is
thought they had been planning to make
an attack on the banks of each town.
Monday they had their horses sharply
shod in a blacksmith shop at Milton
and when they mounted rode up to the
bank. A man in Milton stated to the
officials this evening that he identified
one OF the men as one of the McCarthys,
who were implicated in the Roslyn bank
robbery.
The robbery is not much of a sur
prise to the officers Of this city and
county. For several months the off.
GERS have been warned that armed men
were near the city, 1t was supposed for
the purpose of robbing the banks here,
During September a man and woman
camped at Mill creek, IL miles from this
city, They had several horses ard a
large amount Of ammunition. They
went about heavily armed, which caused
much excitement among the campers
from the city along the creek. The
woman, who was called a female cow
puncher,' was frequently seen in the
city at night attired in a mans clothes.
Each night the man and woman went
down the creek toward the city and re-
turned at an early hour in the morning.
A detective visited the camp and found
the woman was named Reed. Her com
panion was Bill Roby, stepson of the
noted Hank Vaughn and a relative o. the
McCartys. September 8 the man and
woman broke camp, since which time
the officers have found 40 trace OF them
1t is supposed one of the Milton rob
bers was Roby.
MILTON BANDITS AT BAY.