The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-30
EMULATE THE DALTONS.
"A BOLD BANK EOBBERY BY
BANDITS.
The Bank Of Caney, Kan. Is De-
spoiled OF All It's Available
Cash in Broad Daylight 81
IN in Regular Dalton
q Style.
They Were ais.

Coffeyville, Kan, March 2S.---A bank
robbery partaking of the daring shown
at the famous Cosfeyville affair last Oc 4
tober, in which several of the participants
lost their lives. was enacted at Caney, i
Kan, this afternoon. The only thing
missing to make it more closely resemble
the robbery in which the Daltons took
part was that nobody was hurt The
bandits got $4,000 and have a good start
on their pursuers, and perhaps will never
be captured. Caney is Il small town
eight miles south of here and very close
to the Indian Territory line. The bank
robbed was the Caney Valley, the only
one in town. At 1:15 this afternoon
two men, who were recognized as the
notorious Henry Starr, an escaped con-
/ rict, and q man named Newcomb, en-
tered the bank unmasked and leyeling
their weapons at the cashier and the
other cmployes-four in all-demanded all
the money on hand. Without any ado
the employees complied, and before five
minutes had elapsed from the time the
bandits entered the place they We're in
possession of all the banks cash, about
$4,000. Nobody but the banks en-
ployes were in the place, and as none Oh
+ the outside had noticed anything out of
the way in their conduct, the bandits
4 had nothing especially to fear. Coolly
placing the money in bags with which
T. they had provided themselves, and warn
ing the bankers that they would meet III
slant death should they attempt TO make
an cutlery, the men backed out OF the
bank Reaching the door, which was on
the main street, and by which the usual
number of people We're passing, the
men hurried to their horses. which had
been hitched in front, and were soon on
their way at a rapid rate toward Indian
Territory. Nobody had particularly
noticed even their strange actions as they
ran for their horses and drove OH, ana
as it was some time before the bank
employees recovered sufficiently from their
fright to make an alarm. the fleeing
men had plenty of time in which to
gain Il good start on any pursuers.
When tie alarm was finally given, tie
nnws OF the daring robbery Spreau IaplolJ
and a posse OF citizens was quickly Or
gnniZed and started in hot pursuit. Be
lore the start could be made, however
the robbers had secured an advantage OF
fully thirty minutes, and 1t now seems
improbable that they can be caught W
with. Nothing had been heard from then hen
rounded and the still frightened bank
officials We're too overcome to accurately
state their loss, further than that every
thing in sight in the money line had beel
secured by their visitors. This vii
easily reach $4,000, probably more.
Henry Starr is one of the notorious
Dalton gang, and only recently ESCAPED
from JAIL where he was imprisoned TO
completely in the Coffeyville robbery il
October last. The officers i'll this part o
the country have been i'll constant searc]
for him lately, but could lind no trace .
his whereabouts, though they felt con
tident he would soon be. at his old gam
and thus give them n new clew. New
Sg- comb is also notorious criminal hay
ing figured in several misdeeds III lndia
Territory and contiguous country.