The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-16
BOLD BANK ROBBERY At DELTA.
CASHIER A. T. eLAcHLY KILLED.
After the Robbers Secure $1,000. Two
of Them Arc Shot To Desth by
W. II. simpson, = Nor
chant.

Delta wa. the scene of a terrible tragedy
on the 7th as the result OF daring attempt
10 rob the Farmers and Merchants Bank
About 10 O'Clock In the morning three men
rode uu to the rear of the bank and dis
mounted One man WAS left holding the
ho,.es while the other Two entered the bank
By the front door Only the cashier and as
sls,ant cashier, Mr.. A. 7. Blachiy and Mr. H.
II Wol5ert were In the bank. Both the
cashier and assistant cashier went TO the front
to walt on the men when they were covered
by reyolyers and told to throw up their
hands Mr.. Blachly yelled loudly once and
was told II he repeated 1t ne would be shot.
Mr. Blachly yelled the second time, when the
robber covering him shot, the ball entering
Mr. blaehly's neck on the right side. just
under the ear and cotfng nut ut the top OF
the head ..--.
The robbers climbed over the partition anu
seized what money they could tud on the
desk and made dash for liberty through the
hack door OF the bank. While the robbers
we're climbing over the partition Mr. VOL
bert got hold of his gun, but before he could
use # he wa. again covered by the robbers
and ordered tn throw the gun away which he
did.
On getting out OF the bank the robbers ran
for their horses and mounting started on the
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
street, that there was hold-up going on, and
there was general hunt for guns.
Mr.. ". Ray Simpson, hardware mer-
chant, lust across the street from the bank
90, 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 eros -ed the street half block away
He took shot at one of the robbers and hit
him III the head, knocking the entire top OF
his head of. Mr.. Simpson then ran to the
alley and shot at the robbers twice killing a
horse and rider both, hitting the man IN the
head. The horse aud 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 this occurred
strong posse well armed and mounted, started
In pursuit of the third man and, from ac-
counts brought IN by rarchmen living down
the river, they were IN close pursuit. but as
he is we'll mounted there is not much hope
of their overtaking him.
TIE robbery was evidently planned some time
ago. as the gang who did il have been lying
around here for four or five days No one
know. anything about them, only that they
put up at the best hotels while here, two oil
| them registering under the names OF James Il
Bradley and Clarence Bradley. These two
men we're the ones shot, and are evidently
brothers, and were the ones who did the rob
| bing and shooting,
About :. 900 was taken by tho robber. and
$500 or $500 WAS recovered from their dead
bodies and where they had dropped IT In theii
flight.
The two dead robbers are at the undertake
/ ing establishment OF Gale Brothers and the
oldest one has been identified by parties who
lived II, Telluride at the time rs one OF .h'
gang who held up the bank IN that town foul
years ago. The hor-c ridden bv Clarene'
~ and sh9t apg zig s The melee! s.s has beer cen
robbers in Telluride.
No papers were found on the bodies thai
will lead TO their Identification. 4 reward Of
$500 has been offered for the capture Of the
third robber.
Cashier Blachly was III old citizen OF tn,
Western Slope lie WAS 20 years old an,
leaves wife and seven children.