The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-15


All me Money la sight In - Colorado
uank. hut Are Met la the street by =
Determined Citizen. Who Had Ills Win
chester Loaded and Ready for Use lilo
Killed Two of the Robbers. and the
Third T. Pursued by . ios-ec.
DELTA. Col. Sept. >-A Il. Blanchly.
of the Farmers and Merchants bank.
was shot dead while defending his
trust yesterday morning by three rob
bcrS. Two robbers are dead. and the
third will soon b. in the hands of the
officers OF the law. who are in hot pur-
suit.
The business of the Farmers and
Merchants hank was proceeding as
usual There had been quite num-
Der ~ customers in the earlier hours
of the hrs.nc>s day. hut about 1850
the RI wa, Slight lull. Three men
had been seen lounging about the bank
for a day or two without any apparent
business. but their dcmcanor was by
no means suspicious. About lo:45
o clock. when no customers were pres
ent. the three men marched into the
bank and covered the president with
their guns The spokesman. present
ing his revolver a, the head Of Cashier
Elanchly. demanded that he hand over
what funds there were in the bank and
be quick about il. But Mr.. Blanchly
did not propose to give up the funds
Ills resolution was fatal to him. Mr..
Blanchly refused 10 hand over the
money. The robber. without any fur
Their warning. fired on the unfortunate
man l<illfn.r him, INSTANTLY
The three men then grabbed all the
cash in sight. amounting To perhaps
800: then they started for the out
side. where their horses were hitched.
but here they met an enemy whose
work was swift and sure. Mr. Simp-
son keeps hardware store ne;n the
hank. The noise OF the shot that
killed poor Blanchiy attracted is at
tcntion. The uproar had also drawn
quite n number Of people 10 the spot.
but they were not prepared sor the
robbers. while Simpson was His
trusty Winchester was loaded. and he
was sure shot. Simpson got into the
street in front Of the bank just a. the
three robbers were rushing out Of the
building with the pitiful 500 for
which they had taken a mans life.
They could attack an unarned man,
but they were no match for Simpson.
The sharpshooting hardware man
opened FIRE nj once while the robbers
were attempting tomount their horses
Ills aim was sure. Crack, and a rob
her bit the dust. never 10 rise again.
\ muiiisd cheer rose from the bystand-
crs. track. and another robber was
hurled into eternity. with his boots on
ard his pra. r. un>aid.
This took place in less time than il
takes to tell it, But the few seconds
were the temporary salvation for the
remaining robber. who was enabled to
mount his horse and start down the
road for the surrounding country.
simpson sent couple Of shots after
him. but to no purpose. The villain
had too good "A start for even the keen
eye OF the hardware merchant To COR
rectly gauge his human target.
Iiy this time the bank was thronged
by an angry multitude of citizens
They recovered from their shock. and
while willing hands went into the
btllN anu tarEltu OUT tut EtiIldlnS pl
the heroic cashier. others rushed to
their homes. collected horses and am
and set off after the fleeing
fobber. There are men on his track
who will not eat or sleep until they
tree their game Public feeling runs
.ery high. AMI il IS very likely that il
the remaining robbcr is brought into
town unhanged he will he dangling To
the end Of rope in a very short time.
The bodies Of the tyso assassins Were
taken - the cproners. where they
were viewed by hundreds. but nobody
seemed 10 know who they were. A
few had seen them Longing around
lay or two before, ~ relate,! above. but
that was all.
The remains ~ Cashier Dlanchly were
carried to his home lie leaves a widow
and several children, ami was an old
~ the county. lie was highly
by all who knew him. and
the whole city is plunged into the
deepest sorrow by til. awful tragedy.
1t viii be impossible 20 control public
feeling if the fleeing murderer is
brought in alive