The Green Forest tribune., 1893-06-08
OUT FOR MONEY.
BANDITS MAKE A RAID ON THE PEOPLE,
BANK AT BENTONvlLLE.
Armed With Winehesters They Secure SIS. ooo-
APosse in Hot Pursut-Two Bandits Wounded.

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bandits.
The Daltons and the James gang
equaled if not outdone.
Bentonville, Ark, experienced
this yesterday.
At ESQ o'clock in tho afternoon
the Peoples bank at Bentonyille,
Ark, was robbed by six unknown
desperadoes. About $4,000 was
secured; and a general fight was
precipitated.
In the melee Tayler Stone, q
farmer who battled with the ban
dts, gave up his life.
Two of the robbers were also
killed.
Excitement ran high and the
scene was forcible reminder OF the
famous Dalton raid at Coffeyville,
Kan.
The raid was totally unheralded,
and the greatest of CONSERVATION
prevailed.
The robbers wore no masks, yet
their identity is unknown.
They are supposed to have come
from the Indian Territory.
The six men rode into the city on
spirited horses and were armed
with Winchester rifles. They
hitched their horses in the rear of
the Sun newspaper Office on the
public square, and crept up, Indian
style, to the front of the bank build
ing. There the posse halted for o
moment. Then three of the men
entered and advanced to the CASH
ier's window while two were left
out in the street and one in the
door as sentinels.
A LOOK INTO GUNS.
Present in the bank wore: Presi-
den A. W. Dinsmore, Vice Presi-
dent I. R. Hall, Cashier J. 6. Nc
Andrews, and Assistant Cashier j..
P. Jackson. Each officer was made
to look into the barrel of a Win
chester and the Cashier was COM
manded to drop his contribution in
the slot. Cashier McAndrews, in
order to gain time, as he fancied,
counted the money piece by piece
as he threw it into sacks provided
by the robbers. To this q forcible
demurrer was entered and the lead
er of the gang in language indicat-
ing that he meant business, COM
manded Cashier McAndrews to "let
up on counting it."
Continuing, he said, "We will
tend to that part. You drop your
money in the slot; we'll do the
rest"
THEY WERE NOT MIXERS.
After having received orders not
to count tho money the Cashier be-
gan dumping the cash promiscuous-
" Into one sack. This they de-
clared was not the correct thing,
and he was ordered to put silver in
one set of sacks and gold and green
backs in another.
A BRAVE GIRL.
After having secured the cash,
tho bandits found that they we're
unable to carry all of it easily. To
expedite matters, the Cashier was
ordered to shoulder one of the
sacks which contained several
thousand dollars. In order to reach
the bandits horses, the money had
to bo carried past the Sun Office and
as Cashier McAndrews walked past
reluctantly carrying the load OF
coin, Miss Maggie Wood, young
woman who is compositor in the
Sun Office, opened the door and
babe the banker walk in.
He did so, when the thoughtful
young woman locked the door,
thereby saving for the bank con-
siderable pile of money.
The bandits ordered the door
opened, but Editor Cross and his
forco would not yield even in the
face of the deadly Winchesters.
Two or three shots were fired at
the brave girl who had outwitted
the bandits, but she was not harm
ed.
OPENING A FIGHT.
The Bentonyille citizens, who
are alive at all times, were doubly
so on this occasion and as the rob-
bers rode out of the city there was
general fusilade. Taken entirely
without warning and the whole
transaction occupying but few
mcments, there was but little chance