Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-09
kUFFIANS RUN DOWN.
now THEY TACKLE A BANK
AND CLEAN 1T OUT.
rhcy Possess both Nerve AMI Courage
aud Understand the EusineSs to
Perfection ,-- Caught tho
Harder Robbers.

Tom kinlio George Zachary and
lAl Hale are three robbers bold who
wero run TO earth in tho mountains
Of Oregon by detectives. This TRIO
OF desporadoes arc members ot II
gang OF more than twenty-five out
laws who have held II vcrltabio reign
OF terror in certain portions OF Ore
con and Washington for years, They
arc OF the genuine Western typo with
braces OF bg reyolN ors that they can
handle rs easily rs they do II quill
toothpick,
Oh these Oregon robbers arc rus.
tiers from way back They would
ride up to bank In broad daylight
aud stick their big guns under tho
Aoscs Of the president cashier teller
and every body else aroand the She.
bang aud make them hand out tho
contents OF the safe, Then rs II sort
OF pastimo tho gang would occaS.
ionally hold up passenger train out
in tho Western wilds aud carry away
big bagful OF gold watches Gia
mond rings and all tho surplus coin
found in tho pockets OF tho panic
stricken women and men, These
men would also steal n bunch OF cat
Ito now aud thon. Just TO keep up tho
fun and not grow rusty In tho art OF
law breaking.
TN the afternoon OF September .
1892, ilvo mon having tho appear
ance OF cowboys rode horseback into
Roslyn, Wash, according to Mr..
Ionergun. Eoslyn Us u small mining
town OF less than |, 900 souls that Is
tuatod In II silver district in Kliclsi-
tat county on tho eastern SLOPE of tho
Cascades IL Is on littIo branch Of
tho Northern Pacific railroad which
leaves tho main limo ut Cle.Elum,
The five cowboys rode quietly up
TO tho private bank OF Ben +. Suipes
& Co. Ono OF tho robbers entered
tho bank aud quietly remarked to
Cashier Alternately that ho wanted to
got some change Tho oaly other
per on In tho bank was Dr. j. II.
Lyon. a surgeon for tho minos aud
tho Northern Pacific road. Before
anybody knew what was up Cashier
Abernathy was looking down tho
frosty barrolof II big revolver and nt
tho samo timo tho second robbcr en-.
tered the bank and placed n similar
weapon before the optics OF Dr. Lyon.
Tho third robbcr brushed past
them. and, going behind the wire
screen CRAFTY ordered Cashier Abcr.
nathy TO 'ppcn up here without
Whiting for the order 10 DO obeyeJ the
robbcr knocked tn, cashier down
the safo was already open tho third
robber proceeded 10 dump the con
tents into II big bag whiio tho other
two robbers on tho outside were stili
holding Dr. Lyon and tho cashier
under GOV H. Tho robbers secured
about $40. 600 in cash from tho safe.
While ali this was going on inside
tho bank everything was AS quiet ms
m old. fashioned llicksile Quaker
meeting. Tho citizens OF The town
were not aware dat bold bank rob-
bcry was being committed right In
thor midst. Tho two robbers who
remained outside tho bank displayed
great nerve also. One remained on
his horse with Il big revolver In one
hand and held tho rolns OF tho other
horses in the other Tho other rob.
Der stood on tho sidewalk flashing mn
ugly. looking revolver and prevented
any one from passing by. However.
three or four men did try to pass him
when he and his partner on horseback
aimed their guns and made them 20
into tho bank, saying that n little
business transaction was going on in.
side. and that they had better go In
aud SEQ It without saying word.
And those three or o T. men stepped
into the back without murmur.
No sooner were they inside than
they. too were held up by tho three
other robbers aud made TO hand over
their cash. While this 'little bust
ness transaction was going on u
small boy came running down tho
street. whom tho robber on the side.
walk placed n revolver TO the young
hopeiurs head aud made him skedad.
die into the bank. Tho littlo fellow
was frightened out OF his wits and
began TO cry when no saw DIR. Lyon
standing with both hands up be ore
another man with big revolver
don't cry. johnny" said DR..
Lyon These gentlemen wont nnrm
you. They know their business"
You bet we know our business :"
said the ro5bcr. who was forcing DR.
Lyon 10 hold up his hands. The
other two robbers in the bank op.
preciatcd tho humor OF tho situation
and Joined In the merrimen'.
The three robbers then loft tho
bank with their bag OF money They
had brought along six horses. The
extra horse was used TO carry the bag
OF cash. The five robbers RODE quiet
ly out OF town TO the West townri the
mountains.
in about five minutes ono OF tho
robbers rode back. hitchcd his horse
and entered tho bank. saying 10 the
four or five men inside that he had
left one OF his gloves. lle hunted
around until he found 1t and then
rode away again. Detective Loner-
gan says this was the greatest eShi.
bition OF nerve aud auda ity he ever
heard OF in all his experience.
On the outskirts OF The town the
robbers met farmer and asked him
il that wasn't pay day ut tho mines.
This showed that they were familiar
with that country. IL had always
been the custom OF the big silver
miners at Roslyn TO get in their
money on the train pay day and do.
post it in the village bank for a few
hours before doing it out TO the men.
Tho payroll at the mines generally
runs up to $50 900. But on this day
it so happened that the mine opera.
tors took their money direct from the
train to the mines and it was not dc.
posted in tho bank in the afternoon
rs was the usual custom.
The Judgment Seat.