The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-13
DARING BANK ROBBERY.
Compelling the Cashier to Surrender
desperate Fight With the Citi-

compelling the Cashier to Surrender
desperate Fight With the Citi-
zens.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, June 5.-A
special to The Gazette from Benton
vile, Ark, says: This town was
thrown into the widest excitement
about o'clock this afternoon by a
band OF six robbers rushing in and
with drawn Winchesters robbing the
Peoples bank of all the gold and cur
rency, amounting to about $4,000.
They came into town by back alley
and left one of their number to hold
their horses while three of them went
In the bank and at the point of their
murderous-looking guns compelled the
cashier to shell out all the cash in
the vault and two of their number
stood guard at the door and fired into
the streets at every man that showed
his head
The citizens, however, as soon as
possible got what arms they could and
commenced fusilade on the robbers,
finally wounding two of them, but to
what extent is not known.
Three citizens were wounded in the
tight-George Jackson, slight wound i'm
the head: Tom Baker, slight wound
in the chin; Taylor Stone, shot in the
groin, ball coming out at the hip. He
Is dangerously wounded and may die.
When the robbers left the bank
they compelled some of the bank Off
c1als to go before and behind them in
order to protect them from the citi-
zens. The sheriff with posse started
in pursuit immediately and at the last
accounts was only u quarter of a mile
behind them. 1t is hoped and thought
they will be captured, but it is not
probable they will give up without u
Or IA To- olrs>
for the Indian territory, as they are
travelling in that direction.
Another special from Rogers, Ark,
says that u skirmish between the
sheriff's posse and the bandits took
place about four miles west of Benton
vile, but gives no particulars.
ROGERS, ARK, June 6.-The ban
dts who successfully robbed the Peo-
pies bank at Bentonville yesterday
seem to have made good their escape
with their booty, amounting to about
robbery had been committed the sheriff
and posse started in pursuit of the rob-
bers. About twelve miles west of
Bentonvilc is u post office and couple
of stores, forming the village of De-
catur. Here the robbers continued
their depredations by robbing the
stores. While thus engaged the Sheriff
and posse came up. a running fight
cnsued, and three of the citizens
horses were shot, but no one was in
jured. Tho sheriff and most of his
men then gave up the pursuit and re-
turned to Bentonville. Three or four
men, however, continued in pursuit,
but it is not believed they will meet
with success, as the robbers were MAX
ing for their haunts in the Indian ter
r1tory. While at Decatur the leader
was recognized as one of the notorious
Starr brothers. The looted bank has
opened it's doors and is doing business
rs usual to-day. Citizen Stone, who
was shot, is yet alive with fair chances
for recovery.
BENToNVILLE, ARK, June Far
mer Stone, wounded by the bank rob-
bers Monday, is still alive but there
are no hopes of his recovery. After
three engagements with the robbers,
in which the shcriff's posse was worst
ed, the party returned. The pursuing
party lost five horses, killed in the
second fight, and had six others
wounded. Mayor Patton and farmer
named Grimsly continued the pursuit
and came upon the body of one of the
bandits just across the line in the Ma
tion. He was about 30 years of age.
stripped of all marks of indentity
The bandits are thought to be rem
nant of the old Starr gang.
United States Marshal Copeland,
with strong posse of deputies, inter-
cepted the robbers after they got into
the Nation and an effort is being made
to exterminate the entire gang. They
were coralled in Il clump of bushes at
nightfall last night and there is no
escape for them. The bank, though
crippled, is sound as dollar, and will
make all accounts good. The stock
holders have offered $40, 900 reward for
the capture of the robbers, together
| with 30 per cent. of the money recOv-
cred. The robbers secured $4,000.