Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-08
ROBBERS ON HORSEBACK
They Looted a Bank and Killed
 the Cashier.
SHOT DEAD WHILE RIDING AWAY,
For Several Minutes Two Bold Dcspera does Made the Streets of Delta, Colo! Very ExcitinG-A Hardware Merchant Who Was a Dead Shot With a Rifle.

DELTA, Colo. Sept S.-The usual at tempt tu rob a bank in q bold manner ended disastrUusly here when three young des- peradoes tried to make away with the funds of the Farmers and Merchants bank
 Cashier A. T. Blachly was shot in the neck and instantly killed, and two of the robbers were picked from their horses as they roie down an alley by the clever marksmUn-hip of w. Ray simpson, a hard ware desAer, aud the money was recovered from their driid hudies.
 The three men appeared on horseback in the alley at the rear of the bank. Two dis mounted, leaving the other man to hold the horses. The men entered by the front door and apprared at the window
 At that moment only the cashier and his assistant, II. H. Wolhcr:. were in he bank. They both went forward to wait on the customers, when they were covered with re volveIs aI.d ordered to hold up their hands, shot the Cashier.
 Cashier Blachly yelled and was promptly cursed hy he robbers. who told him to keep quiet. llt yelled again, when one of the robbers fired his revolver. and BlaChly fell dead, the ball having passed upward from the neck. The men then Naulted over the partition, grabbed what money was in sight and fled through the rear door. AS they did this Wolbcrt picked up his re volver but was observed by the robbers
 who got the drop on him. They did not shoot, but ordered him to throw away his 1 revolver. N hirh he did very quickly. They | then dashed into the alley, mounted anC | fled down the narrow way toward Gunni ! son river
 When the first shot. which killed tht | cashier, was heard, the cry was raised tha | the bank WAS being robbed. Men rusheC ! ' | | the bank. AmouE Iicln w.ts w. R. Simp | son, young hardware merchant, who's shop was across the street from the bank. He picked up rifle and started up tn street. As the robbers came out of the al | ley and crossed the street Simpson fired
 and one of the robbers fell, the top of hi
 head being fairly taken oil by the ball | Simpson then ran to the alley and fire, after the other two fleeing men. He sho | twice, killing first another man and thcl l his horse. The second man was also strucj in the head The remaining survivor e' l capped acru~s the river and down towar | Grand Junction.
 | A posse was soon gathered and started i
 hot pursuit. The robbers horse was frest l and he gave them pretty chase. A nun | Der of ranchmcn came into town froI
 down the valley and reported having see | the man riding by several miles ahead (
 his pureuerS. Other parties left later, F
 ing across into the E>calante country, h"I ing to hcrl of the man. He will be prUmp ! ly lynchCi if caught.
 | At the time the robbery Was going on | lawyer named w. B. Robertson, having h
 office in the rear of the bank. heard u
 first shot and ran out into tn" alley int the arms of the rohbcr holding he horse l who quickly covered him with a rcvolv,
 and kept him there until joined by the t
 capiu. robbers from the bank.
 | Tho Hobhrrs RrCoruizpd