Huntsville gazette., 1893-06-10
BOLD BANK ROBBERY.

Ten Thousand Dollars Secured by Despe.
radoes from the Peoples Bank of Ben
tonvilie, Ark.-The Bank OficiaIs Taken
Prisoners and Made Carry the swag-A
brave Girl-A Running Fight with Cas-
uaities.
BENToNv1LLE, Ark, June 6.-At 2:3o
o'clock yesterday afternoon the Peo-
pies bank of this place was robbed Of
$4,000 by gang of five desperadoes.
A desperate battle took place between
a citizens posse and the robbers, but
the latter finally made good their es-
cape with their booty The gang
is supposed to have come from
the Indian territory. There were
six in the party, but one did
not participate in the robbery, being
left to mind the four saddled horses
and horse and buggy in which the rob-
bers came to town. Arriving in the
city they proceeded to an alley in the
rear of the Sun office, about a half
block from the bank. Here their
horses were left in charge of one of the
gang.
Single file the other FIVE, all of whom
were heavily armed, marched back to
the bank. Three of them entered, and
with Winchester rifles covered the Of
ficials of the bank. These were Presi-
dent A. w. Dinsmore, Vice-President
l. r. Hall, Cashier j. G. Mean
drew and Assistant Cashier G..
P. jackson. This accomplished, the
other two robbers, who carried sacks
brought for the purpose, entered.
Cashier McAndrew was forced to empty
the contents of the safe into the sacks,
gold and currency being put into one
and the silver into the other.
After securing all the money in
sight the robbers compelled the bank
officials to march in front of them to
the alley. Assistant Cashier jackson
being made to carry a sack containing
81, 900 in silver.
On the way to the alley where their
horses were in waiting the robbers
passed the Sun office. Miss Maggie
Wood, of the staff of that paper, TAX
ing in the situation at glance,
by opening the Office door and ad
mitting Assistant Cashier jackson.
Before the robbers could prevent his
escape she had the door locked. Thus
foiled, one of the robbers, thinking to
intercept Jackson, ran around to the
rear of the building but found the doors
tightly closed. He then fired his gun
and made for his horse, which was at
hand. During their march from the
bank the robbers kept up an incessant
firing in order to intimidate the citi
zens. They finally mounted their
horses, the sacks being placed in the
buggy, and started to place the town
behind them.
The shooting had aroused the citi-
zens, who soon rallied to the support
of Sheriff Galbraith Then a pitched
battle ensued, during which several
persons were wounded, both sides suf-
fering. Assistant Cashier jackson was
shot in the head, back of the right
ear, and also in the left arm.
The wounds are not serious, that on
the head being merely an abrasion of
the skin. Taylor Stone, farmer, pro-
cured shotgun and emptied it at the
reUredulng TODDerS' III TURN uS was
shot in the left groin. Tom Baker
farmer, was also shot, but had
the satisfaction Of wounding one Of
the robbers. Another was wounded
by Tot Woolsey, drayman. After a
running fight lasting fully five min
utes the robbers got out Of range and
escaped. A posse was organized to
pursue them, but their capture is i'm
| proba ble.
The robbers are, no doubt, members
of the notorious Starr band Of despera:
does. Their rendezvous is in the Deep
Fork country. kilograms have been
sent to the United States deputy mar
shals at Fort Smith, Ark, and Musko-
gee, !. r., to keep a good look out for
| the gang.