Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-05-26
TEXAS BANK ROBBERS.
TERRIBLE BATTLE AT LONG,
VIEW WITH OUTLAWS.


LoNavIEw. Texas, May ei.-At . p.
M. yesterday two rough looking men
walked into the First National bank,
one with slicker with IA Winchester
concealed in its folds lie handed the
following note to President Joe Glenn
mons:
HOME May y
First National n INK. Lon :vicw
This will intro luce - you ,hr'es Sreck'
elmcyer who nts some m me; and Is going
TO have II u and ,"
1t was written in pencil in fairly
good hand on the back of printed
poster. The bank cashier thought II
was an importunate subscription to
some charity entertainment and
started to donate. when the robber
pointed his Winchester Mt him and
told him to hold up.
The other robber rushed into the
side wire door and grabbed the cash.
Tom Clemmons and the other bank
officials were ordered to hold up their
hands. The robbers hurriclly emptied
the vaults, securing S:.OJD in $40 bills
numbered q, and II ne $50 bills num-
bered 20. and seven unsigned Long
view bank notes, which my lead to
detection. While this was going on
two of the robbers were in the alley
in the rear of the bank shooting ut
everybody who appeared and were
being fred at by City Marshal Muck
ley and Deputy Will Stevens.
The firing made the robbers In the
bank very nervous. AMI they hurried
the bank officials ont and told them to
run to the horses an mount.
This was done in order To keep the
posse from shooting. but ~ the bull
lets few thick AMI fast the bank men
ran around the corner with several
shots after them.
George Buckingham. who was shoot
ing ut the robbers. was shot and
killed; while he was down the robbers
shot at him several times.
City Marshal Mn 'kley. who was
shooting Mt another rohber, received q
Winchester ball in the bowels. The
ball glanced from some silver dollars
he had in his pocket. which may save
his life.
j. W. Mcqueen. n saloonkeeper, ran
out in the alley and WAS shot in the
body and it is thought mortally
wounded.
Charles \. Leonard was walking
through the court house. yard and was
shot in the left hand. D:puty viii
Stevens was not hurt, though he stood
in short range and killed one Of the
robbers.
The bankers all escaped unhurt.
The robbers who stood guard in the
alley would yell Mt everyone who
came in sight and shoot ut them in
stantly. When the robbers rode away
and saw one of their comrades dead
they remarked: Poor bennett is
dead" The body of the dead robber
was identified ~ George Bennett, q
reckless fellow who had been here
some months ago and married q
daughter Of respectable farmer liv-
ing near this place. but left her and
went to the Indian .rritory. lie was
dressed like u cowboy, with high
heeled boots and spurs. and q belt
full Of cartridges and two double ac-
ton revolvers. His horse. which was
captured. had 300 rounds of nmmuni-
ton strapped To the "a Idle.
Another of the robbers. the man
who gave President Clcmmons the
note, was identified by several here.
He married respectable young lady
in Pamela county last fall, but later
went to Mexico and hal not been
heard of until yesterday. lie was well
known here. II is thought bennett
has relative in the gang; II so only
one man remains to be identified.
The robbers rode rapidly out Of town,
displaying their firearms and the
money they had secured.
A posse was soon in pursuit, and
when last heard OF was only fifteen
minutes behind them. The bank
offers $500 reward for their arrest,
dead or alive, and the citizens added
$500.
Deputy John Howard was shot ut
fifteen times, but was not hurt. He
emptied his pistol several times and
wounded one of the robbers in the
face. No less than 200 shots were
fred.
The retreat out of town was made
past the home OF George Bennett.
They met farmer four miles north
Of here and took his hat and gave
him an old one and told him to tell the
posse to come on, that they were go
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