Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-31
Now York Sun special.

Now York Sun special
LoNGvIEw, Tex, May 23.-At 3 p.
IN. to-day two rough-looking men
walked into the First National Bank.
One had a rifle concealed under his
coat. He handed this note to President
Clemmens:
HOME, May a3.-Fist Ndtiona, Bank,
LongView: This will introduce to you
Charles Specklemeyer, who wants some
and money is goirs to have it. b. ANDF
1t was written in pencil legibly on the
back of q printed poster. The bank
president thought it subscription to
some charity, and started to ask for par
ticulars, when the stranger pointed his
rifle at him and told him to hold up his
| hands. The other man rushed into the
side wire door and grabbed the cash.
| Tom Clemmens, cashier, and the other
bank officials also were ordered to hold
UP their hands. The robbers hurriedly
elnptied the tills and went into the
vaults, securing $4,000 and three $40
and nine $40 unsigned Longview bank
notes, which may lead to detection.
While this was going on two con-
| federates were in the rear alley
shooting at every one who APP
peared. They were soon being fired
on by City Marshal Muckleroy
and Deputy Marshal Will Stevens.
Tho firing made the robbers in the bank
nervous, and they hurried the bank
officers out and told them to run. This
was done to save their lives. Bullets
flew thick and fast, and the bank men
fastened around the corner with several
shots flying after them. George Buck
ingham, who was shooting at the rob-
bers in the alley, was shot and killed.
While he was lying on the ground the
robbers shot at him several times. City
Marshal Muckleroy, who was shooting
at another robber, received ball in the
abdomen. The ball glanced up from
some silver dollars he had in his pocket
and he may not die, for it was partly
spent. ]. w. Mcqueen, a saloon keeper,
thinking the shots were for a fire alarm,
ran out in the alley and was shot in the
body and it is thought that he is
MORALLY wounded.
Charles s. Leonard was walking
through the Court House yard and was
shot in the leg, uecessitating amputation.
II. @. Summers was shot in the left hand.
Deputy Will Stevens was not hurt,
though he stood in short range and
killed one of the robbers. The bank
officials all escaped unhurt, except 7. q.
Clemmens, who in the scuffie with the
robbers got his hand where the hammer
of d robbers pistol came down, and was
badly hurt.
The robbers who stood guard in the
alley would yell at every one who came
in sight and shoot instantly. The rob-
bers SO terrorized the community that
they escaped and rode away. The body
of the dead robber was soon identified
as George Bennett, q reckless man who
had been here for several years and had
married a daughter of respectable
farmer living near this place. He left
her several months ago and went to the
Indian Territory.
The dead robber was dressed like a
} cowboy, with high-heeled boots and
spurs, and belt full of cartridges, and
two double-action revolvers. His horse,
which was captured, had 300 rounds of
! ammunition strapped to the saddle.
: Another of the robbers, Jim Jones,
/, the man who gave President Glenn
r mems the note, was identified by
!. several here. He married re-
r spectacle young woman near Beck
! Vile last fall, but later went to Mexico,
and has not been seen until to-day. He
I was we'll known here, having worked at
a n mill four miles from here. tits thought
Bennett has brother in the gang; If so
Y only one man remains TO be identified.
I. The robbers rode rapidly out of town,
displaying their firearms and the money
: they had got. An armed posse was soon
r in pursuit and when last heard OF was
a is minutes behind them. The bank
h offered $500 for their arrest, dead ol
# alive, and the citizens supplemented the
S amount by 5000 more.
Deputy John Howard was shot at
about 10 times, but not hurt. He
emptied his pistol several times and
ia wounded one robber in the face. Nc
= less than 200 shots were fired The rob
| bers started out of town, going by the
i, home of George Benefits wife and tn,
>. mill where jim Jones worked. They
:. met farmer four miles north of here
v took his hat, gave him an old one, anc
y told him to tell the posse to come on
q They were going to keep on the biz
N road.