St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-24

Leader of the Gang Received a
Fatal Bullet - City Marshal
Saved by Silver Dollar in
His Pocket Two Hundred
Shots Fired Between the Rob-
bers and People.
LoNGvIEw, Tex, May 23-At 8 p. m.
today two lough-loOking men walked
into the First National bank, one with a
sllcker with Winchester concealed in
its folds. He handed the following note
to President Joe Clemmons:
"Home. May 23.-First National Bank,
Longview: This will introduce to you
Charles Speckelmyer, vino wants some
money and is going to have it.
B. AND F.'
1t was written in pencil in fairly
good hand on the back of a printed
poster. The president thought that
1t was an importunate subscription to
some charity. and started to donate,
when the robber pointed his Winchester
at him and told him TO hold up.
The other robber rushed in to the
wire door at the side and grabbed the
cashier. Tom Clemmons and the other
bank officials were ordered to hold up
their hands. The robbers hurriedly
emptied the vaults, securing $1,000 and
three $40, No. 8. and nine $50, No. 20X,
seven unsigned Longview bank notes,
which may lead to detection. While
this was going on two of the robbers
thn altay nF haA hanly
shooting at every one who appeared,
and were being fired on by City Marshal
Muckley aud Deputy Will Stevens. The
firing made the robbers i'll the bank
very nervous. and they hurried
the bank officials out and told
them to run the horses and to mount.
This was done in order to keep the
posse from shooting, but as bullets flew
thick and fast the bank men tore loose,
shots after them. George Bucking
who was
SHOOTING AT THE ROBBERS,
was shot and killed. While he was
down the robbers shot at him several
times. City Marshal Muckley. who was
shooting at another robber, received a
Winchester ball in the bowels. The
ball glanced from some silver dollars he
had in his pocket. which may save his
life. The ball passed through the
cavity.
j. w. McHeen, saloonkeeper, tn ink
ing the shots were for fire. ran cut in
the alley and was shot in the bodv, and,
1t is thought. was mortally wounded
Charles S.l.eoHard was walking through
the court house yard and was shot in
the leg, necessitating amputation. -
Theodore SomerS was shot in the LETT
hand. Depnty Will Stevens was not
hurt. though he stood in short range
and killed one of the robbers. The
bankers all escaped unhurt except T. E.
ClemmonS, who, i'll the Scuffle with the
robbers, got his hand in the hammer of
the robbers pistol, which came down
and cut hole lii his hand. The robbers
who stood guard in the alley would yell
at every one who came in sight ana
shoot at them instantly. When the
robbers rode away and saw one of their
comrades dead they remarked: Poor
Bennett is deadW
The body OF the dead robber was soon
identified as George Bennett. reckless
fellow who had been here some mouths
ago and married a daughter OF a re-
spectacle farmer living near this place,
but left here and went to the Indian
territory.
THE DEAD ROBBER
was dressed like a cowboy with high
heeled boots and spurs, and mad on a
belt full of cartridges and two double
action revolvers. His horse, which was
captured, had 800 pounds of ainmuni-
: ton strapped to the saddle. An
other OF the robbers, the man
who gave President Ciemmons
the note, was identified by several
here. He married a respectable Young
lady in Pamela county last fall. but later
went to Mexico, and has not been heard
of since until today. He was we'll
known here, having worked in the vi
clnty. 1t is thought that Bennett has
relative In the gang. If so, only one
remains 10 be identified. The robbers
roe rapidly out of town, displaying
their firearms and the money they had
secured.
An armed posse was Soou in pursuit.
and when last heard of was only fifteen
minutes behind them. The bank Off
GERS offer $500 1or their arrest, dead or
alive. and the citizens supplemented
the amount by 500.
Deputy John Howard was shot at
fifteen times, but was not hurt. He
emptled his pistol several times and
wounded one of the robbers i'm the face
No less than 200 shots were fired.
The robbers rode out of town, going
by the home of George Bennett. They
met a farmer four miles north of here
and took his hat. giving him the old
one, aud telling him to tell the posse to
come on, that they were going to keep
On the big road.