The morning call., 1894-05-24
LOOTED THE BANK.
Desperate Battle With
Outlaws.
ONE OF THEM SHOT DOWN.
The Others Escaped With the
Booty.
ONE OF THEM SHOT DOWN.
CITIZENS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
This Raid Bears All the Marks of
Being the Work of the
DaItOnS.

LONG VIEW, Tex, May 23.-At P. NJ
to-day two rough looking men walked into
the First National Bank. one of them with
a Winchester. He handed the following
note to President Joe Clemmons:
HOME. May %.
To First National Bank, Long Tieto: This
Will Introduce to you Charles SDecklemeyeI,
who wants some money and is going 70 have it..
B. AND f.
1t was written in pencil in a fairly good
hand oR the back of printed poster.
The bank cashier thought it was an I'M
Fortunate subscription to some charity en-
tertainment, and started to donate when
the robbeT pointed mis- Winchester at him
and told him to hold up his hands. The
other robber rushed into the side door and
grabbed the cash. Tom Clemmons and
the other bank officials were ordered to
hold up their hands. The robbers hur-
riedly emptied the vaults, securing $1,000
in $40 bills. No. 9, ana nine $50 bills. No
%, and seven unsigned Long View bank
notes, Ehjch may lead to their detection.
While this was going on two of the rob-
bers were in the rear alley Of the bank
shooting at every one who appeared and
were beng fired on by City Marshal Muck
. ley anu lJCputE W III ob6f6uo'
The firing made the Obbers In the bank
very nervous and they hurried the bank
officials out and told them to run to horses
and to mount This Was done in order to
keep the posse from shooting, but as the
bullets few thick and fast the men tore
loose and ran around the corner. while
several shots were fired after them.
George Buckingham, who was shooting
at the robbers. was shot and killed, aud
while he was down the robbers shot at him
several times.
City Marshal Muckley, who was shooting
at another robbeT, received a Winchester
bali in the bowels. The ball glanced from
some silver dollars he had in his pocket,
which may save his life.
j. w. McQueen, a salOOn-kssper. ran out
IN the alley and was shot in the body, and
Il is thought is mortally wounded.
Charles ;. Leonard was walking through
the courthouse yard and was shot in the
left hand.
Deputy VIII Stevens was not hurt
though he stood at short range, and killed
one of the robbers.
The bankers ali escaped unhurt. The
robbers who stood guard IN the alley would
yell at every one who came in sight and
shoot instantly. Afterward, when the rob-
bers rode away and saw one of their COM
rades dead they remarked:
Poor Bennett is dead"
The body of the dead robDer was identi-
fed as George Bennett, a reckless fellow
who had been here some months ago and
married daughter Of a respectable farmer
living near this place. but he left her and
went to the Indian Territory. He was
dressed like a cowboy, with high-heeled
boots and spurs and belt full of car
trdges and two double-action revolvers.
His horse, which was captured, had three
rounds Of ammunition strapped to the
saddle.
Another of the robbers. the man who
gave President CIemmons the note, was
identified by several here. He married
respectable young lady in Panola County
last fall, but later went on to Mexico and
had not been heard of until today. he
was well known here. 1t is thought
Bennett had a relative in the gang. If so
only one man remains to be identified.
The robbers rode rapidly out Of town, dis
playing their firearms and the money thev
had secured. A posse was soon In pursuit
and when last heard of was only fifteen
minutes behind them. The bank officers
offer $500 for their arrest dead or alive
and the citizens add $500.