The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-24
-FOUR BOLD BURGLARS.
They Raid a Texas Bank in Broad
Daylight,
A ROBBBR AND A CITIZEN KILLED.

Although Surrounded by Armed Citizens
tho Robbers Fought Their way Out of
Town with over Two Thousand Dollars
! OF the Banks Money.
| LONG VIEW, Tex. May 24-Late yester-
| day afternoon two rough looking men
walked into the First National bank, one
/ with a slicker with a Winchester con-
| cealed in its folds He handed the follow
| ing note to President Joe Clemmons:
''This will introduce you to Charles S.
Pecklemyer, who wants some money and
Is going to have it (Signed) b. and F."
It was written In pencil in fairly good
hand on the back Of printed poster. The
bank cashier thought it was an importun-
ate 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 yrushed into the side
wire door and grabbed the cash. Thomas
Clemmons and the other bank officials
were ordered TO hold up their hands The
robbers hurriedly emptied the vaults, Sc
curing over $1,000.
While this was going on two of the rob
bers were in the rear alley Of the bang
shouting at everyone VINO appeared, and
were being fired on by City Marshal
Muckley and Deputy Will Stevens.
The firing made the robbers in the bank
very nervous, and they hurried the bank
officials out and told them to run to the
horses and mount. This was done in or
der to keep the posse from shooting, but
as bullets flew thick and fast the bank
men tore loose and ran around the corner,
I with several shots after them.
George Buckingham, who was shooting
! at the robbers was shot and killed. While
he was down the robbers shot at him sew
eral times. City Marshal Muckley, who
was shooting at another robber, received
Winchester ball in the bowels. The ball
glanced from silver dollars he had in his
pocket, which may save his life.
| J. ". Mcqueen, saloon keeper, think
ing the shots were for fire, ran out into
the alley and was shot in the body, and it
is thought mortally wounded. Charles S.
Leonard was walking through the court
house yard and was shot in the leg, neces-
stating amputation. Theodore Sims was
shot in the left hand. Deputy Will Ste
vens was not hurt, though he stood in
short range and killed one of the robbers.
The bankers all escaped unhurt except
7. E. Clemmons, who in the scutfle with
one of the robbers got his hand in the
hammer of the robbers pistol, which
came down and cut a hole in his hand.
The robbers who stood guard in the alley
would yell at every one who came in sight
and shoot at them instantly. When the
robbers rode away and saw one of their
comrades dead they remarked: "Pool
Bennett Is dead"
The body of the dead robber was sooS
identified as George Bennett, reckless
fellow, who had been here some months
ago and married daughter Of respect
able farmer living near this place, butlef
! her and went to the Indian territory. Th'
, | dead robber was dressed like cowboy
, | and had on a belt full OF cartridges anC
two double action revolvers. His horse
which was captured had 800 rounds ot
ammunition strapped 10 the saddle. An
other Of the robbers, the man who CAV,
Mr.. Clemmons 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 beer
| heard Of since until yesterday.
The robbers rode rapidly out Of town
displaying their firearms and the money
they had secured. An armed posse was
soon in pursuit and when last heard d
was fifteen minutes behind them. Tn,
bank has offered $500 for their arrest, deaC
or alive, and the citizens supplemented
the amount by 800.
. Deputy John Howard was shot at fifteeI
Z times, but was not hurt He empted hi,
, pistol several times and wounded one o
D. the robbers in the face. No less than POI
c | shots were fired.