The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-24
THEY ANTEO MONEY
Four Bank Robbers Get $4,000
at Longview, Texas.
One Outlaw and One of the Citi-
zens are Killed.
THE OTHERS ESCAPE.
The Robbery Took Place in the
Afternoon.

LoNevIEw, Texas, May 24.-At 8 p.
m. yesterday two rough looking men
walked into the First National bank,
one with slicker with Winchester
concealed in its folds. He handed the
following note to President Joe Glenn
mons:
HOME, May %.
''FIrst National Bank. Longview
This viii introduce to you Charles Speck-
elmeyer. who wants some money and is going
to have it B and f. i"
1t was written in pencil in fairly
good hand on the back of printed
poster. The bank cashier thought it
was an importunate subscription to
some charity entertainment and
started to donate, when the rObber
pointed his Winchester at 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 hurriedly emptied
the vaults, securing So, 900 in $40 bills
numbered 9, and nine $40 bills num-
bered 20, and seven unsigned Long
view bank notes, which may lead to
detection. While this was going on
two of the robbers were in the alley
in the rear of the bank shooting at
everybody who appeared and were
being fired at by City Marshal Muck
ley 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 order to keep the
posse from shooting, but as the bull
lets flew thick and fast the bank men
ran around the corner with several
shots after them.
George Buckingham, who was shoot
ing 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.
j. w. Mcqueen, a saloonkeeper, ran
out in 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 left hand. Deputy Will
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 at everyone who
came in sight and shoot at them in
stanuly. 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 as George Bennett, a
reckless fellow who had been here
some months ago and married a
daughter of a respectable farmer liv-
ing near this place, but left her and
went to the Indian territory. He was
dressed like a cowboy, with high
heeled boots and spurs, and a belt
full of cartridges and two double ac-
ton revolvers. His horse, which was
captured, had 800 rounds of ammuni-
ton strapped to the saddle.
Another of the robbers, the man
who gave President 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 had not been
heard of until yesterday. He was well
known here 1t is thought Bennett
has relative in the gang; if so only
one man remains to be identified.
The robbers rode rapidly out of town,
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 at
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
fired.
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 old one and told him to tell the
posse to come on, that they were GO
ing to keep on the big road.