Evening journal., 1894-05-24
FIGHT WITH BANK ROBBERS
Desperadoss Make n Bold Raid on a Texas
Town.

LONG VIEW, Tex, May 24-Five rob
bers entered the First National bank of
Long View. The president and cashier
were ordered to hold up their hands, and
the robbers secured 81, 500 Several Off
GERS and citizens met the robbers, and con
slant firing was kept up, during which
George Buckingham and j. w. Mcqueen
were killed, and Marshal Muckelroy was
badly woundcd-
One Of the Sbbcrs, a small, dark com.
plexionod man, was killed. Over 400 shots
were fired The remaining robbers escaped
with the dead mans horse and gun. a
large posse is in close pursuit.
Two rough looking men first walked
into the bank, one with a slicker, with a
winchester concealed in its folds. He
handed the following note to President
Joe Clemmons;
"HoNE, May 49,
First National Bank, Long View:
''This viii introduce to you Charles
Spockelmeyer, who wants some money and
is going to have It. b. and Il.
1t was written in pencil in a fairly good
hand on the back Of printed poster The
bank cashier thought it was an importu-
nate subscription to some charity and
started to donate when the robber pointed
his wincester 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, Sc
curing 81, 600 and three SO bills, No 8, and
nine 500 bills, No. 201, and seven unsigned
Long View bank notes, which may lead to
the detection of the robbers.
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 being fired ON by the city marshal,
Muckleroy, and Deputy WIN 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
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 Muckleroy, who
was shooting at another robber, received a
! winchester ball in the bowels. The ball
! glanced from silver dollars he had in his
/
ball passed through the cavity.
j. w. Mcqueen, a saloon keeper think.
! ing the shots were for fire ran out in the
alley and was shot in the body, and, it i.
thought, was mOrtally wounded.
Charles 5. Leonard was walking through
the courthouse yard and was shot in tn,
leg, necessitating amDutation. Theodor,
Shines was shot in the left hand Deput,
VIII Stevens was not hurt though he stood
in short range and killed one of the rob
bers.
The bankers all escaped unhurt excep
7. E. Clemmons, who in the scuflle Will
the robbers, got his hand in the hamme
Of a robbers pistol, which came down ant
cut a hole in his hand The robbers VIII,
stood guard in the alley would yell at ev
cry one who came in sight and shoot a
them instantly. When the robbers rod
away and saw one of their comrades dead
they remarked, Poor Bennett is dead.
The body of the dead robbcr was sooi
identified as George Bennett, a reckless
fellow who had been here some month
ago and married daughter of respecta
BILE farmer living near this place, but lef
her and went 70 the Indian Territory.
Deputy John Howard was shot at I
times, but was not hurt. He omptied hi
pistol several times and wounded one q
the robbers IN the face The robbers start
ed out Of town, going by the home q
George Bennett. They met "a farmer fou
miles north Of here and took his hat an
J gave him ail old ono and told him to tel
the posse % come On; that they ,vcrc &c
ing to keep on the big road
Wool-"We haven't heard the last q
Coxey's army yet " Van Pelt-'No-c; the
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