The herald., 1894-05-24
WANTED CASH AND COT IT.
Bold Bank Robbery at Long
view, Tex.
Four Men With Winchesters
Did the Job.
One of the DesperadOes Killed by
an officer.
One Citizen KilIsd and Several Mortally
Wounded-A Posse in Hot Pur.
suit of the Rest of
the Robbers.

BY the Associated Press.
LoNavIEw, Texss, May 23.-At 8 p. m.
today, two -ough-looking men walked
into the Fret National bank, one with q
Winchester. He handed the following
note to President Joe Clemmons:
HOME. May %.
To First National Pank, Longview:
This will introduce to you Charles
Specklemeyer, who wants some money
and is going to have it.
(Signed) B. AND f. G.
1t was written in pencil. in fairly
good hand. on the back OF printed
poster.
The bank cashier thought 1t was an
importunate subscription to some
charity entertainment and started to
donate, when the man pointed his
Winchester ct him and told him to hold
up his hands. The other robber rushed
into the side door and grabbed the cash.
Tom Clemmone and the other bank
officials also were ordered to hold up
their hands. The robbers hurriedly
emptied the vaults, securing $4,000 in $40
bills, No. 8, and nine 500 bills, No. 90,
and seven unsigned Longview bank
notes, which may lesd to their detection.
While this was going on the other
robbers were in the rear alley of the
bank, shooting at everyone who ap-
peared, and were being fired on by City
Marshal DIuckley and Deputy Will
Stevens. The firing made the robbers
in ths bank very nervous. and they
hurried the bank officials out and told
them to run to horses and mount. This
was done in order to keep the posse
from shooting, but the bullets few
thick and fast, and che men tore loose
and ran around the corner with several
shots after them.
George Buckingham, who was shoot
ing at the robbers, WAS shot and killed.
After he was down the robbers shos at
him several times.
City Marshal Muckley, who was
shooting at another robber, received q
Winchester ball in the bowels. The
ball glanced from come silver dollars
which he had in his pocketbook, which
may save his life.
j. w. Mcqueen, a saloon keeper, rar
out in the alley and was shot in the
body, and, it is thought, is mortally
wounded.
Charles s. Leonard. who was walking
through the court house yard, was shot
in the left hand.
Deputy Will Stevens was not hurt
though he stood at 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 instantly
When the robbers rode away and saw
one of their comrades dead they re-
marked: Poor Bennett is dead"
The body of the dead robber was iden
titled as George Bennett, a reckless fel.
low, who had been here some months
ago and had married daughter of q
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 anc
spurs, and belt full of cartridges anC
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 Clemmons the note, wa.
identified by several here. He married
a respectable young lady in Pamela coun
ty last fall, but later went TO Mexico anC
had not been heard of until today. He
was we'll known here. 1t is th ough
Bennett had relative in the gang. |
80, only one man remains to be identi-
fed, The robbers rode rapidly out o
town, displaying their firearms and tn,
money they secured. The posse wa
soon in pursuit and when last heard o
was only Is minutes behind them.
The bank officers offer $500 for thei
arrest, dead or alive, and the citizen
have added 5000.