Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-24

Lone VIEW, May 23.-At 8 p. m. to-
day two rough looking men walked into
the First National Bank, one with a
slicker with & Winchester concealed In
its folds. He handed the following
note to President Joe Cemmons:
"HoME, May %.
First National Bank, Long Vie,o:
This will introduce TO you Charles
Speckelmyer, who wants some money
and is going to have it.
[SgnedJ "B. Il f."
1t was written in pencil in fairly
good hand on the back OF q printed
poster. The bank cashier thought it
was an importunate subscription to
some charity and started to donate
when the robber pointed his Winches-
ter 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 $1,000 and three ten
dollars No. 9, and nine twenty dollars
No. 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 rear al
ley of the bank shooting at everyone
who 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 order 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 shoot
ing at the robbers, was shot and killed.
City Marshal Muckley, who was shoot
ing at another robber, received win
chester ball In the bowels. The ball
glanced from silver dollars In his
pocket, which may save his life. The
ball passed through the cavity. j. w.
Mcqueen, a saloon-keeper, thinking
the shots were for fire, ran out
in the alley aud was shot in the
body, and it is thought mortally wound
ed. Charles S. Leonard was walking
through the court house yard and was
shot in the leg, necessitating amputa-
ton. Theodore Shines was snot in the
left hand. Deputy viii Stevens was
not hurt, though he stood In short range
and
KILLED ONE OF THE ROBBERS.
The bankers all escaped unhurt, ex-
cept T. Z. Clemmons, who In the scuffle
with the rob bers got his hand in the
hammer of the robbers pistol, which
came down and cut hole In his hand.
The robbers who stood guard 10
the alley would yell at every
one who came in sight and shoot
at them Instantly. When the rob-
bers rode away and saw one OF
their comrades dead, they remarked:
Poor Bennett is dead" The body OF
the dead robber was soon identified as
G6OTg6 BeDQ6bJ, ToChlces lcllO" WuO
had been here some months ago and
married daughter OF respectable
farmer living near this place, but
left her and went TO the Indian
Territory. The dead roober was
dressed like cowboy, with high
heeled boots and spurs, and had on a
belt full of cartridges and two double
action revolvers. His horse, which was
captured, had three hundred rounds OF
ammunition strapped to the saddle.
Another of the robbers, the man who
gave President Clemmons the note, was
identified by several here.
An armed posse was soon in pursuit,
and when last heard OF was
FIFTEEN MINUTES BEHIND THEM.
The bank offered $500 for their arrest,
dead or alive. and the citizens supple
mented the amount by 800.
Deputy John Howard was shot az
fifteen times, brt was not hurt. He
emptied his pistol several times and
wounded one of the robbers In the face.
No less than two hundred shots were
| fred.
The robbers started out OF town,
going by the home of George Bennett.
They met o farmer four miles north Of
here, and took his hat and gave him the
old one, and told him to tell the posse
to come on, that they were going to
| keep on the big road.