The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-03-04

BLOODY WORK OF et.NK ROBBERS.
One officer Killed and Another Danger
ousIy Wounded--The Thieves FoiIed.
WARREN, Ark, FEB. 25.-A daring
and desperate attempt at bank robbery
occurred here at 3 o'clock this after.
noon. The robbers failed TO get any
money. bat the brave Cashier Adair
lies dangerously wounded and T. NJ.
Goodwin, q leading citizen, merchant
and bank director, is dead.
There were only three of the robbers
in sight-one tall, red-complexioned,
sandy nloustached individual, and the
other two, apparently brothers, black
hair and dark. complexioned, round
faces, appearing to be of foreign birth.
They have ceen camped a few miles
out from town for about 10 da's near
Nero Penuington's house. They have
been about town occasionally, buying
horse feed and provisions, and one of
them made a deposit of $25 in the
Merchants and Planters bank, shortly
aftcrward drawing 1t out, half at
time.
Today at Up m. they were noticed
coming into town, but no attention
was paid to them until they walked
into the bank, single file. On enter
ing the bank the one who had deposi-
ted and drawn out the S25 demanded
of the cashier to know if he did not
pay interest on deposits. He replied
in the negative, whereupon with an
oath the robber presented his pistol and
ordered the cashier to hold up his
hands.
At this time T. NJ. Goodwin and D.
W Sutton, two directors, were sitting
inside the Office and did not pay any
attention until Mr.. Adair, instead of
holding up his hands, reached for his
pistol | ying close by. Then the rob
bers fred on him, the ball grazing his
head, stunning him SO that he fell to
the floor.
Doubtless the robbers thought : dair
dead, and rushed inside to get the
plunder, but Goodwin and Sutton, be-
Ing in their way, though unarmed,
they were fired on, and Goodwipfel,
fatally wounded. Meanwhile the
cashier, from his position ca the floor,
fred two shots at the robber nearest
him. They were returned, and As
calibre bullet went through Adair's
shoulder. He is not considered fatal
ly wounded. The bandits then fled,
with posse Of citizens in pursuit.
ANOTHER OF THE SAME SORT.
WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Feb. 25.-
Two robbers entered the City Nation
al bank Of this city at 2:45 D. m. to-
day and demanded the money of
Cashier Dorsey, who resisted them.
Shooting began, resulting in the death
of Cashier Frank Dorsey and the
wounding of Bookkeeper P. P. Lang
ford. Langford's injuries are not Sc,
rious, being slight flesh wounds. The
robbers secured only a few hundred
dollars in silver They then mounted
their horses and made run for their
lives.
By this time many OF the citizens
had armed themselves and battle
took place. One Of the robbers hors
es was shot from under him and it is
believed the robber was wounded.
He mounted behind his partner and
about mile from town met a farmer
in buggy. They took his horses
and started for the hills. In the
meantime the citizens had secured
horses, and at last reports were within
a quarter OF mile of the robbers,
with good prospects of overtaking
them. Captain Mcdonald and his
rangers came in at o'clock and took
the trail at once.
1t is believed hanging will take
place If the robbers are caught. A
reward of $1,000 is offered by the
Panhandle and City National bank
for their capture, dead or alive.
CAPTURED AND LYNCHED.
FORT WORTH, Tex. Feb 26.-Fos-
ter Ora and The Kid" who
raided the City National Bank at
Wichita Falls, Tex, yesterday after
noon. killing Cashier Frank Dorsey,
wounding Bookkeeper P. ?. Lang
ford and securing $500, were captured
last night nine miles from town, after
a fight Of an hour. The robbers were
in thicket surrounded by pursuers,
and surrendered only when all hope
was gone. They were taken to Wlch
tia Falls and State Rangers guarded
them all night. One OF the robbers,
Foster Crawford. is wounded, though
not seriously. Both OF the robbers
are well known in the locality, having
been cowboys on the range for a num-
Der of years.
4 MOB at Wichita Falls took the
two bank robbers from the jail to-
night and hanged them to a telegraph
pole in front OF the bank they tried to-
rob. The Rangers who were guard
ing the Jail got sudden call to Amarl-
la. and left the men in charge OF citl-
zens, who Immediately tlrned them
over to the mob. 1t was first the in
tention of the angry citizens to burn
the desperadoes alive in the public
square, but this idea was abandoned
and they were hurriedly taken to the
scene Of their crime and strung to
telegraph pole.
Shot Eleven Times.
BRISTOL, Fla, Feb. 24-M. f.
Grissett was killed at logging camp of
Covington. Cox & Co. Gri<sett was
and went to the camp to
clean i up He opened fire. slightly
wounding Messrs. CovinSton and Cox.
NT,,,r- 10 Ta,,~v- Cto1-;p o,,S w r
Flowers, employees, procured pistols
and begun firing at Grissett. After
the exchange of shots. by one of which
Colvin was wounded. Grissett fell
dead. Examination showed that he
had been struck by II bullets.
Children Fatally Burned.
BALTIMORE, Feb. q. Two children
were fatally and two others seriously
burned in fire in Canton, a suburb