The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-17
Robbers Enter Bank in a New Hampshire
Town in Broad Gay.
CASHIER KILLED AND VAULT LOOTED
crime Committed in the Busiest Furt
"fthc Dny, but Was Not Hi.co.crrt
iof Sc'crnt ssonrS snshi"r
EAn"rtrd ScnSctc%S and Ills Throat
-0Hicinls Sc"urin@ the Country
NBy Associated Press to 'rhc VirnIni,n,
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"ohierSWorth, n. IT,, April 1G
me resisting the entry Of two dcs-
iel'te anu determined robbers and dur
inE q futile struggle to protect SlhO 0nO
or more in money and securities l., ~,
compartments OF the open vault of iha
treat rails National Bank. Of Somcrs-
Moiih' inns afternoon. Cashier .Toscph 4
Hiickncy was murdered near the desk
"i''ch ne had occupied FOR years
RANSACKED THE VAULT.
Niter killing Sticliney the murdcrers
i;l'Sackcd the vault and fed with all
,ie ,;l casn II contained with the exccp-
lioh oi Il i've dollar gold piece. Az ncnr
as can be estimated about SG.0OO was
taken, but ii is impossible that Tho lncs
VIII considerable exceed This sum ne
no one but the dead cashier knew thr
eNact amount that was liz tie institution
at the time.
The robbers. after knocking; Stickncv
down with black jack, cut his throat
he most remarkable feature of the rob
Defy is the fact that 100000 i'm bonds or
me United states. which were kept in
one or the drawers of the big vault. ana
mn'rii me robbers evidently examined
haStlIE, were not taken. Neither was
any OF the negotiable paper ana sccuri-
Ties or the banks: in fact. nothing il
missing except the cash.
40 one was aware that there was any-
tnlnS wrong at the bank until ncarly .
CLOCK. or an hour after the Inirdcrnu.;
work was done. The perpetrators had
ample time To escape.
SECURING; TIE COUNTRY.
This evening scores of denuiv shor;rfs
marshals. police and citizens are scour
ing This section Of the State and Maine
Which from this city IS lust across fhr
Salmon Falls river 80.
fad the robbers been aDprchcndcd
soon after The murder and robbery be-
la Il
70 prevent double lynching i'm tho
Granite State. The murdered man. in
addition TO his position as cashier and
director of the Great Falls Bank, was its
trca Surcr.
IL IS not known exactly what time the
pdhk ,k was entered, but 1t was evidently
between l and 10 O'clock. rs two men.
strangers, were seen going up tho hill
not very far from the tank at 20
o'clock.
Mr.. Frank Il. Reed, local merchant.
was me iirst to discover the crime. He
went up ne staircase OF the Ink build
ing at > o'clock and found the thick
plate glass in the hall door az the bank
completely shattered. He was consider
aply alarmed ana without waiting 10
investigate he hurried from the building
ana notified City Marshal Eaton The
latter responded at once
y DESPERATE BATTLE
Ihey broke in the door ana then found
evidences Of q desperate struggle ON
me iioor IN :; great pool OF blood vas the
ilfel"Ss body Of Stickncy. Ills head had
hGen nearly severed from his body, the
robbers having cut his throat. The
mead was martcd with several deep
Sash"S made BY Il llcavy bIlckiack and
me skull was fractured. 'rna body wa
covered with p,oOd ana the walls ana
furniture bore additional evidence of lhn
terrible deed S.iclnry had ,iicl neh,- :
in" dcSpcra tcly.
\ CLEW FOUND.
The first Glow was obtained from Nrs.
Joshua Smith. WHO lives near the bank
ana Dudley Cheney, who was plssiug.
on the street, who reported SEEING a man
OF dark complexion, hurry NJ the hill
CARRYING bag heavily wei@htci oyer
his shoulder. Mr.. Cheney saw The man
throw the bag behind a stone vail
chanSe some Of his clothes and finally
get into buggy. driven BY another
man, which started UP the hill! The bag
was also taken.
Other people reported seeing the
buggy and in West Rochester dark
sorrcl horse and buggy were observed
headed for Salmon Falls river which
FORMS the Maine State boundary. This
oulht has mySteriouSly disappeared de-
spite the fact that thc whole section
hercahouts is being searched tonight.
Mr.. Stickney's family consisted of MS
wife. a son and two daughters He was
wealthy ana we'll known IN New Eng
land banking circles He had been
cashier Of the Grtilt Falls National Bank
Tor over twenty-five years.
CHARGED WIIls rB1E CRIME.