Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-08-26
SLAIN BY ROBBERS.

O1 y Ia lI' tD1 RUBBEKS.
Michigan Bank Cashier Il shot &C
His Post
# Is sI .s . ,.a; ,s
Would Received While Protcctinr
the Institution's Money from the
Thieves Dies After Givinw
.'s I'D % Names of His Assailant..
Shepherd, Mich, Aug 23.-While de-
Tending thesfunds of the Farmers bank
Elmer E. Struble, it's cashier and the
president OF this village, was shot and
fatally wounded by robbers early Sat
urday morning. He died seven hours
later, but recovered consciousness sutfi-
GENTLY to give the authorities the
names Of his assailants, three in mum.
Der. ~ There is considerable mystery
concerning the murder. Mr.. Struble
was found in the banking office at six
o'clock with two fatal bullet wounds
near the heart and life almost extinct.
Lie had been shot two hours earlier. ac-
cording to his. ante-mortem2 statement
The Office gave evidence of desperate
struggle. > :. = ~ e, Z
Mr.. Struble left his house at four
o'clock and went to the bank for some
papers@tos take to Mount Pleasant. in
tending to return before business hours.
The bank is located in hardware store
in the north end of the building. and
the living rooms overhead are occupied
b. E. A. Wisdom and F. M. Taylor and
their families. At six o'clock Mr.. Wis
dom came down to open the store and
found the front door open. He went to
his desk at the, south end of the store.
and@a moment later heard something
drop. Investigation showed the door to
theabank Office was open and Mr.. Stru-
blesWas lying On the floor, alive but
unconscious. The vault door and the
steel money chest were both open, most
of the books were taken, and all the
mohey was missing, except ten dollars
in silver. which was found under the
counter. 49, 49, , o,
ills supposed Mr.. Struble was in the
vault when he was approached from be-
hind. and the robbers. seeing the money
chest open. demanded the contents. Mr..
Struble, Fsits is ybelfexeda refused and
started out. toescape Of shut. the safe
door He was then shot in the wrist
anoaside, and while trying to shut the
vault door was shot in the back. This
didSsnot apparently .srender. him easy
prey, asFhe, IDENTITY turned to tight
them, and then eeeiyedgthe two fatal
shots near the heart.
Mr.. Struble died at II o'clock, but a
fewNmoments before death he rallied
andzmade a statement that he recog-
nized@ the robbers and he gave the
names to the prosecuting attorney and
thessheriff. He said he forced the shoot
irg..as he refused to give up the money.
and in the fight recognized his assail-
ants. who killed him to save themselves
from being known. ~. q
Its reported that the robbery was
committed by several depositors, who,
fearing the bank was about to fail. fol-
lowed Struble to the bank. demanded
their money and upon being refused
shotsthe cashier and looted the bank.
Sheriff Mogg, deputy sheriff Estee,
Prosecuting Attorney Nc amnara. wifi,
several@7other~coun ymof1icers,s~heldan "a
meeting Sunday at Mt. Pleasant to con-
suit and make further plans for the cap
ture of Cashier Struble's murderers.
1t was decided that everything is being
done that will eventually lead to the
arrest of thesguilty men. Itissthoughts
that three aprominent men I'm this Vi
cinity are the murderers. but officers
will not divulge Names They are
watched every moment. day and night.
and cannot escape. Arrests are likely
to take place at any moment. ~. -.
There is great excitement among the
people here and at Mt. Pleasant and
lynching is freely talked by many. 1t
If thought officers would not dare to
make arrests at this hour. as they could
not protect murderers against the sum
mary vengeance of the people. Prom
inent detectives are expected to assist.
While the suspected men cannot es-
cape, Sheriff Mogg hesitates, fearing
mob violence. The prosecuting attor-
ney claims that Cashier Struble, few
minutes before his death, gave him the
names of three men whom he positively
identified as among his assailants. They
are all well-known residents of Isabella
county,Tand are depositors at the sshep-
herd bank. Two of the three men ac-
cused in Struble's ante-mortem state
ment.will be able to produce impregna-
bic alibis.s The fact hat the cashier.
was under the influence of morphine
seems to detract somewhat from the
weight of his dying statement. John
r Ryan, owner Of the bank, says the
amount takenaby the robbers will not
excee11 Soon MA n y f,f tlA 4 cco,1nt ghnnl. q