Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Bank Robbers Fooled.

Armed Citizens Ready for the Frsy--
One Outlaw Killed, Another Wound
ed and Captured, and the Third Conn
mItted suicide After Being Surround
ed.
The days of Jesse James were recalled to
the citizens of Sevierville, Tenn, in
tragic manner Friday morning, when three
masked men rode into the town and at-
tempted to rob the bank. One rob6er was
shot dead, another was captured after pc
inc badly wounded, and the third commit
ted suicide in front of 100 people after bid
ding the crowd good bye and saying he had
rather die than be taken alive. Inc
officials of the bank had been warned by
telephone that an attempt would De maze
to rob the bank soon after the doors were
opened, and armed men had gone under
cover opposite the bank The banks doors
were scarcely opened when IN true Jesse
James style three masked men Toue up
the main street at gallop. At the bank
buildino thew began firing their revolvers
into the building.
A. T. Marshall, assistant cashier of the
hank. was behind the counter. He quick
" threw the money into the safe and clos
ed its door, thereby securing the treasure
From the second story of the Masonic
building, lust opposite the bank, there
came a volley of shots, and from another
place in the rear of the bank still more
shots.
Two of the horses ridden by the robbers
fell at the first fire and the other was
wounded. Burrell Thurman fell, mortally
wounded. and died an hour later. Wlll
Derrick, whose horse was only slightly
wounded, started down the street at a
gallon, firing his revolver right and lett.
Cal Derrick, who was wounded and whose
horse had been killed, ran to the Central
Hotel, where he endeavored to conceal
himself. He was surrounded, however,
and surrendered to the armed cltlzens
Will Derrick continued his flight toward
Knoxville. A mile from town his morse
fell in the road. William McMahon, a
leading resident of Sewer county, who is
also stockholder in the bank, was driving
along the road in his buggy. He was com
nelled at the point of revolvers to take
Derrick into the vehicle and drive toward
the Mcmahon farm, one mile further down
the pike.
Upon reaching the McMahon farm Der
rick dismounted and took refuge in barn
A crowd of angry residents soon arrived,
and they were informed where Derrick
was hidden. The barn was surrounded
Derrick appeared, and announced that he
would not be taken alive. He said the first
man who attempted to arrest him would be
killed
No one seemed to be ready to make the
attempt and Derrick re-entered the barn
The crowd increased and Derrick agar
appeared before the crowd. He sale
"Goodby, boys" He then placed a re
volver to his head and fired. His deatt
was instantaneous.
The robbery was boldly but badly, plan
ned. The efforts of bank officials anc
detectives and officers of Knox and Sewer
counties have not brought to light thu
name of the man who telephoned the banl
the news that an attempt to rob it was Il
be made. There was $3.50, 900 in the bank
Cal Derrick is now in Jail at Sevierville
80 miles from Knoxville, and it is feared
that if he is not lYnched his friends viii
attempt to take him out of jail.
Sewer county is the heart of the white
cap settlement of East Tennessee. Th
three young men were we'll connected
Thurman was only IL years old Cal Der
rick is 26. Will Derrick was % years oil
and was livery stable proprietor.