Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-09-21
O THEY DID 1T.
Full Account OF the winnenuceA
Hank Robbery.

First National Bank at noon today.
held up those who were in the build
ing and perpetrated M Of the most
daring bank robberies on record.
There were III the building at the
time Cashier Nixon. Assistant Cash
Ter Mcbride, B~ookkeeper Hill. Stem
ographer Calhoun and W. S. john
son. a horse buyer. Messrs. Nixon
and johnson were N the cashiers
office in the rear Of the bank. the
door between the rooms beng closed.
The robbers came in 1t the Bridge
street entrance while the employees
we're busily at work and none OF
them at the time facing the door.
The first intima,ion they received
that anything WAS wrong WAS the
quiet command Of Il OF The robbers:
Gentlemen, throw up your hands;
be quick ABOUT it and don: make
any noise The surprised clerks
turned tti+ir heads aud iuuatI iutu
the muzZles OF two revolvers, and the
order was quickly ODE! ell. The third
robber burst into the cashiers office.
where Messrs. Nixon and johnson
we're engaged III conversation He
had a Winchester rifle drawn on
them before they could make a move
and ordered them TO throw up their
hands under the penalty of instant
death. Ii Is hardly Necessary 10
state that this order Was also ODE. ell.
They were taken into the front room
Of the bank aud. with a revolver held
Il his breast, Cashier Nixon WAS
forced by one of the robbers to open
the safe in the valut, the others being
kept covered b! the two remaining
deSperadoes. The leader OF the gang
threw thee sacks OF gold coin which
were III the safe IntO an ore sack
which he carried and then emptied
into the sack the gold coin which was
III the money drawer i'll the office,
ignoring the silver and hank notes
entirely. While this was going Oh a
number OF people passed along the
sidewalk III front OF the bank. but
those inside could not give the alarm.
and none OF the passenb! took notice
OF the daring robbery which WAS
being perpetrated.
Having accomplished the object of
their visit the robbers marched the
men through the back door u the
bank building, lined them up against
the wall with hands up, and climbed
over the fence INTO the alley. They
ran down the alley to the rear OF +.
q. Robins 4 Cos. store. where their
horses were tied Ia a post. mouuted
the animals and escaped.
The first intimatiou people on the
streets had Of tie robbery. Cashier
Nixon rushed from the front door Of
the bank and tired several shots IN
the air TO give the alarm. BY this
time the robbers had turned into
Second street. \ few men on the
street who happened to he armed
took snap shots at them AS they
passed Bridge street, but without
effect. The bandits returned the
shots, but fortunately no one was Int
At the Cross creek bridge on Second
street the rUbber who was carrying
the coin sack dropped it and part OF
its contents rolled out. The man dis.
mounted like a fash, picked up the
money sack and handed II t. a pal,
remonnted aud were or like the wind,
leaving far behind the few men who
had pursued them on loot.
The robbers took a straight course
up the river toward Go!conda. They
were followed by a few scattering
men Oh horseback, their idea being
to keep the fleeing robbers in sight il
possible until an armed posse could
be organized for the pursuit.
AZ soon rs the course Of the robbers
was ascertaincd Deputy Sheriff Rose
ran to the iepot and started up the
road Oh the switch engine. Near the
Bliss ranch, fourteen miles from
town. the robbers were uvertakcn
riding along the road. The Deputy
took several shots at them and il said
to have wounded ono of the horses.
The robbers had horses waiting Tor
them i'll the field on the Bliss ranch
They changed horses here and struck
out again III a northwesteriy direc.
ton. Deputy Sheriff Rose secured
horses and, accompanied by acvcFaI
men, started out again in pursuit
News OF the robbery WINS tclcgraphcd
to Golconda and Constable Colwcll
started ont from that place with Il
posse on chase after the bandits.
Sheriff McDeid soon organized q
posse here aud started out accom-,
panied 10y an Indian trailer. 1t seems
almost an impossibility for the dcs.
peradocs to escape with their booty
but they are desperate men aud tlIer,
IL little likelihood Of their being tukcn
alive.
Tho amount Of money taken by the
robbers cannot DC asccrtaincd with n
certainty at this writing. /: is some.
where in the ncigbborhood Of sl5..
900. Tho bank offers n reward OF
900 Tor any one OF the robbers. dead
or alive. md a like reward will bc
given 10y Sheriff McDcid.
Tho robbers wore no masks and