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Ntw PnlL.pripHiA. Deo ~ The little
village of Shanesyillc, thirteen miles west ~
this city, was visited by gang of burglars
between and O'Clock thi. morning and tho
Exchange Bank. owned hy John Docr,huk
was robbed of about - 900 In money. after
which the robbers escaped Mr. Doprshul,
lives In n brick house. and his bank building.
frame structure. IL built up arainst his
house Between and o'clock lie and hi4
family wcro awakened by loud report
Mr. and Mrs. Doorshuk sleep down stairs In a
room next to the bank building They lcaped
out OF bed. and while Mr.. Doershuk was
/ getting his revolver his wife attempted 70
/ light a lamp. when "A bullet from the revolver
/ OF ono OF the robbers crashed through the
window. lodging In a picture frame about a
foot over her head
Meantime John Rhoads, who lives across
the street. and ho had been awak cned by the
report, secured his revolver and slipped 10
the corner Of his house He opened fire at
! one Of the robbers who was standing watch
. In front or the bank Mr. Rhoads shot at
the man seven times. but did not hit him and
I the robbcr fred eleven shots at Rhoads
1 One bullet, which struck tho corner Of his
| house, came near hitting him.
| There were flV" robbers in the gang Two
| OF them applied the nitrogly cor.ne that de-
| molished the safe. while he other three sur
rounded Mr. Doershuk's house. While the
firing was going on between the robber and
Mr.. Rhoads. Mr.. Docr-huk got out Of his
| house through rear door unobserved and
hurried down his lot to the home OF his
heEhDor, Charles Androas for help.
While NJ. Doershuk was gone the second
charg" OF ntroglycerine was DISCHARGED
making terrific report aud a few moments
later the robbers were seen hurrying o. the
western ahd Lake Erie Railroad station.
Dit!e, %here ,hny procured a h1andcar and ,rods
II IN ditch and broke for the woods
snort tim" at'r the robbery nearly every
citizen IN Shanesvill" was aroused and the
news soon SPREAD t. Sugar ,rcek, n vii re
OF several hundred inhabitants u mile east.
Men VITA guns. rifles ana re-, divers organized
themselves INTO posses AID started in pur-
suit OF the robbers. BiOOdnounds were
procured and the country. roundabout Is
CAPTURING tae men. The exact amount of
mo ley secured by the gang not known.
but II wa between $500 and $4,000 in cur
rency, gold and silver.
Mr., Doer-huI. Aas been In the banking busi-
ness IN Shnnes llle for many years and is
resarfcd as one. Of tho most prosperous
business men In this county. lie took chances
In leaving hls home t. summon help aud the
shot. The robbers are evidently The same
gang that looted tho bank at seville, Ohio.
on Tuesday night. They We're the same. In
70 blow the safe open and made their escape
In the same manner.
W. Nh' s' OHip, lee 10 ne frequency
and daring Of the bank robberes Throughout
tue state of late has attracted the attention
OF the state AUTHORITIES To the suggestion that
T." state should make an effort to apprehend
the gang There IL not the least doubt but
that all the recent rohberies have been COM
mitted by wel-organized gang, the uem-
bers OF which would not have the slightest
hesitancy to commit murder There have
beon no less than eight banks robbed and
small towns tcrrorzed. The method Of opern-
ton has been the same in every case. / he
latest Is the Shanesville robbery last night.