The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-05
CASHIER Is SLAIN.
Outlaws Rob Bank at Cody, wyo., and
Murder Frank Middaugh.-
They Escape.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. "A special
to the Times from Cody, Wyo., says:
-Four heavily armed outlaws from The
Hole-in-the-Wall country on Tuesday
held up and robbed the First national
bank of this place, and after shooting
and killing Cashier Frank Middaugh,
of the bank, had a running fight with
cowboys and hunters, and escaped into
Rattlesnake mountains.
Just before the close of the bank
Tuesday afternoon a party of four
roughly dressed men rode up to the First
national bank, in the heart of the town,
and Immediately across the street from
the Irma, Buffalo Bills fine hotel. Three
men dismounted and entered the build
ing, the fourth stayed out and guarded
the horses. AS soon as the outlaws en-
tered the bank, one of them covered
Cashier Middaugh, who was the only &C.
cupant of the room, and demanded the
cash from the vault. Instead of comply
Ing, Middaugh grabbed revolver and
made game fight for life and money,
firing several shots even before the out
law leader could fire at the banker, but
Middaugh was excited, and his bullets
went wild, while the single shot sent
from the outlaws gun passed through
the bankers brain, and he died in
stantly.
The shooting attracted the attention
of party of hunters who reached the
1rma from the opposite side of the build
ing. and as these rushed round the cor
ner of the hotel they took in the whole
situation and opened fire on the outlaws
horses. But the outlaws rushed from
the building and, under cover of each
others fire, mounted their horses and
rode down the street, firing in all d.
rections and escaping into the prairies,
and from thence into the mountains,
seemingly without a scratch.
One of the posses, led by Sheriff JET
Champion, overlook the outlaws at dusk
20 miles southwest of Cody, and a battle
ensued, in which Champion had horse
shot under him, but was uninjured. The
bandits obtained fresh horses at a ranch
nearby and escaped
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. "A special
to the Times from Omaha. Neb, says:
William F. Cody's private car, filled
with Cody's English friends and Indian
scouts and guides, as well as by Col.
Cody himself, went west Tuesday night
on the Burlington flyer. Excitement
was at fever-heat over the man hunt
which the party will have at Cody, in
stead of the bear hunts expected. Col.
Cody will take the trail himself as soon
as he reaches the scene of the holdup.
II wired White Beaver, my manager
at Cody, to offer a large reward for the
capture of the outlaws" said Col. Cody.
land to double the reward in case an
outlaw is killed. We want to kill them.
not capture them. Within ten minutes
after we reach Cody we will be in the
saddle ready for the trail. My best
horses will be in readiness at the depot,
and l have with me my old scout, the
Sioux Chief Iron Tail. The old fellow
is now cleaning up his guns and is over
joyed at the chance of getting into a
scrimmage.
"The government had several hum
dred thousand dollars on deposit in that
bank, and it was a narrow escape for
the funds. The government is putting
in $5,OO0.000 irrigating system in the
Big Horn, and had that cash there with
which to pay off the workmen. The out
laws evidently knew this, and were after
that government money, but the re-
sistance of Cashier Middaugh pre-
vented IL heinp stnlan