The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-04
BANDITS CHASED
FIGHT WITH WYOMING ROBBERS
Hew middaugh Was killed-Posse
Has Two Encounters With
Flying Outlaws.

Has Two Encounters With
Flying Outlaws.
Cody, Wyo.. Nov. 3.-A new story OF
the attempted hold-up and the murder
OF Cashier Middaugh WAS told to-day
Dy man who was In the bank At the
time and is in part as follows:
u was 800 when the two bandits
rode up to the bank and, dismounting.
lett their horses at the curb They
boldly entered tt, bank, brandishing
their six-shooters. and commanded
those present to throw up their hands.
Tne assistant cashier was busy at his
desk with depositor. two patrons
were in the corridor and another was
talking to Cashier Middaugh In the
latters private office.
There are three doors opening from
this office. one into the interior OF the
baok. another into the corridor and the
third into the alley Mr., Mid6augh took
In the situation at a glance and quickly
closed and locked the door leading into
the corridor. He then went out the side
door into the alley. intending to go to
the street and give the alarm.
The smaller one Of the two robbers
noted Mr. Middaughs movements,
quickly dashed out of the front door
and intercepted the cashier shortly az
ter the latter left the side entrance.
Middaugh grappled with the outlaw
and succeeded in getting hold on his
pistol arm.
The rObber worked the trigger. but
the bullets all went wild save the last
one, which lodged in Nit a. his hip.
The cashier was unarmed ickly
dropped the robbers arm. The latter
stepped back, loaded his gun in a
twinkling and fired another shot at tho
cashier. The bullet entered Middaugh's
left breast, high up. passed close to
the heart and came out through the
neck under the left ear Middaugh
gave cry o. pain and half ran. half
stumbled out across the street and on
the opposite side fell dead
The second robber. who had been
engaged inside the bank. became
alarmed when he heard the shooting
on the outside fled from the place and
Joined his companion at the curb. The
pair mounted their horses, and putting
away their empty revolvers and draw
ing rifles from the scabbards on the
saddles, began firing as they sped up
the street and out onto the prairie. A
number Of citizens appeared in the
street With guns. but the aim of all was
bad "a the bandits escaped injury.
The posse that started out under
Deputy Sheriff Chapman overlook the
outlaws fourteen miles from Meeteetse
and exchanged shots with them. the
InrI Vh, a
trail was followed to point where it
led through the mountains and there it
was lost. The posse went on into Nee
testse, where fresh horses and addi-
tlonal men were secured.
The party returned to the trail at
midnight and followed tho tracks Of
the fleeing murderers through the dark
ness and over a rough country until
daylight, when they suddenly came
upon the two men in camp on the
Greybull river. a few miles northeast
of Meeteetse. The outlaws responded
to the demand to surrander with VOL
ley from their rifles. The Are was re-
turned by the officers, but no one was
hurt. The robbers quickly mounted
and fed In the direction OF ThernOp-
oils
The fact was discovered carly in the
day that the outlaws had changed
horses but once since leaving Cody and
that their mounts were rapidly firing
The officers secured fresh mounts at
each ranch, and were thus enabled to
maintain decided advantage over the
outlaws.
The rewards offered for the bandits
aggregate several thousand dollars.
Private citizens subscribed over $l.50O.
the city offers $500. the county 5000 the
First National and Cody National
banks $500 each. and the state VIII
probably give $500,
A courier came into Meetectse last
night with the news that the murderers
had been surrounded in a forest on
Commonwood creek and that their cap
ture is likely to occur at any time.