Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-05
Bank Cashier
Shot by Robbers

Cody, Wyo., Nov. "a bold day
light raid by bandits form the noun
tain regions was made on the First
National bank at this place, Cashier
T. o. Middaugh being instantly killed.
The outlaws fled without securing any
thing, and under a rain of bullets from
the aroused citizens, who were attract
ed to the scene by the shooting of Mid.
daugh and the exchange of shots be-
tcween the robbers and the bank off,
cials.
Two cowboys who had been seen loaf
irg about Cody for several days, with
out masks or DISCUSSES of any character
rode up to the bank and with sixshoot.
ers in each hand ordered everyone
within to throw up their hands. In
stead of complying with the demands
of the outlaws the bank officials grab
bed weapons from beneath the countries
and opened q fusillade upon the in
| truders, who beat hasty retreat into
the street followed by Cashier Mid
daugh, who emptied his gun at them at
short range. When Middaugh had
ceased firing the smaller of the two
robbers wheeled, and, taking deliberate
aim at the bank official, sent bullet
through Middaugh's breast, who fell
dead in his tracks.
Citizens, aroused by the firing, Ieszed
every weapon in reach and guns were
trained upon the fleeing bandits from
A.
streets with their sixshooters, digging
their spurs frantically into the sides of
their horses.
Deputy Sheriff Jefferson Chapman,
at the head of about 30 armed cowboys
quickly left Cody, making detour in
an effort to head off the flight of the
two desperadoes, who apparently were
making for the mountains on the Mon
tana line. A number of shots were
heard shortly after the posse had cut
through field, and as the officers can
not be far behind the fugitives, it is
considered very probable that the two
outlaws will soon be taken.
Excitement is at fever heat and
lynching is threatened if the fugitives
rae apprehended. A reward has been
offered for the robbers, dead or alive
The First National bank was organized
four months ago and was supposed to
have had considerable money on de-
posits.
A dispatch from Red Lodge, Mon
tara, says that a proposed raid of some
bank, eitherin Montana or Wyoming,
had been tipped off to Sheriff Potter OF
that place, who had warned a number
2 of banks of their danger. The band il
! said to have consisted of five members
and was organized four months ago
near Thermopolis, Wyo.
In anticipation of a raid on the Red
Lodge banks shotguns and Winchester
rifles had been placed at convenient
points Throughout the city and the banks
converted into veritable arsenals.
William +. Cody, otherwise known
as Buffalo Bill, has departed from
Omaha to take up the trail of the ban
dts. He said: II wired White Beaver,
my manager at Cody, to offer "a large
reward for the capture of the outlaws,
and to double the reward in case an
outlaw is killed. We want to kill
them not capture them. ="
The government had several thousand
dollars hundred on deposite in that
bank and ii was narrow escape tor
the funds. The government is putting
in So, 900, 900 irrigatiing system in
the Big Horn and had the cash there
with which to pay off the workmen.
The outlaws evidently knew this and
were after that government money but
the resistance of Cashier Middaugh
prevented it being stolen.