The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-11-03
CAPTURED.
Men Who Twice Attempted Rob.
Der, Of Willard Bank.

Two attempts at fobbing the Bank
at Willard. Carter county. have been
made within the past two weeks
but both were unsuec ssfuL The
alarm was raised both times before
The men. who we're professionals
had accomplished thesr work. The
lasl attempt vas made early on Tues
lhy morning Of this week. when the
ranlt door VAS blown with nitro-glyc
crime and an attempt made on The
safe Not dollar was secured. how
ever
h'oodhoun'ts sefe put Oh the ttailI
and The six men Nere caught The
last tao. aere captured at ollge HniI
"Wednesday night The pursuing pose
was lei by George Belcher ana 9th
efs from this county. among them
being Oscar and Joe Riley Beicber
shoi one 81 the robbers When they
Sers frst found. and some else SHOT
he other Roth we're still alive all
lls' aoeunt an are in jail al GRAY
fon
Two Of ne men charged with the
cTime are named siarnper and were
Natives Of Carter county. near wi
llfd. TIE Other men were profession
als Dom a distance.
The following account Is practical.
/, correct according to our informa
ton
Rferion Ky Oct 81 As result
Of the Nork Of The posse which took
np tbe Trail Of the men who tried. 4,
tiov pp and rob the willard Bank
This morning two Of the alleged
or7se ksmen are now here dangerous
lF wopnd"i and The searching part,
is on M iTall Of the other -four.
The wounded men gave iher names
as C + Smtb. Of Plum street Gin
cinnati. and " Wood. Of yincennes
ini Smith 3 wounded in ne aldo
men au1 Wool in the breast The
tao prisoners st6i.aly refuse 10 all
ulrr the names Of their oompanIons
Fho es,aped.
As saon as possible after excite
mcai following the ai MP. 10 rob-
,he bank bloolbouuds sers semelI
and, followed uy strong posse I'll
officers and ei1leas we're turned.
loose on rhs lul. rgc picked il 7bI
aud failiwei tluhfiis umI ibis a.
iernpon ii ended Nul The discoyou
y ,he sis men lylnF asleep Be-, oe al
hnge log
The rsn awakened will the asfit-|
81 81 Tie officers AID The dogs but.
aoi before the posse had surrounded
.henl Reviewers and Winchester
dnts were brought speedily into &C.
ion AMI lvtu battle ensucd Rea-
llung shat the result would be on ac-
oun, Of the uneven numbers the SIX
men made i desperate attempt 10
4rcak through tie corion Of officers
I,vo Of them fell 20 the ground. the
Others succeeding in making their &C.
ape 10 he Surrounding drns6 brush,
The posse Is shn in pursuit of the
four shp escaped
Phis is the secoud attempt within
the p.,si ten DAYS 10 wreck and loot
The willard Bank. It WAS abou, >
O'Clock this morning that SIX men
snrpr sed and captured Night Watch
man Blaukenc,ker. Of the Eastern
Kentucky railway At wlllari blank.
,nbc,ker vas bound and gagged and
one Of their number was lsfi 80 guard
him
With handkrrchiefs drawn closets
over their faces. she other fiye pro
eciel to the hank bIild.ng. only +;
distance away They put oui picket.
10 guard the different approaches Il
The hank. and then PLAYED their ex
plosiy,s Nltroglyccrin was used Of
The vault and 81 great was the *
plosion that the door vas blown int.
the street The lock on the yaul
vas completely shattered hy TN *
plos'on. amt while The robbers wer
hurridly preparing another charge q
the nitroslyceTin they received N
alarm from their COMPANIONS outsid
that the town had been alarmed
Their was no time 10 make ful
thcr attempt 10 secure tho none
Those operating inside the huildH
ioinei those on the outside II VI
. NECESSARY for time to hold o
E inst growing crowd at bay with che
weapons In few moments the $
lrobbers had made their escape 10
The darkness Following the dire
ri tion taken by them. Il led the Grow
i 10 East Kentucky Junction, Nhe
4 WIS found thar the six men b
= bosrded treiEh, train and eseap'
le The building and furnishings
the hank are badly wrecked but
robbers failed TO secure ans Of
ID money which WAS locked NO In
a afe protested by the vault
n To The pannle