The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-04

rif1ed the First National. It was de-
| cided that we were to remain to-
| Eether after the robbery. make for a
| spot across the line in the Indian ter
| ritory. There We were TO divide the
money. separate and each man take
| care of himself.
What beautiful plan it vast All
planned at daylight, but three hours
AS wanderer and fugitive. even If 1
| had escaped. I think that my capture
| there was the best thing that could
| nave happened. True. / have snen+
fifteen years in prison, but these wears
instead of en1bittering ne have. taught
me that to be square with your fellow
man is the thing that wins out after
ALL have also learned that when a
FELLOW shows that ne is trying TO be on
the square, even if he has been a con-
vict. the average man is not going to
give MIN push, but rather boost.
He Got the Cash.
I'VE rode into Coffeyville shortly af-
ter o'clock. Bob and I went straight
TO the First National bank, while the
other three went into Condon's bank.
In the First National were Thomas
Ayres, the cashier, his son, the teller
ana bookkeeper and three customers
we drew our revolvers and threw them
down on the crowd and told them to
put up their hands. This they did. Bob
walked behind the counter while 1 re-
mained outside. He entered the vault
took all the currency in sight and took
all the money on the counter except
some silver This amounted to $23, 900.
He put 1t in a sack. There was not a
shot fired in the bank. We started to
back out the way we had come, by the
front door. Bob had handed me the
sack. AS Bob got to the front door a
Winchester bullet buzzed close to his
ear He turned to me and said:
Lets go by the back door
I'VE left that way. We passed
through the back yard of the bank into
the alley, turned north to Eighth street,
as I remember the name now. On this
we went west to another alley, then
south to the alley where our horses
were tod. The other three of the gang
were not there.
when we got to the horses it SEEM
ed that everybody in town had procured
Winchester and had opened fire. The
moment we mad ridden into town most
of the town was aroused. Still the 9TH
er three didn't come. Just then a bullet
struck me in the right shoulder. My
right arm was put out Of commission.
My Winchester dropped from my right
hand Bob had begun to shoot.
Fright here I wish to make a state
ment. I didn't kill soul that day. be-
cause I didn't fire shot. I couldn't II
had wanted to. My right arm was as
useless as If it hadn't been there.
1.-THE shooting had now become gen.
eraI. It seemed that the bullets were
fence within range of where we stood.
We didn't mount.
Bob said: The others are in trouble
Let's go and help them We didn't get
ment, came running out of the bank
across the street, running target Tor
fifty or sixty guns, shooting as they
ran. They joined us at the horses.
was trying to unite my horse with my
left hand Bob fell. I thought he was
ha
Power went down. Broadwen managed
to get on his horse and rode away down
the street e He was found dead IN
the road mile from town Just as
was about to mount a Winchester bull
LET struck me in the back, passed en-
tirely through my body and came out;
7 got on my horse nevertheless, and
started. The money sack was on my
saddle.
Went Back After Bob.
GAS I. turned the corner into the
street / looked back. Bob was sit.
ting on the ground with his back 70
a large rock. I saw that ne WASH
dead I gave no thought TO the con-
SEQUENCES. I had one idea only. There
was NV brother alive and I might
save him by carrying him away. No
second thought of caution was needed.
/ wheeled my horse and went PACK
into the firing. learned aIterWaro
that fifteen men fired at me at once.
but I wasn't scratched. reached
Rob's side. I leaned over and got hold
of his wrist with my left hand, my
right being useless. Bob was still
alive. Just then a load of buckshot
struck me in the back and the back
of the neck. remember that I said
to Bob: My God. I'm killed.! Had l
been sitting up straight the buckshot
would have killed me. AS it was they
glanced off my back.
sHThat's the last I remember. for |
rolled off my horse to the ground. I
was in bed seventy-two days. / was
a dvised to plead guilty to murder in
the second degree and Judge Jerry
McCune now living and practicing
law in Kansas City, sentenced me to
the penitentiary for life"
what delayed the three in Con-
don's bank?" was asked.
"Oh, yes, had forgotten to tell you
Of that and by the way it was the real
cause of the failure of the raid. When
thew went in the bank vault was clos
ed. The cashier told them that the
time lock was on.
"'How long will it be before it will
be OFF," asked Graf.
""Three minutes was the answer.
"'we'Il wait said Graf.
cat time like that said Emmett,
three minutes is a lifetime. 1t
meant death to my two brothers and
two companions and fifteen years in
the penitentiary for me-