The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-27
P|NKERT0NS ARE
ON THE TRAIL
OF ROBBERS WHO LOOTED BAN
DANA, (kY.,) BANK THURS
DAY NIGHT.
One of the Men Assaulted Came to
Cairo in Search of Gang
No Traces Found
Here.

I N -
detectives are at work on the rob
berry of the Ballard county bank, at
Bandana, Ballard county, which was
relieved of $4,000 Thursday night
about II O'Clock The detectives
were employed soon after the robbery
being wired to go to the scene by
the American Banking association, of
which the Ballard county bank is a
member. Only a short time was
spent in Bandana by the detectives,
then they We're off in a buggy and
have not been seen since.
The mystery that the detectives no
doubt are now trying to solve is
where the two buggies came from
that the four robbers used Two
buggies were driven from the town
soon after the robbery. they being
seen by the local hotel proprietor.
At New Liberty yesterday morning
pistol and buggy whip We're found,
which. no doubt, We're dropped by
the men The road was very muddy
from the rain and the tracks of two
buggies could be plainly seen. At
New Liberty, which is about seven
miles from Bandana the buggies turn
ed into a road leading toward Padu-
cah The theory is that they left
this road and went to the river,
escaping across the Ohio river TO the
Illinois shore.
Cashier j. A. 2urdy stated this
morning that the less is about $2,5oe,
Felix Rudolph, one OF the directors,
who went to Eandana yesterday tc
investigate the robbery, states that
the robbers got about $3.50. The
money was in currency and gold
They left about 5000 in change some
Of which was strewn on the floor
There were three men who went
to the telephone exchange They APP
Iparently We're only preparing to fix
the EXCHANGE SO no alarm could be
given. Finding there the three young
men. Messrs Evitts, Hahs and Penh,
/ they held them up and with drawn
uistols compelled them to be tied,
They not only tied their hands but
drew their feet up SO that they could
not arise They did not, as first stated
tie the young men to furniture, but
put them upon the floor of course in
/ a HELPLESS conditions In tying them
Ithc men used new trout line cord
and tied the limbs so tight that
every movement drew the cord tight
or and tighter, causing the flesh al
|ulst 40 be cut into. Then they be-
gan "a search them for valUables and
lin doing so searched the coats Of
the three upon the wall of the eN
change In this way they came upon
sac KEYS of the bank, which young
Hahs had In his coat pocket, and
with the remark that this is what
we want aud II will save us much
trouble" they asked whose coat i
was. Getting an answer they theT
turned to Hahs and said YOU must
20 with us. and with this they raised
Kim from the floor and releasing hi.
legs so that he could walk all starte.
for the bank, All the men, said Mr.
Rudolph were assaulted and hurt
Young HANS was bloody when he was
found. the men having assaulted hin
when he was attempting to open tia
safe. he not working fast enough Il
suit them.
1t appears that the steps of Brio
lIahs, the assistant bank cashier
while being forced from the oXchang
building to the bank room, were TO
fast enough TO satisfy the men an
they knocked him in the head as IN
tremendously as they did the othc
two. Arriving at the bank, Mr. Hah'
saw two other men, as heavily mask
ed as the first standing near thu
bank door Mr.. Hahs was ordcre'
TO open up and persuaded by the
heavy ugly revolvers i'm the hands
Of all -four, he did so. Two of thu
men went in the bank with the assist
ant cashier and two stayed on TIE
outside, evidently to prevent ;
surprise The bandits who went in
side forced Mr. Hahs to omen Tx
hank vaults and bring out the pack
/ ages OF money dltibSl 9"-NiU. VIII
they snatched from him and stowe,
away upon their persons. He was
then taken back to the telephone
Office and tied mp with the other tvC
and laid upon the floor
It was Dr. Doris, coming down Tho
street about > o'clock Friday morn
ing, that heard the calls from the tri-
tied up in the telephone office ane
went to their rescue. Instantly 10
called for help and sent out the alarT
Icf the robbery.
Sam Eyitts. q former Paducah FIR
man. who was one of the three m,r
assaulted by the bank robbers. was
the most seriously hurt Friends
Of Evitts. who returned from Cairo
/ IL. last night met him at that plac-
/ yesterday One of his eyes was badly
/ bruised and nearly closed, gas
I crossed his left temple. and he va
/ PAINFULLY sore in the breast and RIB
where the yeggmen kicked and STAMP
/ ed him.