Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-01-24

Sr Dousy declares tha, within the
past ninety days robbers have taken
il194j9 from KAnsas banks aad
thirty safes have been blown.
Some Of the Banks Robbcd.
! The summer resorts during 1908
must have been more expensive than
usual fJr the bank robbers. for they
. returned u work d good nftsen days
earlier than their custom. and IN Aug
ust hey robbed the Citizens Bank Of
AssrI the Kiefer State Bank o; Klef-
er, the State Bank OF Guthrie and
took from the Katy depot a. Big
Cabin shipment o; money. amount
lEg % il55j. that belonged % the
Bank % BIZ Cabin
The Guthrie robbery was worked
~ Percy sunny williams. the only
negro hank thief known 10 the his
tori % the Plnkertou detective
agency lie took twenty-five go bills
from the window while the cashiers
back was momenurIly turned. Later
/ be was arrested az B0ley in cOnnsc-
/ ton with rDbb!Hg the Wells Fargo eK-
I press Office az Oklahoma city Of t2,-
300, and on Governor Hadleys requi-
s.t!Dr vas taken % Kansas city on a
charge OF r0bb.ng the National Bank
I NJ Commerce Of t2.s00 In manner
similar 10 the Guthrie robbery
IN, men who held up and robbed
the Kiefer State Bank engaged in a
battle with officers and killed city
harhal InfOrd and Cashier Palmer
| Wedding Several arrests were made
BloodhOunds were put on the trau Of
the Big Cabin robbers. but there were
no results.
During the remaining four months
Of 1903 the Bank Of Ames was
robbed of 800. the State Bank Of
Spencer Of $500, the First State
Bank Of PaoH OF $4,000 and the Ciu-
zens Bank Of Geronimo OF 1880.
Arrests were made following the
Ames robbery but there were no con-
victlOus. On the last day Of the year
occurred the memorable fight at Har-
rah. 10 Oklahoma county, between the
Quigg gang Of robbers and posse of
United States marshals under John II.
Abcrnathy, resulting In tho death OF
two robbers-Frank Qulgg. a former
baseball umpire. and Frank Carpen-
ter. The gang had planned 10 rob
the IIarrah bank. which was located
In the same building as the postofice,
but were thwartcd by the marshals.
An attempt 10 rob the Bank OF
Hollister was made during January,
1910. but Sheriff Frank Carter and
several deputies surprised the men at
their work and arrested them. Dur
Ing February the First State Bank OF
Wister was robbed Of $500 and at
tempt was made 10 rob the First State
Bank Of Blanchard. Bloodhounds
were obtained from Fort Smith for
the Wlster Job, but the gang escaped,
and following the Blanchard attempt
a battle was fought with officers the
robbers escaping.
The safe OF the Farmers & Mor-
! chants National Bank Of Strlngtown
was blown open IN March. but the
bandits secured no money and In
April the State Bank Of Stuart was
touched for $1,000, the safe being
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