The Springdale news., 1912-09-27

i Anderson vice president of the First l National. consulted legal counsel and was advised that the most proper action to take was 10 have the war rants Of arrest sworn out at Hunts vile, which was done and the war rants sent to Eureka Springs in the hands of Attorney J. s. Combs and Monroe Coger
 The arrival of the warrants in Eureka Springs caused a sensation generally throughout that city and consternation particularly among James X Co and their friends who put up such protest against the charge of any criminal intention whatever that the representatives from Huntsville decided to postpone any arrests for the time and re- turned home, but before leaving Eureka Springs they secured from James diagram showing where Mcknab and Pike had found the S551 With this the place was cas- fly located and a balance of $307.81 was found. All the money recover ed was silver, niekles and pennies with the exception of one ten dollar gold piece which had come i'll to the bank in the run of the days busi- ness prior to the robbery and had been thrown in with the silver.
 In addition to the amount of the banks money secured by Meknab and Pike they also found small cash box belonging to Postmaster Jay containing $11 in pennies and Sol i'll stamp books. In this box Mir. Jay also had about S160 in currency which tae robbers earri-
 ho postoffiee pennies and the stamp books 10 the postmaster al Eureka Springs. and Postmaster Jay will go down in a few days to claim and prove tie property.
 At the time Of the robbery the bank officials estimated that of the amount Of loot secured by the rob bers the1e were between $S0o and s9O0 in silver, and the total amount found taliies with that estimate. This amount of silver. together with the gold and currency and the rob bers' necessary baggage made too heavy loads for hasty tfavel,- SO they hid 1t with the intention, of course. Of sending for it later.
 The money was hidden near the south eGrd and on the upper side or the rock fence running north and south on-tae= east Side et tre little field mentioned abcee-fr. W as shr- sacks and Had been stue K down beside lhe fence at two diff ferent places. which accounts for Me knab and Pike finding only part Of it.
 Al the call meeting of the diree- tors Of the First National held yesterday afternoon action was talk en declaring positively the bank s refusal 10 recognize James & Cos. right 10 any part of the reward for the return Of the money. This means that the matter will have 10 be settled in the eours. As 10 shat further steps tfe bank officials de cided 10 take toward the rflmiHat seGution of James X Co they refused To make public.
 The editor of the Daily Times Echo grossly islanders our -eitizen- ship when he says that the feel ing against the robbers Has so strong m Huntsville that they fear ed lFn=h#Hg ho time #as fharo any need for the rohbe3s to fear lYnehing. Iuntseille people are IaN-aBIdine and gil tHeE want ed in the cases of the bank oD- bers was a strict enforcement of the law The town had been out ragged Us true, and If anything was done that was calculated 10 fan into blaze the outraged tSei- ings of the populaee2 IL Was the ae- tion of Judge Naples and Prose cutting Attorney Fuller in agreeing to the self-eonfessed robbers snort sentence of three wears Tn the peil1- tentiary on the charge Of hafglaflH and q nol pros. of the indictment for grand larceny. But even that though strongly disapproNed ny our citizens. did not inei9e q sit ting of Judge Lynch $ court, ana the robbers remained m Jaii here three days after their sentence. when they with one other prisoner We're taken to the penitentiary by only two officers
 Nov. the Democrat does lot pre- sume to detract from the glory of James X Cos. aehievment which the Times-Echo so magnanlmously applauds, but here are few pefti- nent questions it wishes 10 ask:
 When did Mr James get-h1s ln- formation from the robbers as to the hidden money? Before he left Huntsville on sunday HUI HihS W. lowing adjournment of court or al ter he returned to Eureka Springs? If before he left Huntsville, why didn't he then notify the First Na. tional and go with the officials and get the money? If after lie left Huntsville, who gave him the in- formation?
 Why did McKnab and Pike re- turn to Eureka Springs with the money instead of driving on into Huntsville, when they were within mile of town, and turning the mon. ey over to the First National and claim the % per cent reward2
 Why did James X Go. not make known the fact that they had de posted the money in the Eureka Springs bank to the credit Of the First National until about four hours after the telephone message from Huntsville, ordering their ar rest, reached Eureka Springs
 Why did McKnab and Pike re