Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-06
Posse Kills BOY
WHO ROBBED BANK
SIXTEEN /. YEAR OLD MOUNT
PLEAsANr YOUTH HOLDS UP
CASHIER At ROME.
SCORES JOIN IN CHASE
AND RUNNING FIGHT ENsUEs
Bandit Carried Four Revolvsrs and
Wounds Two Pursuers Seriously Be-
fore Being Shot to psath-Youth
Found to Have Been Wounded in
Dozen Places.

Mount Pleasant, July GA 16-year-
old boy OF Mount Pleasant was shot
dead In running pistol battle with
an automobile posse last evening after
he had held up and shot the cashier of
bank at Rome and fed in a carriage
with all the money that was in sight
when he raided the bank In the run
ming fight he shot and seriously wound
ed two Of his pursuers. OF the stolen
money $500 was recovered after the
tragedy.
The dead:
Charles Clark. Is years old
The wounded:
J. N. Hileman. cashier, shot thru left
arm; will recover.
u. O'Loughlin shot between shoul-
ders; condition serious.
William Basham, shot thru abdomen;
will recover.
Robbery Most Daring.
The robbery was the most daring
Henry county ever has known. Just as
Hileman, the cashier Of the bank at
Rome, was balancing his books at 4
o'clock Clark walked to the cashiers
desk with levelled revolver. Throw
up your hands," he said. Keeping his
gun pointed at Hileman, Clark climbed
over the railing in front of the desk and
picked up $500 in currency. AS ne
backed out Of the door he shot Hile-
man thru the left arm.
Rushing to a buggy which had been
hitched in front Of the bank. he drove
directly thru the town and started for
the rough country south of Rome. The
rig belonged to Mount Pleasant Nv
eryman. Clark drove the horse as fast
as it could run.
A general alarm was given over the
telephone lines, and soon, a dozen auto
mobiles, loaded with armed men We're
brushing towards Rome. Two automo-
biles started from Rome. and they
were the first to reach Clark. who
had reached the hills eight miles south
Of the town.
The boy abandoned the horse and
took to the fields. but he was soon sur
rounded and running fight took place.
Hundreds of shots were fired and final
ly Clark fell. shot to death.
Shoots Members Of Posse.
The resistance he made was sensa-
tional. He fred point blank into one
automobile loaded with five men. ana
hit j. J. O'Loughlin, prominent Rome
merchant between the shoulders. How
serious his injuries are is not known.
William Basham, another Rome man,
was shot thru the abdomen.
About $3.50 in the evening the man
hunters ran into their quarry to his
last stand on the Maxwell farm. near
Salem. Gamely facing them. the boy
bandit returned their fire until a bull
let knocked him dead. He had four re-
volvers and used them to the limit.
Clark was well known in Rome. He
formerly was employed on Burling-
ton section gang, but for the last two
weeks had been working on the Hayes
Hemming elevator as a laborer. His
mother has been dead a good many
years, and 1t is not known where his
father is. He made his home with his
grandfather, John Shafncr, near the
Burlington station.
Due to Dino Novels.
The body of Clark was brought to
Mount Pleasant last evening, and is III
local undertaking parlor. Shanner
identified the body Of his grandson.
For the last three years Charley has
been working on the railroad the old
man said. when his mother died, we
took him into our home. He would have
been is years old next October, altho
he was large for his age. and many
thought he was older.
"He was good boy" continued the
grandfather. between his sobs. "but he
always would read dime novels. He
used to sit UP until midnight reading
them, and reckon he has read thou
sand"
No inquest will be held over the body
as twenty five men were witnesses to
the killing.
The boy had four revolvers with him.
and he nred and reloaded repeatedly
before he fell. A dozen bullets entered
his body. hole in his heart indicating
the one that caused his death. The
money was found in his pockets.
HELD BY SYMPATHY STRIKE.