Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-10-02
creased steadily until there "er'
several hundred cOnSrega'ed.
No one Dared Rush the Bank.

several hundred congregated.
Va One Dared Rush the Bank.
But none of the citizens dureu rush
the bank, as it was a question or TAX
ing their lives in their hands, n the
Gloom and uncertainty of the number
of their adversarics A sentry heaVlls I
armed appeared at every vantage
point OF approach to the BANK ana IL
WAS the best part of Valor to take no
chances with desperate and uh-
known foe.
Mr. Smith, armed with Winches-
fer. Mr.. Cotton and several others
we're amoag the citizens who fired
rDOn the robbers and it is NOT known
inst how many shots were eXchahseo.
IT is believed that Mr., Cotton wound
cd one of the men. as a bloody trail
was found later. but no citizen was
tochcd by the bullets of the bandits. |
| Worked an Hour and Ten Minutes. !
The robbers kept up their work IL
| the bank for an hour and ten MIN
| utes, during which time they dis-
/; charged lG shots of nitro glycerlne,
| breaking into the vault.
1t is supposed that there were two
men at work in the bank and SIX sta
toned about the building as sentrles
The vault being blown open flnal-
Nv. if was looted of all the cash 1t
81,
their getaway.
They are supposed to have divided
as they left the bank, part OF them
leaving by the west part OF town and
some of them by the river
It was so dark, however, that they
could be seen only in a shadowy way
: and they kept up their firing upon
any citizen who had the courage to
i, oppose their departure.
Vaults Blown Into Bits
IT was found that the bank vault
. had been blown into small bits and
S come currency was found mixed with
the derbis The interior of the bank
S is wrecked and the fixtures De
: molished by the force OF the eXplos
y ions.
It was also discovered that the rob
bers had taken the precautio2 OF cut
s ting all wires leading out OF town, s.
that messages could not be sent t.
Danyille, Russellville, Little Rock
~ elsewhere for aid.
IL posses Speedily Organized.
le Posses of citizens were speedily or
n ganized to take up the trail OF tn
~ escaping bandits. but all the advant
ages were in their favor.
lie One posse led by Deputy Sheriff
rs Joe Gault went, to Russellvllle an
VI made an effort to intercept the rot
TX bers by telephone at various points
Wy but discovered that all teleIee)l
ne wires had been cut and they couldn'
re reach beyond Bigelow.
ss John T. Crownover Ia president
the state Bank and George Goodyef
is cashier.
re- Half of the Town Awakened.
rs Half of the town was awakened
VIII the loud and continuous explosion
in the bank, and more than hu
ing dred we're attracted to the scene.
1ie Lookouts armed with rifles we
INC strung about the bank for a bloc
When the explosion began the Ct
US zens started to investigate. but
they appeared on the streets tn
on were ordered back into their hon
'o' by the yeggs.
Ses' John b. Crownover, president
nay the bank; w. d. Cotton, cashier
'er' the Bank of Dardanelle; Ed Smith
y restaurant keeper, and Ben Writ,
an planter, armed with rifles engaged
battle with the yeggs stationed
front of the bank. For almost
: = hour both sides kept up the hre.
arS' is thought one of the robbers
'"e wounded, but he escaped.
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