The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-04
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this year about $500 was taken from
the safe. Although the postoffice OF
ficials refuse to state how much was
obtained in last nights wild west raid
it is reported about town that the
amount was less than in the March
robbery. The stamps are kept in the
vault at thc National bank.
Hears Five Explosions.
Frank BaumGardner. one of the sew
eral eye witnesses 10 the robbery, was
awakened by the noise of the bandits.
MIR Baumgardners room is Gil the
second floor Ct the S. r. Samuels
home and adjcins the postoffice. He
leaned from his window about 1:30
O'Clock. and demanded of the man
standing in the yard what was going
enc. Fer reply he was told that it
was none of his business. He insisted
that it was, because the postmaster
was his friend The sentinel insisted
that they wernt harming the post
master, but We're getting something
off the government, concluding with
bitter TRADE against the govern
ment. While Baumgardner was ar
guing with the guard, he heard five
distinct shots inside the postoffice,
where the forms of two men were dim
ly disconible.
In another part of the darkened
Samuels home Miss Grace Samuels
and her mother. Mrs. S. E. Samuels,
watched the sentinel and heard the
conversation with Baumgardner.
Shoots at Stragsiers.
When Baumgardner was at last driv-
en- from his place in the window, by
being told that he would. be shot, he
went to the telephone and spread the
alarm Throughout: the town. BY this
time a number Of shots had been fired
in the streets by the other bandit
guards. who made no attempt at con.
cealing their presence, but devoted
their energies to frightening the citi-
Zens with their reckless shooting.
When the men, drowsy from their
election vigil of the night before. fere
aroused. they found large part Of
the town in darkness The bandits
had taken a long piece of barn door
rack from the Ashman garage, near
the postoffice and smashed street
light bulbs in the neighborhood Of
the postoffice and near Postmaster
Charles Marshall's home.
Left in the dark and with no weap-
ons except shotguns, for which they
could find no shells, the male citizen
ship failed to mobilize.
Italians Cheek Burned.
When the band of Italians, who had
walked from Richmond, came up the
street toward the postoffice, it was
fred upon by one of the guards, the
bullet burning one of the mems cheeks.
The sentinel posted nearest to the
postoffice saw the foreigners and heard
the shot He called t. one of the men
or the inside. saying: Give her hell,
George. they've got a whole damned
mob out here"
No one could be found this morning
who had any idea of where the men
went or how they made their escape,
whether in automobiles, on foot or on
horseback They just disappeared.
The only clue available is that Of
fered by DR.. c. H. Harris. who was
called to attend a patient west Of
ed the railroad crossing he noted the
forms of four men lurking near the
tracks. DR.. Harris swerved his ma
chine in an attempt to throw the lights
on the men, but they skunk out of
sight.
Reports that strange men have been
seen in all parts OF the county were
current this morning. The robbery
has been reported to federal inspectors
At Cincinnati.
Postmaster Marshall is i'll at his
me