Show BURGLARS KILL SHERIFF Bank Robbers Wreck Safe Slay Officer Offi-cer Who Is Aroused by Explosion and Get Away With S2000 Lllllo Rock Ark Feb 5At Clarks vllle Johnson county a bold and successful success-ful bank robbery occurred about 3 oclock this morning Sheriff John H Powers was shot and killed by the robbers Thc exact amount secured by I the thieves Is not known but IllN supposed to bo between be-tween 1030 and 2000 Sheriff Powers who roomed In a building build-ing adjoining that of tho Bank of Clarks vllle was awakened shortly before 3 oclock bv a terrific explosion In the bank Securing a pistol In each hand he rushed to the bank The robbers who numbered five or six wero evidently prepared for him as they opened lire the moment ho appeared The officer was wounded at the first volley vol-ley but ho Mood his ground and returned the fire rending half a dozen bullets after the robbers The wounded sheriff managed man-aged to get back to his room where ho died within twenty minutes When the aroused citizens began arriving at the scene Sheriff Powers was dead and tho robbers had vanished 1 The Interior of the bank presented a wrecked appearance tho men having used dynamite to break open tho door of tho vault They had several men standing on duty outsliln tho bank They wero armed with Winchesters and had apparently anticipated ticipate Interference from the sheriff as they must have known of his presence nearby A trail of blood leading from the bank Indicates that Powers Injured one or moro of the robMer Gov Davis tonight offered a reward of 50X for the arrest and conviction of tho bank robbers and tho Arkansas Bankers association offered a reward of JCOO |