| Show successful bank robbery richland mich alich aug 5 one ot of the most daring and successful bank robberies ever perpetrated in michigan waa was carried out by six robbers last night some borne of them came from the east on a band car and evidently bad confederates with a borge horse and carris carriage ge they secured about in cash from the union bani and in notes tho the horse and carriage were taken into augusta and left there there were three explosions which awakened many people alvin barnee barnes an old man who lived near the bank waa was ordered into the bouse house with a threat that they would snoot shoot him george robson and ed barrett saw the robbers but did not molest them the safe was a complete wreck nitroglycerine being need used to open it the inside doors were blown ten feet out into the office and pieced went through the plate glass front twenty feet distant the chisels and other tools were left here the har handcar idear was disabled BO so it could not be used to pursue the robbers officers have been informed that a man was seen between augusta and rod battle creek walking on the railroad rail roid track carrying a laree large satchel and also a winchester rifle no ono one who flaw saw him dared to make a move to arrest him film officers are in pursuit according to witnesses the eang gang was composed of six men who came to town tawn on a hand hadd car four were placed on guard outside the tho bank which is a small wooden buil diar three charges of dynamite wese exploded before the rob rot bere cot the money and escaped the tile bank Is owned by N 8 whitney and P 11 II gilkey they sav that the tile loss is between and mostly strai ers deposits i |
