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Winchester Gazette
Winchester, Virginia
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Advertisement in Lancaster Gazette reports daring robbery at Marietta, Penn., bank on night of 20th ult.: three German-speaking villains forced cashier at gunpoint to open safe, stealing books, notes, papers, and bank paper; $1000 reward offered by trustees.
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An advertisement in the Lancaster Gazette announces the perpetration of a most daring robbery, which was committed on the night of the 20th ult. at Marietta, Penn. by three villains--who seized the Cashier of the Marietta and Susquehanna trading Company, on the back porch of the banking house & presenting three pistols to his breast to enforce silence, dragged him into the bank and compelled him to unlock the safe, from which they took out and carried away all the books and promissory notes and other valuable papers belonging to the bank, and a large quantity of bank paper. One of the villains held the Cashier with a pistol to his breast, until his two comrades had sufficient time to escape with their plunder, and then made his escape.--The villains were well disguised and spoke only in the German language.
The trustees of the Bank offer a reward of $1000 for the apprehension and conviction of the villains.
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Marietta, Penn.
Event Date
Night Of The 20th Ult.
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villains escaped with all books, promissory notes, other valuable papers, and a large quantity of bank paper. trustees offer $1000 reward for apprehension and conviction.
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Three well-disguised villains speaking only German seized the Cashier on the back porch of the banking house, presented pistols to enforce silence, dragged him inside, compelled him to unlock the safe, and carried away the contents while holding him at gunpoint until escape.