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Did It With The Bank's Gun

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Parent Issue
Day
18
Month
December
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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The revolver he used was a 41-ealibre that belonged to che bank and had beeu kept in the desk of G. F. Spooner, the paytng teller. The lirst three shots were flred at Cruiuwvll, who had taken the lead in the interrogation, and all three took effect. The fourth stnick Hayden, and then Huntiugtou raised the weapon to his own bead and flred. He íell to the tloor unconscious and remalned so astil his death. The two wounded men rail out of the bank down First avenue and into the Grand hotel, blood dripping froin theni at every step. They were taken to thelr rooms, and Dr. Donald Maerae, Jr., was suinniond. He found that one of the bullets had taken effect in CroniweU's back just to the right of the spine about the waist line. It was found about four luches below the surface and extraeted. The second bullet struck in the left side of his check, plowed its way around the right side of his neck and carne to a stop after just missing the carotid artery. The third struck liiiu In the right wrist, lie having thrown up his hand to strike the reveil ver out of Huntington's ha lid. lt broke one of the bones of the forearm clear in two, and imbedded itself in the bther bone, almost severing it. Whenthe ball as taken outit wasalmostcut iu two from the polnted end down. Uromwell will probably lose the use of his right hand on account of a stiffening of the wrist joint as tlie resille of the fracture of the bones. Hayden fared better. The bulletjstruck liim in the neek anti aftor passing around about a quarter of the way. emerged and bnbedded LfapU in a panel of the door, wtiere it was aftcrwards found. His wouiid is not considered of a serious nature, but a variation ot huif an incli would liave killed liim. The bullet that took Hunlitigloii's Ufe entered the skuü just behiml the ear and lodged back of tlie right Bye, where its presenco wus slmwn by a dlscoloratiOB of the lid. His having the weapon in his pussessiou ghowed that he had pl&tmed it all out beforeliand and liis coolness in the face of tlie terrible deed he WOB medltatiBg is mrprising. The parents of young Huntington were at once sunimoned. The aged mother was beside herself with grief. The death of their sou was afflietion enougli, but the honest old peoplÊ appeared to be grieved more that their son should have committed the two crimes of robblng his employurs and then attempting to murder than over the mere fact of Iiis death. "That he is dead is bad euough," said his mother, "but that he should do such a thing i. terrible."

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