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The Northfield Tragedy; or, the Robber's Raid / A Thrilling Narrative; A history of the remarkable attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota; the Cold-Blooded Murder of the Brave Cashier and an Inoffensive Citizen. The Slaying of Two of the Brigands. The Wonderful Robber Hunt and Capture Graphically Described. Biographies of the Victims, the Captors & the Notorious Younger and James Gang of Desperadoes cover

The Northfield Tragedy; or, the Robber's Raid / A Thrilling Narrative; A history of the remarkable attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota; the Cold-Blooded Murder of the Brave Cashier and an Inoffensive Citizen. The Slaying of Two of the Brigands. The Wonderful Robber Hunt and Capture Graphically Described. Biographies of the Victims, the Captors & the Notorious Younger and James Gang of Desperadoes

Chapter 192: CANADA.
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The narrative recounts a violent attempt to rob a Minnesota bank by a band of disguised, well-traveled outlaws, detailing their movements through towns, suspicious behavior, and the resulting shootout that killed the bank cashier and a bystander while two of the raiders were slain. It follows the ensuing manhunt and capture of several participants and offers biographical sketches of victims, captors, and members of the Younger and James gangs. The account combines eyewitness descriptions, local reports, and commentary on the outlaws' manners, disguises, and alleged plotting. The tone is chronological and documentary, emphasizing sequence and identification over dramatic interpretation.

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NAMES OF CONTRIBUTORS.

At a meeting of the banks and bankers of St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 19th 1876, the following gentlemen, Henry P. Upham, Walter Mann, and John S. Prince were appointed a committee to issue a circular appeal to the banks and bankers in the United States and Canada, requesting voluntary contributions in aid of the family of Joseph Lee Heywood, late acting Cashier of the first national bank of Northfield, Minn., who was instantly killed by a pistol shot by one of the gang of Younger-James Bros., desperadoes. In answer to about seven thousand circulars that were sent out, the committee received Twelve Thousand Six Hundred and Two Dollars and Six Cents($12,6022.06), which, with the Five Thousand Dollars donated by the First National Bank of Northfield to Mrs. Heywood and her child, made the sum of Seventeen Thousand Six Hundred and Two Dollars and Six Cents, ($17,602.06), a handsome tribute to the brave and noble cashier, who sacrificed his life rather than betray his trust.

It is estimated that upwards of Ten Thousand Dollars has been expended by the First National Bank of Northfield, the State and County authorities, and private citizens, in capturing the robbers.

The following are the names of the contributors:

MASSACHUSETTS.

Monson National Bank Monson $5
Merchants National Bank Salem 25
Geo. L. Ames Salem 2
Franklin County National Bank Greenfield 25
Adams National Bank North Adams 20
First National Bank Northampton 50
Lechmere National Bank East Cambridge 25
Framingham National Bank Framingham 50
Asiatic National Bank Salem 25
Geo. E. Bullard Boston 10
Salem Savings Bank Salem 100
Safety Fund National Bank Fitchburg 20
Naumkeag National Bank Salem 100
National City Bank Boston 100
C. C. Barry 10
Northboro National Bank Northboro 10
Mercantile National Bank Salem 25
Charles River National Bank Cambridge 25
Bay State National Bank Lawrence 50
Crocker National Bank Turners Falls 20
South Danvers National Bank Peabody 25
Worcester National Bank Worcester 25
City National Bank 25
Central National Bank 25
Merchants National Bank 25
Security National Bank 25
Quinsigamond National Bank 25
Citizens National Bank 25
First National Bank 25
Worcester Co. Inst for Savings 25
Worcester Mechanics Savings Bank 25
People's Savings Bank 25
Worcester Five Cent Savings Bank 25
Worcester Safe Dep. & Trust Co 25
Salem National Bank Salem 25
National Granite Bank Quincy 10
Central National Bank Lynn 20
Townsend National Bank Townsend 10
Housatonic National Bank Stockbridge 10
Leicester National Bank Leicester 20
Conway National Bank Conway 15

NEW YORK.

National Bank West Troy $10
Bank of America 〃 New York 50
Tanners National Bank Catskill 10
J. G. Munro Buffalo 10
Marine Bank 10
H. F. Spaulding, President Cen. Trust Co. New York 10
Brown Bros. & Co 25
Importers & Traders National Bank 25
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank Buffalo 10
F. R. Delano & Co Niagara Falls 5
Ten Banks in Syracuse 100
Lyons National Bank Lyons 5
Manufacturers National Bank Troy 25
First National Bank New York 25
Fisk & Hatch 20
E. P. Cook Havana 5
National Central Bank Cherry Valley 10
National Bank of Salem Salem 10
Merchants National Bank New York 50
Munroe County Savings Bank Rochester 5
Mechanics National Bank New York 10
G. H. Smith Haverstraw 10
City Bank Oswego 10
Manufacturers National Bank Williamsburg 10
Bank of North America New York 25
Manhattan Co. 50
Metropolitan National Bank 150
W. W. Astor 500
Gallatin National Bank 100
Executive Commercial Mercantile Trust Co. 55
First National Bank Red Hook 10
First National Bank Jamestown 10
Farmers National Bank Amsterdam 10
Chemical National Bank New York 25
New York Savings Bank 100
American Ex. National Bank 25
J. T. Foote 50
First National Bank Champlain 6
Witmer Bros. Suspension Bridge 5
City National Bank Jamestown 5
Manufacturers Bank Cohoes 10
C. P. Williams Albany 10
First National Bank Rondont 20
Third National Bank New York 50

MISSOURI.

Bank of Holden Holden $5
People's Savings Bank Chilicothe 5
Third National Bank St. Louis 25
Montgomery County Bank Montgomery City 5
Boone County National Bank Columbia 10
First National Bank St. Joseph 5
Bank of Joplin Joplin 5
First National Bank Kansas City 10
Scotland County Bank Memphis 5
Farmer and Drovers Bank Carthage 5
Bank of Commerce St. Louis 50
First National Bank Paris 10
Lawrence County Bank Pierce City 5
Franklin Avenue German Savings In St. Louis 25
Waverly Bank Waverly 5
Aull Savings Bank Lexington 5

TENNESSEE.

First National Bank Chattanooga $10
Commercial National Bank Knoxville 5

OHIO.

Jos. F. Larkin & Co Cincinnati $5
Ramsey & Teeple Delta 1
Farmers Bank Wapakoneta 5
Second National Bank Toledo 25
First National Bank Massillon 10
First National Bank Portsmouth 5
Harrison National Bank Cadiz 5
Commercial National Bank Cleveland 20
Barber & Merrill Wauseon 10
First National Bank Troy 20
Merchants National Bank Dayton 25
Youngstown Savings and Loan Association Youngstown 25
Wicks Bros. & Co 10
Second National Bank 25
First National Bank 25
First National Bank Springfield 15
First National Bank East Liverpool 10
First National Bank Ashland 5

MICHIGAN.

Second National Bank Detroit $100
Second National Bank Hillsdale 5
First National Bank Plymouth 10
First National Bank St. Joseph 10
First National Bank Port Huron 10
Randall & Darrah Grand Rapids 10
National Bank of Michigan Marshall 10
Boies, Rude & Co. Hudson 5
First National Bank Houghton 50
First National Batik Dowagiac 10
Ann Arbor Savings Bank Ann Arbor 10
Perkins, Thompson & Co Hudson 5
First National Bank Hancock 25
Merchants & Miners Bank Calumet 15

INDIANA.

Richmond National Bank Richmond $5
Fort Wayne National Bank Fort Wayne 10
Citizens National Bank Jeffersonville 5
First National Bank New Albany 25
Brazil Bank Brazil 5
Walkers Bank Kokomo 1
Citizens National Bank Greensburg 5
National Branch Bank Madison 25
First National Bank Richmond 25
Citizens National Bank Peru 10
First National Bank Tell City 10
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ILLINOIS.

First National Bank Marseilles $5
Commercial National Bank Chicago 5
Chicago Clearings House Association 1,000
Union National Bank Aurora 5
J. A. Beach Bunker Hill 1
“A Friend” Girard 1
Bank of Forreston Forreston 2
Geo. Wright Paxton 1.50
First National Bank Peoria 10
First National Bank Princeton 5
City National Bank Cairo 5
Peoples Bank Bloomington 5
Scott & Wrigley Wyoming 5
C. G. Cloud McLeansboro 5
Union National Bank Streator 10
Knowlton Bros Freeport 5
Alton National Bank Alton 5
W. F. Thornton & Son Shelbyville 25
Farmers National Bank Keithsburg 10
First National Bank Freeport 10
First National Bank Kankakee 20
First National Bank Ottawa 15
Citizens National Bank 15
First National Bank Quincy 10
First National Bank Arcola 2
Edgar Co. National Bank Paris 5
Griggsville National Bank Griggsville 10
Cass Co. Bank Beardstown 5
First National Bank Knoxville 10
T. W. Raymond & Co Kinmundy 5
Ridgely National Bank Springfield 5
First National Bank Warsaw 10
First National Bank Shawneetown 10
First National Bank Rushville 10
Stetson, Littlewood & Richards Farmington 10
First National Bank Canton 10
First National Bank Centralia 2.50

MAINE.

First National Bank Brunswick $10
West Waterville National Bank West Waterville 5
First National Bank Damariscotta 5
People's National Bank Waterville 5
Banks in Portland 150
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VERMONT.

First National Bank Fairhaven $10
First National Bank Orwell 10

ARKANSAS.

National Bank Western Arkansas Fort Smith $5

CALIFORNIA.

Bank of Woodland Woodland $5
Caisse d'Epargnes francaise San Francisco 10
Kern Valley Bank Bakersfield 5.45
First National Gold Bank Oakland 10
Nevada Bank San Francisco 100
Santa Barbara County Bank Santa Barbara 10.80

COLORADO.

First National Bank Denver $10
First National Bank Trinidad 1
Emerson & West Greeley 5
Colorado National Bank Denver 20

DAKOTA TERRITORY.

Mark M. Parmer Yankton 2

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Claremont National Bank Claremont $10
Castleton National Bank Castleton 5
National Bank of Lebanon Lebanon 10
Littleton National Bank Littleton 10

TEXAS.

Ragnet & Fry Marshall $10
J. R. Couts & Co Weatherford 2
Merchants and Planters Bank Sherman 10
First National Bank Parsons 5

RHODE ISLAND.

Roger Williams National Bank Providence $25
Manufacturers National Bank 25
Washington National Bank Westerly 50
National Phoenix Bank 15
National Exchange Bank Providence 25
Centerville National Bank Centreville 5
Warwick Institute for Savings 10
Merchants National Bank Providence 5
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CONNECTICUT.

First National Bank Middletown $20
First National Bank Stamford 25
Phoenix National Bank Hartford 50
Geo. A. Butler New Haven 5
Banks of Bridgeport. Bridgeport 90
Hartford National Bank Hartford 50
Deep River National Bank Deep River 10
Stamford National Bank Stamford 10
Farmers & Mechanics Savings Bank Middletown 15
Norwich Savings Bank Norwich 20
Thames National Bank 30

PENNSYLVANIA.

First National Bank Columbia $5
First National Bink Sharon 5
Pittsburgh Clearing House Association. Pittsburgh 200
National Bank Pottstown . 10
First National Bank Oil City 10
National Bank, Chester Valley Coatesvillle 25
First National Bank Pittston 25
Watsontown Bank Watsontown 5
Cassatt & Co Philadelphia 20
First National Bank Shippensburg 5
First National Bank Hanover Hanover 5
First National Bank Strasburg 5
St. Petersburg Savings Bank St. Petersburg 2
Marine National Bank Erie 25
National Bank, Fayette Co Uniontown 5
National Bank, Chester Co Chester 10
Marine National Bank Pittsburg 25
Columbia National Bank Columbia 10
Citizens National Bank Ashland 15
Doylstown National Bank Doylestown 10
Spring Garden Bank Philadelphia 5
National Bank, Oxford Oxford 10
First National Bank Altoona 10
Commercial National Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia 25
National Bank Republic 20
Union National Bank 10
National Bank of Phoenixville 10
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank 5
Bank of North America Philadelphia 250
W. L. DuBois 10

IOWA.

First National Bank Belle Plaine 5
Levitt, Johnson & Lursch Waterloo 5
First National Bank Boone 2
First National Bank Wyoming 10
First National Bank Decorah 5
National State Bank Burlington 25
Conger, Pierce & Co Dexter 2
E. Manning Keosaugua 10
First National Bank Chariton 5
Citizen's National Bank Winterset 10
H. F. Greef & Bro Beautonsport 5
Council Bluff Savings Bank Council Bluff 5
Greene County Bank Jefferson 2
Muscatine National Bank Muscatine 10
State National Bank Keokuk 10
First National Bank Red Oak 10
Davenport National Bank Davenport 25
Bank of Carroll Carroll City 5
Cerro Gordo County Bank Mason City 5
Clinton National Bank Clinton 50
Silverman, Cook & Co Muscatine 5
First National Bank Grinnell 5

KANSAS.

Topeka National Bank Topeka $5
Abilene Bank Abilene 1
Humboldt Bank Humboldt 1
D. W. Powers & Co Ellsworth 5
Emporia National Bank Emporia 2
Turner & Otis Independence 5

MARYLAND.

First National Bank Baltimore $50
National Union Bank 25
First National Bank Westminster 5
National Bank of Baltimore Baltimore 25

CANADA.

Merchants Bank, Canada Hamilton $6
Bank of Toronto Toronto 21.90
Thos. Fyshe Halifax 10.90

KENTUCKY.

Theo. Schwartz & Co Louisville $5
National Bank of Cynthiana Cynthiana 5
German National Bank Covington 25
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ALABAMA.

City National Bank Selma $10

SOUTH CAROLINA.

South Carolina Loan & Trust Co Charleston $15
National Bank Anderson 20

MISSISSIPPI.

Vicksburgh Bank Vicksburg $10

NEW JERSEY.

First National Bank Morristown $50

MINNESOTA.

First National Bank St. Paul $100
Second National Bank 100
Merchants National Bank 100
German American Bank 75
Dawson & Co 50
Marine Bank 25
Farmers & Mechanics Bank 25
Savings Bank 25
“A Friend” 50
Northwestern National Bank Minneapolis 100
Merchants National Bank 10
First National Bank 25
National Exchange Bank 25
State National Bank 10
Hennepin County Savings Bank 10
Citizens National Bank Faribault 50
C. H. Whipple 25
First National Bank Kasson 25
First National Bank Shakopee 25
First National Bank Lake City 10
A Printer Waseca 2
First National Bank for Customer Le Hoy 10
Citizens National Bank Mankato 50
Farmers National Bank Owatonna 10
Bank of Washington Worthington 5
First National Bank Stillwater 25
Chadbourn Bros & Co Blue Earth City 5
Farmers & Traders Bank Hastings 25
O. Roos Taylors Falls 5
First National Bank Faribault 50
Lumbermens National Bank Stillwater 25
H. D. Brown & Co Albert Lea 15
First National Bank Red Wing 25
Pierce, Simmons & Co 20
First National Bank Austin 100
Bank of Farmington Farmington 25
H. H. Bell Duluth 5
City Bank Minneapolis 25
Eddy & Erskine Plainview 10
First National Bank St. Peter 25
First National Bank Hastings 25

WISCONSIN.

First National Bank Milwaukee $50
National Exchange Bank 25
Manufacturers National Bank Racine 10
First National Bank Whitewater 20
Wisconsin Marine & Fire Ins. Co. Bank Milwaukee 50
First National Bink Hudson 10
Bank of Evansville Evansville 5
Batavian Bank La Crosse 10
National Bank Delavan 5
First National Bank Munroe 10
Bowman & Humbird Black River Falls 5
Milwaukee National Bank Milwaukee 25
Second Ward Savings Bank 100
German Bank Sheboygan 10
J. F. Cleghorn Clinton 5
Savings Bank Fond du Lac 5
Kellogg National Bank Green Bay 25
First National Bank Madison 10
Waukesha National Bank Waukesha 10
Marshall & Ilsley Milwaukee 25
Shullsburg Bank Shullsburg 5
First National Bank Fond du Lac 10
Humphry & Clark Bloomington 5

DELAWARE.

Delaware City National Bank Delaware $10
First National Bank Wilmington 25
Union National Bank 20
National Bank of Delaware 10
National Bank of Wilmington & B. W. 20
Newport National Bank Newport 20

WEST VIRGINIA.

Merchants National Bank of W. Virginia Morganstown $5
Commercial Bank Wheeling 10
Exchange Bank 5
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VIRGINIA.

Planters & Mechanics Bank Petersburg $10
German Banking Company .Alexandria 5

LOUISIANA.

Citizens Bank of Louisiana New Orleans $ 10

GEORGIA.

Bank of Americus Americus $1

UTAH

Deseret National Bank Salt Lake City $10

OREGON.

First National Bank Portland $50
Ladd & Tilton 5
“Unknown” 2

Collected by a Committee of Associated Banks in Boston, Massachusetts.
H. W. PICKERING, Chairman.

Taunton National Bank Taunton $30
Old Boston National Bank Boston 100
Second 〃 〃 100
Merchants 〃 〃 150
Howard 〃 〃 100
Suffolk 〃 100
Faneuil Hall 〃 100
Blackstone 〃 〃 100
Tremont 〃 〃 100
Exchange 〃 〃 100
Maverick 〃 〃 100
Revere 〃 〃 100
North 〃 〃 100
Shoe & Leather 〃 〃 100
Shawmut 〃 〃 100
Everett 〃 〃 50
Third 〃 〃 50
Eagle 〃 〃 50
Traders 〃 〃 50
First 〃 〃 50
Market 〃 〃 50
Redemption 〃 〃 50
Webster National Bank Boston 50
Hamilton 〃 〃 50
Freemans 〃 〃 50
Massachusetts 〃 〃 50
Boylston 〃 〃 50
New England 〃 〃 50
Hide & Leather 〃 〃 50
Massachusetts Hosp. Life Insurance Co 100
Union Sale Dep. Vaults 100
Appleton National Bank Lowell 50
Railroad National Bank 25
Chapin Banking Company Springfield 50
Bank of Brighton Brighton 30
Warren National Bank Peabody 25
Millers Rivers National Bank Athol 25
First National Bank Greenfield 25
Cambridge City National Bank Cambridge 15
Pacific National Bank Nantucket 15
Merchants National Bank Newburyport 15
Newburyport Savings Bank 20
First National Bank 20
Ocean National Bank 15
Mechanics National Bank 15
Five Cent Savings Bank 10
Cambridgeport National Bank Cambridgeport 15
National City Bank Lynn 25
American National Bank Hartford, Conn 25
Mercantile National Bank 25
Birmingham National Bank Birmingham, Conn 20
Central National Bank Middletown, 〃 15
Waterbury National Bank Waterbury, 〃 200
Middlesex County National Bank Middletown, 〃 10
Employees of above bank 10
New Haven County National Bank New Haven, 〃 10
First National Bank Augusta, Maine 25
Granite 〃 〃 〃 〃 25
First 〃 〃 Concord, 〃 25
Calais 〃 〃 Calais, 〃 10
Freemans 〃 〃 Augusta, 〃 10
Kennebec Savings Bank 10
Cabasse National 〃 Gardiner 〃 10
Gardiner 〃 〃 5
Bath 〃 〃 Bath 〃 5
Falls Village Savings Bank 5
Third National 〃 Providence, R; I. 25
Bank of North America 〃 〃 20
Slater National Bank Pawtucket, 〃 50
Rhode Island National Bank Weybasset, 〃 10
Niantic National Bank Westerley, 〃 10
Rhode Island National Bank 〃 〃 10
Rockingham National Bank Portsmouth, N. H. 20
Strafford National Bank Dover, N. H.. 10
National State Capital Bank Concord, N. H. 25
Bank of Derby Line Derby, Vt 10
Montpielier National Bank Montpelier, Vt. 20
Total amount collected by committee of associated Banks of Boston $3430