The Bank Tragedy.

Manawatu Herald, 28 September 1893, Page 2

The Bank Tragedy.

Further particulars concerning the tragedy at the Carcoar branch of the City Bank show that Phillips was terribly hacked, there being eight wounds on his body. Miss Cavanagh's throat was cut. There wore two other women in the building, but by means of threats the robbers terrified them into silence. Phillips intended to leave for Yonng on Monday to talce the managership of the bank there. Miss Cavanagh had arrived from Sydney only a few hours before the tragedy happened. The murderers, in order to effect their escape frsm the township, stole horses belonging to a clergyman and other townspeople. The inquest on the victims of the Carcoar tragedy has begun. Mrs Phillips states that her husband heard a noise and went into the bank with a revolver. The burglar, who had a tomahawk in his right hand, demanded the keys Mr Phillips replied that the now manager possessed thsm. The burglar then fell upon him, and she rushed to the rescue and took the mask off the man's faca and wrested the weapon from him. The burglar regained the tomahawk and struck her in the face, opening her cheek and severing bar tongue. He then again attacked her husband, In en king his spin) and terribly knocking him about. Miss Oavanagh, who had been trying to alarm the neighbours, came to the head of the stairs. The burglar rushed up stairs and cut her throat with one bow, and threatened the same fate to two other women if they breathed a word of alarm. The child was injured in the melee. The second man stood by the whole time. The police have arrested Bertie Glasson, a resident of Carcoar, and the brother-in-law of the Rev. Mr Clarke, on suspicion of being the perpetrator. Glasson was arrested in a barber's shop. He was very excited, and paid, 'I mast have been mad.' An incriminating letter, addressed to his wife in Sydney, was found in his possession. He was removed from Cowra to Carcoar in irons under a strong escort. Prisoner is well connected. He left Sydney on Saturday morning. Mrs Phillips has identified the accused as the man who committed the outrage. Glasson, who is only 25, was financially embairassed He is the scapegrace of his family.