The wound did not appear to be a very serious one, although the skin had been broken and blood had evidently flowed freely.
"Mr.Pearson," inquired the detective, after the young man had concluded, "do you remember having seen either of those men before ?" The assistant cashier darted a quick glance at the detective, and then answered: "Yes, sir; about three o'clock yesterday afternoon, a well-dressed gentleman came into the bank, carrying a small valise in his hand, which he requested permission to leave here until the next morning.

I asked him if it was of any value, and he replied no.

Informing him that I would then place it in the office, the man thanked me, and went away.
When the two men entered the bank at six o'clock in the evening, I instantly recognized one of them as the man who had called in the afternoon.

He was, however, dressed very roughly on the occasion of this last visit, and had evidently changed his clothes for the purpose of escaping detection or recognition." "Which one of the men attacked you ?" now asked the detective.
"The one who left the valise in the afternoon.

While the tallest of the two was struggling with Miss Patton, who was screaming loudly, the other one came behind the counter and struck me upon the head with the butt end of his revolver.