Marker Inscription
On the afternoon of February 25, 1896, two cowboys, Foster Crawford and Elmer "Kid" Lewis, robbed the City National Bank, then located at Ohio and 7th Street (2 blocks east). They killed cashier Frank Dorsey, took about $410 cash, and fled on horseback. A posse of citizens and Texas Rangers captured the pair that night hiding in a thicket outside of town. The next day, after the Rangers departed, the anger of the townspeople turned to violence. On the night of February 26, a mob dragged the prisoners from the jail and lynched them in front of the bank building. (1978)
About this site
Wichita Falls Bank Robbery of 1896 is a historical marker in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wichita County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.9136, -98.4922 near Wichita Falls. The nearest cataloged historic site is Museum of North Texas History (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First United Methodist Church of Wichita Falls, First County Officials, and Allred, James V., Texas Governor.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5485005800. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
