The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-04-06


The boid-st and mos, successful, bank
robbery ever reported In tie IVES, WAS
perpc,ra;ed upon ihs Fist National
bank AT Denver on Friday afternoon Of
last week. by which II fobi-r succeeded
in getting away with 81 90.
On the morning mentioned u we'll
dressed man, with u il4h, mous,achc
aud complexion aud Of medium height,
walked Into the bank and asked tho
assistant cashier where he could see Mr..
Moffai. the president Of the hank. ilc
was admitted 'o the presidents private
room and briefly stated HAT hr lad dis.
covered conspiracy whereby the Fin,
National bank wlts Ia bc robbed of u
large amount ni money. sft. SioIiat
told the uan tia, hn was ycfy busy al
that moment bu, would ho pleased 10
meet him at his private Office In the
bank u, one o'clock. Tie man then lcf,
tic building.
\ few minutes after tic hour mp
polluted hr called n; the bank ani was
shown Into the presidents ofiice. While
remaining s.aniin. lie Inquired II
Cashier :. y. Woci was Ia mud was
told tia; he was u; lunch. lie then
asked for blank check .or tile p,irI-r,,
Of s!io~.n. how tho robbery WIS 10 bc
wsy,rtrn;c.!. The check was handed
him. lie iaii II upnu tho ,i-,k In front
Of Mr. Moifsl and said. II will have Ia
do this myself. and pnllins large re-
voivcr fgum his c.a, he placed i; a; Ms.
MoiIaits head and IN decidedly
earnest. but un,Sc!icJ manner said:
II want 81 90. ani I'm roin. 10
have II. have considered this matter
and the chances attn funnin: and the
consequence, " fall and am arrested.
am p~nn.icSs ani desperate man.
aud have brcn driven during the past
week 10 that I.o!n. where I have consid.
cred suicide a. the onl, means os .s-
cape from the poverty and misery Ia
whicl, I exist. You have millions aud
am dctcfu.iIc! Ia have what ] have
asked for or your life. I. YOU make u
noise. call man or tin: n ieii I will
blow your brains oti, anl ihcn bios UP
the huiliin: and mysc!t NTH this bottle
OF giyccI!nc (which :.c at tina, moment
pulled out Of another pockril. Now.
take your choice"
Moast started to argue with the man.
but Was stopped with the information
tina, II was useless. and that he hal but
two minute, In which 10 Gil GU, the
check before him for ssi.1o II he dc.
sired TO live. MofIs,', seeing no other
alternative. filled out the check and was
then ordered to take 1t TO the paying
teller and sc; II cashcd.
SIR. MofIatt l.., his office. and. with
the nan bciiini him with jbe rovo,yer
partially concealed under lis overcoat
and with tho muxslr almost against
MoiIats back. marched him behind the
counter aud UP 10 the paying teller with
the regucs, that The check he immcdi.
ately cashed. They then returned TO
MofIat's Office without attracting the at
tention Of any Of the fifteen or twenty
clerks who were busy within two feet Of
where they passed. After they had re-
mained in the private Office three or
four minutes the robber informed Mr..
sfoffat that they wore wasting time and
that he had better step to the door and
motion 10 his teller to come to him.
which he did. MoHat instructed him to
bring the money into his office and as
the teller turned TO 20 away the robber
told him he wanted twenty onc-thous-
and.dollar bills AMI one thousand in
gold.
Tho money was brought in and
handed over TO the gentleman. who for
few brief moments had owned the
bank, and waiting until the teller had
reached his desk, he backed out to the
front door, making Mr.. Moffat remain
standing in his door until he had
reached the curbstone. lie then raised
his hat and walked around the corner.
Mr.. Moffat Immediately made known |
the robbery, and u man walking rapidly |
up Sixteenth street was taken Tor the |
thief and followed t,sihe lialIock block.
and put under arrest. lie proved to Ike
well known business man named |
Clark, and when Mr.. MoiTat saw him at
police headquarters he declared lie was
not the man, whereupon Clark was re.
leased.
The man who committed the robbery |
introduced himself to President Moifat
as c. j. Wells. likely an assumed name.
The police appear badled and nothing
has been beard or seen Of the man SINCE