The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-04
BOLD BANK ROBBERY.
One of the Most Daring Bank Rob
berries Ever Committed, Successfully
Worked at Denver.

One of the Most Daring Bank Rob
berries Ever Committed, Successfully
Work ed at Denver.
DENVER, Colo, March 9-The boldest
and most successful bank robbery eyer re-
ported in the West was perpe, rated upon
the First National bank to-day. The robber
succeeded in getting away with 500, 900.
The cashier of the bank gives the following
account of the affair: Yesterday morning
Immediately after the opening of the bank a
we'll dressed man with light moustacDe and
complexion and of medium height walked
into the baLk and asked Assistant Cashier
Ross levin where he could see Mr.. Motfatt,
president of the bank. Mr. levin informed
him that he could see Mr.. Moffatt, who is
also president of the Denver & Rio Grande
railway, at the presidents Cffice In the
Cheesman block. Nothing more was seen or
heard of the stranger until this morning,
when he entered the railway off ice and asked
to see Mr. Moffatt on important business
He was admitted to his private room,
and briefly stated that he had dis
covered conspiracy whereby the First Ma
tional hank was to be robbed of large
amount of money. MIR. Moffatt told the man
he was very busy at that moment, but would
be pleased to meet him at his private office
in the bank at o'clock. With this the man
left the building. few minutes after the
hour appointed he called at the bank and
was shown into
THE PRESIDENTS OFFICE
While remaining standing, he inquired if the
cashier, s. N. Wood, waS in, and was told
that he was at lunch. He then asked for a
blank check for the purpose of showing how
the robbery was to be perpeGrated. The
check was handed him; he laid 1t upon tho
desk in front of Mr.. Motfatt and said: II will
have to do this myself" aud pulling q large
revolver from his coat placed it at Mr.. Mof-
fatt's head, and in decidedly earnest but
unexcited manner said:
want $21 900, and am going to have it:
have considered this matter and the chances l
am running and the consequences IL fail and
am arrested. am penntless and q desperate
man. and have been driven during the past week
10 that point where / have considered snicide
and misery in which 1 exist Yon have mill
ions. am determined to have what l have
asked for, If you make noise, calta man or
ring bell, will blow your brainsout and then
blow up the building and myself with this bot
tie of glycerine. ~- W. - ~
He atthat moment pulled the explosive
out of anather pocket and concluded: Now
take your CHOICE" Moffett started to argue
with the man, but was stopped with the in
formation that 1T was useless, and that he
had but two minutes to I'LL out the check be-
fore him for $2l 900 It he desired to live,
Mofatt, seeing no other alternative, filed
out the check, and was then ordered to take
1t to the paying teller and get It cashed. MIR.
Motfatt left his Office and, with the m an be-
hind him with the revolver partially con-
cealed under his overcoat, and with the
inuzzle almost again Motfatt's back.
marched him behind the counter and up to
Paying Teller Kelley, with the request that
the check
BE IMMEDIATELY CAsHED.
They then remarched into Moffatt's Office
without attracting the attention of the fif-
teen or twenty clerks who were busy at
work within two feet of where they passed.
After they had remained in the private Of
fGe three ar four minutes, the Fobber in
fSrmed Mr.. Moffatt that they were wasting
time, and tIat he had better step to the door
and motion his seller to come to him, which
he did. Moffatt instructed him To bring the
money into his office, and as the teller turned
to go away the robber told him he wanted
twenty 1000 bills and 8 900 in gold, The
money Wus Drought in and handed over tc
tue gentleman who, waiting until the teller
had renched his desk, backed out to the front
door, making Mr.. Moffatt remain standing in
his door until he had reached the curbstone.
He then raised his hat and walked around
the corner and has not yet been heard Of
Mr.. Moffatt is completely prostrated with the
ahoRk. Detectives are out after the man, but
no trace of him has been found. A moment
after the alarm was given by Mr.. Moffatt .
man started rapidly up Sixteenth street from