Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-03-30
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pssgss..ad ugcs % ne tirss Msesoosi eeek,
eNsru0ua. The roobsr suooeo6o1 = GoS11sS
away With o2l. 600 Tho o1aAHoe a ~
hank . Friday evoalae save ~ following
occouns o. ths adaif:
la Ne noenise imnediassly aslse opssing
moustache ana con mplexioo, sad q uedio0
hees6e walksd inso Ne 6oek 60 o.ko0
Assistant Cssniss Ros Isewia vhseo -
could - NJ. Modess spessideas q ne boak.
nofstt Who n also pessideas a ne Deave
q RIO 0fando railway, q tho peooi0ool'e
Ofa0o In the Cheesmsu block. NOehln9
more VS. seem OF heard Of tho oeranget
snsil shis moreing abcnt Tn o'sieok,
asked to sss Mr.. Moffat On impossaSe
bus ness.- He Wss admitted 10 hio peivolo
room, and briefly STATED thss ho hsd a..
covered . conspiracy whsi0by The First
Nationsl bank was 70 b robbed of large
msn BE- wss very busy at thss moment but
would b pleased TO - him at hls psivseo
once IN the osnk Ct oue o'cloct. VITA this
the msu left the building 4 fsw minutes
sissr shs hour appoiuied he called q Tie
office While remainiag ssao0ipe fo
Inquired ~ the cashier, D. N. Weed, W. n
end wes iol that he wisa q lopch. He Ih61
asked tor blank check for the pufpooo Of
sfowlog bow the foocery We. 70 b
Hs lsid y upon II upon the dssk In mont Of
M Ao6stt and said:
II viii have 70 do THE mysslf," and puli.
tne large revolver from his ooat plocod u
at NJ. Mc1strs bed, snd In . decldodly
earnest but unexoitsd' manner, said;
II want S2l, 90 end am going 70 havo Il
have 0oostdefed this matter and the
chances I am ruuning, and the oooso-
qusnces II fell and an afr0otod. On
pennies and despeSsse man, and have
point where have considerod suicide =
the only means Of escape from the poverty
and misery In whieh exist You have
millions l am determined 10 have what I |
have asked for. II you make noiea. cali. |
ont and then blow up the building ana /
myself with this bottle Of nitro elycesino /
(Which he at that moment pulled out Of |
another pocket). Now take your ohoice."
Monst started 20 argue with the man bat /
was uselesA and that he had but Two min
utes IN which to fill out the check before /
him for VI, GOO II ho desired to livA Mof7att L
seeing no other alternative. filled out the /
check and was then ordered 70 take it to
ms re p.yinG teller and est Il oa.hed. M.
behind him With The revolvsr. partially
concealed under his OvorCoas, and with the
muRsle almost against Aonatts baok
marched him behind the counter and up
% rAying Teller Kssley, with the requsce
hey then rsmarched into Konste's oflaoo
without attracting the attention OF the |
hdseen or twenty clerks who were busy at
work within two feet Of where they paased.
Alter they bad remained IN the private
informtd d Mr.. Mon, tt that q ~ were " Q, n
dm0 and thst he had letter step 10 The d oor |
and motion bis teller 10 come iD, which ho |
did. Mcfist instructed him to bring the |
money into the oface, aud - the tsller
turned 70 60 away the robbsr told him 10
wanted twenty 81, 0C0 bills and D, 900 in goic.
This money was brought In and hsnds 4
over 70 the gentleman who for Q few brief
moments had owned the bank, and waiting
until the teller had reached his desk 30
Mr.. Moffatt remsin stanoiug In his door
until he had reached the curbstona He
hen raised his hat and walked around the
s1rner, and has not yet bssn heard Of. Ar.
1ofian is comrletsly prostratsd with the
no trace OF him hes been found.
The man introduced himself 70 President /
Aonstt - C.J. WellA The name, however, /
p probably assumed. A moment after the |
llsrm was given BY Mr.. Mo6att . man
he bank, followed by . crowd and several
,mcsrs. He was followed TO room a,
Hsllook and Howard block, whore ho and
IWo companions we're arrested and taken %
he station house. Mr.. Aofiatt arrived at
police headquarters about iour o'clock, and
sfter . glance at the prisoner said hs We
aot the man, and he was Immediately
released. The prisoner proved TO be Q we'll
known business man BY the name OF CLARK,
The chief Of police has offered . reward
u ~ 500 for the arrest of the robber, and
Hives the following description The man's /
20 10 thtrty.two, height Ave feet eight
nches. swarthy complexion, weight one |
,undIed and forty poundA heavy brown |
much sunburn0d, derby hat. .
light brown overooat, and wears Q long.
linked plated watch chain.