The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-04-06
families are left homeless aud utterly
destitute. 1t was caused by the prairie
fire which came in from the northwest.
The Coolest Robbery on Record

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The Coolest Robbery on Record.
Denver Special, March %.
ii The bOldeSt and most successful ban
robbery ever reported in the west We
perpetraed upon the First Nation;
bank here at 2 o'clock this Afternoon
by which the robber succeeded in ge
ting away with ,OOO The cashier {
the bank, in an interview with an a:
soclated press reporter a few minute
after the robbery, gave the followin
account Of the affair "Yesterda
morning, Immediately after the open
ing of the bank, well-dressed ma
with light mustache and complexion
and of medium height, walked into tn
bank and asked Cashier Ross Lewil
where he could see Mr.. Moffat, who i
also president of the Denver Il Ri,
Grande railway. lie was told that h
could see him at the presidents office il
the Cheesman block. Nothing NOR,
was seen or heard of the stranger unit
this morning about 10 o'clock, when h,
entered the railway office and asked t(
see MIR. Moffatt on important business
| tie was admitted to his private room
and briefly stated that he had discover
ed conspiracy whereby the First Ma
tiOnal bank was to he robbed of large
amount of money. Mr.. Moffatt told
hn Of ho%
ment, but he would be pleased to meet
him at his private office in the bank
at one o'clock. With this the man left
the building. a few minutes after the
hour appointed he called at the bank
and was shown into the presidents
office. While remaining standing he
inquired if Cashier S. n. Wood was
in and was told that he was at lunch,
He then asked for blank check tor
the purpose of showing how the rob-
berry was to be perpetrated The check
was handed him. He laid it upon the
desk in front of Mr.. Moffatt and said
Il will have to do this myself and
pulling large revolver from his coat
placed it at Mr.. Moffatt's head and in
a decidedly earnest, but unexcited
manner said Il want $2l 900 and am
going to have it. | have considered
this matter and the chances am run
ming and consequences if | fail and am
arrested. am penniless and desper-
ate man and have been driven during
the past week to that point where |
have considered suicide as the only
means of escape from the poverty and
misery in which | exist. You have
millions and am determined to have
what | asked for or your life. If you
make noise, call a man or ring a bell,
| will blow your brains out and then
blow up the building with this bottle
of glycerine (Which he that moment
pulled out of another pocket.l Now
take your choice" Motfatt started to
argue with the man but was stopped
with the information that it was use
less and that he had but two minutes
in which to fill out the check before
him for $2l 600 ii he desired to live.
Motfatt seeing no other alternative,
filled out the check and was ordered to
take it to the paying teller and get it
cashed. Mr.. Moifatt left his office and
with the man behind him with the
revolver partially concealed under his
overcoat, and with the muzzle almost
against Mr.. Motfatt's back, marched
him behind the counter and up to
Paying Teller Kelley with the request
the check be Immediately cashed. They
then marched into Moffatt's office with
out attracting the attention of any one
of the fifteen or twenty clerks who were
busy at work within two feet of where
they passed. After they had remained
in the private Office three or four
minutes, the robber informed Mr..
Moffatt that they were wasting time
and that he had better step to the door
and motion his teller to come to him,
which he did. Moffatt instructed him
to bring the money into his office and
as the teller turned away the robber
told him that he wanted twenty-one
thousand in bills and thousand in
gold. The 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 Moffatt remain
standing in his door until he had reach
I'd the curbstone. He then raised his
1at and walked around the corner and
las not been heard Of since. Mr..
Moffatt is completely prostrated with
The shock. Detectives are out after the
nan but no trace of him has been
found.