Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-04-04
a COOL. RoeeER.

rf-cr of Audaeity which Puts t,.. Es-
msncs 10 claude Dassl in the sh.a--
h'nver BaHk President Gives Us sei-
600 Under the Most Dramatic Cir-um-
stances. VIII ie sarroua led BY fIusea or
Twenty clerks.
Denver. Col. March sn.-rhe cashier Of
the First National Bank gives the fol-
lowing account % the robbery OF that in
sututinn yesterday. Thursday morning.
{ Just after the bank opened. a we'll dressed
man VITA light monstach- and COM
I piexion and % medium height, walked
luto N" bank and asked Assistant Cashier
Ross Levin where he could sea Mr.. Mer-
rtti Mouttt. president ot the bank. Nr.
Levin informed him that he could see
Mr. Noaatt. who IL also president os tho
Denver & Rio Gran1e railroad at the
presidents Oh - In the CheseTuan Block.
Nothing more VAS seen or heard % the
stranger till yesterf>y morning about
ten O'Clock. when he entered the railroad
ofiice snd asked 20 see Mr.. noF att on I'm.
portaut business. lie was admitted 10
Ar. MaGatt's private room and briefly
stated that he hal discovered coasplr-
acy whereby the First Nfsionai Baak vas
O. be robbed % = large amount % money.
Ar-NofAtt tali the mAn that be vas very
busy AZ that nomeat but would be
pleased o. meet him az his private o.ice
IN The bank at on@ O'Clock VITA thts ths
EaAa lefs the baiidiug
Few minutes after the hosr appointed.
he e,ali~yi At the hAnk And vas showa into
the presiieat's oeics. Wall. remaining
standing he inquired ]: ths cashier, :. "
Wood. vas IN. and IN. told that hs vas
out AZ luach- lie then asked Tor blank
cheek Tor the purpose % showing how the
robbery was To be perpstrated- Tie
ehec< vas hsnded him He laid it upaa
the eesk "A frout - Mr. MoTatt and said.
Il VIII have 10 do this myself" AuI
pulling large revolver from his coat.
placed Il n Mr.. Mofaft's head and in a
decidedly earnest but Gn-xcited manner
said: II want twenty-one thousand dol
lars, and am going to have it have
considered this manner and the chances I
am running. and the consequences II
fail and am arrested. | am a pennies,
and a desperate 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. am determined To have what
have asked for. II you make a noise,
call n mau, or ring bell. will blow
your brains ont aud then blow up the
building and myself with this bottle os
nitro -glycerine quilting bottle from his
pocket. Now take your choice"
Mr.. Moffatt started to argue with the
man, but was stopped with tbs informA-
tion that il was useless, and that be had
but two minutes in which 90 I'LL out the
check before him for 81, ,oDo Il he desired
ic live. Mr.. Mnffatf, seeing no alterua-
tive, flied out the check. and vas then or
dered g. take IL To the raviu. teller aatI
get IL cashesL Mr.. MaGttf lstt his eesee,
nni the mac behin& him. with the rsvolF-
er partially concealed under his ovsrcoss
and the muxElc almost against Mr.. Mo-
fatt's back. marched the president behind
the counter aud up 10 Psying-TrlIcr
Kelley with the request that the check -
Immediately esshed They then re-
marched into Mr.. Mosxtt's oezc. without
attracting sne attention ot the Esteen or
twenty clerks Sho we're busy a. werk
within tao feet % where they passed.
After they had remained in the private
office three Or four minutes, the robb-r
Informed Mr. Mo-aft that they were vast
il-s time and that he had better step tn
the door and motion the paying teller -
come 20 him. which he did .r. NoHatt
ordered keeley e. bring the money iuto
: Office, and as keeIsy turned t. go
away, the robhcr told him he wanted
twenty sl.p59 bills aud 81. on in gold The
money was brought IN and handed - the
obber. who backed out OF the room door,
raising his hat as he reached IL. s'trb-
stone. Hc then walked around sls.. or
ner and disappeared Tho det.s.. -, nave
as yet been unable to ind suy trace os
the man.
Mr.. Moffatt IS rated with the shock.