Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-04
A COOL RoBeERxs



The President of . Denver Ds1h 6o1z1l1et
to Draw His Check For 041soD4 - 60
1t Ca.hed BY . Coca Buk Dnkzn1 zz[1l
DRIVER, COL March 31-IA@ &1-14[f
s1d most successful baRk rc41[X 1[zE<
reported in the West yne po<< <Elz5 q
upon the First EAtiouaf Hank
O'Clock yesterday aftexnoons tho -
succeeding IN getting away viii 81
The cashier of the bank Rov0 The 9o17z
ing account of the a6a1rs sIhuxs14z =
morning immediately after - oPeninx =
the bank, q well dressed man, with IT,
mustachs and complexieu and e. me41->
height walked into the 49, o1d So 81
Assistant Cashier Roso xoI[DlAere zA1e<
could see Mr. Moffett proef11 * 2l9+.
bank Nr. levin infoxned - ~ -
could see Mr.. Moffett. Who i - rEol[s<<
dent OF the Denver & Rio oGfundsz=F1ol s s
at the Presidents o11ce In ne E7& - &
block Nothing merekUD4 -
the stranger until Yesterday 4
ten O'Clock when he entered the tan
office and asked to see Wf. Ho6oe<ou -
portant business He was gdui<ss4 70 H.
private room and briefly s<abea fkAe -
lad discovered a coaspiracy WherdoH -
First National Bank was to b 4QbeD1 g
a large sum of money. Hr. 8o81et tad
the man he was very busy Gt thnt 4ocent
but would be pleased to meet kzna - Hse
private Office in the bank at o4o o01oe1E-
With this the man left the Azihdingt -
few minutes after the hour appeinteds ~
called at the bank and was shown into 10
presidents Office. While seDAinznE
standing he inquired if the c1snfe<. s.
Wood, was in, and was told that he waE
at lunch. He then asked tor BLINK
check for the purpose oe showing how TIE
robbery was to be perpetrated.
1.-The check was handed him He laid y
upon the desk m front Of Mr.. HoGstt and
a. tor r1r~f - rv>v~ - ~
pulling q large revolver from ht ccat,
placed it at Mr.. Moffett,s head aHd 1hA -
cidedly earnest but unexcited unn
said: 4 want 1000 and am going %
have it have considered this matter 81
the chances I am running and the con1o>
quences if I fail and am arrested ~
penniless and desperate man and have
been driven during the past week to that
point where 1 have Considered suicide as
the only means Of escape from the pow
erty and misery in which lsexfs8 XoU
have millions. / am determined 70 have
what have asked for. If yon make .
noise, call a man or ring beH, will blow
your brains out and then blow mp the
| building and myself with this bottle Of
glycerine (Which he at that moment pulled
out of his pocket). Now take your ehD1ee.Y
Moffett started to argue with the man,
but was stopped with the information that
| it was useless and that he had but two
fore him for 81, 200 f be desired
| to live. Moffett, seeing no othnr nlterna-
native, filled out the check and Xas than.5
| ordered to take it to the paying 4ealer ano1
get it cashed. MIR. Moffett left his o0Rces
| and with the man behind him with -
revolver partially Concealed under ~ {
| overcoat, and with the mux1le atucef'
| against Moffett's back, marched him 1e7<
hind the counter and up - Fnxlnx
Teller Kelley, with the requeDt thnEzho
| check be Immediately cashed They tEo1
marched into Moffett's Office Wffhouf -
tracing the attention of the AfBe1 -
| twenty clerks who were within two 1o9G
of where they passed.
fAfter they had remained In the prfvoto
office three or four minutes the ro6hor kn-
formed Mr.. Moffett that they were wasting
! time and that he had better step 20 the
| door and motion his teller to come 20 him
which he did Moffett instr ucted him "a
bring the money into his Office, aud as the
teller turned to go away the robber told
him he wanted twenty 81. l.0oo bills nnd
81, 900 in gold The money Wnr bfouGht
in and handed over to the Gsnf1eDan
who for a few brief moments bAd eWn@d
the bank, and, waiting until th4 tG11ef AQd
reached his desk, he backed Auf ~ -
front door, making Mr.. HofSek r.
standing in his door until he had re111E
the curbstone. He then raised his has -
walked around the corner and has not ~
been heard Of" s.. - 8
Mr.. Moffett is completsly pros@Eata1
the man but no trace OF him has -
found. g.
The man who committed thsrobbarx H.
troduced himself as c. i. wells a -
ward of =, 500 has been offered Tor his nP~
rest s.