The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-30
THE CASHIERS STORY.
HIS Account of How "A Robber Compelled
the Payment Of the gel 1000.

HIS Account of How "A Robber Compelled
the Payment Of the gel 900
DENVER, Col, March GA robber
entered the First National Bank here at
1870 this afternoon, "held up the Off
GERS and robbed the paying teller Of
s2l 000
The cashier of the First National Bank
gives the following account OF the rob
berry OF that institution today. lester.
day morning just after the bank opened
well dressed man with light mOusiache
and complexion and of medium height,
walked into the bank and asked Assis-
tant. Cashier Ross Levin, where be
could see Mr. Merritt MOifatt. president
OF the bank, Mr. Levin informed him that
he could see Mr. Noifatt at the president (
office in the Cheeseman Block Nothing
more was seen or heard of the stranger
until this morning about 10 O'Clock. !
when he entered the railroad Office and
asked to see Mr. Moilatt on important
business. He was admitted 10 Mr.. Mof- /
fats private room, and briefly stated
that he had discovered conspiracy
.eby the First National Bank was TO
be robbed of large amount Of money. /
Mf Moifatt told the man that he was
very busy at that moment but would Dee |
pleased 10 meet him az bis private oiiice
IN the bank at o'clock. With this the
man left the building
a few minutes after the hour an
pointed, he called at the bank and was
shown into the presidents Office. While /
remaining standing he inquired if the |
cashier, ;. y. 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 ID be /
perpetrated. The check was handed him |
He laid il upon the desk in front of Nj /
MOflatt, and said will have 90 do thi, /
myself and pulling large revolver /
from his coat, placed AT Mr. Mof |
fatt's head, and, in a decidedly earnest /
but uneXcited manner, said / want |
S2l GOO, and am going TO have H. have /
considered this matter, and the chances /
| AN running, and the consequences If ! /
fail and am arrested. / am penniless /
and a desperate man, and have been /
driven during the past week TO that /
point, where | have considered suicide f.
as the only means of escape from the /.
poverty and misery in which / exist +
You have millions. ] am determined % /
have what ! have asked for. Ii YOU /
make noise, call a man or ring bell. |
| will blow your brains out, and then /
blow up the building and myself with /
this bottle of nitro-glycerine pulling a /
bottle from his pocket Now take your 7.
chOiceN'
Mr. Moifatt started 10 argue with the I
man, but was stopped with the infOrma- /
ton that il was useless. and that he had +
but two minutes in which 10 fll out the t
check before him for s2l 900 1.-THE de- /
sired 10 live Mr. M0nati, seeing no /
alternative filed out the check. and was I
then ordered 10 take 10 90 the paving .
teller and get it cashed Mr. Mo1att /
left his Office, and the man behind him /
with the revolver partially concealed .
under his oyercoat and the muzzle almost +
against Mr. NoiIatts back; marched the .
president behind the counter and up 20 /
Paying-Teller keely. with the request .
that the check be Immediately cashcd /
They then remarched into Mir Mofiatt- .
oiiice without attracting the attention Of /
the fifteen OF thirty clerks. who were
busy al work within two feet of where /
they passed. After they remained i'm the /
private office three or four minutes the .
robher informed Mr. Mofati that they /
were wasting time, and that he had bet
ter step 10 the door and motion 10 the /
paying teller 10 come 10 hlm, which hc /
did. Mr. MOifatt ordered keely TO bring /
the money into bis Office, and, as Keely +
turned 10 90 away the robber told him /
he wanted twenty 81 600 bills and 81 900
in gold The money was brought I'm
and handed to the robber, who backed /
out of the front door, raising his hat as
he reached the curbstone. lie then
walked around the corner and disap-
peared The detectives have as yet
been unable 10 find any trace of the
man. Mr. Moifatt is prostrated with
the shock.
The robber introduced himself TO Nj
MoiIatt as c. J. Wells. After the alarm
was given, man who had been seen
walking rapidly from the vicinity of the
bank, up Sixteenth street. was followed
10 a room in the IlallOck ~ Howard 7
block, where he was arrested with two
companions, but on seeing him Mr.. Mot
fatt said he was not the rObber, and 10 /
was soon learned that the prisoner was
a well-known business man named .
Clark lie and his companions were re.
leased.
4 reward Of 81 500 has been offered
by the police for the arrest of the robber,
who il describe as follows. Age, 81 .
years. height, feet : inches; complexion
swarlhy; weight, lac pounds heavy T
brown mustache, badly sun-bumed; .
derby hat; light brown overcoat; long
linked. plated watch chain. There is .
much excitement over the affair