Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-30
"HELD UP" BY ONE MAN.
Bold Daylight Robbery of a
 Bank in Denver. ..
HOW THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED.

The Robber Coolly Compels the Prcsident
 to Make Out a Check for S21 ,OOO, Gets
 It Cashed and Walks Away Before the
 Clerks Knew Anything About It.
 DENVER, March 30-A robber entered the First National bank here at 1:3o yesterday afternoon, held up the officers and robbed the institution of s21 ,O00 The cashier gives the following account of the robbery:
 ''Thursday morning, just after the bank opened, well dressed man with light nous tache and Complexion, and of medium height, walked inso the bank and asked Assistant Cashier Ross Levin where he could see MT. Moffatt, president of the bank. Mir. Levin in- formed him that be could see Moffatt, who is also president of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, at the presidents office in the Cheese man block. N,:thing more was seen or heard of the stranger until Friday morning about 10 o'clock, when he entered the railroad office and aslSeslsto sec Mir Moffatt on important business
 'He wns adm tied to Mir Moffatt's private room, and briefly stated that he had discov- cred conspiracy whereby the First National bank was 10 be robbed of 8 large amount of money. Mr Moffatt told the man that he was very busy at that moment, but would be pleased to meet him at his private office in the bank at 1 o'clock. With this the man left tbs Building A few minutes after the hour aiphinted he called at the bank and was shown into the presidents office. While remaining standing he inquired if the cashier, ]. s. N. Wood, was In, and was told that he was at lunch He then asked for blank check for the purpose of showing how the robberyw to be perpetrated. The check was handed to him. He laid it upon the de k in front of Mir. Moffatt and said: I will have to do this my elf;' and pulling a large revolver from his coat, placed it at Mir. Moffatts head and in decidedly earnest but unexcited manner said: I want $21 ,OOO and am going to have it. I have considered this matter and the chances am running and tho consequences if l fail and am arrested I am penniless, and 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 I exist. You have millions 1 am determined to have what have asked for. If you make a noise, call Q man, CT ring bell will blow your brains out and then blow up the building and my self with this bottle of nitro glycerine pull ing a bottle from his pocket). Now take your choice
 'sMr. Moffatt started to argue with the man, but was stopped with the information that ik was useless, and that he had but two minutes in which to fill out the check before him for s2i, 900 if he desired to live MT. Moffatt see.ng no alternative, filled out the check, and was then ordered to take it to the paying teller and get it cashed. Mr. Moffatt left his office, and the man behind him with the revolver partially concealed under his overcoat and the muzze almost against Moffat's back, marched the president behind the counter and up to Paying Teller Keeley with the request that the check be immediately cashed. They then remarched into Moffatts office without attracting the attention of the fifteen or twenty clerks .,ho were busy at work within two feet of where they passed. After they had remained in the private off ,e three or four minutes the robber informed Mir Moffatt that they were wasting time and ;h;.t he had better step to the door and lli,,' 'n ihe teller to come tc him, rh' ch n- .,,t. Nj ,lfl.t ordered him to brint, t:rj r: .>'y irt i.,s utli.,e and, as the telcr .u nc az, rCs rJbDer told him . he l.co' -,.,EU nj and < 900 in gold. T. .... tltuEht i'll and hand ed to ;le r.it !, N,.u bcked cut of the front door, ra!>:is r as ko reached the curb stone. lie i, ii wa A>d around the corner and disspi Ca .a."
 The d. tectves have as yet been unable t | find y t, ace oi the man. Mir. Moffatt is 1 prostrated with the shock.
 The robt.er introduced himself to Mir. MoR att as C. J. Weiis. After the alarm was give1 a man who had beel seen walking rapidly from the vicinity of the bank up Sixteenth street was followed to a room in the Hallocl & Howard block, where he was arrested witl two companions, but on seeing him Mr. Moff off ha ho md soon learned that the prisoner was vel known business man named Clark. He ane his companions were released. A reward O 2,5O0 has been offered by the police for tn arrest of the robber.