The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-30

Dank. Ross Levin informed MIN that n
could see Mr.. Moffatt, who is also presiden
Of the Denver & Rio Grande railway, a
the presidents Office in the Cheesmal
block.
Nothing more was seen or heard till thi
morning about 10 o'clock when he enteret
the railway Office and asked to see Mr.
Moffatt on important business He wa
admitted to his private room and brief
stated that he had
DISCOVERED A CONSPIRACY
whereby the First National was to b,
robbed of large amount of money. Mr.
MOffatt told the man he was very busy a
that moment, but he would be pleased t
meet him at his private office at the bank a
10 o'clock. With this the man left the
building. a few minutes after the houl
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 for the purpose of showing how the
robbery was to be perpetrated. The check
was handed to him. He laid it upon the
! desk in front of Mr. Moffatt, and said; 81
will have to do this myself" and
PULLING LARGE REVOLVER FROM HIS COAT
placed it at Mr.. Moffatt's head, and in de-
cidedly earnest, but unexcited manner,
said: Il want S21 ,0O0 and am going tC
| have it. 1 have considered this matter, and
the chances l am running, and the cOnse-
queuces if 1 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 as the only means
of escape from the poverty and misery in
which l exist. You have millions, and | am
determined to have what have asked for,
or your life. If you make noise, or call a
man or ring bell, will blow your brains
out, and then blow up the building and my
self with this bottle of nitrO-glycerine
(Which he that moment pulled out of
another pocket.) Now take your choice
MOffatt started to argue with the man:
but was stopped with the information that
it was useless, and that he had but two
minutes in which to fill out the check before
him for 81 900 ifhe desired to live. Moffatt,
seeing no other 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 with the man be-
hind him with the revolver partially con-
cealed under his overcoat, and with
THE NUzzLE ALMOST AGAINST MOFFATT's BACK
Marched him behind the counter and up to
Paying Teller Kelley with a request that
it be Immediately cashed. They then re
marched into Moffatt's office without at
tracing the attention OF 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 in
formed Mr.. Moffat 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 to go away the rObber told
him
HE WANTED TWENTY s., 900 BILLS,
and thousand in gold. The money was
brought in, and handed over to the gentle
man who for a few brief moments
had owned the bank, and waiting
until the teller had reached his desk, he
backed out to the front door, making Mr..
Moffatt remain standing in his door until
he had reached the curbstOne. He then
raised his hat and walked around the
corner, and has not yet been heard of.
Mr.. Moffatt is completely Frustrated with
the shock. Detectives are after the man,
but have no trace of him.
THE MAN WHO COMMITTED THE ROBBERY
at the First National bank this afternoon
himself to Moffatt as c.. J.
Wells. The name, however, is probably
assumed. A moment after the alarm was
given by Mr. Moffatt, a man started rapidly
up Sixteenth street from the bank followed
by a crowd and several officers. He was
followed to room II, Halbeck & Howard
block, where he and his two companions
were arrested and taken to the station
house. Mr.. Moffatt arrived at the police
Headquarters about O'Clock and after
glance at the prisoner said he was not the
man and he was Immediately released. The
prisoner proved to be well known bust
ness man by the name of Clark. The chief
of police has offered s., 500 reward for the
arrest of the robber, and gives the follow
ing description: Age thirty-seven years,
height feet inches; swarthy complexion,
weight 40 pounds, heavy brown nous
tache; badly sunburned; derby hat; light
brown overcoat; wears long linked plated
watch chain. Excitement over the affair
is intense.
Up to II o'clock tonight there are no
new developments in the First National
bank robbery case. The police while dill
gently endeayoring to get a clue to the
robber,
ARE COMPLETELY BAFFLED
and nothing has been heard or seen of the
man since he walked out of the bank at 2
o'clock.
S. N. Wood cashier of the bank, and Mr..
Kelly, paying teller, were seen tonight
and when questioned upon the case, said
they could say nothing as they knew moth
ing at all about it until after Mr. Moffatt
gave the alarm after the robber had fed. |
They both saw a man walk behind the |
counter with Mr.. Moffatt but nothing in |
the appearance of the man nor his actions |
strange nor particularly attracted !
their attention, consequently they thought |
nothing of it.
Commissioner Walker Resigns.
WASHINGTON, March 80. - Interstate !