The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-04-04

with him for some time and on Mon
| day befoI : the burning became very
I desperate In his entreaties and offered
| to put Flowers out of the way. Knowles
being q desperate man and he and
Flowers having had fight on the sub
| ject once before, Mrs. Flowers became
| alarmed and told her mother Of the
state Of affairs. Then Knowles it is
thought. fearing trouble would occur
and beinss in a frenzy put an end to the
whole family. Knowles disappeared
the day after the burning and has not
been heard Of since.
HELD UP TIE BANK PRESIDENT.
DENVER, March 2S.-The boIdest and
most successful bank robbery ever re-
ported in the west was perpetrated upon
the First National bank at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. The robbers succeeded
in getting away with $4,000. The
cashier of the bank IN an interview
with an Associated Press reporter
| few minutes after the robbery gave the
following account Of the affair:
Yesterday morning Immediately
after the opening OF the bank
| well dressed man, with light NOUS
tache and complexion and of medium
| height, walked into the bank and
asked Assistant Cashier Ross levin
where he could see Mr.. Moffett. presi-
dent of the bank. Mr.. levin informed
him that he could see Mr.. Moffett who
| is ais o president of the Denver & Rio
| Grande railroad at the presidents
Office in the Cheesemah block. Moth
ing more was seen or heard of the
stranger until this morning about 10,
when ne entered the railway Office and
asked to see Mr.. Moffett on important
business. He was admitted to his pri
vate office room and briefly stated that
he had discovered conspiracy whereby
| the First National bank was to be rob
bed of large amount of money. Mr..
Moffett 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 O'Clock, and with this the man
left the building. A few minutes after
/ the hour appointed he called at the
bank and was shown into the presi-
| dents Office. While remaining stand
ing 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 robbery was to be perpetrated.
| The check was handed him.
| He laid it upon the desk
| in front of Mr.. Moffet and said, Il will
have to do this myself" and pulling a
large revolver from his coat placed it at
| Mr.. Moffetts head and in a decidedly
earnest but unexcited manner said, II
want S2I 900 and am going to have it.
| l have considered this matter and the
| chances 1 am running and the conse-
/ quences. If / fail and am arrested l
| am penniless and desperate
man and have been driven
| during the past week to that point
| where have considered scicide as the
| Of from a tu
| and misery in which l exist. You
have millions. ann determined to
have what have asked for. If you
make a noise, call a man or ring a bell
III will blow your brains out and
then blow up the building and
myself with this bottle of glycerine
| (which he at that moment pulled out of
another pocket now take your choice.
| Moffett 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 $21 900, if he
desired to live. Moffett seeing no
other alternative filed out the check
and was then ordered to take it to the
paying teller to get it cashed. Mr..
MOffett left his office and with the
man behind him with the revolver par
italy CT n cealed under his overcoat and
with the muZZle almost against Moi
fet's back, marched him behind the
counter to Paying Teller Keely
with the request that the check be inn
mediately cashed. They then re-
marched into Moffett'S Office without
attracting the attention OF the fifteen
or twenty clerks who were within two
feet of where they passed. After they
had remained in the private Office
three or four minutes the rob-
Der informed Mr.. Moffett 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.
Moffett instructed him to bring the
money into his Office and as the teller
turned to go away the robber told him
he wanted twenty 81 900 bills andS1 900
in gold. The money way brought in
and handed over to the gentleman
who for a few brief moments had
owned the bank and waiting until the
letter had reached his desk he backed
out to the front door making Mr.. Moi
felt remain standing in his door until
he had reached the curDStOne. lie
then raised his hat and walked around
the corner and has not yet been heard
of. Mr.. Moffett is completely pros
J trated with the shock. Detectives are
out after the man but no trace of him
has been found.
The man who committed the robbery
/ a
moment after the alarm was given by
Mr.. Moffett a man started rapidly up
Sixteenth street from the bank follow
ed by a crowd and several officers. He
was followed to room No. IL Hallock &
Howard block, where he and two CON-
panions we're arrested and taken to the
station. Mr.. Moffett arrived at police
headquarters at O'Clock and after a
glance at the prisoner said he was nOtthe
man and he was Immediately released.
1t is said the prisoner was well-knOwn
, business man by name of Clark. The
chief of police has offered 81 800 re-
ward and gives the following descrip-
ton: tine mans age is about 30,
height about five feet five inbhes,
moustache, badly Sunburnt, Derby
hat, light-brown overcoat, wears long
linked plated watch chain.
REPLIED WITH A BULLET.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 29,-B
NJ. Huey, Jr., agent of the Southern
Express company at Blocton, a mining
, town, twenty-eight miles south of this
} city, last night prevented the robbery
3 of the company's office by killing the
: would-be robber. The safe in the
} office contained about Sc, 900 belonging
} to the Cahaba Coal company, besides
several smaller sums. About II
) o'clock Huey and friend were seated
r in the office, when a white man with
! his face blackened entered, and point
r ing a bulldog revolver at Huey
ordered him to throw up his hands
Instead Of doing so Uuey reached fol
, his pistol which was y ing on his desk
!. Seeing the movement the stranger
D Huey's right shoulder. Grasping his
3 pistol in his left hand. Huey fired and
! shot the man through the body
! The wouldabe robber ran out the front
! door, but fell dead as he reached the
! street. The body has not been
Unidentified. The man was seen
/ several times yesterday hanging about
4 the express office. Agent Huey
wound is very painful, but not dan.
| narnnS The nficara of the Snnthprr