Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-24
DOCTORS ROB A BANK.
The Two Physicians Arrested in Hi
nOis Tell Their Story.
ONE PLEADS THE COCAINE HABIT.
A Remarkable Termination of Long List
Of Village Burglaries.
DIR. MADAM Is QUITE BADLY WOUNDED

sisting arrest after being detected in
an attempt to rob the Gardner Bank, is 81
years old. He is one of the best-known
physicians of Grundy county and a gradu-
ate of the Northwestern University of Ohio
and the Rush Medical College in Chicago.
He came here six years ago and soon had
good practice. He is married, and, being a
man of more than ordinary intelligence, ex-
ercised strong influence in the commu-
nifty. About year ago girl whom he at
tended professionally preferred serious
charge against him, and, although he wa
never convicted, the incident almost ruined
his practice.
DR.. William Boye, who was also con-
cerned in the attempted burglary last nigh
is 40 years old, and says that in his native
| land, Sweden, he was Count. He settled
here few years ago, claiming to have di-
| ploma from some Chicago institution, but
has not stood high in the community.
The Tgo Physicians Become Intimate.
When DIR. McAdam was on the top wave
of prosperity he would not recognize DIR.
Boye, but after he had met reverses the two
physicians became very intimate.
The raid on the bank Saturday morning
was the elimination of a series of bold
burglaries that began in Gardner year ago.
Residences, stores and even the Gardner
Bank had been entered, and in many in
stances the thieves had been well rewarded.
All efforts to run down the gang proved
futile, and its members grew bolder and
more active. They robbed the houses OF
Sheriff Beam and Marshall Godson, yet not
clue could the local Hawkshaws discover
A few weeks ago, while James kerVin
and his wife were sleeping peacefully IN
their rooms on the second floor of their
house, man climbed tree, opened the
bedroom window, and drawing up a long
pole attached a sponge saturated with
chloroform to it and hung it over the
nostrils of the sleeping couple. The man
held one end of the pole in the tree, and as
soon as his victims became unconscious he
entered and stole $625 in money and two
gold watches.
A Detective Put on the Track.
At this stage of the proceedings, J. c.
Lutz who owns the greater part of the
banks stock, determined to import a de-
tective secretly and set him to work. He
secured Will Twining, young man whose
stepfather is a stockholder in the bank.
Gardner is the old home of Twining, but he
had lived many years in Chicago. He came
down from Chicago and was soon intimate
with DR.. McAdam From talks with the
physician the detective came to the conclu-
sion that he was the leader of the band of
burglars
Suspicion next fell on DR.. William BoYe
and another man, but McAdam, although he
would talk about himself, would say moth
ing about his companions. 1t is disputed
point who first proposed the raid on the
bank. DIR. McAdam and his friends assert
that the detective proposed it and induced
DR.. McAdam to join him. Furthermore,
they say the doctor is a victim of cocaine;
that while crazed with the drug he played
the part of craftsman, and was under its
influence when the tragic scene in the bank
was enacted, and also when he made plea
af guilty in court the next morning.
The detectives story is that shortly after
he began to associate with DR. McAdam the
latter told him that once every month, Just
before the miners payday, the bank con-
tanned about S25, 900 and suggested that they
blow open the safe and secure the money.
The Detective Explains the Method.
He showed that the job could be easily
done and that the chances of detection were
slight The bank was in the rear of a
general store, and as the vault was of an
ancient pattern, the doctor said it could be
easily opened. The detective agreed with
everything the doctor said and notified
President Lutz, of the bank. DR. Boye re-
NAMED in the background and held no con-
versation with the detective. DR.. McAdam
said that DR.. Boye was Gin" for "whack''
of the Doodle.
About week ago DR.. McAdam informed
the detective that the money would be in
the bank on November 20 and q, and said
that Friday was the best night for the job.
President Lutz engaged three Pinkerton de-
tectives to assist in the capture of the
burglars in the bank. Five men were con-
cealed in small room in the bank.
AT midnight Drs. NIcAdam, Boye and Mr..
Twining met by appointment and proceeded
to the bank building: They were provided
decided to leave DR.. Boye on guard at the
front door. DR.. McAdam and Twining
went to the rear door with their tools. De-
tective Twining took Jimmy" and in
few minutes the door was forced.
1t was only few steps to the vault which
was surrounded by a wire screen. The
screen door was forced and as McAdam in
spected the door Of the vault, two of the five
men concealed in the room went out Of the
back door to cut off retreat.
Tampering With the Safe Lock.
The doctor and the detective decided the
best way to enter the vault was to drill
holes around the lock and then pull it out
with the clamps" The doctor picked up
the drill and began work.
He was grinding away industriously when
Twining gave signal to the three men con-
cealed in the room. They stepped up to
screen with shotguns and revolvers
''Throw up your hands, DOCTOR" said
one of them. Twining jumped
back and also covered the physi-
clan. Instead of complying with the
command the doctor drew revolver from
his pocket and fired point blank at Twining
The mans life was saved by small wire
extending from the screen. 1t turned the
bullet, and before the doctor could fire
again the shotgun cracked and the pistol
arm of the burglar fell to his side. He tried
to change the revolver to his left hand and
shoot, but was seized and overpowered.
'Why don't you shoot to kill, Tom,"
said he to the city marshal. 'I would have
fetched one or two of you if you hadn't
dropped that arm of mine" Meanwhile