The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-11
DEMANDED $1,000 At ONCE.


He 1nvadcS tho Private ohre or the society
for Savings, aud Trr,surrr NctrIck AND
He Have II Fierce riru,ysi, - The Man,
sudd-n nnd Complete Di-mrpcnrnr-..
CLEVELAND. Now IO.-A crane attempted to
take the life of Myron T. Hcrrick. Treasurer Of
the Society for Savings. at | /. NJ. to-day ana
inter terrible fight escaped. he shot once ut
Mr.. llerrick. and threatened to blow up the
place with dynamite IL Mr.. Hcrrick did not at
once give him S5O.OOO in cash from the vault
At o'clock Mr.. Herrick was seated at q table
In his private office writing. Nearly all tho
clerks were Al lunch. and the place was
practically unGunrdcd. Suddenly II stranger
appeared before Herrick and asked a
private interview Hcrrck iod him into tho
trustees room. when the stranger thrust a re-
volver in Herrick's face aud demanded $780,
900. Herrck grabbed the hand that held tho
revolver and struck the man in the fnce. knock
ing him down The man was up in a minute
and they clinched. First one was down and
then tho other. They struck and ATTEMPTED to
reach at each others throat Chairs wero
overturned. the table unset. and books scat
tered about.
Finally the intruder tore himself from Mr..
Herricks grasp and fell back on the floor
near the centre Of the room. Mr.. Herrick stood
between him and the door. The crank grab
bed his revolver, levelled it. and fred Tho
bullet passed through the lower edge OF Her
rick's veot on the lott side. grazing the skin.
with shrek tho man ran up and down the
room seeking to get out. One of the big win.
dows stood slightly open. and the man
mounted chair Just as the clerks and watch.
man appeared at the door There was a rush
toward him, but no leaped through the vim
dow to tho sidewalk below. lie ran like n deer
I'D Rockwell street. waving the smvKing ris-
tol and disappeared AS quickly as II swal-
The excitement at the Society for Savings
building was intense After the danger was
to make u fight for HE deserted him, and Tor =
time he was almost pros,rated He remained
shooting In the wall on tho west side OF the
room he found impc,ided the bullet that had
riage and was driven to his homo on Prospect
One feature Of tho Society for Savings has
been that the, officials coui! be, 4pproachsd
easily. There Is NJ red tape. aud all aro well
come to enter the innor office; That very iet-
ture gave the crank an excellent "rnortunsY.
and he selected Ia time when not "ny most IL
the clerks We're out. nut 'cw. officers were in
tempted assassination Mr. ii-rnrk was sean
at the Union Clue. when ho told HI, story. He
IS was standing In my Office when, the man
approached ne, he was OF medium height. Of
middle aye. and as rome renee, had sandy
the same man lurking around the Office i the
panE yesterday; and remarked that he was
He SAID To- me. want TO speak privately
with You. HI H. actions w"r" pr'nliar. so +
replied: III srraE with you here
NO. | want to speak wnh Won in secret
was was D., resl;n-r. stoke wtaout indicate
both wal ed INTO the trustr"s office. As
wont in noticed that the w,nhow. which leads
ouf into the square. was open IhtS fact SylB
n,ot:ccelie. rs 1 had closed it myself Just
short time before.
ring t. shut T te imt me rn' IN" man stop
suspicion. as 1t WINS Of neIuent occurrence.
When q. man turned around toward me. I
pcth h ss .n Fl. co %1rsa The hsd
introdGc,ory talk. h" exci.cIlS said W'"0U' an'
want to see your vhuits.
49, what do You mean asked
;, ~ mean tIis, and with hat h" pulled both
my tnce, I want SiO.0On vH,i & ia tr"nt "
Of stiaig r"lrs" or a,ta,nft 70 motion "t ' ro
anybody. III Kill you. You see tnisr and
here H. "."nrh tn" other han!. showtn.:a
' r., hl.i you Grst ond then boy myself
My FRS Impression was that the bank WAS
icing rubh"i and that the clerks were all IN
he re-, same rnIi'ion wa There was bit i',I9
n" revolver and strurl; the man fulI in Inc
ace: staggering him: Then began rho strug-
saSce.I in foTc"s hin H, ,p aero a"rSs s" III:
able. put coult MT holt him hnd
.ouEi p" not E uyn on ~ ~" %r+n canon so tie
,nt into tho middle of the floor rn't fell stru.-
,lIhg 70 Inc moor in the in'I NV heal struck
he floor. dnzIng me. | was aware ~ my
hanger; however. an sprnng un to ,lei"nd my
ell The man was living an tho Door. nuh AZ
irugGl"d to my knees ne fired ] then onrnai
he door ani ran out. and turned in th. police
.nrm and hurried hnrk int" the room. The
nnn had disappeared.
- The clerks who wern working over the
looks were unconscious 81 tho struggle or II
hr presence of the man. Ih. rnpl "'rs aVl-
entity crank, and made III" attack VITA mar
eronS !ntent."
Chief Of Polio" IIOohn and cart. Humphrey
NJ m edintclY had c"ni"r"rro. and trlephonrd
l"SsigcS wcr" sent I" every precinct giving
escripton OF the stranger Al surrounding
owns were notified and II reward viii be Of
red. Every detective on the force is working
n the case.
Nyr"n 7. Herricl; is one Of tho hcst.known
ItiEens OF Cleveland J." Is native Of Lorraine
nuntv, hut has spent many wears in this "itv.
he Society Tor saving ~ which 10 il Socre-
NY and Treasurer. Is til" largest hanI;iug IN
'i'utiop in the state and nne II TIE most cv-
.nsive in tho tinted states
COL lterrick - u warm personal friend Of
ov. Mckinley and u man '"r o. his st',H 'nst
ear he was on" "i the olrrtrrs At hrs" in the
tate on the Republican ticket.
NINE COAL BIRrfS UENT BOHN.