Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-11
FIGHT WITH CRANK
A PiDcky Bank Treasurer Out
ATS a Bold Assassin.
IN A DARING LIFE STRUGGLE


(LEFtLatA NlF. 1V-A Cf11A al
tempted - take 4 the lfs q Nyron T.
IIsrrick. trsasursf Of the Soclsty for
s4siags AZ I p a. today. and after a
tsrribie Sight escaped to shot once AZ
Herrick and tbrcafsnsd To blow up The
place With dfnamiss z ne xas not al
once gisen s5o00 in eash from the
vault At I O'Clock Ar. Herrick wa
seated a. a table IN his private Office
~r.tIng. Nearly ali the clerks we're at
lunch and the pace vas practically IN
zuarist SaddeHly stranger appeared
before Hsrr.ek aad ASKED a private IN
tsrview. herF.ck led him into the tr0s-
tses' ruom. When the stranger thrust
revolver ia Hrrrics's face and demanded
hat 5000 be given him az once. Her
rex grabbed The h4od taat held the
revolver a0d struck the fellow In ths
face knocking hia1 down. The man was
up IN a minute and they elinehed
inaily the Intruder tore himself from
HsTrieks grasp and tell hack on the
tloz near the eeutsr OF the room Her
rick stood between him and the door.
The assassin grabbed his revolver
isseliet lt aud bred The bullet PASSED
through the lo~er edge u Herrick's vest.
ca The left side. grazing the skin. With
= yeil % rage the mao ran up and down
The room seeking an outlet One OF the
great windows stood slightly open and
TIE ulan mounted q chair. Just a. the
clerks ADD Watchmen appeared al ths
DIOR. There &as rush toward him.
bat b. leaTed through the window 10
TIE si.ieNalk below. aud ran ike deer.
Navins the smoking pistol. and dis
appeared az thoroughly As 10 the earth
h1d opeued and swallowed him up.
ColoaeI Herrick's Account.
souie time after the attempted assassi-
r4tl0u. Colonel Herrick was seen at the
Iai0n club and calmly told his story.
BE SAID. Il vas standing in my Office
when an unknown man approached me.
He Nts - medium hight. middle aged
and - | remember. has a sandy mus
tacAe. tie vas apparently a man of
about a. Years. and was poorly dressed.
/ -aw the same man iurking around the
Ofice * the hank yesterday. and re-
zarked that be Sas a dangerous look
ing citizen. tie said 20 me. I want 10
SPEAK privately with you The fellows
actions we're rather curious. 50 replied.
4 D speak with YOU here No. / want
O. speak With you IN private Was his re-
spoasa He vas cool. and spoke without
ths east hesitation or indicating any
excitement After he persisted Ne both
wai<cd INTO the trustees room. As
ven; 10. ] Dcticed that the window which
leads out into the square was opened.
This fact vas noticeable a. had closed
10 myself Just short time before.
I lei Tue way iato ths room.
the man stopping o. shut the
door This dd not arouse any sus-
Yici0n- a. Il Nas % frequent occurrence.
Nnen ths uian turned around toward
ne | Vas sitting with one lcg thrown
over the corner q the table. ~ the
stranger turned towards me. | noticed
h bad both hands buried IN his coat
pocSatS Without any introductory talk
D. e1cifediy said Il want % sce your
vaults
What do you means" | asked Il
mesn this aad ~lth that be pullesi
tofh hands out u his pockets and
taruet rs hands in ny face. Il want
satot You 20 IN front q me TO the
vaults and get A. n you move out of a
straight course % attempt 20 motion %
o. 4ny bosiy I III xii you. lou see this.-
and De- opened his other hand. showing
a sms'l rhisL -I'ii kln you hrst and
theu / p blov myself sad the bank up
alfh fais dynamite
NBock~d the Man Down
~ urst impression was that the 4
tfrl sss beiee robbed. aud that the I
c'erSs were si in the same position /
There tss hui ittle time % think. 4
With my ieit baud ! grssDcd the resoi- Z
yef aad strucs ths fellow fuN IN the 4
ff-e sfse1erin< h.m Ihfn began the 4
struggle Go hfe We fought around the 1
tatis tvicr. ! sgececsled iu f.fcirr him
a .Ta scrass tha t4hie. bat could not
hei BAN. I BAL a good grip oa the .
wsllan s1 he couii not use if Is some 4
arsa1s ~ got cat into the midils az the 4
r- l1i isIi -irnEglnx o. the foor Ia i
f1e "a ny kea3 struck the foor. daang 4
re-. rs aware - my danger. how 4
ever and -rTaes ap - defend mySvf 4
iae "a az sss iyieg - the hoor. and a. /
1 sfrnx<.ei o. ny kaees. be fired l 4
then opened iha door and raa cut and 4
tluretl IN ihe police aisrm snd hurried 4
tsrs Into ihs room The nan had DIS
anfesred ss eomP'ctely a. II the fcor 4
hai afen-d gp e1d Swallowed him The 1
rIerts. aho we're sor>lng over TIE books. i
we're un-rneeious q the struggle or ~ 4
tte cre4ence lf the assassin Tho nan 4
SO sgiaeatiy a crank. aHd made the 4
stfsc< fiSh mnrierous iaientinns
Chef Hoebn ssd Captain Humphrey 4
iBeies ihteiy had a roufercace. and tee. i
pheu~ messages sere seat to every pre.
cinet dstxiaag the affair ahd giving
description ~ tha would ~ sssassin.
aii snrrqunsiipa towns sere n0fified and /
a rrTarh viii ~ offered EVERY detsc-
hVe ou The force r. Nessiag an TIE casa