The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-16

The would-bc Robber and His Victim
Now Lyiugat Hospital, and It Is Feared
That Both Men Are Fatally wounded,
The Identity of the Robber in Doubt.
NEW YORK, June l6.-President George
II. Wyckotf, of the Bank of New Amster-
dam, was shot in the abdomen as he sat
at his desk in the bank office yesterday by
a man who is said TO be George 7. Clark.
The wOuld-be assassin then turned the
pistol on himself and fired two Shots both
of which took effect. Both men are per.
haps fatally injured.
The Bank Of New Amsterdam is in the
Metropolitan Opera House, at Broadway
and Thirty-eighth street. Mr.. Wyckoft
was alone in his office when Clark entered
the bank He walked into the front of the
bank turned down the corrSor, and pass.
ing the clerks behind the wicket without
a word, went straight up to the. president :
room. He passed through anG'closed the
door behind him, advanced politely to Mr..
Wyckoff's desk and laid letter before
him. 1t was a demand for $4,000. Mr..
Wyckoff refused to comply, and Clark
drew pistol. Mr.. Wyckoff jumped to
disarm the man, who fired Immediately
the ball entering Wyckoff abdomen Be
fore the startled clerks could enter the
presidents room Clark turned the pistol
and fired two bullets into his own body
and fell to the floor
Mr.. WycRoT staggered into the corri
dor, told the clerks to send for his wife
and his friend Mr. Tilford, who is vice
| president of the bank, and fell Both meT
were taken to a hospital, where Mr. Wyck
| off madean ante-mortem statement. Clarl
! absolutely refused to give his name anC
address, or occupation. He said he needed
money, and had been out of employment
for "a week. He claimed that he had nc
particular motive other than that of got
ting money for the support of his wife AM
boy. He said
II had never seen the bank president be
fore, and did not know him. He had neve
! done me nor any member of my famil
any wrong l did not mean to harm him
but when refused the demand that made
l meant suicide l hope he may recover
There can be no defamatory statement
against this man, as he is of too high
standing. There was only one life
wanted to take, and that was mine"
The letter presented by Clark was foun
on Mr.. Wyckoff's desk. 1t is written o
note paper of the Hotel Marlborough an
is as follows:
eve want s6,OOo-hve $1,000 bills, te
800 bills. l will shoot you if you make
false move, so be careful. My partner ou
side has you covered. If you give an alarI
within three minutes after l have left
will throw a stick Of dynamite throug
the front entranca Put money In an CT
velope Don't talk
5@There was no signature. Whether thei
was really an accomplice OF not is NJ
known. The police do not know Clarl
nor haG any Of the bank employees ev,
seen him about the bank. His real identlt
is a mystery, and every effort Is belr
made to identify him. The accepted theol
, is that he was crazy.
The shooting created great excitemel
on Broadway and in Wall street, The a
tempt of Norcross to kill Russell Sage w
recalled and intensified the excitemen
The bank officers We're quickly upon ii
scene and in a short while every arrang
ment was perfected for any emergency.
President Wyckoff has apartments
the Chelsea flats and also a home in Mon
clair, N. j., where his wife and two ma
ried daughters live