Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-21
ATTACKED BANK CASHIER.
Fatal injury 10 the Aged Custodian 81
Funds.


Chicago. Sept 2O.-FrcdcriclS J. Fil-
bert tho AGED cashier of tho Palatlnc
bank In Palatlnc. H.. twcnty.ElN miles
north Of Chicago. IT, lying close To
death ne the result Of an attack made
upon him today by a young man who
glyca tho name Of Walter LAYTON
The latter. who IL unknown 10 any
body In Palaunc. and apparently OF
good education. is In the county JAN.
suffering from a bullet wound In the
abdomen. which viii probably prove
fatal.
Henry Plaggc. 20 years old, a farmer.
whose Intervention at the critical mo-
ment prevented the outright murder Of
the cashier ~ OF his home west of the
village. cut and bruised and disabled.
~ a result of hla struggle with tlwtun.
whose motive Cor the assault. accord
Ing 10 his repeated statements, was not
robbery
The attack upon Frbort was made
with "a tack hammer. and tho injured
cashier was struck nt least dozen
times before PlnWgc intcrforod. Tho
attack occurred ut o'clock In the ar
tornouu.
Cashier Fllbort was alone In the bank
when Lawt0n. whom BE- recognized az
n visitor of lurt Friday who had sought
a loan on u supposed farm, entered
iawton called Hilbert into tho outer
office 20 consult map which hung ON
the wall, and started quarrel. FIJI
bert ~ small ana feeble and could offer
little resistance to Lnwtou. who pound
Cd him snvngoly ON the head with a
email tack hammer.
Repeated blows from the sharp ham.
mer sent tho old man a. the iloor. but
hla cries attracted Farmer plngrv. ~
the latter entered he wus met by Law
ton. who said. Hilbert IL In the back
room and ! guess there II something
the matter with him"
PlnEFc pushed open the door. and as
he stopped over the PROSTATE cashier.
Lnwton struck him three times on the
back Of the head with the hammer.
The old farmer turned on HE knceu and
grnapcd his assailant about the legs.
Both fell 20 the door and struggled
for possession of the hammer. Each In
turn received blowg with u until Law
ton drew his revolver, Tho men fought
Tor the weapon, and In the scutle for u
II was discharged the ball striking
Lnwtun IN the abdomen. plaEgo said
he had no Idea Of how the revolver was
discharged The wound weakened LAW
ton go much that although he still
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throwing him TO the floor and HOLDING
him until assistance arrived,
The crowd which gathered rapidly
after the pistol shot, separated the two
men and took the supposed rohhOr to
tho village lookup. He was too &C.
vrrrly wounded 20 offer any resistance.
and this fact was all that saved him
from violence at the hands Of the ox-
cited crowd that followed him to the
JAN.
ilwton was taken 20 Chicago on a
lutr train tonight and placed IN tho
county JAN. Although Il was manlfent
that the name Of Lnwton was assumed
he having taken the prccnutlon Co cut
all initials from his linen before the
attack for the beet avoidance OF ldouti-
ncution. he insisted that he had given
his actual name lie denied that he
had entered the bank Tor the purpose
OF robbery ana claimed that the allen
alton OF HE wife'R affections by Hilbert
took place ave years ago AT the Firth
Avenue hotel In New York city. Fil-