The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-09-20
KEPT GOOD HIS THREAT
ROBBER DROPS BOMB AND
WRECKS sKAGWAY BANK.

WRECKS SKAGWAY BANK.
He demanded $40, 900 and Was Re-
fused-The Chshier and Clerk
/ Escape and Robber Blown
to Atoms-Other News.
| Seattle, Sept. IA special to
the Times from Skagway, Alaska,
says: AT o'clock yesterday after
noon an unknown man walked into
the Canadian Bank of Commerce,
la revolver in one hand and dyna-
mite bomb in the other, and de-
manded $4,000 or threatened to
! blow all to eternity. Cashier Pool
ey and Teller Wallace were the only
two in. the bank. Wallace ducked
to get his gun and ran quickly to
the back Of the room, yelling for
Pooley to do the same. mo you
DON'T yelled the man, and dropped
the bomb. The two clerks had by
this time gotten out of the rear
window. The Darkroom was wreck
ed, the unknown man had his head
lsmashed and one arm torn off: a
hole was torn in the right wall of
the bank, the front windows were
blown clear across the street, and
money was scattered to the four
winds. The side of the building
bulged out and furniture in the liv-
ing rooms over the bank was tumb-
led around, the occupants being
/ thrown into the air from the cen-
lcussion. Windows for blocks were
broken. The FIRE bell was immedi-
ately rung. The soldiers responded
and Captain Summerall took charge.
No one but the unknown man
and two clerks were in the bank at
the time. J. O. Price, formerly as
sistant prosecuting attorney, was
Just entering the bank. He was
hurt around the head, but not seri-
Iously. The dynamiter was taken
to the hospital, where he died last
night, not regaining consciousness.
No. papers were on the body to re-
veal his identity, and there was
only 81 so on his person. At the
inquest it was brought out that the
man fired two shots at Wallace, one
of which is believed to have sent
the dynamite bomb off.
/ The bank possibly lost about a
thousand dollars, chiefly in gold
dust, which was lying on the coun-
| ter.
New York, Sept. 12.-New York
World: where is your prisoner"
asked Justice Olmstead, who pre-
sides in the children's court, We'd
nesday, of a tall policeman. who
announced that the prisoner at tho
bar was as.charged with the theft of
four loaves Of bread. II cannot see
him.
| Justice Olmstead leaned over the
desk, and there he discovered wee
bit of lad with but few clothes,
barefooted and very dirty.
"Put him on chair and let me
hear what all this is about" said
the justice. They lifted Louigi
Reda on a chair. The boy, who is
nine years old but does not look to
be more than five, was caught steal
ing four small loaves OF bread from
a wagon at Park Row and Broad
way. He told the policeman he
: lived at No. 1853 Mulberry street,
that his father was rag picker and
that his mother was dead.
"I am astonished so young a boy
should steal," said the judge. "Do
you understand the charge the Of
icer is making against you?"
"Yes, sir, [ understand, )" replied
the boy. But what's feller goin'
to do when he's hungry aud hasn't
had any breakfast and there is all
that bread on The wagon? Ne faith
er is rag picker and me mudder
is dead. Father gives me breakfast
in the morning, but he forgot it this
morning, SO I didn't wait any long
er and started out for myself. ]
saw the wagon and I am sorry ]
can't pay the man for the bread.
That's all I know"
Justice Olmstead asked thr Ger
ry agent to take the boy to the So
ciety's quarters and have someclean
clothes put on him. Just as the
Gerry agent and the boy were leav-
ing the courtroom the justicescalled
after them: s'Don't forget to give
q this boy a square meal the first
thing"
/ Roanoke, Va, Sept. 12.-The
mystery surrounding the wrecking
of Norfolk and Western passenger
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