The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-27
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A strange story c'nes from Denver,
CJl. Paying teller Of the Denver
National Bark In the day time and
htghwaynau at night, is the existence
laid by the Denver police at the door
OF Wm. Y. Wright.
Tae story o: the alleged double life
OF tie young man, which his many
friends have vainly attempted to sup.
press, came as a thur darbolt, and the
exclusive circles in which the young
nan m,ved are agcg with excitement.
The young man, we'll dressed and Of
gentlenanly deneaDor and not In the
least having the hangiog appearance
usually expsc.ed Of a ho!d-up man,
nas brought into the police station at
che city hall shortly after midnight
Saturday morning in the patrol wagon
in custody Of fatrolman Jas. Cum
nings, WHO had received him from q
seventeen. year old boy, Charlie Nc
Gi:lis, one Of the I'll ,ers OF Ctuaty
Judge L!ndses's juvenile court.
According to McG;llis ard the VIC
:iEs Of the alleged hold-up two men:
Samuel SD: TX, shoemaker, and B,
Bushvinsky,- a carpenter, 5oth men
5hlrifty Hebrews, Wn0 live IN the
West Size Of Denver, had been down
town late attending a meeting and
sseiLg their friends and we're Walking
home. They had crossed the bridge
oV=r the Pia1te river when they were
seize and Demand made for their
money. Instead Of complying they
called for help when the hold up man
whipped out q revolver and, cooking
it, said he would kill then il they
uttered another sound.
McG:llis, who lives nea1 the scene,
beard the cry for aid, rushsd out with
loaded club in hard and found the
roober still with shs gun ready for
action. Tne nod uo man attempted
to turn the gun on the Lad, VINO
raped him over the head with his
billy and took the revolver away. Nc
Gillis called for help and walked bis
prisoner until be met Patrolraan Cum
m1ngs.
Ga the way toward police hea6q1ar.
ters the young man admitted that ne
was paying teller OF a bank with
twelve millions in deposits and begged
his capsors to let him 60, saying that
be would be RUNE d II he were exposed.
His name was entered on the police
blotter as W. E. Wright, but the po-
lice capsain recognized the identity OF
the alleged hold up. he was thrown
into the bull pSn with other arrests to
await action and no entry Was made
at tie time on the charge o. highway
robbery, which had been LOGGED by
young McGi2lis and the two victims.
E .rly in the morning before time
for the police magistrate to dispose Of
cases Wright vas allowed to go and
tne entry On the blctter was written
sick" The police captain when
asked In regard to the action In the
matter said Jnat he believed the
young man was only i'll or slightly In
toxicated and that he was probably IN
no way responsible for the alleged oc-
currence.
MI. Wright, paying teller OF the
Denver National Bank, vas at his
desk when the bark opened Wednes-
day morning denied That he was I'M
plicated in the matter in any way.
he rldiculed the idea that be was a
nighwayman. Mr. Wight has always
moved in the best circles Of Denver
rociety and is a protege OF ]. D. That
cher, p-es:d mt OF the bank, in which
he Is employed.