New-York tribune., 1906-11-18

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identity OF the man who. alone and 1ln-
aided, robbed the Thirteenth National Bank
OF one hundred and nine thousand dollars
IN cash. It was Mort Dolan an expert safe cracker
albert young one, and he had made clean sweep
Nor Vet was there any mystery as TO his where
aoouts lie was safely in cell at police head
quarters, having been captured within less than
t"e-Fe hours after the robbery was discovered
Dolan had offered no resistance to the officers
When he was cornered. and had attempted no denial
when questioned by Detective Mallory He knew
ne had been caught fairly and squarelv. and no
argument was possible SO he confessed with a glow
OF rTde Al JOB Well done It was four or five davs
ate- his arrest that the matter came to the atrer-
non ~ Inc Ih-nhlng Machine Then the problem
But perhaps i would be better to begin at the
beginning
Despite the fact that he vas considerably less
than thirty years old. Mort Dolan was a man for
whom the police had . wholesome respect He had
q record for ne had started early This robbery Of
The thirteenth National was his big lob and was to
have been his last With the proceeds he had
intended L. take ms VIE and quietly dISaDuear
beneath q full beard and an alias in some place far
removed from former haunts- But he had made
one mistake. This was leaving behind him in the
bank the can II which the nitr0glvCerin had been
bought Through this carelessness he had been
Dol4n and MS wife occupied three poor rooms in a
poor tenement house. From the moment the police
got description Of the person who bought the
explosive. they were confident Tor they knew their
men. Therefore. four clever men were on watch
VIE was there when they arrived. but from the
condition o- things n the rooms the police believed
thai they intended 10 return. took Up positions
Z watch.
Unsuspecting enough, Dolan came along lust
about dusk and started Up the five steps to the
front door Of the tenement Il Just happened that
he glanced back and saw head drawn suddenly
behind . projecting stOOp- But the electric light
gla-ei strongly there. and Dolan recognized Detec-
tive Downey. paused f1r q moment and rolled
cigarette while ne thought II over Perhaps IN
stead u entering I would be best 70 stroll on down
the street. turn corner, and make q dash for It
Bu- Just ~ that moment he spied another head
n The direction Of contemplated fight. That was
Detective Banton
Deeply thoughtful Dolan smoked half the cigar
ecte and stared bLankly N front Of him He knew
Of back door opening on an alley Perhaps the
detectives had not thought guard that He tossed
MS cigarette away. entered the house with affected
uncouCe-r. and closed the door Running lightly
through The hall, he flung open the back door
He turned back insrantlv-1usr outside he
had seen and recognized Detective Cunning
Then he had an inspiration. The roof! He
was hall way up the last fight which led TO
the opening n The roof when he stopped
From above he caught the Whit OF a bad
ClGa-. then the measured tread Of heavy boots.
Another derecrive' With a scken.ng de- ,
preston a. his heart Dolan came softly down
the stairs and entered his fat n
He imagined that they We're only waiting
Tor his wife return. and suddenly remembered
that + was necessary for him 70 see her. The
police could not connect her with the robbery y
II anyway Tor her innocence was bevOnd
question. And i he was taken before she
returned she would
be letr penniless; ~ .
bur i she would esAZ