Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-03-21
BOLD BAND
STEALSHALF
A MILLION
Carts OFF All Funds Of Big
Moscow Bank.
WORKED AS IF DRILLED
FOR THE OCCASION
Russia Stunned by Daring Of Robbery
Carried Through Yesterday
Without a Hitch.

Moscow. Mar. 20.-The Credit Mu-
tual, one of the largest banks in Mos
COW, was mysteriously robbed by
masked men at dusk tonight, the rob
bers securing $4,000. 1t was an un-
usually daring job The facts already
developed raise the question whether
the robbery was committed by or un-
der the direction of some one at pres
ent or previously employed in the
bank
According to the story of the guards
In the twinkling of an eye they were
confronted with revolvers i'm the
hands of twenty masked men, who
had entered silently the main door,
which had been locked when the Of
fee force left After a command to
the guards to hold up their hands not
word was spoken The guards were
quickly bound and gagged and thrown
into dark corner. The robbers then
took up positions at all the en-
frances and the curtains of the win
dows were lowered. The chief of the
robbers, who directed the operations
of his associates by gestures and with
out speaking. showed thorough fami-
iarity with the location of the vaults.
When all was ready he went to the
heavy burglar-proof safe and with a
few whirls of the knob threw the COM
bination of the lock, the heavy door
swung open and the treasure of the
bank was revealed.
The plunder, consisting of gold. sill
yer and notes was speedily thrust in
to sacks. When a clean haul of the
money had been made not kopeck
being left the robbers departed as 81
lently as they came. making their ex-
1t through the main entrance and
leaving no trace behind them. They
had been in the bank less than half
an hour
Died Martyr to Revolution.
st. Petersburg Mar. 20.-Lieutcn-
ant Schmidt, leader of the naval re-
volt at Sebastopol, November last.
who was tried by court martial and
who was shot near Otchakoff fortress,
south Russia, Yesterday with three
sailors sentenced to death for mutiny.
being made a hero and martyr by the
revolutionists The Russ prints a de
tailed account Of the execution The
condemned men were taken to the
small deserted island Of Borlzan and
shot at sunrise. Schmidt addressed
the eXecutioners. sixty sailors, saying:
Il die for the Russian people and the
fatherland and many of you doubtless
will hereafter share my death for the
same cause"
Schmidt refused to accept the sac
rament and asked not to be blindfold-
ed. He met death with his eyes open
and head up. The firing party was
stationed at fifty PAGES. Two sailors
were killed at the first volley and one
more at the third. Schmidt did not
fall until the fourth volley
Why Russia Lost.
st. Petersburg. Mar. 20.-General
Kuropatkin's last order of the day to
the First Manchurian army, printed
today, is a remarkable exposure of the
causes of Russian defeats, showing
that they were due to lack of prepar-
alton and equipment and to the fact
that there were no explosives for the
mountain artillery, etc, in the early
stages of the war He does not shrK
his own responsibility as minister OF
war before the war, but points out
that the causes of defeat were deeper,
namely the morals of the troops and
officers. who did not display initiative,
independence, or enthusiasm. All this
the general boldly announces is at
tributable to oppression and bureau
cratic rule during the last fifty years.
He congratulated the troops on the
advent of liberty and hopes for re-
generation Of the people.