The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-04
SAN FRANCISCO
BANK IS ROBBED
Cashier and Clerk of Japanese
Institution Struck Down and
Fatally Injured.
TWO MEN TURNED TRICK
MURDEROUS THUGS SECURED
$4,000 IN GOLD.
TWO MEN TURNED TRICK

San Francisco. Oct. 3.-Armed with re-
volvers and pieces of gas pipe, two rob-
bers entered the Japanese bank, Kimmon
Ginko. also known as the Golden Gate
bank, at 1888 OFarrell street, at noon to-
day, and after probably fatally beating
two clerks. escaped with 5000 in gold.
The robbers chose a time when there
were but few people transacting business
in the bank. and the sensational and
bold deed was so quickly effected that it
was all over before the crowd of people
passing the doors of the institution were
aware of what had taken place. While
one of the holdup men engaged the pay
Ing teller OF the bank, the other walked
to the rear of the bank. and going be-
hind the counter, picked up a sack con-
tanning 5000.
Clerk Struck Down.
The action of the thief who went to
the rear Of the bank was witnessed by one
OF the bank clerks. who Immediately
raised a cry OF alarm.
The scream had scarcely left his lips be-
fore he was struck down by the man who
was carrying the gold. The thief who had
been talking to the paying teller drew a
piece of gas pipe from his pocket and, be
fore the banker could reach for a re-
Volver. struck a blow that rendered him
unconscious.
Both robbers stopped long enough TO
beat their victims into Inconsistencies
and then walked leisurely from the bank
and disappeared.
The crime was not discovered until a
moment or two later, when several Gus
toners came into the bank to make their
daily deposits. They were Mortified to
find the japanese lying on the floor and
rushed out and loudly called for help.
Made Their Escape.
The bank was soon filled with a Curl
GUS crowd, The police arrived on the
scene shortly afterward. While one of the
officers went out to call for an emergency
hospital ambulance, others rushed to the
nearest police boxes and telephoned to
send riot calls into the police stations
The surgeons at the hospital found that
the two bankers had been so badly beaten
that their death may be a matter OF but
a short time, Both are believed TO have
fractured skulls and are still unconscious
II was about 1880 o'clock when the
robbery occurred. Despite the fact that
the police in every portion of the city are
now on the lookout for the daring thugs
not the slightest trace has been found of
them.
s. Urakata. the manager Of the bank,
was acting as teller, and A Sasaki was
TIE clerk.
Dragged to Back Room.
After striking down their victims the
thugs dragged them to a poorly lighted
room in the rear of the bank. There it
was that the PROSTATE forms OF the men
were found by cOuntrymen of the bank
officials
The unconscious men were lying in a
pool of blood that Streamed from their
wounds. and nearby was a piece of gas
pipe over a foot in length.
Policeman c. J. Carroll. who was one of
the first officers on the scene. and whose
beat surrounds the vicinity of the bank.
states that he had often warned the Off
Gals of the institution that just such a
robbery might occur.
Theory of Police.
Chief of Police Oman is determined to
capture the bank robbers. and has de-
tailed every available detective and police
man on the case. He has advanced the
theory that the men who committed the
crime today are the murderers who struck
down and killed Pfitzner and Friede, the
local merchants. in their stores.
This afternoon the doors of the bank
were temporarily closed to shut out the
throng of curious people that gathered to
learn of the robbery.
s. Urakata. the manager of the KimmOn
Gnko. who was acting as paying teller
OF the institution when he was struck
down at noon today, died at $50 o'clock
this afternoon without having regained
consciousness.