The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-20
MOTHER DARING BANDIT
RAID Made IN SEATTLE
p0BBER HOLDS UP A
RESTAURANT ON
YESLER WAY
i Undoubtedly Same Man
Who Tried to Rob the
Bank Last Week

HUiNNNM 50 WV - Wy
maskeo Fohhsr. believed 20 be
- sane man VINO last sat.
u.aay made . hoid attempt 10
"a 80 ths American savings
asnk a Trust company's bank.
4 sscond az. ard Madison St,
80 70 and robbed the Ia
ss'ls Coffee house az 10 o'clock
ass Night.
seervsary Harry Wciiv. Paving
rsnsr Arthur Il Drcw and ether
Hrlas q The bank TODAY read the
kxriFtiou gifen Of last nights
sahef and announced that In their
Maf there coaid 30 no doubt but
1t, ghls rohhof and the bank hold
! artist were ore and the same
80
neanUhne. bat little. u anything.
- teea actually done by the police
j capture this rnhhnr and fears
A. fxpgessed that he wNl continue
II hold work ia this city
Wears = Mask.
M coffee house Is situated az
+ fesier way Six persous, inelue.
IA walter and cook. were tn the
zee when the bandit masked with
i "a hanaana handkerchief. gaik.
IA
d his haud ass a nickel plated
nszixer ard he. 10 the lowest
easS possible. announced that the
shs eas hald mp and for no one
d xak1 move on pain pf death
~ shen waikea over % the cash
neAalaf ana attempted 20 open the
nauer b. rressiug bis hand on al
~ register Keys a. once. This
Al.ed - accomplish the purpose.
"a he pointed me gun a a waiter
"a ordered him 90 pran the
|haRer
ine walter Ga A. ordered
Is Given q scare.
1sst thea Frank Mesnsr. the
seuk aarted behind the Ice chest.
SD A. ra4s yelled
-lepk out. fellcwx I'm going 20
skcst
MS Heightened The rcbher. aud.
1raEinK tis hand Ia The tili. he
Eahoed ti1aa Al the maaey IN
~ egmparfueur. daFtrd out the
ewr and diSappeAEsd In the dark
-
~ 4 half h0giT or was excite.
go h the restaurant and then
nnteae sheasas 81 nrslfyiae the
4Ges
~ oniy insoFaafion thar could
y Fisen ire rfsv detectives mhen
NJ fsfaliy arrived was the teserip.
- q TIE MAJ. which ialiiea ie
HnfFni With nat 81 TIE mAa who
fziket Into the Americas Savings
- 4 Trust company haak. De
xzAAed neaey Of r4yinK Teller
go and tsok d shot AZ Secretary
zsltg last saturday
Flslds Il ths Feature.
~. 3 l. Flssds Who has offices
: Ne second fioor - the American
- buildlng 81 Madison aud
H<znd was the real bis feature ~
d Aisemp'ed bold 90 ~ the bank
~ Satar9ay morning Mr. Fields
- lishs behind she hoid.up 9snfie-
~ Ehen TIE gun was pused
fFesEh The window into the fAce
e Raflng Teller Drew.
~ Yields Il NOT a coward Bat be
NMsfAs healthy and figures 90 nv.
= q lew more years Far that
sSzm he determined. ~ aoou as
= ~ sight q The gun. 70 refnrn
1sfe 70 bis office He fhereupon
EkFied across the lobby 81 the bank
n hae lnst reached the doorway
ksiln9 into he bar az the foot 81
e stairs when the robbeF fired
Ne ffufries = Little.
~ Shot Impressed Mr. Fields
1Fs ihan ever Of the necessity 81
athlhg his office az the earliest
FEaibie moment and be- broke into
ffa1 taking the stairs about three
- a. a time
t9naeiOas that some one vas FOL
<EiAs nim. Mr Fields glanced
<t'nd and. sure enough, there was
= fppber with The gun 10 hiA hand.
afaferily chasing Fields Away
70 vent both ~ them. the robber
g = feV feat behind. 40 the stair.
~ Aad through the hall 10 the
~ n she rear.
Cold shlyers Here.
~ he reached The alley exit
r. turned toward Madison 81
1ld TIE sohbeF ~ any moment
l*les expected 10 hear the report
~ gun and feel the lead boring
7 sole through some vital spot
vas a life aud death sprint
20 DE aliey % Madison s. Folds
80 hear the deep breathing 81 his
H..'.asf and glance bohLnd raFeal
Ne BIZ nicsel.plated gan Al
reached the street. the rObber.
u a sudden burst Of speed. gain.
neck and neck position with
-, and 80 aaother instant be
"a lesdinK
he Gives Thanks.
10 race Wss over ~ far a. Fields
egncerued aud he stopped az
..aelif a. BE- bad started Leaning
1sl ne building be uttered a
prayer Of maukfuiness for
pellyefy and then stole back
kh he alley and 10 his office.
4 liiie bii nervous yet. said
N fiNldA n 9 friend this morning
eaA warm race while II lasted.
~. tas hekled 10 death when the
e'sf PASSED me and won"