The Glenwood post., 1909-10-23
SUNDAY ROBBERY

Within one hundred and seventy five
feet of the county jail in this city and
while Sheriff Divilbss was eating his
Sunday lunch, a lone safe cracker en-
tered the Office of the Glenwood Lumber
company at the corner of Eighth street
and Pitkin avenue and would have sue
ceeded in pulling off another robbery
under the nose of the county official
but for the timely arrival of r. A.
Davis, cashier and yard foreman for
the company
H. y. Davis, cashier for the company,
made the following statement soon af
ter the would-be rObber made his escape
through the yards of the Rio Grande
across Roaring Fork river and into TIL,
hills:
was just returning from lunch
aud entered the main office. / noticed
tools on the floor. saw the broken win
dow through which someone had enter
ed and then saw that the knob was
Knocked oil the safe ] opened door
into the nailroom and saw someone
standing about four feet from me. Ha
ordered me to throw up my hands, but
thinking it someone playing a joke on
me, waited to take a better look at him
and then saw two big revolvers pointed
at me from the dark corner in which the
man was standing.
Instead of throwing up my hands ]
pulled the door shut and fastened it.
then turned to my desk to get my 80
cailber revolver. but it was gone
crossed the room to another desk,
where we kept Al, but it was missing.
then heard the fellow 90 out the sid,
door and run toward the railroad yards.
gave the alarm. but it was fully
ten minutes before Sheriff Divilbiss ar
rived and it was only 175 feet to the
county jail. He started after the fell
low and as soon as / could fasten the
doors ! went, too. I canght up with
Sheriff Divilbiss and he gave me his
gun and returned to town. Later he
came across the river and took the gun
again, The fellow Just simply got away
from the bunch.n
The news of the attempted safe open
ing was soon noised about the streets
and small posse composed of John
Richardson Marshal Weidenhammer.
Hayes and Others started in pursuit of
the robber. An unknown man. who
seemed to be in great hurry, was seen
to cross the Roaring Fork wagon bridge
and disappear in the timber, but after
thoroughly searching this as well as the
nils and gulches west of the city and
the Midland track leading to New Cas-
tie' the chase was given up and the
party returned to town.
one suspect was picked up by the
Richardson and Davis party, but was
released after he had been examined
Ihe young fellow crossed the bridge
with the Post reporter and some small
boys and after reaching the other sid,
entered the timber and came ont ont,
the railroad track This aroused the
suspicious of the Richardson party and
they returned him to jail Later the
Post man and Others explained how the
young man happened to be where he
was and his release followed.
Sheriff Dvilbiss. Joe Hayes AMI
Marshal Weidenhammer went ND the
gulch west of the city, but failed to
locate the man. The robber made his
entrance through the south window of
the Office by breaking the glass. Upon
reaching the inside room. he doubtless
opened the drawers of the desks AMI
secured the two guns referred to above.
He then secured small hammers and
tried to knock the combination knob
off. hut failing TO accomplish this. he
secured window weight and after p
hard rap or two the knob was removed.
Apnearances indicated that it was
about this time that Mr.. Davis returned
from his lunch and unlocked and enter
ed the front door. The robber hear1
him on the board walk and entered
the nailroom where he was first seen
by Mr.. Davis. when tn. latter faced
his own guns in the hands of the other
man and slammed the door shut.
VIM. Dougan, president of the com
many. announced soon after the rob
berry that had the fellow succeeded in
opening the safe he would have heen
tnoorlv paid for his work as there was
not to exceed ten dollars in the safe
Mt the time as the deposits had been
made the evening before. 1T il also
believed that this man is member Of
the enng that has been working in 9th
er Western Slope towns.