The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-17
DARING BANDIT TRIES
TO ROB LOCAL BANK


&c ortsr Of The star. was that
was casing Into the barre Of re-
velVer held BY little man who
commanded me eNoitedlY 10 dig up
host No tiue in dueklug beneath
tho counter. and Il was practically
All over h.fore again appeared
Tho whole thing happened la few
aecandH"
Secretary Harry welty secured
hstteF Vlew 10 the man than did
anyone else IN this bank
= was just passing down 10 the
rear end 81 the baHk and had
shout reached The paying tellafs
cage when ! heard he command 20
dig up and looking through the
ease. saw AZ the other side ~ Il the
man with the sun ln hts hand Drew
duehed beneath the counter aud /
tuFnea and went back e. my dsHk
which ia lnHt behind three foot
partition and unprotected from the
lobby - the bank A ! reached my
desk the rahhsf swung around with
a demand that everybody get out
~ the bank. ana stepped toward me.
pointing the sun At my head
Gun h,ssss Fire.
The rehhse repeated hts eeu
mAnd 90 dis az. and I think pulled
the tFisKef 1T hts sun - be did 50.
because there was a eitch. hut no
report took a step over naarer
nay aeHk aud - the fnhhaF. when
he aNain pulled the trigger rhis
Tune There waa discharge. and the
bullet crashed through the slaas hast
above rms heAd. What happened to
the Fpahar | am sure doa.s knaw.
/ must confess e. saHe excitement
~ the nafn~nt. naturally oecaMianea
~ thn discharge ~ the revolver. the
resultant smoke and the crashing II
the slasa
Description ~ uasalt.
The man appeared 20 be about
. feet Inches tall and IL almost
yellow complexion. thin faced and
wtth two % three DAYS growth
IF hsAfsi BE wns ordinarily dr~ss.
-. und had the appearance og ia@f
such = man a. enc wossid expect q
make aa attempt to hold up = hank
it y hard T. believe however. that
he was perfeetiy sane. for the raa
son that u would have been almost
Impossible faf htm 10 have gotten
away even u hs bad secured any
money fgam DreM
NJ wetty. a haoghsf ~ ghe m~er~
tarY. and also an emriaye "a the
hank. waa tnat coming IN through
fhe lobby ffmm the street when The
rehhef Trade hls demand upon ths
paying TELLER
Feilessa tnssruessans.
4 had iaat reached sha na,inr
tellrrs Gags Nhen = man wheeled
around. almnHt striking me Ia ths
face wth hia gun he said Some.
thing ~ The asture ~ a command
faf avssyheay 10 clear out and
followed hts Instructions with ns
hesitation whatever ~ gha time /
came - iife again everything MAs
al over and the ruhtser was some. Il
ssw him luss lanK enough - b.
Ahie e agree wlsh nay bfatlaaf as Is
hts description
Ffrnldens James ~ Gleason knew
mothtnK ~ err affalr hsvnaA that
h. heard chs order 10 alR at. ana
was Immediately mftsswmfa aiartiea
hy the al@rhafws ~ the revolver
ana the breaking - thc gisss luas
above hts heaa
IN a Pes sseonas
i vas sitting ~ my aaAk aal8
Mt Gleason. talking to Mr r. J.
German when I heard someone ln
sns laehy sxrssAns sra9 % want.
- q find eut what IA vas All atos.t
and arose from my chair ta g auf
Just 81 shat msmenF the report
came and sbe bullet crashed
through the glass; ~ the time
gos est th~ naH had disappeared.
= ~ nApp~nsa In few ssoands
Tha police department was nntl
ffvH immediately after thN fahf,@r
bad escaped. and chief ~ Detectives
S~nnans ard Detectives Holland.
Wtskman. Clark and Aaams wrnt
% shn sank lmmesitatsiy Ia the bsx
red aasa
They learned nnthinx additional 10
that already sola In the attempt ~
fhe held .Mp. Tha usAm had 8laau.
E'~aFed, but hss descrtnsian was sent
% paaies neadauaFtmKw and every
Policeman and detective In the city
vas put en the loakous Or rim.
remnant is ~ thu opinion that IA
Il the work ~ = crana rather than
II real rubber The desergpfion
given saiii~@ wfsh 40 d~acrifgtsnn n
any known aola.up artist ~ thtaf
on Tie In the pelice department
Fennanf also thing the idea wna
conceived and Attempted by this
crank without any assistance. ana
that the lnmn had no aeoompiirea