Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-16
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New Westminster, B. c., Sept. 16.
After more than "a hours of cease
less and persistent work by the local
authorities, assisted by the Vancouv-
er detectives, the detectives of the
Bank of Montreal, and the provin-
cial police forces of both this city
and Vancouver, only little has been
found to furnish tangible clue to
the identity or whereabouts of the
men who robbed the Bank of Mon
treal here yesterday morning Of more
than a quarter of a million dollars
in gold and bills
Whether the men made their get
away by motor car, boat, or horse
and buggy and where they went, Is
not known, though the officers are
working along a dfenite line, and
expect to land their quarry soon. The
/ favorite theory of the man on the
street is that the robbers went down
the river by boat, or else to Vancouv-
er by motor car. The latter theory
is somewhat strengthened by re-
port that a motor car went through
Burnaby a suburb, at GAO yester-
day morning, and newly-made and
clearly defined motor car tracks
were found leading from Burnaby to
Vancouver. The police are investl-
eating the matter. All the adjacent
cities have been notified, and close
watch is being maintained along the
border. With the Gordon so tightly
drawn, 1t seems almost impossible for
the robbers to make their escape.
The bank management has offered
reward of $4,000 for the arrest Of
the robbers, and will also pay a per-
centage on all the money recovered.
This probably will be five per cent.
Clark Is Suspected.
One Of the theories as to the iden-
tity of the robbers that meets with
favor is that the notorious Robert
Clark. former partner of the more
notorious Bill Miner, had hand in
the game, for Clark was released
from the provincial penitentlary here
Thursday and has not been seen
since. Miner pulled off the first
train robbery In the history Of Cana
da. when he held up a train near
Whonnock some years ago. Miner
and Clark pulled off the second train
robbery in Canada up near Kam-
loops, and we're captured by the pro-
vincial police and sent to prison.
Miner got life and Clark five years,
Miner made his escape, held up a
train in Georgia. and is now serving
life sentence in the prison in the
Southern state:
Clark. who was said TO be the
brains of the Miner gang in the last
few years, was turned loose Thursday
from the pen here. and the greatest
bank robbery that ever occurred on
the North American continent occur
and a few hours later
TO some It would seem impossible
for a man to know all about 2 bank
the way the robbers did, II he had
been out Of prison for only a few
hours. But that Is not the point.
The "stool pigeons" Of the gang had
plDed off the Bank Of Montreal for
weeks and perhaDs months or even
years and they had everything in
readiness and only waited for the
releaee Of Clark to nut their we'll
laid plans into execution
Prcparcd for the job.
That thew we're prepared for all
I cemreencles Is ehown by the fact that
thev brought cord with thom with
/ which TO bind the clerk they cv-
nected to find seeping IN the hack
room. That the Clerk, named Tur-
ner. had been sent to Cloverdale
temporarily, and was absent when
the robbery occurred, IS a source OF
consolation to Manager Brymner, OF
the Bank Of Montreal, for he fears
that, had Turner been on the prem
lses. there might have been murder
added to robbery
The tools that the burglars lefi
were such as could be purchased In
any secondhand store in a large city
without exciting suspicion They had
a brace and bits; Jimmy, or short
hand crpwbar, and a couple oi
lengths of gas pine The pipe eyi
dently was intended to be used tC
give greater leverage to the mar
working the Jimmy. in case they rar
against a tough proposition In the
wav 80 an inside door or grating
The electric battery with which
the charge of nitroglycerine thai
wrecked the safe door was fired and
the finer tools that the burglars un