The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-21
Branded as False Without Foundation and Extremely Silly
is That Fake about Plot TO Rob Bank Published
as a News Story"
BUSINESS MEN SAY LUNATIC WOULD NOT
PULL OFF SUCH ROTTEN STUFF AS THAT
Regarded Story Designed to Bring Mistrust into the
Minds of Crsdulous People and as Such 1t Might Do
Injury TO Cty's Financial Institutions

INJURY 10 City FINANCIAL Institutions.
Police officials representatives of all the banking inst
uons in the city brand false without the slightest foundation
Exponent that plot to rob local bank had been dscovered
and that as all the banks being heavily
so that should beltte itself publish such
hnrul and derogatoy trash about the banking houses its
Digen investigation all Tuesday by banking officials city
and county authorities business and others failed
that made by the Exponent There man the in
asylum at Weston that would pull such rotten thing
that warmly declared prominent Pike street business
1T wonder to that the of newspaper which
always boastng of its decency would permit their employees
AS matter fact there is not jot nor little of truth in
the Exponents story Matched the Exponent
Office for the sole and of venting the spleen of
one two Of its employees against the city police department.
which that newspaper has been trying to hold light d
cue the last several days Any easily that
Neither nor other city official have heard thing
H. Cce today mo actual burgaes occurred this city
ieve done by local So far informed the
story is false in every particular"
The city police department has not heard thing about any
called plot to rob banks anything else in the city, declared
John Howe acting chief of police and we don't think anybody
George L Duncan cashier Of the Lowndes Saving Bank and
Trust Company, authorizes the following statement
much put out when read the story in the
ing paper that local bank to be robbed
I'VE have regular night watchman who goes over all OF
our property at night We have had Waterman long time
signed to create msrus of banks in the minds of Ignorant
people Some may be silly enough to believe 1t. A.. L.
I'VE consider that the police of the city give US efficient pro
lection"
Mr. said that the bank had not put any special
guards and did not intend to do so.
AS president of the West Virginia Bank Mr. Duncan
I'VE have put special guards there and have no nten
ton of putting on any
William H. Joyce, cashier of the Home Bank for Savings
makes this declaration:
1--WE have put guards and do not expect to put
We regard the story huge joke and its publication sense
less"
An official of the Farmers Bank authorizes the Telegram
that the institution regards the story of proposed bank
burglary extremely absurd Common shows that if
burglars planning such thing they would not around
and tell everybody" he said.
"The Farmers Bank has fears of the
wild report and has made to put extra guards
nor to take any other precaution
THE bank regards itself as burglar proof anyway
p NJ Robinson vice president Of the Union National Bank
gave out the following statement Tuesday afternoon
mo has threatened to blow up bank far
know. We have employed no additional guards :.
necessity for special guards IN addition to those
usually employed by the bank"
Mr. Robinson frankly stated that the publication of such
the proposed bank robbery the morning
Carksburg bad and he does not approve OF the
William H. Lewis cashier of the Merchants National Bank,
said:
at foolish ridiculous for newspaper to start
any such story having foundation in fact The Merchants
has placed extra guards and does not intend to- Its
vaults absolutely burglar proof and no one need feel any
alarm any burglar plot story. -.
eve did the matter seriously at all declared Virgil
Highland president of the Empire National Bank We have
not put extra guards nor do not intend 10 as we regard
the story huge joke
81 believe the Exponent the victim of unatc letter
writer If the morning newspaper had merely taken the trouble
inquire any banker the city to the discovered plot
It would havefou out that il was fake.
A. Findley, prosecuting attorney when asked about the
straight tip stated that what information he had was iron
hobo He recent in the matter and gave out moth
ing definite
Sheriff Ross Stout has deputies in the county collect
ing and he has not summoned force Of special deputies
evidently treats the proposed bank robbery story fake
as every other sensible man does.
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