Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-23

A broad-daylight bank robbery was nipped in the bud in the Warren District. But for the possible tenn erity of one of the would-be robbers the Bank of Lowell would have been held up Monday morning when 1t was opened by two men. A man who gives his name as Lewis but whose real name is probably Gerry is now in the branch county jail in Lowell and a well known young, mar ried man of Bisbee Is under close surveillance and may be arrested.
 Ii was through the fear of the younger man that the robbery failed to materialize. At an early hour Monday morning City Marshal James Allison of Bisbee was told of the pro- posed robbery by a friend of the younger Of the two "stick-ups." Ali son promptly notified John Foster. representative of the Arizona Banks Association. Foster got in immedl- ate touch with the officials of the Bank ofl Lowell and then with the Lowell officers.
 According to the younger of the two men the plan of robbery was one of the boldest ever thought of in the state of Arizona Monday was pay day in the district with the Copper Queen and with the Calumet and Ari- zona. The men figured that the Bank of Lowell would have a large amount of money on hand and were prepared to make a considerable haul The facts of the matter are that the Bank of Lowell though carrying large amount of deposits, never car ries a heavy amount of currency gold and silver
 The young man of the team claims that Gerry practically compelled him to go through with the scheme. He claims to have met Gerry while the two were working at the Junction shaft for the c. & A. company. There apparently. the plan was unfolded.
 Both men were to repair at seven o'clock Monday morning to the aban- doned tunnen just south of the Denn Bridge. Promptly at o'clock when the doors of the bank of Lowell were opened the two men were to enter the bank The younger man was 10 cover the bank employees while Ger rv went through the safe and the drawers for the cash. The door was 10 have been locked. After the job should have been completed 1t was planned to lock the employees up in the vault and go out of the bank through the side door and mingle there with the crowd, making no eff ort 10 escape.
 Plans were also made, according to the informant. to hide the money in the Junction dump until such 8 time as they could get it without in reference,
 A dinner pail. with a black cap or it. was found in the o. K. stables where it was left by the younger mar on Monday morning This was in tended for use when the bank wal entered by the koung men. A suit O dark clothes was also found at a To cal cigar stand. They were left ther' by Lewis, or Gerry.
 After the conspiracy became knowI to tho officers they set out in searcl of Gerry. He was found on Mail street and arrested. In his pocket were found some 45 calibre shells, false mustache and fifteen cents Gerry was asked by the officers wha he intended to do with the mustache He replied that he was going to hay some fun around Christmas time wit 1t.
 The lateness of the hour Monda morning. when the two men finall got together and the added fact tha Gerry apparently suspected his con panion. probably saved the bank fror at least an attempted robbery. Gel " is reported as saying to his con panion that the job would be pos poned for a couple of days. Gerr is also said to have demanded of th other man that he secure SlO wit