The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-02
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and See Il at the Coliseum.
Legar himself, in the meantime. hav-
ing clothed a number Of his henchMen
In uniforms and caps bearing the in
scription Western National Bank" di.
rected his attention to the much more
critical task OF tracing the signature,
Henry H. Stonington, on typewriter
sheet bearing the embossed imprint
OF the Third National.
His next move. once he had received
Q report that his two gallery workers
had fitted their massive cylinder in the
wire conduit and pushed 1t gently but
firmly into the uttermost recesses Of
that conduit by means Of Q jointed
bamboo pole. was to verify the time
at which the decorating clock had
been set, advise his colleagues. and
take up his position in the window Of
a building commanding view of the
great granite-bastioned bank itself.
He consulted his watch from time
to time, with his eyes always going
hungrily back to the heavy-pillared
back entrance itself.
In one minute" he announced,
they'll get dose Of the medicine they
gave US this morning" Again he
looked at his watch.
A sudden thud and roar OF sound
cut OF all smaller sounds. Then came
the cries Of terror-stricken human be-
ings, shrill calls for help, hoarse
shouts from stalwart figures in uni
forms. and the sudden shrill Of po-
liceman's whistle. The clamor and
tumult Of the streets rose above the
quick and ever.nearing throb Of en-
CINE bells, the gongs Of ambulances.
he rattle Of iron-tired patrol wagons
pounding over car rails, the shouts OF
blue-coated patrolmen already forming
their Gordon around the dust-crowned
ruins.
Fire" was the cry that filled the
canyon! The buildings on fre!"
And it was then that Legar re.
placed his watch in his pocket, and
tossing aside the field glasses through
which he had been viewing the street
showed that he was once more him
self.
'Now's the time, men," he an
nounced to his followers, Ito get ready
for work."
Tho Bitter Bitten.
The news Of the Third National
bank outrage soon spread through the
city. And as the resultant fire grew
in intensity the crowd in the neighbor.
hood grew in volume. Police reserves,
marshaled by a stalwart and stern
faced captain, had already estab.
lished their fire lines and still fought
back the overcurious that trampled
the long scorpions Of black hose and
kept edging and shouldering ever
closer to the scene Of the great catas-
trophe.
There was nc relaxing Of vigilance,
in fact, when the limo usine Of Enoch
Golden himself came throbbing and
crawling through that densely packed
mob Of human beings. Golden himself,
alighting from that car, pleaded ana
stormed in vain with the memorable
officials confronting him. And while
he still frenZiedly argued and demand
ed hearing with the officers in
charge. a second vehicle made its way
towards the still smolderiug ruins.
This second vehicle was a motor
truck on which was mounted not only
number Of men in the uniform Of
bank attendants. but also police lieu
tenant, who had been requisitioned to
clear way through the crowd. For
this was not the intrusion of mere Gu
riosity seekers. That much the cap
tain In charge Of the police lines
promptly discovered when he was on
the point Of ordering both truck and
attendants out OF the forbidden terri.
tory. For the cool-eyed man in ccm-
maud OF that truck had come we'll
armed for any such emergency. Into
tAC dotOulouSu uduU VI luc pOllCo GU
cial he thrust an authoritative-looking
document fror, the president Of the
Third National himself:
This letter of introduction read:
To tho Officials In Charge: Act.
ing on an emergency decision Of our
directors, herewith authorize the
agents Of tho Western National Bank
to take possession Of and remove tho
contents Of Third National Bank vaults
to the vaults Of the Western National.
A. this decision was arrived at to
Illustrate any possible interference
with our gold and collateral when so
obviously exposed, ! trust you will do
everything possible to expedite tho re.
noval Of this treasure to a place Of
safety.
Yours very truly,
JOHN ELIOT STONiNGTCN,
President.
At the same time that the police
captain. acting on this peremptcry or