The Washington herald., 1919-08-14
BANK HOLD-UP FAILS:
ROBBER WOUNDS SELF
BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT
CoNTINCED FROM FACE ONE


F"tZer shouted. and. pulling a pis-
tol from his pocket. began shoot
InE through the tclIcr's window.
Nyo dOd-cd. but Louis Edward
Donaldson, a fellow cmplOyc. was
struck on the shoulder. The buI!c4
glanced off to his check. inflictin-
slight flesh wound.
Having failed to secure the banks
money from Nyc. Fctzer backed off
toward the door. holding the bank en-
ploycS ut bay. When almost to the
door his foot slipped on the polished
ho"" "'" b." i"ll, his pistol striking
TIE ''" md exploding. the bullet
c.. .'EnuGh his lower jaw.
B.. .art"Is Detectives Embruv
and T'.GHoSOu were within twenty
foot "i in" buldin- and, hearfn-
/ the sound OF shots. rushed to the
scene just as FetZer fell. He was
Immediately hurried to the Emcr-
Sency Hospital. where his condition
was pronounced serious but not
fatal
Unable to Talk.
Weakened by loss Of blood and
his jaw shattered, Fetzcr was un-
able to answer the questions of the
headquarters men, but at the hos
pital, after first-aid treatment, was
able to write the answer to fen
questions He said he hoped he
had hurt no ono in the bank.
He wrote that his parents were Mr
and Mrs. Charles r Fetzer, 1l6 East
street. Defiance Ohio, and that his
uncle, Charles Fetzer. of the same
city. could explain why he had not
teen able to make ANY headway" in
life.
Chief OF Police Harper. Of Defiance
reports that Fetzers parents live at
the address given. but the uncle is un-
known
In his written replies to the dues-
uuns Of the headquarters men, Fetzer
claims to have, recently been treated
for electric shock at the Detroit Emer-
yCnCy Hospital. The detectives. how
over. do not believe him to be un-
balanced
Appears Rational.
''He appears and acts as though he
were perfectly rational" Chief In
STectOr Grant said.
Grant believes Fetzer showed the
cool skill of an experienced hold-up
man in his daring attempt to rob a
bank in broad daylight on one OF the
busiest corners in the city
His REQUEST for only Sl5D in bills Of
Various denominations. Grant saws. is
the only point upon which the in
.aHitv theory could be built
other bank robbers haven't been
50 modest in their demands" he says.
When his clothing was searched at
the hospital two pistols were found
in his pockets. both OF them new. and
one bearing a price tag for S23 So Two
money order receipts. one dated To-
lcdo. Ohio. May 2S 1879. for so and
the other. dated December 5. 1918. for
g. were found with other papers in
his clothing
Following treatment at the Finer
gency Hospital. Fetzer was removed
to the Washington Asylum Hospital.
where he is being held for attempted
bank robbery. A formal charge has
been filed against him.
Escape impossible
An effort will be made ny the
Washington police to discover II.
Fctzer was alone in his attempt
to hold up the bank. as he claims.
OF If he had accompIices who have
escaped.
The two headquarters men. En-
brey and Thompson. who happened
10 nave peen passing at the time
Of the attempted crime. say II Fet-
zcr had succeeded in reaching the
door he would have fallen into
their arms.
They scout the idea that he might
have purposely inflicted the wound
on himself.
He was trying to make get
away" they insist
10
West to investigate Fetztr'S story and
previous history.
Opinion of detectives last night was
that Fetzer came here for the express
purpose of robbing a bank They be-
lieve he boarded a Mount Pleasant car
at Union Station and got of at the
first bank he saw along the route !
which could have been only the
Munsey Trust Company.