Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-10-29
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT BANK
ROBBERY.

on the First national BANK. Iney L
entered town from the south and Il
drove their car down the alley, stop Il
ping back OF DR.. Denny's Garage, 7
here two of them got out and walked l
to the first National Bank, while the
other remained in the car. s
In the bright moon light they
worked for a while on the side.
Meanwhile Sheriff Brown and dep
uties orley Crouch and Ralph Bald
win were watching them from beneath
the lilac bushes in front of the tele-
phone office. After trying the lock
of the door, they walked down the
street toward the telephone office
flashing a light on the phone wires
as they walked along.
Near the telephone office, George
Moneze's dog came out and started
to the Post Offlce in front of which
they stopped for while, then to the
railroad track, around the block
back to the First National, the dog |
following them all around barking
At the bank they gave a sort OF a.
alarm and the man in the alley witt
the uto drove to the bank. The
all got in and started out of town
passing within few feet of the sher
if and deputies. At this poi
they were told to halt. but the 4
turned on the gas and went; the Of
fcers fired volley of "a shots int
the car. One puncturing the hin
tire and another bullet cutting tho
gasoline feed leading into tho carbu
rator, WI sch put TIE car out Of buHI
--s-- Il : ~fei tue iie hi al
the edge of town nd down t. tho &C.
ment bridge. where 1t stopped, tn (.
bandits here took TO the woods west
Of town, in flight for their lives.
Blpodhounds and help were tele-
phoned for from Colorado Springs
which soon arrived.
A large posse composed of Elber.
citizens, headed by Sheriff John Wei-
Of Colorado Springs, and Sheriff ROY
Brown of Ebert County. and num-
Der ofdeputies from Colorado Spring
arrived at Elbert two hours after tn
attempted robbery and had at roor
(1uesday) surrounded the bandits
lhe CULLEN bioodhounds were bro't
from Colorado Springs by Sheriff,
Weir and put on the tril of the flee
ing bandits.
The men were trailed ito the dens
timber in the black forest and follow
ca TOT miles. The blood houndf
lost the trail eventually, but tn,
search was continued by the mem
bers of the different posses. Fif-
teen miles southeast OF of Moumen
an oyercoatsmeared with blood and I.
bullet hole in the shoulder was foun
This garment is believed to have
been discarded by the bandit who
was shot.
The robbers stopped at one ranch
in the Black forest at o'clock and
tried to borrow or rent a farmers
| automobile, but the owner became
| suspicious and refused to let the men
have the machine. One OF the men
was bareheaded, while another car
ried rife. The man who had ths
rife was tall. His companions were
medium-sized and appeared rather
young.
The car abandoned by the. bandits |
was Buick belonging to G. W.
Weiss, living at 1414 North Nevada |
avenue. Colorado Springs. A large
filed acetylene tank and torch wer
found in the tonneau of the car. al |
30 three extra cans of gasoline and a |
number of steel tools GENERALLY used
by burglars.
All day long hundreds OF men and |
autoes searched the woods and cam
ons west of Ebert and 1t is sup
posed that they finally drove the
bandits out to the west, however, the
bandits managed to escape from the
woods ubonserved and made for Col
orado Springs, Ralk ing along the
road where near Monument they met
L posse from Colorado Springs in an
auto who saked them to stop, they
opened fire on the posse and in re-
urn the were shot down, dead
and one shot through the mouth, dy-
'ng this Tuesday morning in Colora
10 Springs.
one of the dead men was Georg
Brown, and Frank Green, the woun !
led bandit. the other dead man is
supposed to be Crhas. Seitz. Seitz
was professioal blowpipe man. Car
bon steel saws were found on the