The Monroe journal., 1921-04-29

THE MONROE JOURNAL.
the police indicated they would not Be
taken alive.
Not a member OF the detective de-
tail faltered when the test came. on
IN the completeness Of the police
plan and the readiness OF every man
in the raiding party. il is believed
prevented bloodshed. Coleman. con
WINGED BY the police display OF force.
capitulated because he was sure he
did not have chance.
Robbery Most Daring In Denver
The robbery Of the bank messen-
gers. Feb. IL. was one OF the most
daring ever attempted in Denver
Ellis II. Hart, auditor of the bank,
and ]. K. Leftwieh. clerk. were driv-
ing in a taxicab from the First Ma
tional bank, when they were over
taken BY the robber trio.
The first warning the bankmer
had was when they looked into the
muzzles of 1--WE automatic revolNers,
The bandit driver held gun In his
right hand and drove with his left
His pals had a gun in either hand.
After transferring the eight mon
ev sacks 10 their ear. the bandits
sped away. Just before their depart
ure they put the engine of the bank
taxi ont of commission One OF The
bandits appeared TO shoot himself ac-
cidentally in the foot.
THE woman arrested in the Cole
man bungalow denied having any
knowledge of the robbery.
Coleman Laughs and Che"s Tobacco
Coleman was laughing and chew
ing tobacco when he was escorted
from Chief Williams office at l:Su
O'Clock Friday Afternoon. Detective
Brick talked with him for several
minutes i'm the corridor.
ia just as soon have killed you
as not, Coleman told Brick. You
made a peach OF mark when your
head came up through the trap door
with that candle in front of your face.
could have put .i5 slug through
as easy as not.
But | didn't, There were too
many behind YOU. Ii | had killed YOU
Id have murder on my hands. too
and no chance TO get away
Coleman told the police the ban
dit who shot himself in the foot was
not badly injured and that the bull
let only grazed the foot.
According to DIR. Hollison. the bull
let penetrated the foot. inflicting a
painful. though not dangerous.
wound. The wounded bandit. the po-
lice say. went 10 the doctors Office
several times for treatment.
"Coleman's pals-the two other
members of the bandit trio-are bt
lieyed by the police to have left Den
yer Thursday in the Buick automo-
bile which they used in holding up
the bank messengers.
Clearing the stage for the gun
battle which they feared would result
when they rushed the Glencoe street
house. the police ordered residents
oct of an the houses in the neishhor-
hood Scores of persons stood as near
the danger zone as the police would
permit and dozens of automobiles
cruised around constantly.
Coleman Warned Them OF Nitro
GlyCerin
AT 10 O'Clock Saturday morning,
Coleman from his cell in the city jail
sent word TO Detective Captain Rink
or that he wanted TO talk-that the
nature of his business was mosi ur-
gent.
Coleman was brought TO Rinker's
office and this IS what he said.
Il don't want anyone killed.
There is pint bottle OF nilro-glycer-
in buried underneath the floor in the
basement of that house at 1910 Glen
zoe street and If any policemen get
to digging around there after money,
the community for about six blocks
around will be wiped out
Coleman, with several detectives,
was Immediately sent to the Park Hill
house to get the bottle of explosive.
"A pint of nitro-glycerin-enough
10 blow to atoms an entire block OF
residences in Park Hill-was found
in a whiskey bottle hidden under
ground in the sub-cellar by Detective
James Brick, who was shown where
the powerful explosive was secreted
by Coleman.
with the nitro glycerin was found
twenty or thirty fuse caps, metal