The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-19
P0LICEFAILT TO
FIND TRACE OF
MINT BANDITS
Believed One of Robbers In.
jured AS Auto With $780,.
900 Sped Away
$4,000 REWARD OFFERED
After "a Hours, Authorities
Have no Trace of
Bandits
sic, c,0OO REWARD OFFERED
(By the Associated Press)


Denver, Dec. 19.-The city and
county of Denver today offered b
reward of $4,000 for the capture,
dead or alive, of the bandits who
yesterday shot and killed a guard
of the federal reserve bank and es-
capped with 100000 in currency in
sensational robbery in front of
the Denver mint
After approximately "a hours had
elapsed since the robbery, executed
with an almost unequalled daring
and determination, police authorities
conceded that the four bandits and
their light touring car must have at
least temporarily eluded pursuit.
The air into which the desperadoes =
seemingly vanished is being charged
with radiograms broadcast from sew
eral stations conveying to distance
police stations description of the
bandits who shot and killed Charles
1. Linton, a reserve bank guard, and
made off with 100000 SIS paper bills.
The descriptions broadcast are as
follows: Bandit No. 1-age 21: S
feet inches tall; weight $50 pounds,
light complexion, had handkerchief
over. face when last seen, dark cap,
dark suit. Believed to be leader Of
federal reseval bank robbers and
probably a Denver man.
Bandit number 2--age %; six feet
tall, heavy built, weighing 10
pounds, dark suit and dark cap, no
overcoat Had rife or shotgun in
his hands when last seen.
Bandit number Gage %: 5 feet.
10 inches tall; weighing $50 pounds;
slender built, dark cap and dark suit.
Bandit number 4-age 80 to IS
years, feet, 8 inches tall, very dark
of complexion, thin lips, smooth
shaven, coffee colored heavy hat and
same color heavy overcoat, believed
to be man who shot Linton.
Denver, Colo, Dec. 19.-Eighteen
hours of searching by federal, county
and city officers and questioning Of
16 persons at police headquarters
had failed up to early this morning
to reveal any trace of the identity
of the bandits who yesterday robbed
federal reserve bank mint here in
which Charles T. Linton, one of the
guards on the truck was fatally
wounded.
Many persons telephoned police
headquarters that they had seen the
automobile in which the bandits fled
from the scene of the battle ana
that it was travelling at great speed.
In every case, investigation showed
the car sighted was one of the many
containing peace officers who search
ed the roads in this vicinity after
the robbery.
The truck, accompanied by J. E..
Olsen, cashier of the local federal
reserve bank, who was in charge OF
the party, Guards Linton and j.
Adams and Chauffeur William Have
nor, had called at the mint to trans.
fer the 100000, all in IS bills from
the mint vaults to the bank. The
mint guards had just taken the
money to the curbing, turned it over
to the bank employees and returned
inside the mint building when the
bandits drove up and stopped their
car behind the truck.
The bandits at once opened fire
on the main door of the mint and
one of them shot Linton in the
stomach. Linton died two and one
half hours later without regaining
consciousness.
Employees Of the mint, all of whom
have guns near their posts Of duty,
seized their weapons and rushed 20
the doors and windows but we're
handicapped in returning the BAN
dts fire because the hank employees
were between them and the robbers.
While the shooting was going on
one of the robbers put the money in
their car and as soon as this work
was completed, they drove away
During the flight one bandit stood
on the running board to fire final
volley at the mint guards. A bullet
from one of the guards gun appar-
emily hit him for he crumpled Ap
and was dragged inside the car,
which continued on it's way.
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