The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-18
BANDIT RAID
AT DOOR OF
DENVER MINT
Guard Shot, Probably Fatally,
AS Party Takes Fortune
From Truck
RACE THROUGH CITY
Entire Shipment From Fed.
eral Reserve Bank Is
Loot of Robbers
(By the Associated Press)

Three bandits shot and prob
ably fatally wounded Charles
Linton, a federal reserve
bank guard and escaped with
about 100000 in currency of
SIS denomination which was
being loaded on to a federal
reserve truck in front of the
Denver mint. The funds
were being transferred from
the mint to the local federal
reserve bank. 9
The robbers seized, the cur
rency and sprang into a large
automobile. AS their. car
sped away armed govern
ment guards inside the mint
building fired from the win
dows of the mint at the rob.
bers.
The entire Denver. police
force quickly was called into
action in an effort to appre-
hend the robbers.
The robbery occurred at 1o:4o
o'clock, few minutes after the GOV.
ernmcnt employees had be- gun to load
the currency into the federal reserve
truck. H.,
Robbers Masked.
While, the loading was in progress.
an automobile drew up in front O
the mint building. Three masket
robbers sprang from it. Before t.
government employees knew what hi
happened, the bandits opened fl
from high powered rifles,
Havenor fell at the first fusillad
The government employees returnc
the first but the robbers acted quick
ly. sprang to the motor truck, grab
bed the bags of money and hdd
While the robbery was going on, ac
cording to witnesses, a second au.
tomoble touring car loaded with
masked men, armed with shot guns
and rifles stood 20 feet from tn.
bandits car, apparently ready to give
aid should the bandits need assist
ance.
Sheriffs in nearby counties were
quickly notified by the local police
in an effort to apprehend the roll
bers.
The holdup occurred on West COL
fax avenue.
Linton died at 1:1O o'clock.
Worked Quickly
So quickly did the bandits worked
that persons in the immediate vici-
nifty were unaware of what had hap
pened until guards from within the
mint rushed to the windows and out
Of the main enterance firing at the
escaping highwaymen.
Linton, who was assisting in the
guarding of the currency, fell at the
first shot from the bandits guns.
The bandits, described by guards at
the mint who saw them, were appar-
emily about % years of age.
LScIy pOllSCIIdll Ill DcllVcI ldS
been armed with riot guns and an
extensive search Of the hospitals of
Denver and suburbs is under way in
an effort to locate the bandit who is
believed to have been shot as he
was entering the waiting auto
mobile. All roads out of Denver
were guarded and word of the hold
up was sent to all outside counties.
The car bore Colorado license
number 81,001.
Property of Reserve Bank
The money fas the property Of the
Federal Reserve Bank and was being
transferred from the main bank Of
flee here for distribution to Denver,
Colorado and Wyoming banks, ac-
cording to R. J. Grant, director of
the mine.
The funds Of the reserve bank are
held in vaults at the mint for the
bank because of the lack of secure
bank vaults in the headquarters OF
the bank. 1t is released to the bank
on instructions from the secretary
of the treasury. The time for trans
fer Of the money is very irregular,
according to Director Grant, some
times three and four releases being
made in a week and then again no
money being released over a period
Of two weeks.
Official Announcement
At 1880 a. m., R. J. Grant, direct
or of the mint, announced official
ly that the bandits had escaped with
the entire consignment of 100000
| for the Denver Federal Reserve
Bank. Director Grant said that the
money was in fifty sacks containing
| 81 900 each. 1t was in denominations
of S., all in currency
Cinders soaked in paraffin are