New-York tribune., 1922-12-19
BOmbard Denver Build
ing With Shoiguns, Kill
Guard and Flee With
Cash From Bank Truck
Fire is Returned
BY 30 at Windows
3 of 4 Robbers Hit as Car
Speeds OF; Alarm Sent
Broadcast; Posses Out
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UtNf Tx, iolo.s Dcc. ~ After ono
Of the widest days in the history Of
Denver. not exceeded for gunplay
since the city passed out OF tho from
tier stage. general man hunt is on
FOR tho four bandits who robbed a Fed
cral Reserve bank truck in front Of
The United States Mint Of s20O,O In
s. notes AZ 1880 o'clock this morning
and killed Charles 7. Linton, sixty
years old. a reserve truck guard.
Timing their movement 20 tho in
slant, the quartet Of despcrados drove
alongside tho reserve truck, covered the
guards and opened hrc. Linton dropped
az the FIRST volloy. with a charge Of
buekshot from "a sawcd-of shotgun IN
the abdomen. lie died az the county
hospital.
Mint Entrance Bombarded
While one Of the men removed the
hfty packages OF notes containing
$4,000 each from the rear end Of the
truck, two others stood guard from
behind telephone poles on the far side
Of the street and bombarded the mint
entrance with a volley OF lead.
The fourth man remained in the
drivers scat, covering William Have
nor, driver Of the Reserve truck; J. =.
Olson. cashier Of the Reserve bank.
and J. Adamson, ono Of the guards,
with a revolver, shooting Al random at
the Mint and menaelng pedestrians and
motorists.
Occupants Of the truck believe that
the big black touring ear followed them
from the Federal Reserve Bank al Sew
enteenth and Arapahoe streets.
The truck drew up 20 the curb in
front Of the Mint promptly nt 1880
o'clock. r. ]. Grant. superintendent
Of the Mint, who had been notified the
truck was on its way. had two lards
at the front door with the money.
They hurried down the steps. tossed
the packages OF currency through the
rear door and started back. The
barred doors Of the Mint we're closing
behind the guards and as Linton was
slammlng the iron grill doors on the
back Of The truck The Black ear came
20 a full stop. with the truck between
IL and the entrance TO the Mint.
Yell Hands Up!" and Shoot
Three Of the men yelled Hands upl"
Linton turned in response 20 the COM
mand Of one OF the bandits, believed
20 be the leader, who wore black
| felt hat and light brown coat. He re-
ceived a charge Of buekshot In the alb
domen. lie staggered over the curb
toward the Mint and fell. his head
striking the sidewalk. This report
warned the guards Of the Mint. An
electric alarm bell on an upper floor
| brought thirty employees Of the Mint
| 10 the windows and doors.
With the bandits shooting from
| their refuge across the street and the
employees firing from the building, n
| terrific pitched battle ensued. Window
panes In buildings blocks away were
smashed By the ripping bullets.
I Nineteen pieces Of lead tore their way
/ through the plate glass transom over
l the front entrance Of the Treasury.
I The panel above the door was riddled
with buckshot and the sides Of the
/ truck were perforated.
Cashier Olson, caught between the
I two fires, dropped TO the sidewalk.
/ Driver Havenor dived under the truck.
Then the bandits turned. The driver
i gave . signal. his three companions
I dashed 10 the auto and the car sped
| OF on Colfax Avenue.
As the car picked up speed the
leader fell limp on the running board,
hsi eonfederates pulling him into the
/ back scat. As he fell 20 the floor Of
the car another OF the bandits let his
/ face fall into his hands Blood was
gushing from one cheek.
still a third one, though il may
have been the leader. Is believed 90
have been wounded in one arm.
Al Bannock Street the bandit ear
lust avoided 4 collision with a light
truck. which leaped the curb and
struck ere plug. Speeding around
the Voorhies Memorial. pursued by =.
/ m Hindel. Of the State Auto Theft
Department. the bandits raced up
| Capitol Hill on East Colfax Avenue.
The traffic officer az Colfax Avenue and
Broadway was of duty, and they had
an open road. Hindel ran into blocked
traffic at Broadway and was delayed.
He saw them turn OF Colfax Avenue
at Pearl Street. going south toward
Fourteenth Avenue. Then the car dis
appeared.