The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-21

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Denver, Colo.-Leaping from an au-
tomobile which had drawn up along
side a federal reserve delivery wagon
at the main entrance of the Denver
mint, and shooting towards four fed
eral reserve guards who were emerg-
ing from the building carrying 100000
in FIVE bills, two bandits at 10:40 this
morning shot and probably fatally in
iured Charles Linton, one of the
guards, seized the entire consignment
Of money, sprang into their motor car
and escaped. The third member of
the bandit group remained at the
wheel of the automobile. One of the
bandits is believed to have been shot
while making an escape.
So quickly did the bandits work
that persons in the immediate vicinity
were unaware of what had happened
until guards from within the mint
rushed to the windows and out of the
main entrance firing at the escaping,
highwaymen. Linton, who was assist
ing in guarding the currency, fell at
the first shot. The bandits, described
by guards at the mint who saw them,
we're apparently about % years of age.
Linton had been employed by the
federal reserve bank for many years
as guard.
Every policeman in Denver has been
armed with riot guns and an extern
sive search of the hospitals of Den
yer and suburbs now is underway in
an effort to locate the bandit who is
believed to have been shot as he was
entering the waiting automobile to
make his escape. All roads out of
Denver are being guarded and word
of the hold up has been sent to all
outside counties. The car bore
Colorado license number.
Were Transferring Money.
The money was the property of the
federal reserve bank and was being
transferred from the mint to the main
bank Office here for distribution to
Denver, Colorado, and Wyoming banks,
according to r. j. Grant, director Of
the mint.
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
banks. 1t is released to the banks
on instructions from the secretary of
the treasury. The time for trans
fer of the money is very irregular, ac-
cording to Director Grant, sometimes
three or four releases being made in a
week and then again no money being
released over period of two weeks.
The federal reserve delivery wagon
was in charge of ]. E. Olson, cashier
Of the federal reserve bank. B. Have
nor was driver of the car and the
guards were Linton and J. Adams.
AS the car came to stop the guards
removed the paddock from the door Of
the grated wagon and proceeded into
the mint where they secured the
100000. The money had been trans
ferred from the custody of the mint
to the federal reserve bank, receipt
for the consignment having been given
by j. E. Olson, according to Director
Grant.
Emerging from Che front entrance
Of the mint, the guards and men car
rying the money were met with the
command to throw up your hands"
At the same time the command was
given the two bandits who had left
their car started firing. At the first
shot Linton fell wounded. The ban
dts continued their firing at the win
dows in the second story of the mint
as though to keep employees inside
from rushing to the windows and open
ing fire on the robbers.
AS soon as the firing started, Direc-
tor Grant who was in his office in front
Of the building and in view of the rob-
bers, sounded the general alarm
Employees of the mint are equipped
with shot guns and are instructed to
rush to the front of the building at
the first sound of the warning.
Acting under these orders, employees
sprang to the front windows and
opened~fre on the fleeing men. John
B.. Henehan was driven from the mint
window by the firing of the bandits.
A. E. Moynehan, another mine guard,
fred twice from the second story win
dow and Is believed to have inflicted
the wound on one of the bandits as he
entered the waiting car.
Persons in stores across the street
from the mint were attracted to the
were forced to retreat and seek cover
sidewalk by sounds of the shots but
as bullets from guns of the mint and
robbed federal reserve guards were
turned towards the bandits.