, 1922-12-18

IenNeI arc ht nh kuaNueu ana Wofu
OF tho hoidrp has been sent TO all out
,lde counties. The car bore q Colo
rato license No. si.ool.
Tie money was the property OF the
Federal Reserve bank and was feine
transferred from the mint to the main
bank office here for distribution to
Denver. Colorado. and wyoming
banks. according 10 II. ]. Grant. d.
rector OF the mint. The funds OF the
reserve bank are he'd In vaults a;
the mint for the hank because OF the
lack of secure hank vaults in the
headquarters OF the bank. - re
lcsse1 to the hank on instructions
fnym the secretary OF the treasury.
Tile transfer OF the money Is very
IRREGULAR, according TO Director
Grant, Sometimes three or four re-
leases being made in a week and then
again no money being released over a
period Of two weeks.
The hobup occurred IN West coifax
avenue directly in front q the main
entrance OF the mint. The mint build
in s bounded on the oast by Cherokee
meet and on the welt by Delaware.
II fronts on West Colfax. The fed.
eral reserve delivery wagon was in
charge or J. T.. Olson. cashier of the
Federal Reserve bank. Il. Havenor
was driver OF the car and the guards
were c, T. Linton and ]. Adams.
As police began to question eye
:. Illnesses TO the robbery d~iscrepnn-
clos In the number or bapdits aotu-
ally engaGed In tho holdup began to
appear. Several witnesses declared
they saw three and four men. while
Director Grant Of the mint declayed
but VT men actually, participated in
the robbery. while Il third remsined at
the wheel I'm the nutomobile%
40 the car came to a step the
guards removed the paddock from the
door of the grated wagon and pro-
ceeded into the mint whore they
secured the $500. 900. The money had
been Transferred from the custody OF
tire mint 10 tho federal reserve bank
a receipt for ths. consignment having
been gwen hyIJ. d. Olson. according
10 Director Grant.
Emerging from the front entrance
OF the mint. the guards II men car
rying the money were met with the
command 10 throw up their hands
at the Same time tho command was
given the two bandits who had left
their car started firing. At tire 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 10 the window and open
ing fire.
More than thirty shots were fired
through the transom Immediately
over the main entrance OF the build
J ing and several shots went through
windows on tho second floor.
AS SCOTT as the firing started, Di-
-ee.e- Grant who was in his office
II. ne front of the building and in
view OF the robbers sounded a gen.
otal alarm. Employees Of the mint
IRE equipped with shot guns and are
Instructed TO rush TO the front OF the
building at the first sound Of the
alarm. Acting under these orders en-
ployes braved the bandits fire
( opened fire. John Il. Herohan. was
driven from the window by the firing
OF the bandits.t A. e. afoynahan, m
other mint guard fired twice from the
second story window and is believed to
have inflicted the wound on one of
the bandits as ne entered the waiting
tourlrg-car.
Persons in stores across the street
from she mint We're attracted 10 the
sidewalk by sounds OF the shots hut
. were forced to retreat and seek cover
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