The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-12-20
DENVER BANKSRAIDED
BY MASKED ROBBERS
Men Armed With Sawed OF Shotguns
Make Rich Haul at Branch of
Kansas City Federal Reserve and
4 Escape Despite Shots From The
Guards.
lawfully Kind" Cashier

lawfully Kind" Cashier
IA Los Angeles, Dec. 18.-The South
I western States bank was robbed of
4 $1,000 today by. young man with
his hand drapped in a bandage who
walked into the bank.
W He, presented check for $1,000
Sand letter to B. r. Brundage, the
] cashier.
"You are looking into the barrel
Of revolver in this bandage," said
the letter. "I want you to o. k.
this check; go to the paying teller
3 with me and get the money"
ssN Mr.. Brundage stepped with the
man to the paying teller and di-
rected him to cash the check, which
he did.
!. "I want you to go with me-" the
bandit then told Mr.. Brundage, and
he walked the latter block down
the street, passing three policemen
who stood chatting on the corner.
You may GO now," said the ban
dit. "and thank you, you've been
awfully kind" With that he dis
appeared around p corner.
i Ignor dr e is Bliss
Los Angeles, Dec. 18.--The Wal
nut State bank at Walnut park,
suburb, was robbed late today by
three masked men who escaped with
between $4,000 and $4,000 in cur
rency. Two Of the men pointed
third piclaed up the money. The
!, bandits escaped in an automobile.
Stockholders of the bank were meet
ing in back room Of the building
at the. time, but knew nothing of
the robbery, -..., ...-,
Denver, Col, Dec. 18.-Masked ban
dts, armed with sawed-off shotguns
and without regard for human life,
today fatally wounded Charles Linton,
guard of the Denver branch of the
, Kansas City Federal Reserve bank,
stole 100000 in currency of SIS de-
nomination at the doorstep of the gov
ernment mint, and escaped. The rob-
berry occupied less than minutes
time. Tonight every highway in the
state is guarded and police and federal
authorities have dispatched armed
squads in pursuit of an automobile
occupied by seven men, who were seen
speeding northward shortly after the
robbery. One Of the occupants was
bleeding profusely, according to the
report.
The robbery occurred while the
money was being transferred from the
miSt to federal reserve delivery
trbk Fifty packages of currency of
$4,000 each was seized by the robbers
Witnesses differ as to the number of
men participating in the holdup.
Denver police unhesitatingly declare
the holdup was the largest and the
most sensational ever executed in Col
orado.
With sawed off ...otguns, two of the
bandits bombarded the front door of
the mint as they leaped from their
automobile.
: Many Shots Fired
Fifty government employees sum-
moned by an alarm bell seized shot
guns and rushed to, the doors or win
dows of the mint shooting at the hold
, up men, who returned the fire and at
the same time calmly proceeded to
load the 30 packages Of currency into
their own car.
The four members of the federal
reserve bank crew employed in the
transfer of the funds, j. f. Olson,
cashier; G. II. Linton, J. Adams and
William Ravener, had just left the
entrance of the mint and were walk
ing toward their machine standing
near the curbing when another car
SohChiliiilS CltC pttIldlCS uIOVc up dlOHS
side the wire inclosed truck.
According to witnesses two or three
=, men carrying guns leaped from the
car and with a shout of "hands up"
opened fire on the reserve bank en-
ployees.
Guards of the mint and other in
side employees then rushed out upon
the steps of the government building
to shoot at the robbers.
Linton, according TO the police, at
tempted to throw the money into the
grilled back compartment Of the re-
serve truck at the holdup's command
and he was shot by the leader Of the
bandits. Linton was later removed to
the county hospital. Where he died
without regaining consciousness.
Employees and government guards
employed at the mint were afraid to
shoot freely at the bandits for fear
the ymight kill members Of the re-
serve bank crew.
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