Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-19

seemingly vanished IL being charged
with radiograms broadcast from sew,
oral stations conveying to distant po-
hce stations a description Of the
bandits who shot and killed Charles
7. Linton, reserve bank guard, ana
made of with 10000 IS paper bills.
The descriptions broadcast are a.
follows: K
Bandit No. ,1-Age 81; & feet 8,
inches tall, weight $50 pounds. light
complexion, had handkerchief, over
face when last seen, dark cap. dark
suit Believed to be leader Of federal
reserve bank robbery and probably 9
Denver man. y
Bandit No. 2-Age 2s; six feet tail:
heavy built, weighing ITO pounds,
dark suit and dark cap, no overcoat.
Had riae or shotgun In his hands
when last seen, s AZ l' F@s a
!. Bandit No: s-Age rs; Is feet, 10
inches tall, weighing $50 pounds,
slender build, dark cap and dark suit.
4 Bandit No. Age 80 to IS years,
fset. 9 inches tall. very dark s1 a con- M ! !
D 10 colored heai11y hat and fsame color
heavy overcat, believed to be man
who shot Linton. A., j, \,
Denver, Colo, Dec. 1s.-Eighteen
hours Of searching by federal, county
and city officers and questioning of 16
persons at police headquarters, had
failed up to early this morning to re-
veal any trace OF the identity. Of the
bandits who yesterday robbed fed
eral reserve bank mint here in which
Charles T. Linton, one OF the guards
on the truck, was fatally wounded.
Many Calls.
< Many persons. telephoned' polics
headquarters that they had seen the
automobile in which the bandits fled
it was travelling at great speed. In
every case, investigation showed the
car sighted was one Of the many con.
tanning peace officers who search ed
the roads in this vicinity after the
robbery.
Got 92oo, 900.
The truck, accompanied by J. E.
Olsen, cashier Of the local federal re.
serve bank, who was in charge Of the
party, Guards Linton and j. Adams
and Chauffeur William Havenor. had
called at the mint to transfer the
100000. all in IS bills from the min,
vaults to the bank. The mint ghard.
had just taken the money to the curb.
ployes and returned inside tho mini
building whom the. bandits drove lur
and stopped their car behind thu
truck. ss.f sf1se e. tss i5 J;fis5y., Il !, {
The bandits at once opened fire ;or
the main door Of the mint and, oneao o,
them shot Linton in the stomach. Lin.
ton died two and one-half hours latel
without regainins consciousness sS
q Guards Use Guns.
Employees Of the mint. all Of whom
have guns near their posts Of duty
. seised their weapons and rushed t,
the doors and windows but wer,
z handicapped in returning the bandits
z fire because the bank employees wer,
Y between them and the robbers. 't '.$t
While the shooting was going OF
ono Of the robbers put the money Il
+ their car and as soon AZ this worl
was completed, they drove away. Dur
ing the flight ono bandit stood on til,
running board to fire 4 final vplle,
at tha mint qua rds. A bulls. from
n one Of the guards gun apparently Ill
him for he; tcrumpled up and wa
dragged Inside the car which contin
q ned on its way. fst!t Y \ 5 ,s5s3. .5slt !.
!. properly Of Bank ;N,ss
The money was the properly IL
s3$ the Denver Federal Reserve bank, TIL,
rs mint being merely q depository forsSit
dus to tho lack, Of sufficient vGults9i Il
l the bank building. " Accord ding to R
8I j. Grant. director OF the mint, q 70
iceIpt for the money had been siss,IS'
I &: w y. e. Olson. cAshier Of the bank
int prior to!rannoying the q onsy oNt
q aide the mint, where the bandits oh
tained It. Manager Rurkhard sof Ia
Reserve bank later issued 10 statsnien
saying that the entire amount wa
sS> covered by insurance. Director Gran
HI also announced that 4 the numbers o