The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19

bandit who was found slain in
garage in the exclusive Capitol
hill residence district last night
was shot and killed by one of
the guards of the Denver mint,
who fired at the fleeing bandit
gang which had robbed a Fed
eral Reserve bank truck In
front Of the mint of 5000, 900, it
was established at a coroner's
autopsy held here today. H..
Denver, Colo, January 15.-The
daring bandit who stood upon the
running board of an automobile as
the men who robbed a Federal Re-
serve. bank truck of 100000 in
front of the Denver mint on De-
cember 10, last sped away amid a
rain Of bullets from mint guards,
paid with his life. z--.
Deserted by his pals, the body OF
the dead robber-believed to be the
leader of the band-was found last
night in a private garage in the
fashionable capitol hill residence
district. - -a
A gaping wound near the ban
dts heart told the story. In his
pocket was a large calibre revolver
while a rife and pump shotgun
were found in the car.
Body Was Frozen
The man, whose clothing and
hands bore evidence that he was
not used to manual labor, rented
tho 20 90 ohAv1f q Nxynolr hnfNr. a
mint robbery occurred. When the
new tenant did not pay his rent to-
day, the owners and frank w. Nc
Gee, a plumber with shop nearby,
who had become suspicious, inves
tigated. The dead bandit, was found
stretched out in the front seat OF
the car. He was frozen and an over
coat had been thrown over him.
Police believe the bandits home
was in Chicago. The initials "T. F.
HI were found on handkerchief
in his pocket His neck tie came
from a Chicago haberdasher's and
his tan shoes were bought in a re-
tail shop of Chicago.
a ..@. Had Little Money
That the dead man did not profit
much in the huge loot secured by
his confederates was indicated when
PoiiSS hOAAu Ohy Ouc SHsST Ooi :
lar and . three twenty five cent
pieces in his pocket.
Eight shells to fit the revolver in
the bandits pocket were found in
his coat. Five mems caps, from
which the signatures of the makers
had been torn, were found in the
bandit car or nearby. The automo-
bile had been stolen from Brighton.
Colo, in October last.
The dead man was described as
being thirty five, short and heavy
set. s' .a-. =
The robbery took place at 1890
o'clock on the morning of De-.
cember Is. Driving up alongside of
the Federal Reserve closed delivery
automobile truck as the, four Fed
eral Reserve guards were carrying
100000 in new FIVE dollar bills
from the mint the men opened fire
Directed Terrific Fire
The leader, believed to be the
man found dead in the stolen auto
mobile, directed terrific fire al
the approaching reserve bank
guards and aided by his confeder-
ates captured the currency and
lrove away. t.E.... .-4N
AS the leader of the bandit gang
opened Gre Charles T. Linton
guard for the bank, was shot and
later died. Before dying, however
he declared he had shot one of the
bandits
Gathering up the money the ban
dts re- entered their car and sped
away. AS they left the vicinity, the
men who had taken, the lead during
the actual robbery, stood on the run :
ming board of the car and fired a
final volley, while the mint guards
| sent a shower Of lead from the
second story Of the mint. I.
Theory Deputy Corner
The bandit was seen to throw his
arm into the car and lurch forward
According to Chief of Police Will
liams, the man thus injured never
left the car after that
1t is the theory of Deputy Coro-
ner Bostwick, that the bullet from
one OF the guns Of the guards or
possibly from the gun of Linton,
struck the man on the left hand,
passed out about four inches further
back on the wrist and penetrated
his chest about a half inch above
the heart. -'r
1t is the further theory of the po-
lice that the bandits drove to the
garage, found their leader dead.
IoNhON TIC Sd1 cSOt anu Iucu
Later re- entering car probably
parked in some garage in the i'm
mediate vicinity and then left Den
YER,
An autopsy to determine the cal
ibFe of the gun which inflicted the
fatal wound will be performed this
morning.
There were no visible signs of
powder marks to show that the bull :
let that ended his life had been fired
at close range, according to persons
who saw the body.
= -3 Arrest In Chicago
Chicago, January 15.-Daniel Gull
hane who said he was a st. Louis,
Mo-, gambler, and otherwise was
described as member of Chicago
million dollar gambling syndicte,
was under arrest here today in con-
nection with the robbery in front
of the Denver, Colo. mint last De-
cember.
Culhane's arrest was reported at
approximately the same time the
body of a man believed to have been
the leader Of the mint robbers was
found at Denyer and led to rumors
that Culhane had confessed and in
dicated where his leaders body
would be found.
Later it developed that Culhane's
arrest and the discovery at Denver
were merely coincidental.
Culhane was surprised in his
room by FIVE detectives. He slept
with an automatic uistOl beneath