The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-23
PISTOL BATTLE WACEDINFR0NT
 OF BEHRE ENDS'
Ca shier Follows Thief After Assistant
 Yields Money
CROOK IS w. A. M'CHEE
 AND HE CAN'T RECOVER
D. Ralston, Who Crappled with Criminal Is
 Shot Twice

Tn a pistol battle in front of the B. M Behrends Bank immediately after its robbery this forenoon, Guy McNaughton, Cashier, shot and probably fatally wounded William A. McGhee, the thief, and recov- cred from the injured culprit $3,0o0 in currency that had been taken from G. E. Cleveland, Assistant Cashier of the financial institution. In the fusilade of bullets, Daniel Ralston, taxicab driver, who had grappled with the thief was shot twice, but neither of his wounds is dangerous.
 Two Are in Hospital
 Both McGhee and Ralston are in St. Ann's Hospital. McGhee was shot once, but the bullet penetrated the stomach. He was operated on by Dr. H. c. DeVighne and Dr. w. w. Council, who extracted the missile. For the patients recovery, the physicians have scarcely any hope at all.
 Ralston was wounded in the leg and neck. The leg wound was caused by the discharge of the pistol of the robber when he was grabbed by the taxi driver. The leg injury is above the knee and just of flesh character.
 Bullet Ranged Downward The bullet that entered Ralton's neck was fired by MT. McNaughton, while the taxi driver and robber were clutched together, and ranged downward. lodging between the shoulder blades in the back, with out striking any bones or cutting any important veins, arteries or fragments. Both of the bullets that hit Ralston were extracted by Dr. DeVighne. The taxicab drivers re- covery is regarded as certain. The robber, whose face below the eyes, was masked by solid white handkerchief, entered the bank few minutes after it's opening hour of 10 o'clock, from the side door on Third Street. He was observed first by Mrs. Etta Bringdale, clerk in the institution who thought the intruder was perpetuating joke. but she called the attention of MT. McNaughton. at nearby desk, to the stranger.
 Walked Quickly to Wicket
 Quickly the robber walked to the wicket window of MT. Cleveland. Tn front of it were Frank A. Met calf, City Engineer, and Mrs. Met- calf and close by was Rev. G. E. James, Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The robber car- ried two pistols, one in each hand. He pointed them closely to MT. and Mrs. Metcalf, forcing them to step back from the window. Then leveling both pistols at MT. Cleveland the robber demand ed the money in the cage, and was given virtually all the currency. totaling $3,000. Putting the pisto! in his left hand in his left over- coat pocket he stuffed the bills into the same pocket.
 Emerges Into Lobby
 As he backed toward the front door, leading to Seward Street, MT. McNaughton emerged into the lobby of the bank from around a desk at the south end of the room. Holding pistol in his right hand behind his back, he followed the robber out of the door. The shoot ing began at close quarters just as the culprit got to the sidewalk. In all five shots were fired. Two of McNaughton's three taking eff feet, one in the robbers stomach and one in the neck of Ralston, who while walking south on Seward Street, had jumped on the back of the robber One of the latter's two shots took effect It went into the taxicab drivers leg. The rob- ber's other shot hit the cement wall of the bank.
 Money from Pocket When the robber was prostrate on the sidewalk, Mir. McNaughton took the currency from the culprit's pocket and returned to the bank. The wounded robber was hast ened to the hospital in Miles God- kins's taxicab, Harry J. Eberhart. an insurance underwater, who had