Show BOLD BANK ROBBER I The First National Bank of Denver Den-ver has to Come Down TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR BILLS A Desperate Man Shows President IToffatt how Ills Bank is 1 b EobbedIt Included In-cluded Pistols and Dynamite DENVER Colo March 20The boldest and most successful bank robbery ever reported re-ported in the west was perpetrated upon the First National bank at 2 oclock this afternoon by which the robber succeeded in getting away with 21000 The cashier of the bank in an interview with an Associated Press agent a few minutes after the robbery gave the follow ingaccount of the affair Yesterday morning morn-ing immediately after the opening of the bank a well dressed man with light moustache mous-tache and complexion and of medium height walked into the bank and asked Assistant Cashier Ross Lewin where he could see 11 Moffatt the president of the bank Ross Lewin informed him that he could see Mr Moffatt who is also president of the Denver Rio Grande railway at the presidents office in the Cheesman block I Nothing more was seen or heard till this morning about 10 oclock when he entered the railway office and asked to see Mr Moffatt on important business He was admitted to his private room and briefly stated that he had statel DISCOVERED A CONSPIRACY whereby the First National was to be robbed of a large amount of money Mr Moffatt told the man he was very busy at that moment but he would be pleased to meet him at his private office at tho bank at 10 oclock With this the man left the building A few minutes after the hour appointed he called at the bank and was shown into the presidents office While remaining standing he inquired if CashierS Cashier-S N Wood was in and was told that he was at lunch He then asked for a blank check for the purpose of showing how the robbery was to be perpetrated The check was handed to him He laid it upon the desk in front of Mr Moffatt and said I will have to do this myself and PULLING LARGE REVOLVER FROM HIS COAT placed it at Mr Moffatts head and in a decidedly de-cidedly earnest but unexcited manner said 1 want 21000 and a going to have i I have considered this matter and the chances I am running and the consequences conse-quences if I fail and am arrested I am penniless and a desperate man and have been driven during the past week to that point where I have considered suicide as the only means of escape from the poverty and misery in which I exist You have millions and I am determined to have what I have asked for or your life I you make a noise or call a man or ring a bell I will blow your brains out and then blow up the building and myself my-self with this bottle of nitroglycerine which he that moment pulled out of another pocket Now take your choice Moffatt started to argue with the man but was stopped with the information that it was useless and that he had but two uscess minutes in which to fill out the check before him for 21000 if he desired to live Moffatt seeing no other alternative filled out the check and was then ordered to take it to the paying teller and get it cashed Mr Mofat left his office and with the man behind be-hind him with the revolver partially concealed con-cealed under his overcoat and with anl TiE MUZZLE ALMOST AGAINST MOFFATTS BACK Marched him behind the counter and up to Paying Teller Kceley with a request that it be immediately cashed They then re marched into Moffatts office without attracting at-tracting the attention of one of the fifteen or twenty clerks who were busy at work within two feet of where they passed After they had remained in the private office three or four minutes the robber informed in-formed Mr Moffat that they were wasting i time and that he had better step to the door and motion his teller to come to him which he did Moffatt instructed him to bring the money into his office and as the teller him turned to go away the robber told HE WANTED TWENTY 51000 BILLS and a thousand in gold The money was brought in and handed over to the gentleman gentle-man who for a few brief moments had owned the bank and waiting until the teller had reached his desk he backed out to the front door making Mr Moffatt remain i standing in isis door gu 1i he had reached the curbstone He then raised his hat and walked around the corner and has not yet been heard of Mr Moffatt is completely prostrated with the shock Detectives are after the man but have no trace of him TiE MAN WHO COMMITTED THE ROBBERY at the First National bank this afternoon introduced himself to Moffatt as C J Wells The name however is probably assumed A moment after the alarm was given by Mr Moffatt a man started rapidly up Sixteenth street from the bank followed by a crowd and several officers He was followed to room 14 Halbeck Howard block where he and his two companions were arrested and taken to the station staton house Mr Moffatt arrived at the police headquarters about 4 oclock and after a glance at the prisoner said he was not the man and he was immediately released The prisoner proved to be a well known business busi-ness man by the name of Clark The chief of police has offered 82500 reward for the arrest of the robber and gives the following follow-ing description Age thirtyseven years height 5 feet S inches swarthy complexion weight 140 pounds heavy brown moustache mous-tache badly sunburned derby hat light brown overcoat wears longlinked plated watch chain Excitement over the affair is intense Up to 1 oclock tonight there are no new developments in tne First National bank robbery case The police while diligently gently robber endeavoring to get a clue t the ARE COMPLETELY nAFFLED and nothing has been heard or seen of the man since he walked out of the bank at 2 oclock ocock S N Wood cashier of the bank and Mr Kelly paying teller were seen tonight and when questioned upon the case said they could say nothing as they knew nothing noth-ing at a about it until after Mr Moffatt gave the alarm after the robber had fled They both saw a man walk behind the counter with Mr Moffatt but nothing in the appearance of the man nor his actions appeared strange nor particularly attracted their attention consequently they thought nothing of it Commissioner Walker Resigns WASHINGTON March 29 InterState Commerce Commissioner Walker today placed his resignation in the hands of the President to take effect April He will leave Washington for Chicago next week to assume his new position as chairman of the executive board of tho InterState Commerce Com-merce Railway association Orangemen Against Jesuits OTTOWA March 20The excitement over the defeat In the House of Commons of OBriens resolution on the Jesuits estate act passed by the Quebec legislature is in intense Orangemen will hold a mass meeting meet-ing Monday night to organize a national de defense fund to test the validity of the act in the courts 4 |