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Show "fie" niSin FIMALLT CLEAHED UP Cashier Who Was Slugged With Load Pipe Principal in the Crime. NIAGARA KALTiS, Out., Jan. ). t-'anhicr William DoI.mii loilay I'onfo.sod lo Chief Mains of the Ontario police that he and two others planned and executed exe-cuted the robbery here last November, when $11,000 consigned to Toronto banks was slolen after a supposed hold up in which Cashier Dobson 's head was cut open with a piece of lead pipe. The others under arrest arc Purl s. Vliisl lor, an express messenger, and Charles J. Flvnn. formerly of New York, who tamelo the America a falls two ycar.s ago ami opened a saloon. Dobson said two foreigners came into the office just as a train pulled into llie stai ion. He was making up packages of money consigned to the Toronto banks lo put on .board the train. One of the foreigners foreign-ers af-ked if a parcel had been received for him and as Dobson leaned over lo pick up a hook he received a stunning blow on Ihe head. Dobson s head was cut open and when Ihc agent hurried in' lo sec what was delaying the cashier, cash-ier, hi; was found unconscious and Ihc money was gone. The crack on Ihe head was part of the plot, Dobson confessed today, bul I ho man engaged lo do this part of tho work exceeded his instructions. The fact that Ihe cashier was so badly hurl served lo divert suspicion from him for a long time One of Ihe dctoc lives was convinced, however, thai Dobson had a hand in the robbcrv and had been watching him pa-tienllv pa-tienllv for weeks. The purchase of val- liable furs by Dobson for his sweetheart gave him the lirst cievv. . |