Show ROBERTSON'S FLIGHT FLIGh T TAND I AND EXCITEMENT IN IN HOUSE BANKING if 1 Ale Alexander and r A. A Robertson paying teller of the Wells VeIls Fal Fargo o Co bank and anda a member pf of the City Council I lest left l his home 1072 First South street at Saturday morning c. c carrying a shotgun and headed toward the the hills northeast hills northeast of of of town His a when last seen by the hou housekeeper k ep r hiss Aliss Cora Cadwell Cold Cad Coldwell well w-en an Irritable bl nervous s and andI I nt condition of mind The young womans woman's s suspicions W were rE arouse aroused by his conduct and she endeavored endeavored en en- to to- dissuade him taking th the shotgun shotgun- In ansWer to toh tohei he r entreat entreat- les ies that he leave it behind Robertson I replied I I I may n need need-it dur the day Then recognizing the construction which would be te placed upon this statement statement statement state state- state state- ment he s said id I I I am going to end it to a friend a Message fOl for th the Ba Bank lt teller tell teBer r his ie The rhe paYi then them left h home I with this parting a. a admonition to Miss MlIs s I c i If If th the bank telephones telephone fort fori me sa say th t 1 will be Lb down on the next c car r.- r. I When he failed to arrive at his post f te tet hJ t r fu M ot of duty at the t did telephone for tor him rim and Miss sll Caldw-sll I told the officials exactly what wha t had taken taken ta ta- ta ken p place At the bank banle all 11 was S excitement excitement excite excite- I I ment and a shortage in Robertson's I accounts was was- suspected I A hurried l investigation seemed to bear cut ut the truth of df the suspicion s but butof butof butof of cour course e th the amount m mt co could coed d n not t be so quickly determined The Police Pollee department was WIlS notified without deb delay and a number of ot ulcers officers as well is is' is several friends 1 of Robertson's wt who wro had had- learner of his disappearance started r out to search for fer the tho mi missing sing man Suicide Theory Abandoned His Hs mysterious departure and evident Dt unbalanced con condition caused Ed grea great t consternation con con- m everY h here re and was the talk of the town y yesterday The theory of suicide was r. r ad advanced ed al although al- al though rome come hold held that hl This his going away in the manner that he did wa was part of ofa ofa a o. carefully studied plan to divert sus sus- suspicion o of flight willie while he secured sufficient sufficient suf suf- start rt to escape the He authorities As against this tills theory theor it w wag s 's ss pointed out that by waiting waiting- until Saturday af- af R Robertson could have avoided suspicion until Monde Monday morning Rob Robertson att attended the bicycle races race at nl the Salt Palace Friday y night and during the early carly part of tho the evening appeared d t to be in a normal condition but l ter while taking supper with a party of friends L' L in one oTle of the rc they noticed that he appeared moody and disinclined to conversation Career of Robertson Robertson came here from San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco about eleven years ago ag and f forten for forten r ten years has been in the employ of ot Continued on Page 6 I I Robertson's Flight I Continued fro from Page Fage 1 Wells Fargo bank His Ills position aspa as pa paying paying- teller s one ono ot of rf responsibility and anti trust and he had the tte perfect t confidence confidence confidence con con- of all the the- the banks officials He Hc is il heavily bonded In Guaranty companies t to an an extent t which will probably r any possible shortage Being unmarried he mace his h home with Mr Air and Mrs j W. W V. V S. S F Ferris at No 1 1072 East First South street He lIe is serving his Itis third term tern in the City Council Council Coun Coon cil where he heis Is known as as' an active and influential member with a a. thorough thorough thor thor- ough ugh knowledge knowledg of the city's affairs and possessed of or fine business ability He lie Is a about bou t 40 years old Got Robertson's Papers Soon after the bank had received the telephone m-es m message from Miss 1 Caldwell telling the etory story of Robertson's strange strangle actions and sudden departure Harry T T. Duke the assistant ca cashier call called d at nt atthe I the tue house of Mr Ferris where Robertson Robert Robert- i son s-on made hi his bin home and In the presence i of the youn young woman gathered s up all of the paying t tellers teller's private papers and took them to the bank with him About noon Mr Duke returned to the J Ferris erris house In search earch of another paper paper pa pa- ia- ia per which according to his statement to Miss contained rome Fome n names mes and sari figures Unable to find the document document docu bed ment meat he desired the assistant cashier is said paid to have accused the housemaid of having destroyed it An Indignant Denial The charge was Indignantly denied by the young woman who was at a loss to understand Mr Dukes Duke's reason for suspecting that she was wag in any way cor concerned with Robertson's b business iness affairs or would have have- any object in destroying his private papers Search for Missing HissIng Man Within a few hours of Robertson's failure to report for dut duty at the Wells Wells- Fargo bank on Saturday morning a detail detail detail de de- de- de tail of policemen former Detective Sheets and ri a few personal friends who had learned learned- of his disappearance were off of in search of the missing man The authorities of surrounding towns were also notified but it was not until yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- morning ng that the the- public knew of ot the mysterious affair The search wl which ch had been continued until late Saturday night was again re re- re fumed Se c force of the Sheriffs Sheriff's office and i the Police tolice department was reinforced rein rein- forced by a large number of the paying paying paying pay pay- ing teSters tellers friends Frown until dark parties tramped the hills east and northeast of the city exploring every canyon anyon and ravine ravin p peering into ev every ry cavern where It seemed probable the supposed suicide might have concealed himself Tracks Washed Out Robertson's tracks had been followed follow d don on Saturday to somo some distance north of the City cemetery but beyond that pad had been obliterated by the heavy rain which fell fe about bout noon The bloodhounds from the State prison pris pris- on were brought down and every very means was Vas used to enable them to p pick pickup ck up the scent bf of f the the- missing man but it wa was of no av avail n |