Show REPORTERS MAKE POOR Make Unsuccessful Attempt to toRb Rob Rb Bank in Day Day- light PICKED WRONG BANKER Man Mali of Money Nearly Chokes Chokos Life LICe Out Ont of or One Bold Bad Bud Man Iun und amid V V the tIme Other Flees Fiets Denver Col Col Jul July 14 H. Knox Duncan and John Hustings two y young ung newspaper men made a n. bun bungling bung bung- ling Hog attempt at o'clock this afternoon af n- af- af to hold up tip and rob tho small private bank of or Edward W. W dwell Elwell inthe in inthe the tho Erne Ernes Cranmer building bu Both Bothi men we were ivere e arrested and have havo ress MK Duncan 11 ivna n nM v won l t ii h y EI El iM mr m- mI I l i Hastings mado math his es escape ape but W was s captured d by the lie police half hult an hour later who Is of powerful physique and amid w weighs 00 0 pounds was alone atone In Inthe Inthe intile the tile bank when Duncan asked d to be shown ho a a. safety deposit box Jox As Elwell Elwell El- El well weil stooped over o to unlock the tho box Duncan struck him a vicious blow duthe du- du the thc head with a blackjack The Tho blow had hud no mio effect on the lie banker who seized tho he would bo robber by the legs and amid hurled him violently to the tiled Moor floor after which ho lie choked him until until un un- til ho was almost unconscious Elwell Elwell El- El well carried Duncan to tho lie door where h ho sat on omi him him while ho lie call called ll for assistance tanco Man Behind the thc Gun Hastings who sho was armed with agun a agun agun gun had remained In the lie corridor and When thien ho lie sa how quickly and completely the lie big banker had turned the lie tables on Duncan he lie ran from the building Ho lie was arrested at his rooming house Hastings camo canio hero here from rpm San Fraucisco Francisco Francisco Fran Frau cisco several months ago He lie was re recently recently re- re married to Miss Katherine Jonkins Jon- Jon kins kitis a former confidential e atthe at tho the Elwell bank Duncans Duncan's home Is at Syracuse N N. Y where his father ather reputed wealthy re recent recently re- re cent died leaving him a considerable considerable consider consider- able legacy Whilo tho lie money mone lasted hasted the young man cut quite a swath in lii inthe liilie the lie tenderloin district |