Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-02-16 | Page 1 | Attempts a Holdup

Biif Masked BandiTFails to Rob a New York Hotel Now York, Feb. 10. With the aid of a revolver, and the co-operation of pals in a waiting automobile, a marked mark-ed bandit earl today attempted to hold up the clerk of tho Hotel Fred- I erlck in West 55th street, Just off I Broadway, below Central Park. The ' attempt failed because Robert G. Bernard, Ber-nard, the clerk, grappled with the bandit after the latter had fired one shot and wounded him In the hand and because the robber's revolvers twice missed fire when he tried to follow up his first shot by two more at close rauge. The bandit and hl6 companions got away In the automobile without having hav-ing gotten anywhere within reaching distance of $400 in cash, which had Just been placed In the hotel safe.