| Show washington of holdup imply an attempt at collection Washl neton dec 23 abe officials rod employee ot the treasury department building buil dinc turned out beumee about 11 thib and for a while treat over n nil founded report of an attempt to rob tue place where the government keepe its treasure rumon flew thick and fait but not eo as the alleged robber and a large number of pursuers tho man wae overtaken at uie corner of fourteenth and F et reele a block aiom the treasury building back there by a bit 1 after an investigation hafl waa turned to alie local police the atory of the affair wae thie awell d reeled negro called on secretary william burtu at hie office in alif department depart meat and paid be wae u to collect ten bollara mr curtie e a for he charity ball A telephone aire to a reference eiven by the nero brought back the response that he wag all right mr burtia instructed private secretary johndon to pay the man the money but mr johndon became and to the collector that the captain of the the tion had an electrio like effect on the nero he maan a wild leap down abo fairway tair way followed by mr Job nion and a number of cr news of le chaee spread through llie bis building buil ning and for a short time much excitement prevailed over rumors of robbery and other akrill |
