Firing in a Bank.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7926, 15 September 1905, Page 4

Firing in a Bank.

A vorm WOI"\DEL). MKLUOrRNK, Sept. \ A sensation occurred ai. Hendu;o shortly be/rre eight o'clock to.night, b.v the report in View-slreet of two revolver shots, fired in tjuick succession. An investigation .showed that (he phots had been fired in the Hank ->f Victoria, and that John A en, a youth, son of Mr .John W. Allen, manager of the bank, had been shut through one car. The youth. who lives with his father on flie premises, heard sounds in tho bank office, ami taking a lighted candle and t\ loaded revolver, pr ceedod to find the fanso of the noise. He says that on entering the oilice a man stepped out irom the toller's desk, and. snatching the revolver from his hand, fired point blank at him. The bullet passed through his left ear aird lodgvd in the ceiling. Ifc then regained possession of the revolver and find in the -direction of the burglar, who made his way through a -side door down some steps into the backyard, find then escaped. The youth added that he follow**! the burglar inlr the yard, and then met his lather, I<i whom he handed the revolver. Tho police were notified. They ascertain- ' #d that Miss Allen, niece of the manager, was in tire bank lor a few min- , 111es before the shots were fired. She ' went into the !>ank in the darkness te< get an envelope, but was unable to , find what she rerpiinsl. She had only left a couple of minutes when she hoard revolver shots. ,Young Allen's story appears to be supported by IJ. Lewoson, a gardener. Lewesen was walking past the bank when he heard ihe shols. He at once climbed on to the windowsill and ho asserts lhawhen he did so he saw a lighted ca'ndle. and then the figure of a men rushing tjliickly across the office towards the wide door.