At the time of the robbery, around 10:30 am, the truck was being loaded with $200,000 (in $5 bills) on West Colfax Avenue. A black Buick touring car then pulled up and two men jumped out firing sawed-off shotguns, while a third grabbed the money bags. U.S Mint Police Officers inside the mint, numbering some 50 men, quickly responded by returning fire. One of the robbers was said to have "taken a [shotgun] round in the jaw".[2] The gang however, remaining at the scene for only a minute and a half, had already made their getaway.[3]
Suspectsedit
None of the gunmen were ever identified, with the exception of 36-year-old Nicholas "Chaw Jimmie" Trainor who was killed during the shootout with the U.S Mint Police, and they successfully escaped with $200,000. The gang fled taking the mortally wounded Trainor with them after one of the guards, Charles Linton,[4] was killed. On January 14, 1923, Trainor's body was found in their getaway car after it had been dumped in a Gilpin Street garage in Denver.[2] Police later suspected that Harvey Bailey, who had worked with Trainor in the past, may have been another member of the gang but were never able to produce any evidence of his involvement.[1][3]
On February 17, a month after Trainor's body was discovered, Minnesota authorities raided an abandoned hideout and the Secret Service recovered $80,000 from the Denver Mint Robbery[2][3] and $73,000 in bonds stolen from a bank robbery in Walnut Hills, Ohio three months prior to the mint robbery. Both Trainor and Bailey were suspects in the Walnut Hills robbery which further strengthened the police theory of Bailey's involvement. Bailey had disappeared in late-1922 and continued to elude authorities until his arrest and conviction in 1933.[1] Bailey died in 1979.
The case remained unsolved for 12 years until Denver Police Chief A.T. Clark announced that the robbery team had been identified and included five men and two women, all of whom had since been killed in the years following the robbery. The two alleged surviving members, Harvey Bailey and James "Oklahoma Jack" Clark, had since been sentenced to life imprisonment on unrelated charges. The gang, police claimed, had fled to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area where the money was given to "a prominent Minneapolis attorney".[3] No one was ever charged with the robbery[2] and the case was officially closed on December 1, 1934.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdNewton, Michael. The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists, and Capers. New York: Facts On File Inc., 2002. (pg. 80) ISBN0-8160-4488-0
Kirchner, Larry R. Robbing Banks: An American History, 1831-1999. Rockville Centre, New York: Sarpedon, 2000. ISBN1-885119-64-X
Yadon, Laurence J. and Dan Anderson. 200 Texas Outlaws and Lawmen, 1835-1935. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, 2008. ISBN1-58980-514-3
Wallis, Michael. Pretty Boy: The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. ISBN0-312-11046-4
December 12, 2023
denver, mint, robbery, occurred, december, 1922, when, five, hijacked, federal, reserve, bank, delivery, truck, outside, mint, denver, colorado, mint, building, 1906datedecember, 1922venueunited, states, mintlocationdenver, colorado, causerobberyoutcometheft, . The Denver Mint robbery occurred on December 18 1922 when five men hijacked a Federal Reserve Bank delivery truck outside the U S Mint in Denver Colorado 1 Denver Mint robberyU S Mint building in 1906DateDecember 18 1922VenueUnited States MintLocationDenver Colorado U S CauseRobberyOutcomeTheft of 200 000 Contents 1 Robbery 2 Suspects 3 References 4 Further readingRobbery editAt the time of the robbery around 10 30 am the truck was being loaded with 200 000 in 5 bills on West Colfax Avenue A black Buick touring car then pulled up and two men jumped out firing sawed off shotguns while a third grabbed the money bags U S Mint Police Officers inside the mint numbering some 50 men quickly responded by returning fire One of the robbers was said to have taken a shotgun round in the jaw 2 The gang however remaining at the scene for only a minute and a half had already made their getaway 3 Suspects editNone of the gunmen were ever identified with the exception of 36 year old Nicholas Chaw Jimmie Trainor who was killed during the shootout with the U S Mint Police and they successfully escaped with 200 000 The gang fled taking the mortally wounded Trainor with them after one of the guards Charles Linton 4 was killed On January 14 1923 Trainor s body was found in their getaway car after it had been dumped in a Gilpin Street garage in Denver 2 Police later suspected that Harvey Bailey who had worked with Trainor in the past may have been another member of the gang but were never able to produce any evidence of his involvement 1 3 On February 17 a month after Trainor s body was discovered Minnesota authorities raided an abandoned hideout and the Secret Service recovered 80 000 from the Denver Mint Robbery 2 3 and 73 000 in bonds stolen from a bank robbery in Walnut Hills Ohio three months prior to the mint robbery Both Trainor and Bailey were suspects in the Walnut Hills robbery which further strengthened the police theory of Bailey s involvement Bailey had disappeared in late 1922 and continued to elude authorities until his arrest and conviction in 1933 1 Bailey died in 1979 The case remained unsolved for 12 years until Denver Police Chief A T Clark announced that the robbery team had been identified and included five men and two women all of whom had since been killed in the years following the robbery The two alleged surviving members Harvey Bailey and James Oklahoma Jack Clark had since been sentenced to life imprisonment on unrelated charges The gang police claimed had fled to the Minneapolis St Paul area where the money was given to a prominent Minneapolis attorney 3 No one was ever charged with the robbery 2 and the case was officially closed on December 1 1934 1 References edit a b c d Newton Michael The Encyclopedia of Robberies Heists and Capers New York Facts On File Inc 2002 pg 80 ISBN 0 8160 4488 0 a b c d Heim Michael Exploring Colorado Highways Trip Trivia Wabasha Minnesota Exploring America s Highway 2007 pg 4 ISBN 0 9777301 0 7 a b c d Peterson Eric Don and Barbara Laine Frommer s Denver Boulder amp Colorado Springs 9th ed Hoboken Wiley Publishing Inc 2007 pg 88 ISBN 0 470 06858 2 ODMP memorial for Special Officer Charles LintonFurther reading editKirchner Larry R Robbing Banks An American History 1831 1999 Rockville Centre New York Sarpedon 2000 ISBN 1 885119 64 X Yadon Laurence J and Dan Anderson 200 Texas Outlaws and Lawmen 1835 1935 Gretna Louisiana Pelican Publishing Company 2008 ISBN 1 58980 514 3 Wallis Michael Pretty Boy The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd New York St Martin s Press 1992 ISBN 0 312 11046 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denver Mint robbery amp oldid 1186272535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
