Rumor that Money Was Carried Away
Another wrinkle in the bank theft case is a new story of witnesses who saw a man leaving the bank with what looked like a large amount of money and drove quickly away. Questions are raised as far as whether the bank money just walked away. Pierce’s sons insist that Haywood and Leonard are the people who took the money and no one else.
Source:
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Date: 1993-05-14
Type:
NEWS
Coverage:
- Santa clara
- 1890s
Identifier: Fe-BEN-Pierce-70
Collection
Citation
“Rumor that Money Was Carried Away.” Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1993-05-14. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/138773. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.