The sun., 1894-04-27
DECOYED TIE CASHIER OUT.
TWO RoBBERs SMOOTHLY LOoT a
COUNTRY BASK.

One Of Thsu, Got the Old cashier efthe spen-
eer Bank In Thowp-ouviIie to Co-s Ont
TO Taih Bu-ine-- with the O.hsr Z. = Car
rirge-Lsn Aione In the Bsnk Oh. First
Had Easy work-Their Poiit- ~d.bI.
sPR1SoF1ELD. Mass, April 2e.-A daring day
light hank robbery was committed to-day in
the ONCE OF the H. E. Spencer banking Company
Of Thompsonville. Conn. Shortly before IL
o'clock two well. .dresse young men drove up
to the banking house. Stopping the horse In
front OF the door. one OF the men allChted and
entered the bank and informed Cashier H. ID.
Spencer. who was alone nt the time. that
he was wanted outside By tho man
in the carriage. Mr.. Spencer. the cashier.
is the father OF r. J. Spencer. the President
and principal owner Of the hank. and is nearly
65 years old. suspectinH nothing he won't
outside the bank to meet tho supposed busi-
ness man In the carriage. who imm e1iately en-
gagged him In conversation. Mr.. Spencer for
got, in his anxiety to oblige a supposed Gus
toner. that he was leaving an entire stranger
In the bank alone. with the safe and money
drawer unlocked. This is what the men had
evidently counted upon. for during the few
minutes Mr.. Spencer was absent from the In
side OF tho building. the man left inside had
not been idle. With deit hands he removed
every greenback from the money drawer and
vault that he could get sight OF and then stuff
ing his pocke ets as full o silver and gold pieces
as he could sauntered outside the door and
waited for his pal to oense talking with Cashier
Spencer. Then he entered the carriage with
his pal. and both. after tipping their hats to
the old cashier. drove rapidly away toward tho
southern end OF the town.
long deliberation hy men who had full and
complete knowledge, OF tho habits o. the oiil-
the the bSnh wi was practically in charge Of only one
man. The men drove up 20 the Institution
only a fey minutes after President Spencer
were practically deserted. 4 lew moment.
after they had driven away large crowd nlled
building. did not notice anything wrong nt
drawer to look over his cash on hand that no
discovered the 81 robbery He then s,iS rushed e
but but HSs dsooSefed @ That The men had made good
the Is5e ss a. sTSSSfE pass
Spencer. who hurried to ,he bank to learn the
NATION l ft' il was va T found that about $500 was
taken from the bank. The robbers drove q
The man whS entered the / tank was about live
feet two inches tall and the man who re.
outside s aS0Is Gsre ys
| in business suits. The police Of this and
| npighbOring cities have been notined OF the
robbery aud asked to assist In capturing the
men.
| IL is evident that the robbers started from
| Springfield. About 8 o'clock a man appeared
| at EastmAn's stables. on Water street there
and asked for a. horse and buggy to go to
| Thompsonyille lie Gavo the name Of Henry
Mavbee. He was about 30 years old. feet U
| inches tall. and weighed about 14O pounds.
He had small hlaek moustachs. and was 2
| shAr u-luoEing man. He secured the horse and
| carriage, and paid Tor II In advance About l
| o'clock the rig sppeared. driven hy two boys.
The horse had been driven very hard.
ihs Ts' soSss sas ma fs Bnas sas W.
work IN the garden in front Of ,h; ths
to them. At the same time he and another
man jumped out and asked the boys to lake
the team up TO this city. When asked where
to 60 they were told that any one on Main
street would tell them where TO GO. The horse
slowly, taking about an hour on the way They
drove to a stable on Dwight street frat. where
the rig was recognized and sent 10 Enstman's
1t is thought that the robbers crossed the
bridge TO Mittineague or some nearby rail-
road station. where they took train.