Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-08
DARING BANK ROBBbRI
cr,,ksmeu Make Bi.''Iaul Fro" h'S'
St. Louis Institution
WORKED FOB NINE HOURS
a,a Previously Made Pr''o" s,na.
NV w.tcnmen and Fireman, i"e'"
inr -. Rough Rider Fr'e"'
Of President Roose'e"'

/, Ct Iouis Jan. Six mashe" l ',,,
!, ontered the National Stocky"fu' "f,o,
nnr,h of East st. Louis, Ill., anu "., Wv,
c,ntrriug and gagging the two wan, nd
mon and fireman at the plan' ,,,,,.
blowing open the vaults WIN aur.
n'i," secured $1,000 in coin ana cur
r.ucv with which they dec'inpe'
For nine hours they were at worn w
tba yoults without being llllefieie'
with lehman
Leo PhIpot. one of the wa'ci .,n,
n rough rider friend OF freS'u. .a,,
Roosevelt and member OF the W."
known Kentucky family of that i'"li,e'
WAS the first to meet Win the w.
bers He was standing in the s'och'
wards near the Exchange building III
which the bank is located. when ie was
addressed by three men VINO Spr"nr
out of II fence corner with reviewers i.
their hands. They said, I'VE VAIN
you. Philpot," and with that oVefpo"
cred him before he could reach MS re
vOIver.
The three robbers took Philpot to the
composing room of The Daily Nal'oNa
Stockyards Reporter, near by, ana i''u
him on the floor He was bound manu-
and foot and gagged with towels.
Three other men then came in.
While he WAS lying on the floor PhiI'
pot heard the leader of the robbei
rang say, Lets kill him" He was
leterred from doing this. Phllpot says
~ the other robbers. One Of the SIX
men WAS sent OUT with injunctions to
ecure anybody else in the vicinity
lbert Estcp. the other bank watch 4
nan. was caught on the stairs of the
Exchange building. The rObler went
p to Estep and addressed him by
anne Thinking IT was Il friend, Els
p was taken unawareS. and re 1
Oliver was thrust in his face. and IN D
'r i..e threat Of death he was forced !
go to the composing room. where he
as also bound and gagged.
Fireman Roughly Handled.
Fireman l.. W. Clark was taken IN,
wares in the steam plant of the Tx
ange building. He resisted and wns AZ
dly beaten before he was subduad. nc
, was also taken to the composing G,
I'M and left bound and gagged with cc
two companions o.
inc Of the robbers was left to guard ~,
three captives while the other I've ~
ut to the bank, which is located on "
flrst floor Of the Exchange build. z
; near the center. With utroylyc,
| the robbers blew open the steel w W.
rs OF the vault. These doors, Of a q
lble thickness Of Steel were shat. Ha
vi ana the banks books and paDcrs
Nn into shreds. Entering the vault
DIG steel safe, with quadruple plate -
rs was next encountered. These
rs were drilled and a charge of ey.
i've inserted, which blew them off W
explosion destroyed more books Cou
papers and scattered about SGOo was
oid and silver upon the floor This ii n,
~ was not taken by the robbers .,T6
TOOK all the currency and other Stat 81 q
amounting to about S:,ou os wan
" as the banks officer, cam esti. oo'cIc
= Inc nve men left the bank and viz
''eu ~ Tue one who was guarding thor
captlVe watchn,en and fireman chase
ne joined his companions i nng.'
{ minutes after the robber o,,..d cty
lhe composing room Esten vhn Ex Sgi
AZ. 'ee'l bound securely, worked note
anu Released Clark and pbjlnot pay paSSln !,
,"e" ran TO the telephone and mine
up Charles 7. Jones, ~auo a.'u both,
1 -, % the stockyards. and presi be pa pa,
T. Gordon Knox of the stoo I legSi i,
oallN' and they hurried to ,ha hd 5i.,
."ras Mr. Knox said that if t tl's Irdse
. mad made their haul tha n;. tue AT n1i $
=, 'ney would have secured a n,su' r jeIs
more than they rot " ~ ''ou' . Fou
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