The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-08
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and ROBBED. BANK
Six Masked Men Commit.
Daring Deed.
TOOK COIN AND LEFT.
Used Nitro Glycerine TO Blow Open
Vaults and Safe.
MADE THREE. MEN PRISONERS
After Fastening Them Securely They Lett
One OF the Band on Guard and Pro-
.= ceeded With Their Work uuob-
served - Secured Over
$4,000 in Coin and
Currency.
Used Nitro GIycerine TO Blow Open
Vaults and Safe.
MADE THREE. MEN PRISONERS
(B- Associated Press.)

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ST. LOUIS, NO., Jan. 7.-six masked
men entered the National Stock -Yar.s
bank, north or East St. Louis Qllinois'
last night, and, after capturing and gag
ging the two night watchmen and fire
man at the plant, and blowing open the
coin and currency, with which they de-
camped..
For nine hours, from I O'clock last
night until 4 o'clock this morning. they
We're at work on the vaults without being
.interfered with. The entire East st.
Louis police force, aided by the ST. Louis
police are guarding all the avenues Of
escape, but as yet have obtained no clue
to the whereabouts Of the. robbers, who,
it is believed, escaped on horseback.
Lee Philpot, one of the watchmen. a
Rough Rider, friend of President Roose-
velt, and member of the well-known
Kentucky family of that name, was the
first to meet with the robbers. He was
standing in the stock yar6s, near the
Exchange building, in which the bank is
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men who sprang out of a fence corner
with reyolvers in their nands. They
said: StsWe e, want you, Pllilpot," ana with
! thac overpowered HIM before he could
reach his revolver. Inc three robbers
| toon 1Philpot to the scomposing-room of
1.-the Daily National Stock Yards Re-
! porter, near by. and laid him On the
| floor. He was bound and gagged VITA
towels. While lying there three other
l = " ly,sy, an Sfan
| floor fFfilpot heard the leader OIL the rob-
bers say: Lets Kill him. He was de-
|sterred from doing this, Pnilpot says, by
| the other robbers. s5
q OTHERS CAPTURED.
| One Of the men was sent out WITH m, m
| zstructions to secure ANYBODY else IN the
vicinity. Albert Estep, the other bank
watchman. was caught on the steps OF
| the Exchange building. he robber went
in to Estep and addressed him by name.
Thinking it was a friend, Estep was
IHtaken unawares, and a. revolver was
| thrust into his face. anu unGer threats
| Of death he was forced to go to the COM
sposing-room, where he was also pound
and gagged. tss5 =
. Night Fireman l.. w. Clark was taken
una wares in the steam plant OF the TX
change building: He resisted and was
badly beaten before he was suE'dued. he
! was also ldkel1 lilo Lie SoiAipo1A.e
and left bound and gagged with his two
companions.
I About midnight one OF the robbers was
! left to guard the three captiyes. while
/ the other five went to the bank, which
lis located on the first floor OF. the Eix-
| change building, near the center win
! nitro-glycerine the robbers blew open
/ the steel doors of the vault These doors.
/ Of a double thickness of steel, We're shat-
/ +ared a.and the banks books and papers
i blown into shreds.
SAFE DOOR BLOWN. =
Entering the vault, the Zig steel sale
with uuadruple plate doors was next
/ encountered These doors were drilled
and a charge of the explosive inserted,
which blew them off. The explosion De
4 stroyed more books and papers and scat
4 tered about $500 in gold and silver upon
4 the floor. This money was not taken
1 by the robbers They took all the cur
4 rency and other coin, amounting to aoou'
4 IS 600. as nearly as the bank ofhcfais can
+ estimate. The five men left the BANK
n and signalled to the one who was guard
4 ing the captive watchmen and tremen
4 and he Joined his companions.
i Five minutes after the robber guars
3 1eft the &composing-room Estep. who hat
NOT been bound securely, worked loos'
4 and released Clark and Ph1lpot
All the robbers wore masks. In add
4 tions to the s5,0oo the robters securet
!. $3.50 left with the bank by Asslstan
i Postmaster Bushel, of the Stock = ards
2; This Is the bank whose officers recent
4 w swore out a warrant charging Ineo
dore Dudleston, the assistant cashier
S With embezzling s12. 900