Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-06
Four Bandits Stay Two Men
and Get $1,000 Loot.
FIVE SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Woman Injured and Two Citizens
Shot for Interference.
DEPos1ToRs ANXIOUS TODAY
Doors Closed, But Assurance Given
That Loot Was Small and All
Will Be Paid.

| P1TTSBCRG, April 6.-Employes of the
Victor Banking Company at McKees
Rocks. six miles below Pittsburg, were
preparing to close at $50 hast night when
four men stepped from the shadows
outside. and while two with drawn
revolvers warned away all passing pc
destrians the other two opened fire on
those inside.
Samuel Friedman, the manager, was
| killed with three bullets while trying to
protect $1,000 on a counter.
Isratz Schwartz, the cashier, was shot
through the head and died two hours
later.
Gil the street by the robbers as they ran
With their plunder. consisting of the
5000. but will recover.
Andrew Mike, a mill workman, was
hit by a stray bullet.
Mary Enco. an employe of the bank,
was slightly injured trying to save
Friedman and Schwartz.
Today every detective that can be
spared from Pittsburg and from AL
legheny county is securing the country
fl the robbers, who jumped on horses
just outside the town and escaped with
| the 5000. Five suspects have been ar
rested.
Depositors Clamor for Money.
The bank was closed today by order
of the officials. Unable to hold the for
eign depositors in check. the police al
lowed many to gather around the doors
| Of the institution.
| Demands for admission were made by
the crowd. They were told that their
deposits were safe and insured. and
they would be paid off later in the day.
This statement did not satisfy them.
| Vigorous work on the part of the au
| thoritfeS was required to quell the I'M
ruly members Of the embryonic mob.
| The depOsitOrs, for the larger part.
remained about the bank building all
| during the morning hours, refusing to
go to work at their usual occupations.
The authorities found two small
| bank this morning. Small significance
| is attached to the discovery, however.
Bloodhounds brought from Washing
| ton county were taken to the bank
| shortly before noon.
Says Robbers Got Little.
President Amshal Of the Victor Bank
ing Company said today:
Very little money was secured by
the robbers-less than $500, as near as
| we can estimate at present. Yesterday
afternoon a much larger sum was
| taken to a Pittsburg bank for deposit.
| The robbers may have thought this
sum still remained in the McKees Rock
! institution.
! I'VE are not Offering a reward for
! the apprehension of the criminals"
| The county authorities received word
! early today that a horse and buggy
| had been stolen near Schoenv1lle during
| last night and had been seen carrying
| several men going in the direction of
| Steubenville. County detectives have
started In pursuit.
Joining. were both terrorized for about
| thirty minutes during and after the
shooting last night. Mounting their
horses the robbers rode up and down
| through the town shooting right and
left 1t was then that King and Mike
were shot, while trying to stop the rob-
| bers.
The location of the Victor Bank is lone
some after nightfall 1t Is on the dlvld-
| ing line between Schoenville and Mckees
Rocks, and many of it's patrons are the
workmen of the plants of those towns. 1t
| is a bank for foreigners, and also has
| conducted a steamship agency.
| Last Saturday was pay day at most OF
| the works and there was about 10000
| in the bank last evening. Only 5000 of
| it appeared on the counters, however, the
| rest being locked in the big safes.
1t was customary to keep the bank open
until 10 o'clock for several evenings after
| pay day. Business being slow last night,
| however, the manager. who also acted as
| teller and the cashier decided to close
about $50.
| Shot at All in Srht