The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-27
SHOOT CASHIER
AND FLEE WITH
funds OF BANK
Z. W. Rotermund is Fatally Wound
e. Defending Cash Of Addi-
scn Institution.
BANDITS IN STOLEN AUTO
GET AWAY WITH $l25

Chicago, Oct 26.---In daylight
robbery even bolder than that
whicn marked the holding up of the
messenger OF the Garfield Park
state Savings Eank in this city re-
Gently, Edward Rotermund, assist
ant cashier and a director in the
state Bark at Addison. H.. fifteen
miles from Chicago, was shot and
probably fatally wounded at t0:30
O'Clock yesterday morning by a
masked bandit just as Rotermund
entered the bank.
After the shooting the bandit who
had robbed Il. w. Fisher, the cash
ier, of Si25, escaped in sixty
horse power yellow racing car, in
which a companion was waiting,
with his hands on the steering
wheel
Tho yellow car with it's fleeing
occupants was trailed more than
twenty miles by Sheriff Kuhn, his
deputies and police officials of diff
ferent towns. 1t was found at noon
abandoned at Lagrange, where it is
believed the bandits took a train for
Chicago.
The Illinois Bankers Association
offered reward of 81 900 for the
aptuye OF the men and Sheriff
Kuhn of Lupage county added an
1thcr $500. Kuhn and his deputies
'ollcwed the men to Lagrange and
then came on to Chicago to look
for them. Detectives and deputy
sheriifs wore supplied with a very
accurate description of the bandit
who entered the bank by Cashier
Fischer
Gives Life For Bank,
1t was due to the bravery OF
Rotermund, whose life will pay for
'eit to his courage, that the vaults
were not robbed of the $4,000 they
contained. When Rotermund en-
tered the bank the bandit calmly
was waiting for Fischer to hand
him the contents of the vaults Sus-
oecting this, Rotermund grappled
Win the robber, who fired at close
range and then fled.
The bullet penetrated the left
unE and Or. Brust, who was at
tending the wounded man, said he
vas bleeding internally yesterday
fterncon and his death merely was
; question of hours.
The yellow car used by the ban
lits was identified as The property OF
1eorge kalb, a restaurant keeper
It 5225 Washington boulevard.
lahl said it was stolen from in
'front.' of his place. Captain Halpin.
II learning Of the shooting and rob
hery at Adison. assigned six detec-
ives 70 trail the bandits
Describes Robber.
Edward W. Fischer. a nephew OF
he president, George A. Fischer,
was alone in the cashiers cage when
he bandit entered the bank. The
7trangcr was man about twenty
ive years old, five feet eight inches
all and weighing perhaps 800
pounds He wore leather cap pull
I'd well down over his forehead. The
over part of his face was concealed
With i mask made out of handker-
chief. He carried a small brown
baI.
81 want to rent a safety deposit
vault" he said approaching the
cashiers window. My name is An
derson. live a few miles out of
Addison.
Fischer went to the vault and
presently returned with one of the
small iapannucd boxes used for safe
deposits The cashier opened his
wicket to permit the stranger to bet
ter view the box when Anderson"
showed revolver in his face and
said:
you are held up. Pass out all
the money you have and do It quick.
Here drop it in this bag" he add
cd, placing he brown bag open in
tho window wicket.
Don't shoot" said Fischer. "I
will give you what | have, but it's
only s125."
Seeks More Money.
You will have to come across
with more than that" commented
the bandit as the money was drop
ped into the open bag.
Well 90 then and hurry up and
don't try any funny work, either"
returned the bandit.
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