Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-09-24
DARING ROBBERY.
The Baxter National Bank Robbed
in Broad Daylight of $S542.


ona Bank Very quietly they proceeded to the bank and walked
lin In the bank the time Of their entrance was Frank brews
ter assistant cashier NJ Mchener and VIM Murphy Mr. Brew
se was doing figuring for Wm Murphy and Mr. Kitchener was
standing beside Mr. Murphy waiting for Mr. Brewster to get through
One of the trio robbers back into the directors unno
ced and walked directly to Mr. Brewster and putting big au
tomato gun against his body said Get busy damn you he
marched Brewster into the vault and had him dump what money
was in the vault into grain sack One Of the others kept McheneI
and Murphy covered while the third took what money was
the counter and the drawer Completing the work Of robbery they
marched Brewster Mchner and Murphy into the vault and closed
the door, twas not until Walter Hartley also employed in the bank
had returned from the State Bank where he had been to clear O
1.-The dav that the robbery discovered He noticed the vault
closed and heard cries from within et out Opening the
vault door, the victims released and the alarm given But
the robbers had quite start and being on good horses wdened the
distance rapidly.
The robbers cut the rural telephone wires east Of town. and
was impossible to the country in that direction That they had
the affair well planned is very evident Not mssep in their cal
cuaions did they make.
On their way from the bank to their horses after they had the
money they Miss Vera Justice and the robbers very
ev ifed his hat and stepped aside for her to pass
Mr. Mchene version Of the robbery is quite interesting and
is as good as could be told Here it Isl
Jus about 2:3O o'clock started to the bank make de.
pos" he said Il had about S6O As walked toward the bank
noticed three coming from the east along the walk beside
the bank. paid attention to them but went on in
will Murphy leaning the ledge at the telers window
and Frank Brewster inside waiting him. stopped beside
Murphy and heard the door open behind me-
Before what happening, heard Hands up and
turned looked into the muzze of Winchester noticing
another had rushed behind Frank and had
automatic revolver against his back.
while the big fellow that had Frank covered made him 60
back the vault the the with the Winchester
marched Murphy and in behind the partition The other man
who automatic to the till While he kept the
gun pointed toward with his right hand he scoOped money out
of the till into his left-hand pocket.
Our guard wouldn't let look at either him the at
the TILL and every time Aexed muscle he Said Look to
Fuay Frank and the of the crowd out of the
vault then the three bandits ordered back into the
Office the beside the vault There the man with the
sack held while other the he had taken from the
It'll Then he tied the sack with heavy leather thong that
he took out of his pocket. -
p to this time except for the profane orders issued by first
one the and then another not word had been spoken BY
them and they conversation. While they tying the
sack though asked Frank that all the money
he had Receiving affirmative he said He'll that's not
get drunk on Then he suggested that they and
clean out the The leader hushed him though
and told into the wash Brewster objected telling
them could climb out over the partition. .
% idea was that they in the vault he could set
off the burglar alarm They locked E the vault in good deal
hurry We waited little Bit and then Frank began to beat
the door somebody out He changed his mind
burglar alarm thinking that we could make our
cape alarming the robbers there would be chance to
get them We hadn't vault than three four
minutes before Walter Hartley unlocked the door,"
The sixty dollars Mr. Mcheuer had saved he had not
vet his deposit and the robbers did not rob the persons OF
posse was quickly up and in pursuit of the rob
be the pursuit avad nothing The robbers went east to
the Star school and south the Crawford farm Near the
latter place they went along road little travelled and
which automobiles have business The found where
the robbers stopped divided the money finding the sack
and three bands which had been around the
Sam West carrier on Route saw the fellows Hl ne
after dividing the they scattered and will meet later
for their celebration of a successful robbery.
revolver which they from the bank found where
mounted their horses and returned to the bank
It believed the robbers will be caught two of them
known their will made public at this time That
full of attested by the fact of their leaving their
from the bank and BY the careful and mehod
cal manner in which they carried out their plans.
The Baxter National Bank carried robbery insurance and
within two hpufs after robbery received from the
suauce company that quick settlement the loss would made
The robbers secured 9,b42
The for business few minutes after the rob-
berry, friends institution supplying all the needed for
of the day. and by morning the bank had more
money than needed for the regular transaction of business