Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-05
BANK is ROBBED
AT CEDAR RAPIDS
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Perrin, the paying teller, Of the
bank, was taken to local hospital,
temporarily insane from the shock, &C
cording to physicians who examined
him. No trace Of the bandit had been
discovered at 10 o'clock.
Several Men In Hearing.
Three clerks and two janitors were
at work in the bank at the time the
robbery occurred but they were in
rooms some distance from the vaults
except E. R. Hollenbeck, janitor who
was less than fifty feet away but who
said he could not see the vault doors
because of curtain partition.
The bank has been undergoing ex-
tensiye repairs for the last few weeks,
and it is this fact that led the author
tiles to believe that the bandit had OBJ
aimed entrance some time yesterday
afternoon, in the garb Of workman,
and that he had secreted himself be-
fore the bank doors were closed.
The robber appeared to want only
currency as several sacks of silver on
the floor of the vault were ignored.
While he was filling his pockets the
lights In the vault suddenly went out
and he apparently became alarmed.
Holding his revolver in front he back
ed out quickly, closed the vault on
Perrin, and escaped by rear door.
He was believed to be in hiding some
where in the city.
Perrin was unable to give a clear
description of the man. He said,
however, that he was tall, apparently
young, wore grey suit and that his
face was sunburned.
Detectives On Case.
Des Moines, Aug. 4.-P. w. Hall,
secretary Of the Iowa Bankers associa-
ton, was notified of the robbery of
the Cedar Rapids National bank short
ly after it took place, and Immediately
put detectives on the case. Attorney
General Cosson also assigned his spec
ial agents to make an effort to locate
the bandit.
Two Bandits Caught.
Des Moines, Aug. 4.-Plans for the
return to North Liberty of the two men
believed to have been the bandits who
held up and robbed the Farmers Saw
ings bank of that town on July 16, af
ter overpowering and gagging the as
sistant cashier, J. A. Cypra, occupied
attention at the attorney generals Of
flee today.
Attorney General Cosson received
reports that his special agents had ar
rested man giving the name of w.
r. Smith, at Detroit last night. Anoth-
or man giving the name of Will Loomis
is in Jail at Davenport. The latter Is
said to have confessed to the robbery.
Thieves Fall Out.
Davenport, Aug. 4.-Will G. LOOMS, /,
waiter, held here on charge Of par
ticipating in the sensational robbery OF !
the Farmers Savings bank at North !
Liberty, fifty miles west of here, on
July 16, admitted his part in the crime !
in signed statement to the local po-
lice and gave information which led
to the arrest of Robert Smith at
Detroit
Angsred at Smith for taking over !,
$500 of haul amounting to .$1,040, /
Loomis told the police where the other /
bandit could be found. LOOMS had
been employed as waiter in resort !
at Rock Island, ILL.,, and Smith had /
been q gambler at the same place.
They planned the robbery for several
days Going to Iowa City they stole
an automobile, drove to North Liberty, !
where they filled the tank with gaso- |
line, and entering the bank in the at
ternoon they bound and gagged the
cashier and took all the cash in sight.
The men returned to Davenport and
remained here three days before Smith
went to Detroit. Loomis was arrested
in Rock Island gambling house after
he had lost all but $85 Of his money. |
Special Agent Bidwell Of Des Moines,
who went to Detroit to return Smith
will arrive here with his prisoner to-
night