Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-05

SeUdT ttdpluS, aug .O.-DeCoCC1Ve5
and city police continued the investiga-
tion into the robbery Of the Cedar
Rapids National Bank today and ar
ranged to subject Leo Perrin. the pay
ing teller, to rigid examination in an
effort to get q description Of the lone
bandit who committed the robbery.
ing the night were released this morn
ing. Perrin having failed to identify
any as the bandit. Detectives are here
from Des Moines and Chicago working
on the case
Perrin has entirely recovered from
his experience Of yesterday.
Two Suspects Held.
Two men seen in the alley at the rear
of the bank on the morning Of the rob-
berry have been arrested and are being
held pending investigation.
Perrin is at ths bank today and under
examination by detectives,
Mr.. Perrin Interviewed.
In an interview Wednesday after
noon Leo Perrin. who was at Mercy
hospital. gave IN account Of the bank
robbery, particularly with rsgacd to
some oS Its peculiar features
Tho robbery was all done in . very
few minutes-almost In few seconds
] should say. he said. ''The man
moved very rapidly and he talked
very low. He said very little and
what he did say was in very low tone
Of voice.
II can not imagine how he got into
the hank. I closed the Third street
door when went in. 1t has spring
lock and therefore he could not have
entered there. 1t may be that he
came up from the basement There Is
a little cubby hole near the doors to
the bank vault where he might have
concealed himself.
Heard No Approach.
1T seems strange that I did not
hear him until he put the gun at my
head. But IL had heard step on
the bank floor might not have no.
ticed it as being unusual for some Of
the boys were up in the transit room
and Janitor Hollingsworth was work.
ing in the front part of the bank floor,
near the front doors. And for sew
eral weeks past while the alterations
to the building have been in progress
there have been persons waiting thru
the bank floor at practically all hours.
before the bank was open. while it was
open and after it had closed. We had
become so used to the confusion that
we paid little or no attention to Il.
"The robber had on rubbers and he
may have come quietly up from the
basement, or he may have been hid
ing in the little cubby hole near the
vault. really do not know.
Light Was Defective.
".There was nothing singular abut
the light going out. It had been de-
fective for some time and it was the
intention to have 1t repaired, but 1t
had been put off from time to time. 1t
really was good thing that 1t sudden
ly went out this morning. for am
satisfied the robber would have taken
more money than he did. When the
lights went out he evidently grew
sorry now that we did not Immediately
send down to the union station and
make a search for him. Still, he may
not have gone there.
: HE was rather a good looking fell
low. Some way he reminded me Of a
soldier. There was something about
his face and his bearing that suggested
a military man. His face was tanned.
his eyes were blue. or blush.
First he poked the gun at my face
and after l was In the vault he held ~
near my heart. When ho first ap-
peared I thought of the Chicago bank
robbery. Perhaps II I had not might
have made an outcry. but I didn't
Tho robber talked very low and with
that gun pointed straight at mo I did
Just as he told me. What would you
have done?''
Burns Man on Scene.
Mr.. c. w. Tobie, manager Of the
criminal department Of the William
l.. Burns International Detective
Agency, came to Cedar Rapids We'd
nesday evening and at once began the
task of making. q systematic investi-
CATION Of the $4,000 robbery. The
case IL decidedly unique and filled with
many difficulties he appeared quite
satisfied with the results Of his even-
ing's work. At II O'clock Wednesday
night he said: - - ~ ys
I'VE have found several leads and
are making good progress. There arc
two or three important Developments.
any one OF which might poaslbly
bring about the desired result"
Perrin ouixxsd.
Mr.. Tobie had long conference with
Cashier Kent G. Terman and alDo with
Leo Perrin, tho teller who was robbed.
Mr. Perrin was quite himself asa1n
wednesday night. He was at the hank