Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-04-18

Haley, forced them into the vault, Sc
cured 81, 10 IN cash and left the banl
force locked up in the vault. The rob
bers seem to have made complete
getaway.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
Two roughly dressed men entered the
bank and while one approached the
cashiers window the other passed in
front of the bookkeepers. Cashier
Reed asked the man at his window
what he would have The man made
no reply but raised a gun to the top of
the counter and said: Hands up do
as you are told; act quick. - Being
taken completely by surprise Cashier
Reed did as he was directed. The rob-
ber then ordered him to move away
from his counter and face the north
wall of the room, winch placed him
with his b; * to the robber.
The otho2 robber said to Messrs
Guthrie an Haley: Put up your
hands, get back of the stove and face
the WALL Mr.. Haley moved rather
slowl" and the robber punched him
with pistol and SAID: Put EN- up
d. ID quick"
While the bank force was lined up
facing the wall the robber took what
currency was on the cashiers counter
and then marched the bank force into
the vault and lined them up with their
backs to the safe.
The robber proceeded to remove from
the safe the bags Of coin and asked
Cashier Reed If there was any gold.
He replied that there was bag OF it
IN the safe. The roDber also said: sis
this all the currency you have?' Mr..
Reed replied that it was, thinking at
the time that the robber had secured
package of currency containing several
thousand dollars that was IN the safe.
The robber evidently meant to ask it
the currency he had taken from the
cashiers counter was all the currency
the bank had. The robber then took a
bag that contained 600 fitty.cent
pieces, thinking he had gold, stepped
out o. the vault and locked it.
The robber that held up Cashier
Reed at the window did not enter be-
hind the bank railing but stood guard
near the bank door, while the other
one searched the vault.
Within three minutes after the rob-
bers had gone Cashier Reed loosenod
the bolt of the lock and opened the
door. He at once spread the alarm
and men began to arm and prepare to
scour the woods.
1t was soon learned that the robbers
went In northerly direction through
the woods and party of men made an
effort to catch them, but were not sue
cessful in getting sight of them.
Bloodhounds arrived here from Chat
tanooga on the tram at 2 a. m. Satur-
day and Immediately took up the trail.
The hounds trailed the men to Lanclng,
On the @. and e. road, where it is sup
posed the lobbers got away on freight
train. Parties had been warned that
the robbers were heading in that direc-
ton and 1t was thought very likely
they would be caught when they reach
I'd the railroad, if not before, but IN
spite of all efforts ra"e, good fortune
seemed TO be with the robbers and lit
lie hope IS now entertained of their be-
ng caught.
John Robinson was arrested at Crab
Orchard and brought to town for ex-
Monday, but he was released
is 1t soon became evident that he was
n no way connected with the robbery.
Several persons have been arrested at ,
POINTS along the @. and e. road but
othing came of it, further than to
ind that some of them were bootleg
,ers and had the goods" with them.