The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-11-21
INO TAKEN FOR
BANK BANK ROBBERY
:. ;ef Finger Captures Man and
q. man Charged with Burglary
q Theft of Liberty Bonds
at VanderyOort.

81. Friday morning with two per-
nan and woman, charged
81, '',s completely in the robbery at the
a. Vandervoort Wednesday
s,,st M The man, Tom Hammonds'
'Es,s s..'heen serving as deputy sheriff IN
ss.,ion TO his duties as hotel keep
voraervoort. The woman, Miss
rrammar. is a 19-year-old
sSter 5s'sS Of Mrs. Rose Miller, living
a'iug, Doc Springs. The pair are
a the county jail under bonds
ns~ ~ ooo eacb to await action of the
s'phu 'sesn5Sonds was arrested at Wander
"a mon his return there after hav-
's aar - absent all day following the
e ~. =, of the bank. The young wom-
w ~ taken in custody at Wickes
81 ! sbe had been stopping oste1-
49, -. ~ take treatment for rheuma-
~ - of the property stolen from
s. se's store at Vandervoort is said
Nv been found in the woman's
roori at Wickes.
'- qSs nair is believed to be part OF
:, sroanized gang that planned and
Z s<s.zntej s;;;.s tbe raid on the Wander
sssrs hank and stores. Sheriff Fin
~ returned to Vandervoort Friday
sflsrpoon with the expectation OF
ssskine further Investigations and ar
rasis
,H.ssre of the Liberty bonds or cash
fakzn from the bank have been found
latest estimates by Cashier J. =.
later estimates by Cashier j. Z.
(sanpbell of the bank as to the
sss.onnt missing reduced the first re-
nost of losses. He now estimates
fkat s4OO in money and between
5000 and $4,000 in Liberty bonds
zere taken. Had the robbers been
able to penetrate the inner vault OF
the big bank safe, where the bulk Of
coin and currency was kept, the loss
you'd have been much larger. AS it
lappened, the robbers got into the
,ufer part where only the days
:hange was stored.
Thai the robbery was planned by
men who understand the nature OF
Liberty bonds is the belief Of the Of
ficials. In addition to stealing the
bonds, the thieves carried away or
leetroyed the records kept by the
bank of the bonds and their intended
6ufxhasers.
Part Of the bonds belonged to the
Bank, part were owned by Wander
s0rt residents who had left them in
The bank for safekeeping, while the
rest were bonds on which partial pay
ments had been made by subscribers.
Il will require some time and work
before correct list of those who
hare suffered loss of bonds can be
made.
i was reported that $500 of the
skolen bonds belonged to F. M. Cecil,
one Of Vandervoort's wealthiests res
dents.
bntrance to the bank safe was
made by knocking off the combina-
ton knob with an axe. It is believed
fhst explosives were used.
lpdge Wright Prickett, deputy
Hfosecuting attorney was called to
sanqeryoort late Thursday night
g ipck after the preliminary exami-
nzs'sn Of Hammonds and Miss Gram
a'af Both waived examination and
sste bound over in bonds of $4,000
aeA TO await action by the grand
- Grammar is said to be 4 sis-
y Preston Grammar, who was
- for horse stealing reeertly.
II II mother, Mrs. Rose Miller has
recently returned from Little
IN wnere she had been in hogpit-
Z, e. s sllss Grammar has been a famil-
49, sSiv IN certain circles abou.
I'll -. saloervoort and Bog Springs
= A. Lee estimates his loss at
nkon, s7s srssV' 'he amount consisting of
arYns arS ~ "a cash some jewelry, fire
&C.. a'ore Of Doc Cecil was also en-
sex taken. ~ anu Soi''e ar'i-
ca1Ie5 ..oOOefy at Vandervoort has re-
Ienn, ,hind the last robbers at
Id tbra. W. 'ne bank there. This occur
III kill;na years ago and resulted in
" at.~ss s oI one of the robbers, who
Basts siwards identified as George
fsn;ls member Of a we'll known
WING wing near Vandervoort.
anftrt,,n. ,anuervoort bank has been
ii ate Was IN the matter of robber-
1aIa peunesday nights effort is
sr m te - .ne fifth, and like the 9TH
~ ''Oh place in the fall of the
11e<.ff us =. was made a deputy
IN ~ Vandervoort for the ex-
- rObSpse bbSpose of stopping the numer-
l|5spre oe.ies - there. He had the con-
4 =. u The u, citizens there and was
lx5les. Dy Sheriff Finger upon the
IS f0s,n request of the leading men of
|zIi|esert., "a, The aggregate wealth
i den,'t'. on Hammonds' bond
|1560oSo0 sheriff, is said to be
- Of pnos tSn s had an office in the
L bui,ai !, .ne bank building and KEYS g. to to
ntered dung ~, Z, and also to the stores