The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-03
AUTOMOBILE
AND ROBBED BANK
william Mitchell Got Very Busy Yes
terday-He stole an Auto,
Robbed a Bank and Got
Arrested.
5 Ex-sALooN KEEPER
AUTO Was Stolen From Arsyle-The
keokuk Police Spread the News /.
That Led to the Mans
Arrest.

VIM. Mitchell, ex-saloon keeper OF
Quincy. was arrested in that city
yesterday afternoon about 3 O'CLOCK
for robbing the bank at Taylor, Mis-.
souri,, a small town just across the
river from Quincy. 1t transpires
that the party has another robbery
70 answer for. 1t is pretty sure that
he is the same man who, early yes
terday morning, probably soon after
midnight. stole a car from the gar,
age OF e. r. Daugherty, Of Argyle,
Iowa. He took a new Ford, but was
kind enough to leave a note behind,
which is given below verbatim
adIiteratim:
Dear Friend-Don't be worey-
ed about your Ford; you will
have it back in side of three
days; maybe you will find ii in
Fort Madison today il we don't
use it to days longer; but you
will have your Ford in your hands
in 8 days with $1,000 for the
use of 1t If not more"
Mr.. Daugherty elected not to take
the mans word for 1t, and notified
the Keokuk police. They immediate
" wired the cities and towns nearby.
and it was on the information from
here that the mar was arrested. The
car was found on the Missouri side
Of the river neal Quincy, which it
seems the man had abandoned.
The account of the bank robbery
below is from the Quincy Herald Of
yesterday:
Robber Held up Woman.
The bank at Taylor, Mo-, five miles
west Of Quincy, was robbed at 11:45
o'clock this morning by a lone rob-
Der, who held the assistant cashier,
Mrs. C. w. bearing, at bay It the
point Of a gun, then locked her in
5te bank vault, took all the money
an automobile and made his escape.
The last seen of the bandit his auto
mobile was headed in the direction
Of Quincy.
Mrs. C. w. bearing, wife OF the
cashier of the bank and daughter-in-
law Of its president. J.. A.. bearing,
was alone in the bank just before
noon. Mr.. bearing, ST., had been in
the bank practically all morning, He
and his daughter-in-law had been at
tending to the affairs of the bank in
the absence In Quincy today of the
cashier, C. w. bearing.
The two decided to relieve each
other for the noon hour and at about
1880 Mr.. bearing went over t the
store. He returned to his bank in
less than an hour. The bank room
seemed empty and no one was behind
the counter at the accustomed place.
Just as he entered the door, Mr..
bearing heard his daughter-in-law in
the vault pounding on the door and
screaming. He rushed to the vault
n cleRed II and from her obtained
the story CT the bold robbery.
The robber came from the west in
an automobile and stopped in front |
OF the bank. He wore a mask. He
drew a revolver. pointed it. at the
woman and, keeping it pointed to-.
ward ner, went around the entire
room and put the contents OF the
into a small satchel which |
ne carried. So far as known the
money in the drawer was all that the
Tobber succeeded in getting. 1t is
pelleved that the robber took away |
ABOUT 500 in bills and small change. |
or the other money was in the
vault. Mr.. bearing feels very GER
tam that the amount Of money stolen
does not exceed 500.
several men who were standing
saw the man leave the bank.
enter an automobile and start east
~ me Quincy road. They had no
,uea tnat he was a bandit who had
1ust lone a daring piece OF work.
ne police at Quincy were at once