The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-07-25
BANK ROBBERS
CAPTURED
WALEtRsvllLE INSTITUTION LOOTED Or
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The shaded, drowsy an1 quiet
IstFeets ef WalkersvIlle .ere awaken
ed Monday afternoon to catch up ana
echo TIE rafting OF q Ford touring
ca. The machine was new nd ear
Irie1 a Pennsylvania license Iag H.
745. THo men eft he ear and walk
cd nD ne bank steps Into the bank
ing room
With drawn guns the tHo meH
entered The door. one after TIE other.
and approached the grill Cashier
Edwin Devilbiss stood facing desk
with the days cash laid out before
him In neal piles. checking up In
preparation for ne close Of lne days
business. =. EelsoH Stanffer, assis-
tan caHhier. was q a nearby 6ehk
working on boeEs, while MIas Eliza
beth NIeodemns. CLERK. Wa q desk
further back fron the front OF the
banking room proper.
Cashier DeyiibIss became aware OF
the presence of he IHO men Iamedi-
aleIy they entered me door. They
approached him Hith drawn revolxers.
One man, with . dark cloth drawn up
over hIs chin aud nose. covered The
assistant eAshier. while the ether
walked 10 he grilI sorE. struck the
muzzle q : sun through he Erill and
said 20 Cashier Devilbisa. g
: want that money pointing TO
The neally-slacked piles Of bills and
silver, and ! want i quick
The cashier dumped 1871 IN notes,
tiyes, Iens, twenIies and fftIes, and
small amount OF silver into The
satehel He walked 10 the grill and
handed the bag over TO the waiting
man.
II the exeitement Of the robbery
Miaz NIeodemus the clerk. vas for-
gotten. But thIz girl. described as
about = years. viii auburn nair,
dark eyes, look in he whole scene
with . glance. Without attracting
attention she walked from the bank
Ing r0am INTO no directors. foom.
and from there into the basement.
She wa ohzessea With the idea of
giving ne alarm. md ne eraHIed
owe a coal pile. md Dat : window 20
. lhe street Prom the bank he ran
into tHe asorc Of Z. {. WachIar,
nearby. The store xas deserted HIth
The exception OF , Izzyear-ola CIR. a
CLERK. Is Hlss NIeodemns entered
the store she sav tie TO robbers
1eaxe tke haak, ct Iat0 Ihs machine
an he toward 1t Pleasant.
Cashier DevilbIss estimated that 90
seconds. possibly 120 seconds. would
cover tHa entire nOlaun
Tie vault doors stood open md
within FIew of the tvo robbers. lad
theY insisted the could have made a
haul OF If0.0a0 n cash. including he
13.zI7 obtained Hut they didn't
Tne robbers. Norman 0gle. mar
Frederick anI man giving bis name
a. Weauhart. Baltimore we're captured
when Charles W Smith, q motorcycle
officer IN INTO barnes store. kew
London. painting where ogle and
WeInha1I we're drinking pop. ne
officer saw 0gle and weInhaTf and.
walking up - them he sd:
e0gle. where id you come from 7''
= came ~ on the bus from BaIIi-
more tbs morning, md We. IneIud-
ing WeiaharI. heard Of tlals robbery,
and we walked down ths Gashouse
road We thought we might meet
j. he robbers
! That's a poor story" aaid Officer
Smith. You'll have n wait here M
! Ill the sheriff comes.
] Then Ofiieer Smith proeeeden 10 20
through the pockets of the two men.
On WeInharI. nIIy-thrae dollars IN
hills and about zIxty cents IN silver.
Half an hour Later States Attorney
Aaron !. 4ndefs md ". Nelson
staulTer. assistant cashier OF ne
WaIEeraYIilez Savings Dam. reached
New London.
That's tn man. said the assist
ant cashier. pointing 10 Weinhart
You've liar snapped WeInhart.
You're the man, continued ne
bank officer. where's he eoin7 WHAT
did .ou 10 With hat money!
Both denied ne accusation. The
hank officer was unable TO Identity
Ogie as ne Wore mask during ne
hold mp.
On the strength o. the banE oIIi-
elaI'a positive Identification. the oIIi-
GERS started % bring 0gie and Vein
harI 10 the Frederick Jail. Later
Ogle confessed Weinhart. however,
declined 10 confess
Ole was taken 10 Frederick IN
Ihe car which he and WeInhart stole
n baltimore Sunday morning. as he
later confessed
ExzSheriff Conrad n half ~ hour
had 0gIess confession. and his prom
lse ID lend the officers 20 the place
where tie remainder Of ne money
vas hidden TIE machines we're
headed n lie direction of DoyeT.s
AIiIla. o. the BuTk's iii Road, and
he money recovered
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