The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-07
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= In thrilling moving picture style the
Rank OF Fulton, at the corner OF the Ma
sonal road and Fifth street, In Fulton.
vas robbed BY three highwaymen at l:lo
Sciock yesterday afternoon
!. The robbers secured about $4,000 as
their lott. overlooking. thousands OF dol
lars and Liberty bonds. backed out OF
The bankfnE room covering the TWO en-
iloyes with their guns, jumped into an
automobile which awaited theb with the
Nurth man as driver. whtsked out or
nEht down the National road, taking an
sastes7y direction.
At O'Clock. q Chalmer car. bearing
Pennsylvania license 43,i09 for 1919,
drove up Fulton street toward the Ma
Aonal read and stopped on Fifth street
slorxsstte the bank, leaving one man m
Shs cRf, three got oct, entered the BANK
ma asked to have a five dollar Bali
.haured. after receiving their change for
The bill the men stepped Just outside the
ioor and talked among themselves. con
yersine n a Foreign language which tbs
bank CT. polyes could hear and said the
language WIS Polish or Sfavish. AFTER
4 few moments Of talk among them
sefyss, the men re-entered the banking
room, whipped out two revoavers each
and demanded tho employees to hold op
their hands"
August Frederick. the terier. Ana Miss
Caroitne Braun. stenoSrapher, the only
people In the bank at the time. as the
rest Of the force had not returned rom
lunch, immediately compiled. The three
men then opened the door leading from
The outside to the inside OF the counter.
walked In, stripped the counter OF WnA
"a than Y1SlA6
\ drawer Of its contents. One OF them
u>cnt into the Vault, which was open.
hsnHled six sacks, each sack containing
100 silver dollars: they must have been
sxcited, as one OF the other two told him
60 drop the sacks as they only contain
a PENNIES; with a casual look over the
ya.sft the man came out and all three
FIN covering Frederick and Miss Braun.
backed out OF the bank. ran around on
Fifth street, where they jumped In the
+snto which was waiting for them. with
Tho engine running. The machine turn
ed eastward on the National roard at
terrific rate OF speed, and soon disao-
peared from view.
= AS the machine started the cashier OF
ehe bank. Harold ". Campbell neareo
the bank and saw one Of the side doors
closed. but knowing nothing OF the rob
hiIe: went in the bank and learned Of ten
hold-up. He INN ediately telephoned to
Sheriff Hastings, city police headQuar-
tiers and stirred up the residents OF Full
The men were evidently amateurs at
-ths hodl-up game, as they overlooked
Aboat $50, 600 IN currency and Licerty
bonds, and they also cut wire which
they thought was the telephone wire.
!bnt got the wrong one these olunders
and the messing up ofsdetahs brands
Ia as r1ovices at tho game
A nan BY the name OF Becker was the
only outside eye witness to the AFFAIR.
.fut was unar1ned and helpless In tne
affair. but gave a tairly. good descrp,lon
a the men. which taltied with that given
;Ny Miss Braun.
:. An four Of tho hiShwaymen's ages
ranged between 90 and % years and all
lad smooth faces and wore dark clothes;
emo mAa had dark hair and eyes. wore q
Acfs felt crushed hat and was about 8
sect 6 inches in height, and had On over
that with a fnr collar: the second was
HAoat S feet 8 inches tail. light hair and
AfrA eyes, and wore q red sweater aho
Fed: the third wore no distinguishing
,1tnthes. was about s fest inches in
aAeieht and was dark Completed: the
9ourth, the driver OF tho car cou!o NOT
Ds eeen very we'll. as the top Of the cat
Hnecured him.
"a AS soen as Sheriff Hastings could
Rang up the receiver after the telephone
;Sail from Mt. Campbell, his auto was
rotten ott and the sheriff with Deputies
Jnxier. Smith. Bachman. Clator and
Jstler Mcconnell. speeded to the scene OF
loo crime: they were followed by Deputy
%edtieofd and Night Jailer Babe. at the
1azne time as the other posse. Sheriff
2IastinSs viewed the scene OF the crime
Aud Ehnn with his car and the uss Of the
Telephone threw guards on every border
6f the county, while Deputy Peddicorc
and Night Jailer Babb received more de
$aIls from the bank employees, started
eastward on the National pike in theil
$i When they came to the inter
section Of tho Woodsdale road they saw