The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-06-05
GETS AWAY WITH SIXTEEN THOUSAND
Joseph Rosamano, Age Is, While Alone in Local
Branch of Interstate Bank, is Robbed of
About Sixteen Thousand Dollars
Monday Afternoon.
BANK INSURED FOR $4,000 or THE LOSS.

closed to secure the safety OF the
funds. which were then on hand.
While it is a fact that the 1900 or
Is. 900 dollars which were taken is
only drop in the bucket TO the In
terstate Bank, still it is regretable
that i bandit could get away with
that much money which does not
belong TO him.
According to Mr.. Dinkins, the Al
giers branch was insured to the eX-
tent of $4,000. which will make
the loss OF the bank very insignifl-
cant
The rObber after gaining entrance
to the bank building forced young
Joseph ROsamano into the vault
where he directed him to unload ali
the currency and gold on hand into
valise. After taking all the
money available in the vault, the
money which was in the paying-tel-
! lers cage was also taken and after
| the robber had satisfied himself that
| ne had gotten as much as he could
| get away with, he locked ROSamano
| in the vault and then left for parts
unknown.
Rosamano told Acting Superinten-
| dent of Police Capo that he was
! alone in the bank when a man knock
ed on the Bouny street door. AS he
opened the door the robber closed
the door and placed the revolver to
| his stomach.
| IF you make an cutlery, / Will
| kill you, the bandit told the receiv-
| ii to
behind the cage Rosamano was
forced into the vault and was hand
ed the grip and instructed to open
it. The bandit ordered the young
man to put nothing but paper money
in the grip. There was $1,000 in the
safe. Coming out of the safe Rosa
mano was backed into the cage.
where nearly $4,000 was lying on
the desk. The silver money was
left untouched, but the bandit COM
manded Rosemano to take the paper
money, amounting to $4,000, and two
SO gold spieces and put it in the
grip.
The teller said the robber then
; struck him and knocked him into the
vault, closed the door and made his
escape. RosamanoS was IN the vault
only few minutes before being
1 rescued by Holman.
: According to Rosamano the high
l wayman was about so years old, and
welldressed. He described him as
stout, heavy set, about 5 it. s in
weighing $50 pounds, a man with
gray hair and mustache. wearing a
dark suit, straw hat, and dark
= | oil Tho orriaA
e brella.
Charles Harper, S19 Teche street
: and James Beinetta, 933 Verret
: street, employed on this side of the
I river, told police they were return
ing from work when they saw a man
leave the bank with a tan grip and
+ an umbrella. The description given
I by Harper and Bienetta TALES with
4 the one given by Rosamano. They
1 told the police the robber walked
out Evelina street, in the direction oil
the Canal street ferryboat.
> Hugh Humphrey, paying teller
and manager of the bank, said he
left the bank shortly before the time
of the holdup.
Martin Williams, district manager
for the Burns Detective Agency, Is
assisting the local police in running
; down the bank robber.
Police secured both sides of the
river all Monday night in an effort
to capture the bandit. Detectives
stationed at all railroad stations and
ferry landings questioned many per-
sons to see if they could give any
information which might lead to the
arrest of the bandit.
Senior Captain Capo sents tele-
grams and long distance telephone
calls to the authorities of all nearby
towns requesting them to be on the
lookout for the bank robber.
Rosamano, Harper and Beinetta
were taken to, police headquarters
shortly after the robbery to look
over the rogues' gallery to see il
l they could identify the robber. Rosa
) mano pointed out a man who he said
/ resembled the bandit, and Captain
Capo sent out an all-station message
for the arrest of the man. The
y name Of the suspected robber is be
e ing withheld by the police. 1t 4:
known that he was arrester several
months ago by Detective Ford as g
dangerous and suspicious character
pending an investigation of a conf
dence game