Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
BALTIMORE POLICE
|. SAY BANK THIEVES
NEAR DETECTION
Declare Those Who Killed Mr..
HaI|oweII at Sandy Spring
Hiding Near That City.

Detection of the Sandy Spring bank
robbers appears to be but few days
off.
This opinion was expressed by Bal
timore police officials following con-
ference held in Baltimore yesterday
Chief of Police Carter. Chief OF De-
tectives McGovern. Detectives Peter B
Bradley and Joseph Dougherty OF the
Baltimore police department and
Thomas NJ. Dawson. states attorney
crime was committed. were present al
the conference.
Reports from Baltimore today de-
clare that detectives believe the bandits
in hiding in or about that city.
Detective Bradley and States A.
torney Dawson returned to Rockvllie
last night. The former probably Will
remain In Montgomery county two or
more days. None of the detectives
would admit they had definite infor-
nation as to the headquarters or the
men who perpetrated the crime
Circulars Sent Out.
A descriptive circular has been is
sued by the Baltimore police depart
ment. acting under directions OF state
officials. and copies OF 1t mailed 10
police departments throughout the
y.
more police department contains de-
scriptions of four of the bandits Ma
description of the fifth one seen at
the bank was given.
The circular contains the offer of re-
wards aggregating $4,000 for the APP
prehension of the bandits.
"All were ordinarily dressed. Mar
shall Carter stated in the police bull
letin. and are thought to have in
their possession 500 new United States
Treasury notes and twenty four new
ten-dollar notes of the First National
from S5l to S5S, inclusive. and are un-
signed by the bank officials: also eight
twenty dollar notes of the same de-
Scripfion. lot of stocks and United
States liberty bonds.
Securities Taken.
Securities taken from the bank are
listed in the descriptive circular as
follows: One thousand dollars United
Railways and Electric Company, Bal
rimore. Md. funding IS No. 1882. $1,000
United Railways and Electric Com
pany. Baltimore. Md. funding 5s No.
20O2. $500 Federal Land Bank Of Bal
timore. Md. No. 5O00l. $1,000 Manu-
facturers' Finance COMPANY coiiat-
eral trust note Series" No. 164,
Mechanics First National Bank OF
Baltimore. Md. stock. payable tG
Francis Miller and assigned in blank
fifteen ditto. payable to Irene X. Mil.
Ter and assigned in blank: twenty
shares Southern Pacific Railroad com.
mon stock. payable to Frederic !.
Thomas: ten shares Southern Pacific
Railroad common stock. payable to
Frederic l.. Thomas: twenty shares
Atchison and Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad common, payable to Frederic
l.. Thomas; five shares Citizens Ma
tional Bank of Laurel, Md. payable tc
Frederic l.. Thomas: five shares OF
Citizens National Bank of Laurel. Md
payable to Frederic l.. Thomas: five
shares First National Bank of Sandy
Spring. Md, payable to Frederic l.
Thomas: five shares First NationaI
Eank Of Sandy Spring. Md. pa fable te
Frederic l., Thomas: two shares First
National Bank OF sandy Spring, Md
payable to Frederic l.. Thomas; TWEEN.
l. shares ONeill Co. Baltimore. Md
payable to Frederic l.. Thomas: TWEEN.
y shares Noun! Vernon Woodberr,
Mills. preferred. payable to Frederic l.
Thomas: two certificates of stock OF
the United Shoe Machinery Company
payable TO Helen r. Hallowell
Fedora! bank examiners have con.
cluued the work of Strengthening Out
of the affairs Of the institution, which
was fully protected against loss. ano
business has been resumed.