The Washington times., 1920-04-27

hind our backs; We were told 20 have
seats, and one man. with revolver
in each hand, stood at the door while
the other bandits rAnsacked the two
vaults In the front of the bank.
THE guard placed over US forced
US TO turn our backs toward him. lie
apparently did not wish for US to
study his face while hts confederates
searched the place.
81 am positive that I can Identify
two OF the bandits should l ever see
them again. One was the man who
struck me, the other was the man
who shot Hollowell. when / saw the
flash from his gun, my eye caught
his face-a face / can never forget
Searched Ssr Boad..
"our hope was that they would pass
up certain bonds and securities we had
in the bank. but the bandits were
looking for them.
zone OF the robbers finally came TO
the back room and took F/ncis NIL
ler away. He ordered him 10 hnd the
securities. Miller said, III you have
the money from the vaults, that Is all
we have When they threatened MIL
ler's life, he showed them the bonds.
After about ten minutes two OF
The bandits half carried, half drove
us into the front or the bank and
locked us in the vault. Our hands
we're still bound.
In Vault Twenty-Five Minutes.
"Mr. Thomas was the first to free
himself from his bonds. He released
he rest OF us. but there was no way
+ sounding an alarm.
I'VE decided to sit quietly until o
lepositor should come into the bank.
md then call for help.
When Mr.. Kirk and Captain Hew-
It walked in we could hear them
peaking. We called and sent for
Douglas Farquhar, now In an insur-
lnce office near by. but formerly con.
iected with the hank.
"Since Farquhar was with us. how.
sver, we had changed the combina-
ion on the vault door. and II was
lecessary to give him directions SO he
ould open II.
I'VE were in the vault about TWEEN.
y-five minutes"
Charles +. Kirk, a director of the
oank, and Capt. Frank L. Hewitt, OF
silver Springs, were the first to be
tttracted by the cries for help from
he prisoners In the bank vault.
Two colored women were seated on
4 bench In front of the bank when
hey entered and found no officer OF
'mploye of the bank In sight.
What are you doing here?" Mr..
Sirb asked the solored women.
waiting to make deposit" they
odd him.
Walking to the counter at the
'ront OF the bank Mr.. Kirk saw the
lifeless body OF Mr.. Hallowell. His
exclamation brought a scream from
the women who rushed from the
bank. This attracted the attention OF
those in the vault.
Victim BIed 10 Death.
"The Savings Institution is open
from to o'clock on Mondays and
Thursdays" Mr.. Kirk said. 1--WE al
ways have a director present as at
tending officer and next Thursday
was my day for duty. Had this oc-
Cured on Thursday 1t probably
would have been me instead of Mr..
Hollowell to be shot. Monday
chanced to be his day for service.
when we got the door of the
vault open Mr.. Stabler's first state
ment was where is Hollowell, he is
hurt" Hallowell had blew to death
from the bullet through his jugular
vein"
Left $1,000 Behind.
But for the unexpected visit of
Captain Hewitt to Sandy Springs yes
terday afternoon. it is regarded prob
able that the directors of the bank
would have remained locked in the
vault for several hours.
II once lived in Sandy Springs"
Captain Hewitt said. Before the
war / was captain of Company X at
Silver Springs. This was my first
opportunity since my return from
France to pay a visit among old
friends. 1 met Mr.. Kirk and said
come along. let's go over to the bank
I'VE saw nothing outside to indi-
cate that anything out of the ordinary
had taken place. The town. natural
ly very quiet, carried its usual calm
at 3:45 o'clock, when we entered the
bank.
scattered over the floor ~as a lot
of money in bills and sivcr-s1, COO