South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-20
BANK PRESENTED
WITH CHECK FOR
LOSS BY ROBBERY
United States Fidelity and
Guarantee Co. Remunerates
South Bend State Bank.

When Charles A. HaRerty and O..
a. FarabauEh, representing the
United States Fidelity & Guarantee
Co. Monday handed Gus Haslanger,
cashier OF the South Bend State
bank. Gil S. Michigan 81. a check
for $4,000, the bank was fully re-
muneratsd for the loss OccasiOned
when fOu. Armed auto baEsits en-
tered the bank just a week ago.
forced officia's and depOsitoIs into
a vault, robbed the institution Of the
amount covered BY the che b. anc
made their escape in a waiting au-
tOmObile driven by NTH bandit
The robbery occurred shortly be-
fore II O'Clock last Monday, 20 min
ties after ASS. Chief CT Police Cassi-
dy had VISITED the bank ard warned
Cashier HGslduger that there We're
susI icious rocking characters IN
town. and fO~ him not d itave any
money where II could be easily got
ten.
Officials Notified.
As soon as the bank officials could
reach representative of the United
states Fidelity a. Guarantee Co. they
were told OF what had occurred.
Pinkerton operatives were rushed
here from Chicago. but the i've
bandits had succeeded in making
their escape.
The guarantee company was APP
praised of the exact amount secured
by the bandits, and Monday Attys.
Hagerty and Farabaugh visited the
South Bend State bank and present
ed Cashier Haslanger with a check
covering the amount OF the loss Just
one week after the robbery had oc-
CURED.
A reward of $1,000 has been Of
fered by the Indiana Bankers as
ISOLATION for the arrest and Conylc-
ton of the five bandits. The Pinker-
ton Detective agency. which is en-
ployed by the United States Fidelity
& Guarantee Co. is leaving nothing
undone 10 capture the five bandits
The guarantee company has repu-
tatiou OF not quitting I'm such cases
until the guilty Iarties are brought
20 justice. officials OF the company
say that they are willing 20 spend
mucn more than the amount of <he
check given the South Bend State
bank Monday in remuneration OF its
loss TO capture and convict the i've
men responsible for the robbery.
Comparisons Drawn.
Ohicials OF the guarantee COM
pany point 10 their action in the
robbery OF the South Side State
bank indianapolis in August, two
years ago. The indianapolis robbery
was similar 70 the one committed
at the South Bend State bank "A
week ago. The indianapolis robbers
used an automobile in which TO
make their escape. The Indianapolis
robbery occurred ABOUT the same
hour of the day that the one here a
week ago occurred. The Indianapolis
bank is about the same distance
from the state capitals financial
center as the South Bend State bank
IS here.
Immediately following the Indi-
anaIolis robbery. Pinkerton men
were on the case. and through their
efforts practically all Of the $4,000
taken from the bank was recovered,
and the bandits arrested and con-
victed. One difference in the South
Bend and Indianapolis robberies is
that at Indianapolis the assistant
chief OF police of that city refrain
ed from visiting the bank 30 min
utes before the robbery took place.
There have been no arrests made
by the SOUTH Bend police in con