The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-04

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wachter ofIicials Who vsrs ns,,sr a
the CAGES ar6 Who fnrneS n -
sutornsffc alarm WITH fh.ir -. .t
the same lime that thev raised fhSir
hands In accord with orders from
the desperad6es The men. Al but
the rinelead3 were ranein~ n
ages from 81. 10 Is. wears
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MI. n.nse. .siu' ~Valu never
lo1set uus laS. VI one VI snose
men. unuer nis cap, pulled low
over the orcW' MS ace mace per-
iect' tIlansi foMins 70 2 peak ~
.ne cn.a mn - nau 2 iong noman
iose, anu waS u . s"a1tay yellow
wnra darr Nina s,,;. ~ en
with a blue or lavender tin.
A second man was described A
very short, with hollow cheeks. =
smooth face, and blond complexion.
He was one of the number who an
peared to be an American. The
others. by their dark skin. were he
lieved to have been ,foreiRners
Mrs. Henry Main. who resides in
an apartment above the bank. turn
ed in the alarm to the police nv
phone when she was notified /of
trouble below by the ringing of the
bank alarm. which sounds in her
rooms. and by shots
Looking from the window Mrs
Main had seen the car drawn nm n
the curb. She was attracted bv tho
fine appearance 81 the automobile
a dark blue Cadillac Two men oot
out of the car AIthoneh hotb vore
well dressed one Of these Sraw
her attention nv his look NJ feroc.
ity She said
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she left the window. Shortly
afterward the alarm was sounded
ana sne heard the shots. She rush
ed Immediately to the telephone.
mrs Main said that, peering out
OF her window, from behind the
curtain lest sne De seen from be-
low, sne saw the men rush out
rom inc DanK, one OF them carry
ing the money taken wrapped and
Knotted IN a white cloth.
Because OF the confusion, and the
iact that the men ran about the
car a number OF times, she was un-
apie 70 state Wnetner there were
I'VE OF sN men IN the car as 1t
ulew out. Inc ponce nave been
unable to determine the number
from any OF the spectators:
interest mas been manifested in
the route the robbers followed
tnrougn ROCK Island. Various re-
polts nave come 70 the attention of
Tue po'ce
LOUIS ortel. VINO was on the site
t ~ ms 1ouse Us.ns erected at Twenz
800 ~ t.lslate,enth s9yenues
49, ~ aus "e.iAS tae aescflp+
Luz VI taat VI tne panolts going
snead shor, n s aenas at terrlmc
st"aos 'o.' "i.er mo noidup was
s'aseo. .
car renoris .hat =. s.a ma.ca lower
on tba Twelfth .t.se. f a.H. n.s eA
Sears TO let a snsed;ns tour;n e a.
flash nv His Sssas;a ~, Ms GHr
with those 1ivsn ~ ~. p ns,. 'Aiiy
Others renor, +ha, .han luis
tracted NV tba tarr;ea 80, "e ~
car n.s.inr - 49,. epeeu VI q
street hin near cavanth ouFtn
report was sent n ~ NO. -, a
toward Rock rira. "l nj Sung
eighth ctraat ~ r,.n. 1nlrty-
nue. after Tho rohho-v en.n ave-
.aSa 'ae ioDuery:
lice that tbav b.S go eso.rs po-
trail vesterdav astarie a aeiin.te
ground whon = ~. .ei nooh, iost
that thew war. ~. "as A.. discovered
one ~ G.,a.hr-r,s ~ n.. .n1 slacA o.
zens pono m e.np po.uenl GILL
~cb,es -, po,;,S M1s parry.
GaIesburr late vasterd.n ~ -. was IN
wbile saerr .Hso ,s AFTERNOON
a tra,, h,,, ra,r nc 1ounty seeking