Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1920-04-30
Bandits Rob Sandy Spring Bank
And Kill Director Ha1Iowell.

oOoAAh6 tWo iSNOlNcIS, SWUOpcu uOWH upOu
the First National Bank at Sandy Spring.
this county. last Monday afternoon, shot
one of the bank directors dead, locked the
officials and clerks in the vault and made
away with the booty.
Frank M. Hallowell. Sc years old, d.
rector of the bank, was shot dead at his
desk. Alban G. Thomas, treasurer of the
Sandy Spring Saving Institution, in the
same building with the First National
Bank Asa M. Stabler, president Of the
savings institution Fred L. Thomas. CASH
Ter of the bank; Francis Miller. the assist
ant cashier. and Miss Sallie P. Brooke.
book-keeper, were beaten and locked in
the bank vault, their hands tied behind
them.
All through the early morning hours of
Tuesday Sheriff George E. Nicholson and
posses of enraged citizens. armed with
shotguns, searched the woods and roads
Of Montgomery county for the perpetrators
Of the most shocking deed that has ever
aroused this county.
The robbery took place shortly after 315
O'Clock. A young man walked in and asked
for the Baltimore telephone directory He
perused it and left. A few moments later
group, number undetermined, but set
at between five and eight, drew up in front
of the bank in an automobile, supposed
to be a Hudson.
The men entered. A yell, Throw up
your hands" met with instant response
from five Of the six in the bank Director
Hallowell. deaf, did not understand the
command. He rose from his seat. One
man fired. Mr.. Hallowell fell, dying, to the
floor.
One of the older men chided the man for
shooting. From the scurry Of action came
the reply: "Well, he wouldn't throw up
his hands,"
With revolvers covering them the en-
ployes and officials of the bank were Or
dered into rear room. There they were
faced to the wall and their hands bound
with cord. A single outlaw was left to
guard them. The bank was rified. At the
corcl,s;on Of tho rohho,v The on,;,. a,orn
=, n,;.ona,a ,.,o,o ,ro,ohod ;n,o ''o,It
Tho oor,I,;no,ion ,,hi,rad oDd ,ho hond,,s
made their getaway.
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