The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-20
BANDIT KILLED
IN GUN FIGHT
Roanoke Police Battle Trio OF
Bank Robbers. killing One,
Capturing Others.
Liberty Bonds Valued at $780,
600 Found In Bandit Car
Following Fight.

Roanoke, Va. Nov. i9--The Bank Of
Glasgow Glasgow, Va, 10 miles north
Of here. az o'clock this mornlng was
robbed by three bandits of $4,000 in
Liberty bonds and currency, according
20 an estimate OF President Vaughn. Of
the bank. and three hours later, Roam
oke police, having received the alarm.
blocked che three roads leading Into
This city. halted the rohbers who were
speeding In q seven passenger auto
mobile on one Of the thorouglafareA,
Killed one Of them. took the other tyvo
prisoners In a pitched battle. aud re-
covered the loot In the battle, pa
trolEnan O. L. Hendrix, Of Roanoke. was
slightly wounded. The dead man. an-
cording 10 the police, Is James n.
Rodgers, 20. af Philadelphia. The men
under arrest gave their names as
Charles Carter, "a. Cincinnati. ohio 4
and William Porter. Il. Of Washing
ton. u. G.
chief OF Police Rigney expressed the
belief tonight that the trio are re-
sponslble for robheries recently inI
North Carolina, Georgia. Virginia and
Tennessee.
At the local morgIe tonight 900 was
found served In dodgers coat and $50
Ia the lining Of his underwear. Most
OF the loot. which included small
amounts Of jewelry as well as Liberty
bonds and currency was found IN al
barracks bag. CSrter and Porter. at
the local jail, declined 10 talk. other
than 10 give what they said were their
names and addresses. According to
the police their accents indicate they
are southerners
According 10 President Vaughn, of
the Glasgow bank. the robbery became
known shortly after ? o'clock. when an
explosion occurred In the institution
Examination showed that the vault
had been entered and the contents ri
fled. An alarm was Immediately sent
20 Buchanan. the next town north OF
Glasgow Mord came back THAI an
automobile going about 60 miles an
hour bad Just gone through the town.
and Roanoke police were then n0ti-
flod.
The local police Immediately took
steps TO meet the incoming automobile |
on any OF the three roads leadlag into
the city from the north. upon each
road a car was placed lengthwise O.
block the progress Of the alleged ban
dts. ON the Hollins road, where the
pitched battle occurred. the police pa
lrol, In charge Of Motorcycle Officer
Roberison and patrolmen Butler and
Hendrix. was placed across the road :
mile and a hair out Of the city. about |
a. m. where the officers calmly wait !
ed.
A few minutes passed. according % |
the officers, when the ehugginw Of an !
"a II
terrific speed, was heard Presently the /
car appeared over the brow OF the
htl, several hundred feet away. All
The same moment Officer Robertson /
sprang into the middle Of the road and /
grled halt" The car, stIli speeding /
bore down: q binding beam from
/ ashlight was thrownsin Officer noh- /
tson's face, accompanied by a shot /
ther shots then came from the al
eged bandits.
Ia an effort 90 so around the patrol /
5, aeoa. Rogers. the driver Of The car
IS, erved % TIE side q the road At the
ame time. according 20 The police. Of /
leer Robertson llred the shoa that
: lied Rodgers, the bullet entering me
eyed bandits neck. The ear then
struck 3 rock. turned turtle and pinned
ne other. two occupants beaeaih H.
one Of IRE alleged bandits fred several
Zines after being thus caught.
The chief declared that q. q. Bald. i
ain. vice president ~ the Glasgow
bank. who came here today with presl-
dent Vaughn. already has identified q
wedding ring. stick PIN, diamond ring /
and string of beads from the barracks
aax that belonged g his wife. and /
which SIR Baldwin said were in al
safety deposit box IN the wrecked
bank.