The New York herald., 1921-12-30
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been fired by the second bandit. who
mad entered from the rear Such is the
belief of the officials. They believe that
the confederate rushed in while Moore
was graphing with the bandit on the
floor. and with pistol close to the pay
in1 teller's chest fired the bullet which
ended the fight Moore lay on his back.
The plan for the holdup had gone
wrong. Such resistance had not been
counted on. The bandits did not stop
to loot the bank. They thought only OF
escape. The little man in the derby
must have gone away with a bullet
wound. Knowing that the alarm would
be sounded any moment. he did not lose
second getting out through the back
window and across the lumber yard to
the waiting automobile. The cashiers
cage door was swinging open and thou
sands Of dollars were within his reach
had he dared stop even half a minute to
scoop up the bills and money.
The splatter of blood across the floor
OF the bank. the pool on the window
sill and the red streak across the snow
marking the line of faltering footsteps
which were close together showed that
the man got away with the greatest
difficulty.
The trail ended at TIE automobile,
which had been backed down into the
lumber yard, half a block off the main
street. A boy said he saw the car drive
cut and took the number. but 1t was
learned half an hour later that he was
wrong. A woman said she saw Ford
car in which were two men. one bare
headed and face covered with blood. run
ming full speed toward Nyack.
Some one In the street heard the shots
and ran into the post cffice crying
THE bank is being robbed The alarm
was taken up down the street and in
two minutes reach ed the Dexter factory.
The siren reused the village and the
countryside. The peaceful dinner hour
was turned into turmoil as men and
women rushed to the streets bare
headed to learn what had happened.
AS fast as shouting men and telephones
could spread the news 1t had travelled
through the village and into the nearby
towns. Before the officials had reached
the bank crowd of wildly excited men.
women and children was jamming into
the bank doors.
Derby Hat Is Left by Bandit.
The police found on the floor beside
the bodies of the two bank employees
the derby hat worn by the man who
had called for his safety box. They
lumber yard showed that one of the
bandits wore one rubber.
Seven bullets were found. Two were
In the bodies of Moore and Butz. Two
had gone through the big front window.
One had entered Millers body and the
others were in the ceiling and the
floor.
The two pistols kept by Moore and
Butz close at hand in their cages beside
the piles of money were missing and
the two revolvers used by the bandits
were found on the floor by the bodies.
The police could not explain that in
any other way than that in the fight
ing all had become disarmed and on
their way out the bandits had picked up
the weapons nearest at hand, which
happened to be those belonging to the
bank employees. 1t was evident both
Moore and Butz had grabbed their guns,
for nothing else was missing from their
cages.
One pistol found was HARRINGTON
Richardson with silencer. The other
was German Mauser and both were
new. One shot had been fired from the
German pistol and then It jammed and
was discarded. Several shots were fired
from the pistol with the silencer, but
as these were not heard the seven dis