Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-02
6 ROB CHICAGO
BANK OF $4,000.
Bandits Batter Down Door Of
KenWood Depository and Es-
cape With Cash.
POINT GUNS At EMPLOYEES
Spectacular Raid Carried Out Just Be.
fore Bank Was Ready to Open for
nv the Days 5usinessPolice
Arrive Too Late.

Chicago, Feb 2.-Six 4twO-gun"
bandits, the combat squad Of a gang
OF at least ten. battered down the
front door Of the Kenwood Trust and
Savings bank under the eyes of q rush.
! hour crowd, held up eight clerks who
were transferring currency from the
vaults to the tellers' cages, and stole
more than $4,000.
Without firing shot they backed
/ out Of the bank in perfect order and
Joined their comrades in a big autOmo-
bile at the entrance.
The bank was at Forty seventh street
and Grand boulevard, only block
4 from the Forty-seventh street Il" sta
ton and in the heart Of, KenwOod's
business district. The robbery oc-
Cured at the corners busiest morn
ing hour, when hundreds We're pass
Ing the bank on their way downtown.
Force Lock on Door.
The robbers seemed to have no
fears of this publicity. They drove
their automobile big, new Hudson
car, without a license plate-up to the
front door Of the bank and six of
them jumped out with revolyers in
their hands.
AS If aware of every obstacle that
would be in their way the men of the
combat squad launched themselves at
the heavy door, butting it with their
shoulders and kicking the lock. The
ponderous bolts used at night had been
drawn by the clerks on duty inside,
and the door was held only by an or
binary button catch. This yielded
quickly.
The bandits swarmed inside like a
pirates boarding party. Exery one
of them held revolver in each hand,
and the fiabbergasted clerks, who had
not been warned by the. pounding on
the door, had no chance to offer re-
sistance.
Bank Force at Work.
Leo McVey, A. William Migby and
Eugene ,Abegg, assistant cashiers, were
working at their desks, with tellers
Frank McGillicuddy and G. III. Willis
were helping three girls carry bundles
of currency from the vaults to the
cages. No one was within 20 feet Of
any gun except those which the rob-
beers We're waving
Hands up, and make it snappy," the
foremost bandit said. ''We haven't
time for any monkey business. We're
after your cash.
The bank employees could do
nothing but obey. They stood with
arms above their heads while one of
the bandits pocketed his, revolverss and
made quick tour Of the desks and
cages. The robbers collector had been
carrying limp satchel. wrapped in
newspaper, under his arm. Into this
he dumped all the money in sight.
When he had finished his rounds he
ran to the front door. The others fol-
lowed. They set themselves for a
dash, then flung open the doors and
sprinted through rapidly growing
crowd of curious men and women.
Disappear in Auto.
The manleft behind in the automo-
bile had kept the engine running. AS
the bank door was thrown open they
started for the car. The gunner scram-
bled aboard on the run and as the last
of them caught a foothold the car
jumped forward, swung into Grand
boulevard with a wild skid and was
off at lightning speed.
Meanwhile the clerks had turned in
an alarm to the police. Rifle squads
were sent out. Squads Of detectives
raced along all South side boulevards.
too, but the bandits trail was not
picked up.