Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09

1 TERED BANK
ONE STAYED IN CAR.
The bandit car drew up to the curbing
in front of the bank at II o'clock and
two white men and the negro alighted
and without delay entered the bank, an
other white man remaining on the drivers
seat. The motor was left running Pc
destrians on the street and attaches Of
nearby stores saw the car there, but
thought nothing Of it.
One Of the white men approached the
teller's window and, throwing q ten-doIlar
bill down on the marble ledge. asked
Miss Helen Newman, the teller, for soma
change.
The other man and the negro sauntered
toward the door leading to the rear Of
the screen.
Miss Newman counted out five one dol
lar bills and Ave dollar bill and showed
them toward the bandit As she did Sc
the other two appeared behind the coua-
ter. both with drawn guns in their
hands.
They ordered Miss Newman and Miss
Christine Markham, an employe of the
bank, to hold up their hands. One of the
men carried two reyoIvers.
Mathew RutleGGe, an employe of Clapp
Brcs. Grocery, aCxt door, came In at that
time and was covered promptly by the
negro and forced to the rear Of the bank.
Just then Henry Schoenrock, the cash
Ter. and Charles Elasing. q farmer living
near Ben Davis. wkO had been in a con-
ference IN the cashiers private office, en-
tered the main room and they also were
covered.
TORE TELEPHONE
CONNECTIONS LOSE.
One Of the bandits tore the telephones
from the wires and filled 4 small sack.
with loose currency and bills that he
found in the open vault. In the mean
time one man kept watch on the door
while the other kept the bank en-
ployes covered.
When they had gathered up all Of the
money in sight Two Of them edged
through the front door and entered the
waiting car, waiting only long enough
for the rear guard" to catch up AS
the last bandit leaped on the automobile,
it darted west in Main street.
c. N. Clapp of the CIapp Bros. grocery,
hearing of the hold-Lp, jumped into his
car. which was standing in side street,
and with Mr.. SchOenrock gave chase in
the hope they could trail the quartette.
They were Unarmed.
The bandits car proved too speedy,
however, and as the pursuers came out
on Main street they we're in time to see
the bandits turn north into Tenth avenue.
The car proceeded north on Tenth avenue
TO Albany street and west on Albany to
sherman drive. The flight led past st.
Francis Hospital in sherman drive and
then the trail was lost
Later reports said the bandit car was
speeding down the Michigan road.
Lieutenant McMurtie and the autone-
bile detective squad and Sergeant Burk
and the emergency squad, together with
several detectives and patrolman were
rushed to the scene and are now scourl
ing the countryside in the hopes Of picks
ing up the trail
NEARLY UPSET CAR
IN MAKING TURN.
The bandits In making the turn az
Tenth avenue and Albany street came
within a hairs breadth of turning over,
Marshall Longacre, a school boy, told
the police that he and other boys were
leaving Il school house at this corner
when the car approached at a terrific
rate Of speed. He said the car went into
the ditch, but that the driver succeeded
in righting it.
Edward Klasing, son of Charles Klas7
ing, gave the police a fairly good de-
scription Of the bandits. He said he
was standing in front of the bank waits
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