The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-26

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BANK IN MOLINE
Trayelers' Checks Signed BY Local
Cashier In Possession Of
Thomas Martin.
Thomas Martin, 20 years old, is
under arrest at Chicago on a charge
of being implicated in the robbery
Of the Commercial Savings bank
Of Moline on Aug. 3, 1920.
Travellers checks valued at
$500 and identified as having been
taken from the Moline bank we're
found in Martins possession when
he was arrested. This is only
small part of the loot which a
group of six or seven auto bandits
obtained when they shot up and
plundered the bank last August.
Pinkerton detectives and Chicago
police hope that the arrest Of Mar
tin may lead to recovery of more
of the loot and capture of other
members of the bandit gang.
A warrant charging Martin with
larceny in connection with the Au-
gust robbery was issued today by
Magistrate Frank Gustafson of
Moline. 1t is not believed, however,
that Martin was a member of the
bandit gang.
Officials Of the bank who have
seen q picture Of the youth now
held in Chicago are unable to iden-
tify him. Police and detectives
are inclined to believe that Martin
was merely being used as a tool
of the bandits.
Three members Of the gang were
arrested at Toledo last fall. Two
OF them, William B. Johnson and
Joseph Forrest, are still in Jail.
The third man taken by Toledo
police, Archie Knerr, died Of
wounds incurred while he was be-
ing arrested.
No further arrests have been
made and it seems certain that
three, possibly four, of the bank
robbers are still at large.
Although the warrant was is
sued by the Moline magistrate to-
day it is possible that Moline po-
lice will advise Chicago authori-
ties to release Martin. Martin was
arrested several days ago. He told
Chicago police that he is the son
Of Detroit coffee merchant.
The young man was walking
nervously up and down an elevated
train platform. He carried a
satchel. George DeMar and John
Noonan, Chicago detectives, MOTTO
ed this nervousness and the satch-
ell. They questioned him concern
ing the contents Of the bag. Mar
tin answered evasively and he was
arrested.
Examination Of the satchel show
Gu tnat II contained travellers
n Gnecks issued by the American
Bankers association, valued at
$500 and express checks valued
at $500. Many Of these checks
were signed by K. NJ. johnson
cashier VI the moline BANK.
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s son ana t1e Danker ADVISED that
Mar.ln pc neio IN connection with
s nc .opoesy Oh iast august. ). D.
. $1,000; uileceol ana attorney ior
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uaeu YESTERDAY anu conferred with
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w .ne .neory tnat ne himself was
menoer Vi the bandit gang or is
'ioseiy associated with the robbers
INA; M'I stUry seems TO be be-
neseu Wy Cnicago ponce. The
young man SAD ne came to Chi
oaso Ilom Detrolt some time age
uasnery.
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