The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-02-04
RUB CHICAGO BANK
Of ABOUT 100000
Seven Bandits Batter Down
Door of KenWood Depository.
$4,000 CURRENCY is TAKEN
Raid Is Carried Out Just Before Bank
Was Ready to Open for Business
In Morning-Robbers Es-
cape in Auto.

Chicago, Feb. 2.-Seven "twO-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 rush
hour crowd, held up eight clerks who
were transferring currency from the
vaults to the tellers cages, and stole
more than $4,000 in currency.
Charles f. Ford, president of the
bank, informed Capt. John L. Hogan
of the Fiftieth street station that Lib
erty bonds of an unknown value had
been taken along with between $780,,
600 and $4,000 in currency. The
check was rendered difficult when it
was learned the tellers' sheets are
missing. They are believed to have
been taken by the bandits.
Without firing shot they backed
out of the bank in perfect order. and
Joined their comrades in q big automo-
bile at the entrance
The bank was at FOrty-seventh
street and Grand boulevard only
block from the Forty-seventh street
az" station and in the heart Of Ken
woods business district. The robbery
occurred at the corners busiest morn
ing hour, when hundreds were 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 revOlvers In
their hands,
AS if aware of every obstacle that
would be in their way the mer 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
pirates boarding party. Every one
of them held q 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.
Islands M. and make it snappy," the
foremost bandit said. 1--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 revOlvers and
made a quick tour of the desks and
cages The robbers collector had been
carrying a 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
dash, then flung open the doors and
sprinted through rapidly growing
crowd Of curious men and women.
Disappear in Auto.
The man left 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 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.