The Omaha morning bee., 1924-04-30
lrvington
at
Here
Abandoned Auto Clue Disap.
pears When Owner
Proves An Iron.Clad
Alibi.
Resembles Wall Lake


with their plan Of operations kept
carefully secret. police Tuesday night
were continuing their search for four
nnmasked bandits who. earlier IN ths
day, held up the Irvington State bank
Irvington. Neb.. and escaped with
loot estimated at 1000.
Early reports that the car In which
they made good their escape had been
found abandoned in Omaha wefs
found 10 be without foundation. The
car was identified as the property
of Bill Maher and was released to
him when he proved that he had
no connection with the affair.
sherifrs Officers Active.
Maher was picked up at Sixteenth
and Cunning streets by Deputy Sher.
ifs Paxton and Bridwell, but when
he ordered them away from his car
they hurried TO central station for
assistance.
When they returned Maher was not
in sight, but he returned few min
utes later and demanded his car.
Told that 1t had been taken TO CEN
tral station he appeared there and re-
peated his demand. The car was
turned over to him after he had
established a rockribbed aiibi.
The cashier Of the Iryington bank.
W. VI. Dirks. 27i2 North Fffty@ixth
street, was talking to Russell Kyle,
10. when the bandits walked In.
Throw 'em up commanded two
overalied men as they came in the
door. They took a revolver from
Dirks' pocket and pushed both him
and the boy into the vault.
Less Than -Four Minutes.
Two more robbers were waiting In
an old car in front Of the bank. The
bank robbers fed south toward
Omaha.
The whole robbery took iess than
four minutes.
81 had been anticipating something
Of the kind" declared the cashier. Il
had fixed the lock on the safe 90
that could open IL from the inside"
Talk to Youngster
While their pals were inside the
bank. two Iookouts sitting in the car.
talked 10 Johnny BlIsrk. .. . school
boy. Johnny Furnished detectives with
the best description Of the handits
which they obtained.
Omaha police did not learn Of the
robbery until half an hour after II
bad occurred. The sherirs ONCE here
was notffed hrst.
Omaha police are os the opinion
that the quartet is the same v4.c held
up the Wall Lake Savings hank re
Gently. obtaining $4,000.
Bore No License
The car which the bandits used
bore no license. This aroused the
suspicion Of Abe Fslk. proprietor cs
a general merchandise store NEXT 70
the bank. when he ssv the ear with
the engine running parked before the
hank.
He dashed into the institution when
he saw the two men emerge from
the bank and the four sreed of.
Speed Through Town.
George II. Pctteys. postmaster.
ltafa sff iHf NiH1VN tf TIE ttTh
from his ONCE next door during fh.
process Of the hoidup. but he did not
know Of the robbery until informed
By Faik.
Falk told detectives fhs, he hsi
scen the car and The four bandits
tive through the town several times
before the robbery.
Frank Trouba said that when re
hrf; saw the car pass through IrS-
Ington there we're only two men IN T.
He saw II come hack through the
town a little later bearing four nrn
John Iawretscn. proprietor Of =
store across the street from the bank.
did not know Of the robbery until
hs entered the hank 20 make a deposit
a little sfter the robbery.