Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
FAKE DRY AGENTS
ROB CHICAGO BANK
Teller Kidnapped, Parents
Held Captive as Six Men
Steal $50, 900 Cash.
By the Annotated Press.

BY the Associ3ted Press.
CHICAGO, December 3i-In q
binding snowstorm. six men kid
mapped a bank teller az ne drove into
his garage, forced his parents from
heir bed to make them cap,iveg. and
escaped with $50 900 after intirnidaf-
ing the son into opening the vault II
the Isavenswood National Bank today.
Posing az prohibition agents. the
men accosted George Anderson shortly
before midnight and told him they
wished TO search the car and house
for liquor. They swoke the father
and mother. Mr.. nd Mrs. A!got An
derson. held the three Of them prison
ers until O'Clock and then hustled
them out into the cold.
Parents Held I'm Garage.
The parents. in their sixties. were
bound and left under guard OF two
Of the bandits in an Unheated garage.
rented only yesterday. while George
vas taken by the remaining four 20
the bank shortly after 40 O'Clock.
Anderson under threat OF death W.
locked the bank door.
Three OF the bandits. not TO arouse
suspicion Of passersby. remained in
he car, the fourth following closely
on the heels OF the teller for fear he
would dart inside and close the door.
The other three entered a few seconds
later.
The night Waterman had Just l.ft
and the day man was not due for
nearly so minutes. Anderson eI.
planned he was powerless TO open tire
vault until the time lock was released
So the men. watches in hand. calmly
sat down to wait for Sis to arrive.
At SIS O'Clock they showed the
frightened teller ever TO the vault and
again threatening him with death
the massive doors.
Clear Out $4,000.
BY $40 the four men had cleared
out $4,000 in currency. gagged
bound and locked Anderson in a wash
room. and escaped.
The robbers next appeared az the
private garage where the elder An
dersons were being held prisoners.
loaded into their automobile the TWO
companions who had been standing
guard, and drove of. Mr.. and Mrs
Anderson succeeded in struggling free
The money taken from the bank rad
been piled in the vault in strong
boxes preparatory 10 being transferred
10 downtown loop bank.
Walter d. RaIhje. president Of the
hank. said he believed implicitly in
the teller's story. Anderson has been
employed there since he was a boy.
Anderson. confronted by the men az
his garage. demurred AT taking them
into the house His parents were IN
bed, he said, and there was no Equor
there.
The men became a bit rnenacirS
and Anderson led them into the house
and turned on the lights. When he
looked around six guns covered him.
Two Of the men threw open The door
20 the bedroom and covered the elder
AnderSons.
Get up and dress" they were COM
nlanded, and come on, into the room
here"
Until s am. when they were forced
20 go "a the garage the father. mother
and son sax facing the revolyers Of
tine bandits.
As the teller stepped from ;hs,
bandits car 1o unlock the door Of the
hank. he was told a machine gun
across the street was trained on him
and he would be killed instantly
should he try 20 slip inside before the
robbers entered.
Although the bandits wore no masks.
they had muffiers bundled around
their faces so il was impossible 10 see
their features plainly. the Anderscns
said.
Men. now believed 10 have been
members OF the gang. have been seen
about the neishhcrhocd tor more than
a week. merchants told police. They
posed as prohibition agents and even
visited the bank. making inquiries
about fictitious hcotlegSsrS.