The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-13

The bandit jumped on the
running board of an automo-
bile, in which another man
waited at the wheel and they
drove east on Twenty-Ninth st.
Suspect Is Questioned
Detectives Colder, Dugan, White
and Glenn arrested a man in north
side home late this morning and
took him to headquarters for ques-
tioning as a suspect in the at
tempted robbery. The man was
found in bed and a car answering
the description of that used in the
getaway was found in a garage in
the rear.
The suspect had a brown hatband
over the original green band of his
straw hat. Padding Of the left
shoulder Of his coat was pierced, as
if by bullet. A crude attempt to
sew the holes in the cloth had been
made.
Denbo entered the bank alone
shortly before 8 to open for the
days business.
AS he unlocked the front door
and walked in, the bandit followed.
Il had a hunch something was
wrong" Denbo said
Hurries Into Cage
AS soon as he had entered the
door he hurried back of the cage.
When he turned to look at the
intruder, he faced the mans re-
volver.
stick 'em up" the bandit shouted.
Denbo hesitated.
"Stick 'em up. Stick 'em up, you
," the gunman said again.
Denbo reached for his revolver in
the cage and the bandit snapped
his gun. Failure of the cartridge
to explode probably saved Dendo'S
life.
Denbo grabbed his gun and fired
twice as he ran around the end of
the cage. One bullet went through
the front door glass and the other
into the door frame.
In the meantime, the bandit was
running out the door to the car,
about fifty feet south of the pank.
Near Accident in Flight
Denbo followed, firing two shots
at the man as he ran. One of these
is believed to have taken effect. as
witnesses said the bandit limped and
had difficulty getting on the running
board of the car.
The car drove south to Twenty
Ninth st. and then east. The man
at the wheel had the engine run
ming as the frustrated bandit came
out of the bank. He nearly struck
parked machine twisting away
from the curb
Fred Reed, attendant at a Pure
Oil filling station across from the
bank, gave police the best descrip-
ton of the bandit.
The man is about 6 feet tall.
weighs about 165 pounds, and wore
brown suit and straw hat, Reed
said.
Ihe car was dark -colored Chew
rolet with a red stripe.
-Four police squads cruised the
north section of the city to hunt
the pair.
All Money in Vault
The bandit could have obtained
no loot even if he had been sue
cessful in overpowering Denbo,
bank officials said.
All the money was locked in the
vault and the time lock on the
strong box would have prevented
opening it for some time.
On May 26, 1927, two youthful
bandits held up Denbo and one
customer at 1890 in the morning
and escaped with $4,067.
In November, 1924, bandits OBJ
tanned $4,000 in a hold-up there.
Denbo ais was in the bank when
the 1924 holdup attempt took place.
In both the holdups the bandits
climbed over the cage to reach the
vault.
II noticed the man lettering in
front of the bank when I parked my
car this morning" Denbo said, "a H
I had queer feeling.
when he followed me into
bank had hunch I was in
stickup. knew if I got back of
cage 1 had him beat, but if h
his gun on me first he'd have
Il jumped back Of the cage
away. Then he yelled at NJ
to 'sticken 'em up I heard
clinl and then L command