The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11


The bank employees and four Gus
the assistant cashier ride with
toward Indianapolis, before the
The other employees had tel
Sheriff George L. Winkler an
tween Carmel and indianapolis
Chester Bailey, assistant cashie
forced ride.
Two customers were in the
bank when one bandit walked
in and asked for a traveller s
cheque. Bailey started back to
the vault to get it for him.
Just then the second bandit
walked in, and ordered Bailey
Hawkins, cashier, and the two GUS
toners to walk to the working room
in the rear.
There the bandit also menaced
Will Ills SUtI AlIS. LeSlEI I1lIlSIidH
and Miss Minnie Doane, bookkeep-
ers. He made the whole crowd go
INTO the directors room and roughly
ordered them to sit down.
While the other bandit made
Bailey unlock the vault and aid him
TO get all the cash there and on the
counters, the second robber covered
the crowd in the directors room and
,ook prisoner two more customers
who happened in.
Speed Away in Car.
Within five minutes the bandits
ad walked out, leading Bailey,
limbed INTO the Chrysler sedan and
ped away.
Il had gone to get the first BAN
~ the $50 travellers cheque he
t,ked for when 1 heard him say:
suck EN- up said Bailey.
After they had gotten the money
hey poked their guns at me and
ordered me to get out in front with
hem. They told me to get in the
ear. I did. AS they started south
n State road 81 one of them said
o me-:
Have you any deputy sheriffs
Watching this bank?'
Il didn't reply. They waited a
while and then one said: If you
ny to identify US we will come back
and kill you They stopped the car
and let me out about a half mile
outh of town"
Gets License Number.
Bale. took The license number as
lie car sped south. He gave it to
police as Indiana 1876. Secre-
tary of states records show this is
sued to a man in Terre Haute on
an Essex coach. Since the plates
are on a Chrysler sedan, police be-
lieyed they we're stolen.
One man described as between 25
and 40 years old. five feet six inches
tall. weighing about $50 pounds,
smooth shaven, dark, tanned COM
plexion. wearing a tan cravanet
coat and soft gray hat
The other bandit was said to be
between so and 35 years old, five
feet ten inches tall. weighing about
l65 pounds. dark complexion, with
several days beard, and wearing
tan cravanet coat and black soft
hat.
While We we're herded in the di-
rectors' ROOM" said Mrs. Hinshaw,
Il stuck my head around the cor
ner TO get a good look at the ban
dts One of them saw me and said:
Have you any special reason
tor looking at me?'
Bandit Snaps Reply
IT answered No and he said:
Well take a good look at me, so
vOuu know me next time.
Miss Doane said Il didn't know
anything was wrong until one of
them tapped me on the arm and
said: Listen. grille. will you kindly
step into the back room and line
up with the rest Of them?' I said
sure and went on back"
The loss is fully covered by in
Surance.
The descriptions OF the men and
their act of taking bank employe
with them for short distance
tailed somewhat with features Of
the robbery of the East Side State
Bank. 25o6 East Washington street,
March 81
One Of the bandits in this robbery
wore a tan cravenet coat and the
robbers took Miss Dorothy Edwards,
IS. of 6049 East Washington street,
of the bank staff. for three-block
ride when they sped away. explain
ing they did not want anyone shoot
ing at them. They too. drove
ChrySler sedan.
Police and sheriff squads we're
given positive assurance by filling
station men. farmers and truck
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