The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-20
RANK ROBBERIES
SHOW DECREASE

ocn' rbarlotte division of the FBI,
a .rnonnced Saturday. :
a', npank robberies in 1882 totaled
.,el he said. 'In 1884, the FBI
wv given Jurisdiction. 1t tackled
We We" nroblem on national basis
u, d was unhampered by boundary
a .s+r;ctions which had limited the
aorts of local officers. The rate
s s going down and during 1913
'" W. had % robbery cases in the
.r+ire United States. Convictions
sor tbe fiscal year totaled %, and
..ntences of 264 years and two
Avs were imposed"
10y me FBI has made bank rob-
hsrv one of the most dangerous
crin,jnal professions. But Scheidt
..Tealed that few bandits of the
,oqo's escaped capture and are still
being hunted.
These fellows are just strays
NO missed in the big roundup"
scheidt said. Some are desperate
and dangerous. They are liable to
he found anywhere"
Scbeidt named the following as
+be TOP bank robbers on the FBTs
LIST of wanted men:
Onium-smoking Meyer Dembin,
a. and Harry Londinsky, 81, have
been identified as two of the four
men who robbed the First National
Bank of Sparkill at Sparkill, New
York of $19,779 on February 8,
1895. Their associates were caught
and sentenced to long terms.
They are koWn to have spent
much time with so-called ''high-
class" Jewel thieves and gamblers.
Thew lived in the vicinity of Los
Angeles. California. for two years
and have been traced to several
other states, including Florida.
Both are New Workers with
nrjor criminal records. Dembin is
: feet 8 - inches tall, has brown
ewes black hair. and weighs AS
pounds. Londinsky is 5 feet 8 inches
TALL. has brown eyes, black hair,
and weighs $50 pounds. They have
worked as clerks or statesmen.
Maurice Denning, 81, was the
brains Of a gang of badmen who
operated principally in Iowa, Ne
braska, South Dakota. and Kansas.
Bank robberies in 1884 and early
1888 netted them many thousands,
and they participated in other
crimes.
Denning has been identified as
the bandit who held burning news
papers 10 the feet and legs OF a
bound 72-year-old Iowa resident
who was tortured in an effort to
ascertain the hiding place of
money. The victim died a week
after his experience. Denning and
his gang forced two hostages to
jump from speeding automobile
in which the robbers were fleeing.
The fugitive has blue eyes, light
brown hair, is feet 6 inches tall,
weighs AS pounds and has worked
as a salesman and farmer. He is
wanted by the FBI on five bank
robbery charges and by state au-
thorities for other crimes, including
murder.
George Datum, a. robbed banks
at Tacoma and Rainier, Wash
ington, in 1887 and early 1898. In
one robbery, Daum struck and SER
iously injured a customer with the
butt of his revolver; in the other
he gave bank official severe
scalp wound in the same manner.
The robberies Melted $9,733.1e, but
officers recovered 81, 629. Is in sill
Yer, which was sc heavy the BAN
dts hid it in 8 rain barrel.
Daum had two sutomatics and q
revolver IN his possession when
last seen and sometimes sealed
mem In al inner tube and buried
mem SO they would not be found.
ne frequents Jungle camps and
snack towns" and seems to prefer
this type Of life even when he has
money.
He is 5 feet inches tan, weighs
45 pounds, has dark blue eyes
and dark brown hair. His eye
ofoWs are heavy and dark, and the
right SIDE of his face witches
signify when he is excited. He
appears to be well educated.
James Joseph Koran, AZ, is want
Cd by the FBI for participation in
me Sll,5O0 robbery of the First
rational Bank of Suffield, Connecti-
eul' IN July 1898 He also is sought
l9f questioning in connection with
.ne $4,000 robbery of two mes
sehgefS for the first Stroudsburg
nduOnal Bank at Stroudsburg,
'15nqnSylVania, in August 1871.
moran is New York gangster
a 1nu gambler with record of ar
49,, ,, iof homicide, grand larceny
s sno highway robbery. He is a for
rosl iron worker, electrician and
sG ;ant operator. He is feet
no, mcnes tall, weighs 174 to 100
d gounoS' and has brown eyes and
+ sa,4 brown hair which is gray at
sre .empIeS: The initials 81. J. H"
H. Ia0ooed on his right forearm,
H.; i0 lelt eye is slightly crossed, and
MS ears protrude.
~ o4o[flS Kessler, %, was one of
&c e Iour bandits who robbed the
~ n.'' 10 Wiltshire branch of the bank
g. america National Trust and
r oEliIgS Association at Los Angeles,
laIIfOrnia Of cs geo LOON