Show BANK Bill ROBBED BY DESPERATE MEN Cashier Assistant Cashier and Bookkeeper Locked in Vault Escape of Bandits Bloomington Ill III Nov No 25 The State bank at Clinton was held up lip and robbed of ot 2200 2 00 in c n shortly before betre 5 this afternoon by two men who v ho made their escape It was Just a few minutes fter after clos cbs closing closIng ing time when the men appeared in the bank and with drawn revolvers forced Assistant Cashier William Argo Cash Cashier CashIer Cashier ier Murphy and Bookkeeper John Young to enter the big vault which they locked The bulk of the money had ha l already been placed in the cur currency currency currency rency safe sate and the time lock set but 2200 in gold and silver r remained on the counter This the robbers shoveled into a bag and took with them to the Hotel Henlon Henion where they had previous previously ly by engaged a room They had arranged the money in rolls so that It could be easily carried and were Just about to leave the hotel hote when officers learned of their presence and attempted to break in the door ft a Sliver Silver Behind succeeded however the robbers jumped from the window on to toan toan toan an adjoining roof taking only the OO OOIn In gold and leaving 1500 In silver in inthe inthe inthe the roam It was dark when the men escaped front from the hotel and all trace of at them was lost A posse was or organized organized organized and went in pursuit Before the highwaymen left the bank banks building they called up the telephone operator and requested her to send someone to the bank to release the three bank officials imprisoned in the vault Charles Parker collector for the bank was the only person who knew the combination to the vault and after a short search he was found and hur hurried hurried ried ned to the assistance of at the Imprisoned men When Parker opened the vault door the men were almost suffocated Bloomington Ill IU Nov No 35 2 The two men suspected of ot being Clinton bank robbers were arrested at 1030 1010 this morning One Oneat Oneat Oneat at Kenney and the other at S The are now en route zo to Clinton |