Show O R1NG ROBBERS LOCK BANK OFFICIALS 111 VAULT Nervy Attempt of Two Men to Loot Bank In Small Illinois Town Is Only Partially Successful Bloomington IIlThe State Bank of Clinton was held up and robbed of 2200 in coin shortly bfeora 5 oclock Monday afternoon by two men who made their escape It was Just a few minutes after clbelng time when the men appeared Inn the bank and with drawn revolvers revol-vers forced Assistant Cashier William Wil-liam Argo Cashier Murphy and bookkeeper I book-keeper John Young to enter the big vault which they locked The bulk ofe tho money had already been placed In the currency safe and thoU tho-U 1e lock set but 2200 in gold and silver remained on tho counter This tile robbers shoveled Into a bag and tDok with them to the Hotel Henion Where they had previously 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 when officers learned 01 their presence and attempted to break in the door Before they succeeded however the robbers Jumped from the window oijto an adjoining roof taking only tho 700 In gold and leaving 1500 In silver In tho room It was dark when the men escaped from the hotel ho-tel and all trace of them was lost A posso was organized and wont in pursuit Before the highwaymen loft tho bank building they called up the top ephone operator and requested her to send some one to tho bank to release re-lease the three bank officials imprisoned impris-oned in the vaults When the vault door was opened the men wore almost al-most dead from suffocation |