| Show I 4 Manila Y Youths Seize MANILA Dee Dec 4 P C Four jp-Four Four Manila youths armed with a submachine gun staged the biggest bank robbery in Philippines history Tuesday and were captured eight hours later with pesos of the peso haul Police Pollee were searching for for forthe the pesos still miss miss- ing log Co Col J. J P. P Holland provost marshal marshal marshal mar mar- and Manila police chief said sale the four lour roared up In a jeep just justas as two messengers were leaving the Philppine nc Bank of one ne of the largest in Manila Ma Ma- nila nUa V. They pulled puffed o out t U. U S Sr S- army army pistols pistols pis pis- pis and the submachine gun forced the messengers to handover hand handover handover over the money and sped away Spot Jeep Sharp eyed witnesses later spotted spotted spot spot- ted the Jeep and a one-armed one youth they said Baid was a member of the gang and tipped off ott U. U S. S army authorities Military police closed in quickly and surrounded the four tour in a house housein in the suburb of Santa Ana The suspects surrendered without tiring firing fir tir- ing log a shot A fifth man was arrested arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar rested as aB a suspected accomplice The robbery biggest in Manilas Manila's history took place at a. a m. m as the unarmed clerks were transferring transferring trans trans- ferring funds to the National City bank Police said protection during during during dur dur- ing the transfer had not been asked by the Bank of ot Gives Credit Creditt t Holland gave credit for the quick arrests to William Villiam D. D Davis Alexandria La and George Cannell San Jose Ca Cal a policeman policeman police police- man In days daya o of peace with five tive years of ot experience experienc Holland who also is la the army provost marshal said the two officers officers oUi- oUi cers began checking on one-armed one Filipinos as soon as they got the witnesses witnesses' report and the trail led to the suburb In addition to the loot the squad of raiding military police reported they found a machine gun and pistols pistols pis pis- pis stolen from the United States army Cannell said laid it was the biggest case he ever worked on In San Jose he was a traffic accident Investigator in investigator investigator in- in and I 1 never heard of that much money |
