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Show BOLD ROBBER LOOT8 BANK AT ALTOONA Shoots The Cashier, Wounds a De-r De-r c , posltor, Secures About $300 and Escapes Altoona, Pa., RIarch 23. A robber today shot the cashier of the Union bank of this City, wounded a depositor deposit-or and got away In an automobile with about $500 of the bank's money. -The thief- walked into the street, drove to the bank .in an automobile, pottted a revolver at Mn Murton, the 'teller and vaulted over the Iron,' screen into the cage with the-official. The cashier, 'A t P. Rupert turned toward to-ward tbe robber and was!shot by, the latter in the stomach. The' robber gathered into a satchel 'all 'the loose- bills he found on itho counters'.' While 'so engaged,-A Mr. Blackburn, a depositor' entered;,. the bank and as ho 'was closing, the .front door the robber shot him through .the' thigh. v Te thief walked Into the street and, fired In every direction, chasing everybody ev-erybody to cover. Jumping Into tho automobile bo dashed oft and escaped. Ruport was taken to a hospital and Blackburn to his homo. Tbo toller estimated es-timated tho loss at $500. |