Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-06 | Page 1 | Idaho Bank Robbers Make Haul

IDAHO BANK ' ROBBERS MAKE RAUL . . i CASHIER AND AIDE LOCKED UP IN VAULT Bandits Scoop Currency and G-old From Bank Counter ; DAYLIGHT AFFAIR Bandits Warn Victims They Are Crack Shots and Desperate IDAHO FALLS, Ida.. July 6 Two unmasked men entered the Jefferson. County National bank -'it Rlgby, 14 miles north of here at 1:16 thU nft-j ernoon locked the cashier John Adam and Assistant Cushler Claude Hawkins, In the vault and mode awa with all l.the gold -'nd currency In sight Entering the Iwtnk when only the two officials were in the room, the (bandits covered tftc-m with guns saying that they were ex-service men and crack shots. Tho officials were, bound hand and foot and locked in the v.iuii, the bandits scoojrtTtg rip .it! of; (the gold and currency in sight, re- j marked that they did not have time ito bother with silver. A burglar alarm concealed In the vault was sounded, as soon as the of-, ficlals could extricajo themselves and posses were Immediately organized In i pursuit of the bandits, who were aald to bo traveling In a red touring car with the license plate covered. First reports said the money taken i would amount to $3,500 hut this has j not been verified by bank officials.