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Show AM SI Blow Open a Bank's Safe After Gagging an Officer Chatsworth, III., Feb. 15 Four bandit ban-dit blew tho safe of the Citizens' bank here early today, got $10,000 and escaped. Night Marshal m. Cahltl was taken unawares at the city pumping pump-ing station, about 1 o'clock, by two of the- desperadoes, bound and gagged and tal:cn to a garage opposite the bank. With Cahlll out of tho way, tho bank door was furred and work on the safe commenced. A baker, en route to his shop, was next cau?ht, tied hand and foot, and dragged Into the bank. There be re-mainod re-mainod until 1 o'clock, when ho was able to loosen himself and give the i alarm. In tho meantime the safe door was sonped and opened, presumably with uitro-glycerlne. With the 510,000 safely stowed away in a sack, the robbers left tho town and drove east Cihill, while ho saw only three men. Is confident there were four In the party. The loss to the bank Is covered by insurance. |