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Bank Robbery at San Marcos Leaves $20000 Loot
Fingerprints and photographs by Bertillon expert Owen Kilday point to a seven-man gang behind Saturday’s San Marcos bank break, with about $20,000 in currency, securities, and valuables taken. Police spread warnings across Texas as the group vanished into the hill country after the blasts that wrecked the vault and alarms. Local girl Katy Bell Brown alerted townsfolk after detecting telegraph line cuts and the first explosion. The robbery is linked to prior Texas heists, and insurance covers losses. the bank held $50,000 capital and about $800,000 in deposits.
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San Antonio
Tex
State Bank and Trust Company
San Marcos
Owen Kilday
Bertillon
Texas
Katy Bell Brown
Hank
E. S. Sutton
New Braunfels
Lockhart, Seguin
Austin
Goggs
State Banking Department
Spa
Hugh
Geggs
Travis