Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1920 — BANK THIEVES’ BAND FOUND [ARTICLE]

BANK THIEVES’ BAND FOUND

Chicago Man’s Confession Leads to Nest of Bond Robbers. Chicago, Aug. 20— A $1,000,000 band of bank robbers and bond thieves has been unearthed In Chicago as a result of a confession of Henry B. Smith, Insurance broker. Smith Is in the custody of State’s Attorney Hoyne, together with David Thompson, alias “Army” Thompson, whom he accused of being the leader of the band. Thompson was arrested In Zepulon, Ga., extradited, and brought back here. Thompson, according to Smith’s confession, had headquarters here for the disposal In this city of hundreds of thousands flf dollars worth of bonds stolen from banks throughout the country, but chiefly in small towns.