100 Years Ago - Two bandits attempt to steal coins from a bank's window display
Bandits attempt early morning withdrawal Two bandits were stopped in their attempt to rob the window of the First National Bank on the 400 block of Lackawanna Avenue early this morning. According to police, Edward Cawley and Anthony Kolham, both of whom were deaf; were out front of the First National Bank when Cawley smashed the bankâs front window that contained a display of $200 in newly minted quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies. Nearby was Scranton Patrolman Richard James, who blew his whistle after hearing the glass smash. The whistle brought Patrolman Harry Scull to the scene as w...
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