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Aug. 29, 1929 Emmett County State Bank of Estherville, Iowa $5,350 taken. It is doubtful Bailey was in on this robbery because of the small amount stolen. From previous robberies, he wouldn't risk capture on what he would consider petty cash. |
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July 15, 1930 Willimar, Minnesota $70,000 in cash and bonds. One of the robbers known as Jew Sammie, (Sammie Stein or Silverman,) also robbers Frank Coleman and Mike Rusick were found shot to death later near White Bear Lake hanging from limps. It is unknown who killed them, or if it was connected with the Willimar bank robbery. It was rumored that they had double crossed the gang. |
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Sept. 30, 1930 Savings Bank of Ottumwa, Iowa $40,000 was taken and Tommy Holden, Francis Keating, Verne Miller and "Machine Gun" Kelley, with Bailey were believe to have participated in the robbery. |
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Sept. 17, 1930 National Bank & Trust Lincoln, Nebraska Considered the largest bank robbery in history, $2,678,700 in cash and bonds were stolen, only $24,000 being in cash. Eddie Bentz, Verne Miller, Ed Fitzgerald and an assortment have been blamed for this. Bailey denied he had been there. If he actually was will never be known. This robbery may have in some manners, brought an early demise to a Bailey associate, Gus Winkeler. Wrongly accused of involvement in the Lincoln job, Winkeler was thought to have turned over a large amount of the bonds to the authorities in exchanged to have the charges dropped. He was shotgunned to death in October of 1933, supposedly by the mob when they discovered this. |
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April 8, 1931 Sherman, Texas $40,000 was stolen in cash and bonds. Frank Nash, Verne Miller and George Kelley, (real name George Barnes,) were named as Bailey's accomplishes. |
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June 17, 1932 Fort Scott, Kansas $47,000 in cash and bonds. This would the first bank robbery Harvey would be connected to. Fred Barker, Alvin Karpis, Verne Miller and Charles Floyd were also thought to have aided Bailey here. |
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June 16, 1933 Balck Rock, Arkansas A small amount was taken, Bailey admitted to this bank robbery later when he was accused of involvement in the Kansas City Massacre. |
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July 3, 1933 First National Clinton, Oklahoma Amounts taken vary, $3,000 to $11,000. Robbed shortly after Bailey's Kansas prison escape. Bob Brady, Jim Clark, Ed Davis and Wilbur Underhill are also thought to have been there. |
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Sept. 9, 1933 National Bank of Kingfisher, Oklahoma Around $6,000 taken. If Harvey actually participating in this robbery, this would be his last one ever. |
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