The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-13


Public Feels Safer.
Last Friday morning our city was startled
by the news that OH the previous night q
gang Of burglars had entered the postoffice,
robbed 1t and the mail bags, the two stores in
the same apartment, and escaped without de-
lection. AS several stores had recently been
robbed Of small amounts, it was generally felt
that desperate gang OF burglars infested the
city.
THE LOSSES
OF Friday night, as nearly as could be ascer-
tanned, were as follows:
From pOstotfice, in stamps, $50; in small
bills, scrip and silver, $50; from registered
letters, S1S3.
From Fox & Hadley's book store, 800 worth
of gold pens, holders, pocket books and knives,
scrip, &c.
From Graham's jewelry store $50 in silver
lens and other articles and n sett Of jewelry.
Assistant Postmaster Fox ut once telegraph
I'd for Major Grow ell, the special mail agent,
aud to various points. Major Cfowell prompt
came down from Topeka, issued a procla-
matiOn of $500 reward, and took such other
measures as he thought best. Monday NOR
iing came the welcome news that some Of the
fobbers had been caught, and that others
lief and Satisfaction ut the promptness with
y hich the arrest followed the robbery.
TIE PARTICULARS
4 the detection Of the rob oers, are a. follows:
Deputy sheriff Hewlett, Of TT. Scott, had re-
eeiVed last week news that W. Il. Ac-
Arthur, Of Emporia, had lost u valuable mare
by theft. Amer receiving news OF the post
,fiee robbery he became doubly vigilant.
:. h.
Scott on the said mare, which had evidently
been ridden very hard. He arrested the man,
-harged him with stealing the hsrse, searched
and found on him over 100 keys OF various
Kinds and sizes, about $50 In bills, S5 in post
,ge stamps, lot scrip. five quarter dollar
silver pieces, and 10 pocket books. He then
Knew he also had one Of the postofice thieves,
and on promise of lenicnt treatment
THE FELLOW CONFESSED.
He said his name was d. w. King; by oc-
cupation Q farm hand; had been working At
odd Jobs in Emporia several months; had stol-
en- the horse, robbed the pOstofice and stores,
and that his active accomplish was another
young man named VIM. Cox, who lived on
his mothers farm near Emporia. On Friday
night, September %. no and Cox entered the
postoffce by aid OF broken pane Of glass in
they took about $40 in change, and q few
stamps, ana some scrip and gol pens from
the book stsre. Tho officials had kept this
robbery very quiet, suspeSting certain other
parties, and laying low FOR evidence against
them. Tuesday night, October 81. King stole
McArthur's horse, and took it to Cox's farm.
THURSDAY NIGHT
he and Cox went to the post ONCE, unlocked
m don rvryfth 81 lra~ lel,.
mail bags and plundered them and the stores as
described above. King stood IN the doorway
with loaded revolver In each hand, deter
mined, as be said, to shoot down the first per-
son who appeared to modest them. Cox did
the work OF robbery. Both then went TO Cox's
farm, hid most Of their booty. under . hay
stack, and at 2:3o Friday morning King noun
ted the mare, and galloped all the 100 miles to
ct. Scott, which he reached at o'clock SAT-
urday morning, to be arrested by Sheriff How
lett. He so accurately described Cox and his
farm and the road 20 It that Sheriff Hewlett
eamo here. and without aid found the place,
arrested Cox, and discovered the stolen goods
under the haystack. On Cox's person he found
| a number Of pocket knives, pens and penhold-
| era. and in the house several loaded revol-
veTs.
King and Cox were taken to Topeka,
where the o. 8. District Court IL In session,
and by which they win probably be indicted
without delay.
Cox cOnfesses to the first robbery, and that
Of Ferguson & HArvey's store, ON the cath. but
denies having participated in the robbery Of
last Thursday. he says he can prove an abb
! on that occasion.
The latest news is that King and Cox viii
be put on their examination to-day. The
horse that King rode 80 hard was . very val.
nahle animal and had more than once besr
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