The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-19
DESPERATE RASCALS.
THE WINN BROTHERS TAKEN TO
NEW YORK FOR TRIAL.
Leave Last Evening In Custody of a U. s
Deputy Marshai-Charged with 10.
Vulnerable Postoface and other Robber.
ies--Brief History Of Their Grimes.

Deputy Marsnai-Charged with 10.
Vulnerable Postoface and other Robber-
fes--frief History Of Their Crimes.
1t will be remembered that on Monday
morning last two men, giving their
names as David Williams and Clarence
! Becker, were arrested at the Postoflice
charged with having broken into various
postofilces in New York and elsewhere,
and having committed numerous other
burglares The Pos,oflce authorities
here had received warning that their real
names were Charles and William Winn.
that they were working their way towards
| this city, and they were charged Wit,
/ having broken into several postoffices,
and committed a number Of burg laries In
New York. The officials were therefore
/ requested 10 arrest and detain any persons
asking for mail under the names they had
assumed.
THE ARRESTS MADE.
On the day mentioned party came 20
Mr.. Smoot, delivery clerk at the Post
Office, and asked for mail for Williams
and Becker That gentleman, at once
recalling TO mind that these were the
suspicious characters who were "wsntet,"
detained them AT the delivery window
in the meantime having quietly notified
Mr.. w. w. Rowe, another clerk In
the Office, to call in ,he police. This
last named gentlemen at once notified
| Chief Of Police Poe, who promptly dis
patched Officers Washington and Will
lam II aud J. W Rex, to make the ar
rest. The officers took the thieves into
custody, and after taking them TO the
First police station, they were turned
oyer TO Deputy United States Marshal
| j. II overly, on the charge of robbing
the mails That official then placed them
in the county Jail, the designated place
Of confinement in this county for United
States prisoners.
~HE THIEVES TAKEN NORTH
Immediately on taking the action, the
United States authorities in New York
were notified Of the arrest, and instruc
tions came that the Wins be held until
sent for This was done, and yesterday In
specior Batchelder and Deputy United
states Marshal Ten Eyck of New York
arrived in the city to convey them up
North for trial. They were accordingly
delivered by Deputy Marshal OVERLY to
these officials, and at $40 last evening
were placed on the northern train and
escorted to the scene Of their former ex-
ploits.
EVIDENCE CONCLUSIVE.
In conversation with a representative
Of the TINES yesterday, Marshal Ten
Eyck said that The men had been fully
identified, and so had number of the
articles which they had stolen, and which
had been recovered The evidence
against them was, he considered, conclu
.Sye, and he thought that the prospects
for putting full stop TO their theiviDg
operations by continent in States
prison of such duration as TO amount
to a life sentence was almost assured.
DESPERATE LEADERS OF A DESPERATE
GANG.
These Winn brothers arel desperate
rascas, and the leaders OF gang of
thieves I'm New York, where bold burglar
les have won for them the names The
James Boys OF the East" The Albany
Ttres OF last Friday published a con.
densed
HISTORY OF THEIR CRIMES
in New York State as follows:
Last fall and winter the residents of
Cumberland, Slingerlands, Noorheesville,
Knox, and Berne, in this county, an OF
the eastern part of Schenectady county
were kept in almost constant dread OF the
VIM gang of thieves and burglars. Two
brothers, Charles Henry aud William
Vim, were the leaders OF many others.
They stopped at nothing, and hardly
night passed but some burglaries or
thieving expeditions occurred. I he last
burglaries that they are known TO have
committed were AT the pOstofnce
at Knox, when Elan Williams,
postmaster, lost considerable property.
This was on January 10th. They COM
mitled burglary at the store OF
Artcher La Grange, postmaster at Sling
erlands, December 20, taking among other
articles some Of the property OF the Gov
ernment They also robbed the store of
Charles E. Deilz Of Berne, and of Wilbur
& Co, of Quaker street, Schenectady
county, December IL. The people rose
en- masse in February and determined to
rid the country of The pestiferous gang.
About the 22d OF that month warrant
was procured for their arrest, and four
constables, went TO their hiding place,
the home of Clark Wildey, in Voorhees,
vile. The brothers were made aware Of
their coming and William escaped, while
Charles Henry, loading his guns
or revolvers, sat down to await
their arrival. The officers mustered
aid and surrounded the house. See
ing the number Of his pursuers he thought
discretion the better part of valor, and
taking his revolvers made dash for the
lear Of the house, and jumping through
window was off like shot. His escape
was soon discovered and his pursuers fol-
lowed. He ran into barbed wire fence,
and, pulling his weapons, fired four shols,
when the men halted and returned, and
he made his escape. Wildey's wife Is
sister OF the Winn boys, although not in
sympathy with them or their course In
life"
HOW THE THIEVES WERE SPOTTED.
Deputy United States Marshal A.
Cuyler Fen Eyck, United States Postal
Inspector & T. Batchelder, and Postmaster
La Grange interesting themselves In the
case, have worked increasingly, the latter