The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-30
POLICE MADE A Big HAUL.
Six Zen Thought 10 Be the FaTnYlllo
Burglars Arrested.
1 SUSPICIOUS EXPRESS PACKAGE.
One Vas Caught in tho City, and tho Others
while walking tho Cross-ties Out of
Town-Thcy Are Crooks.

Fox was living on the floor Of cell nj the
Second policestation. His shoes and hat
uere beside him. while his coat and waistcoat
5,l duty as a pillow. He had light hair. an
expressivc pair Of bluo eyes. rather prepos-
,e.s.nr features and was clad in "A black silk
shirt and dark trousers. lie was like the
,-eftv country maid attractive until he spoke.
In Tar Tfwgs Of Yesterday n special from
Fsr.nviile announced three robberics IN that
town Monday night Tho postoiiice suffered
considerably The safe was badly injured by
,,tlosiyes. "a hole having been drilled from
tfetaD and the door blown Of; about Sl25
were stolen and the front door of the Office
Torn from is hinges.
RIr $ s. Mckinney. the postmaster, after
ae.,ttalu.ng these facts Monday night tie
noise q the explosion having given the
alarm. next examined his dry goods store,
and found that his cash-drawer lock had been
kel The burglars also forced open the
d.1r of Mrs. ". paulettcs factory. and. open
A. the safe without any trouble took about
900 The thieves first attempt evidently
US Messrs Gillian & Dunningtons safe.
Fh,. they attempted 10 open hut seem 10
have gwen up the effort for the postofice.
MUCH EKcrTYNFHr.
The people Of the good town Of Farmvilc
became much excited over the rObbcries. and
fa.ecrams were immediately sent 20 the chief
spclOus-loOkng characters who had been
seen in the city since last Saturday.
Captain J. b. Angle of the Second district
received his descriptions yesterday morn
ING and immediately detailed officers Williams
sid RCdf1rd 10 work Oh the case These
uen were especially sent out, inasmuch rs
four Suspicious looking individuals have been
in Richmond for nearly week. Their head
quarters we're in the neghbOrhOOd OF Ninth
and Byrd streets and as the gang that
committed several robberles here q few
months ago made their rendezvous at the
same place the police yesterday suspicioned
that they were the same persons, OF belonged
10 the same gang.
QUICK WORK.
Policemen Williams 0nd BEDFORD were not
long in executing their commissions. They
worked earnestly throughout tho day. and
Just as the sun was getting ~ his hest work
st 3 o clOckl they slapped their night hands on
the shoulder Of Thomas OK. Come with
rs. WAS their combined command. and
Invitation and Fox WAS halted on Ninth
near Canal street. He WAS at once conducted
90 the Cary-street engne-hOuse and
searched. To his pockets We're found two ex-
press Office receipts for boxes. which were 10
lie shipped 20 John Cusc. Philadelphia. They
were shipped by Fox. but under the name of
j. drummer. One of the receipts was dated
Lynchburg, and was written last week while
the Sc Ond was from the express Office in this
city and bore the date Of yesterday
Fox was Immediately taken 10 the Office 10y
the policemen aud the box demanded The
AGENT was lOath to give 10 up, but when tod
q Was stolen property took q receipt for the
lRckage and the box was handed the officers.
The trio then al lOUTned TO the Second station,
and after duly registering Fox, the box was
examined. In II was found q lot OF cOppcrs,
oliver coin fob watch-chain and silk scaris.
], fo1s pockets. besides matches and news
Valer9. was r45 IN greeni &c ks.
ATFLEGRAM.
4 telegram was at once sent to Farmvlue.
eni later m the day reply came as follows.
Look out for Oil-staned or scorched notes.
backened silver. gold fOb-c chains q lot Of five
and ten-cent pieces, 300 IN greenbacks, so
IN silver. a hundred or more Old coppers dated
from 17il to lo45. old silver pieces and fancy
silk scarfs "
The description in the telegram and the
contents of the box were found to agree. and
the policemen We're cOmplimented and we're
mado 10 feel that they had arrested the ring
leader in the gang who committed the rob
berries at Farmvihe, Monday night.
Captain Angle and @ TINES reporter had
Just finished discussing tho probability Of ar
resting the other burglars last evening no half
past O'Clock The newsgatherer was looking
out Of the window of the Captains private
office and that official Ind just said YES,
that's about all for tonight, when rather
large and excited crowd wheeled around tho
corner of Seventh and Marshall streets. Cap
tain Angle had said only a few moments be-
fore that he would catch the other robbers if
they remained anywhere in his district, and
three minutes later III walked the burglars and
policemen.
Police INFORMATION.
Aout7o'clock last evening Sergeant Brooks
received information from one Of the police
men that the burglars had not left the city by
auy tran but were on their way out of these
PARTS ly way of the Danvile railroad cross
ties. Messages were Immediately sent for
squad. and ten minutes later Policemen
Sutton Farley and Talley were marching over
The Free bridge headed 10y Sergeant Brooks.
When Manchester was reached they were
Joined 10y Bridge Policeman G. r.. Lowry. and
teg began % "double-qUick' IL up the Oau-
VILE track. After going some distance the
squad was divided, and splendid marching was
made during the next half hour after the flee
lu- IN uyes. On they walked, lessening by
syery step the distance between themselves
all The supposed burglars, and half mile
above ha old pump-hOuse the gang were
discovered peacefully sitting by train OF
i01-cars. Sergeant Brooks generalship WAS
tlon brought into command, and 10 less time
taan 10 takes to tell it the entire party We're
marching 10 Richmond. When the Richmond
s. ie was reached the party became
arsmerted, and as the principal streets were
uAfer.e0 every small boy. and not FEW
Aolng men, attached themselves to the pro
't-siDL. This being the case, when the STA
t0n WAS reached q crowd Ofs0mc two OF three
hundred lined the sidewalk AMI roadway, and
many pressed upstairs I'm the station anxious
t' gam admittance. But with two exceptions
tins was denied and the prisoners were at
once searched. while the marchers pulled OF
tier coats and underworld 10 cool oil
THE FIRST SEARCHED.
James Haley was the first man searched
he IS % short but powerfully build individual,
lndot one time iu his lite would have been
considered handsome p has pleasant black
eyes very dark hair and save the marks Of
dissipation and crime about his face would
lee sood-looking now
George Clarke clothes were next examined.
he Us a tall rather gawky-looklng man, and
would strike any one as being a cOuntrynan
3 it- frat glance. A closer examination.
iowever. will prove that he is intellectual, but
IA mouth and chin show too plainly that his
bran power has been used for the machins-
ns Of sin rather than for those # goodness.
ln the pockets of both these mon were
iolnl s45 apiece. the exact sum found IN
tots clothes. and they had the same compile
Aelt " matches. rags. masks and other sus-
Nao1s shocking articles.
Three other men we're with these men when
,1es'ed Henry Weaver. John Kelly and
Games Dolsan. All Of these aver that they
.et Haley and Clarke yesterday for the nrst
'n.e and the contents Of their pockets bore