Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-18
CHARGE, ROBBlNG THE MAILS
A Registered Letter Containing $i0,0oo ls
 Abstracted From the Pouch.
YOUNG ARMSTRONG SHOWS THE LETTER
And It Is Given to Major screws-The Sup seouent Arrest The Very Full State- ment of Armstrong's Father.
 Other Capital News
Age-Herald Bureau,
 Exchange Hotel,
Montgomery, June IT.

Montgomery, June IT.
 This morning before United States Commissioner Benjamin P. Seals war rant was sworn out by Postoffice Inspec- tor R. E. Barry, charging Chales l. Arm strong. a well-known young man or tnis city. with robbing the United states mail of a registered package containing s1o.O0o. The indictment reads as follows: Before me, Benjamin P. Seals, united States Commissioner, appeared this day R. E. Barry, postoffice inspector, ana says that he is informed and believes, and upon such information and behef states that the offense of violating sec tion h476 of the revised statutes of the Tinted States has been committed py Charles l. Armstrong on or apoul 'ho 18th day of June, 1S95. Charles l. Arm strong did cut open a United Staees nis'ii pouch with intent to rob or steal the mail therein contained, and dld tahe therefrom a registered package con, tanning a large sum of money, When Sa'io nackaue was addressed to the posllldsIo at New York and had been sealed py tue postmaster at Montgomery c cohsi ai Ia. so inc form of the statute m Sueh ease'' made and provided and agaihsl tue peace and dignity of the united 0taeeS, Snr
 Witnesses: Douglas Goode, M w.. King. John Gilmer, Green Jemlsoh'
 Armstrong was arrested tnls morning and released from custody unuei q sooo bond, signed by his father ana plo.lio. tttl',,a frba ,nra11minary trial will occur before Commissioner Seals at. 10 o'clock tolIlol row. Ohe circumstances of the pig steal and subsequent recovery or the money, as well as could be learned, are as Tor lows: For year past young Arlhsliohs has been in the employ of the Montsohl- ht1t was discharged by reason Of neglect ol duty. Since that time he has been III aIiu out of the postoffice at various tiiies, being familiar with all the clerks anu carriers On Saturday night he was III the office and saw this package or money made up and deposited in the bag, 1t be- ing sent by Josiah Morris SS CO to their corresnondents in New York. Armstrong went with the driver of the mall wagon to the depot and remained there qulle while talking with MT. M w. King, tne transfer clerk, but finally went away, saving that he was going home. The bag containing the registered mall was turned over to MT. King and he recelpted to the register clerk, MT. Goode, therefor. <. Later on he discovered that the bag had been cut open and registered pachase stolen. He reported it at once to Post master Screws who wired Inspector Bar " at Chattanooga to come and lnVestl- gate it.
 Now comes the curious part of the story King was on his way home be- tween Il and 12 o'clock when he met Charles Armstrong, Douglas Goode and the father of young Armstrong, on Ial- lapoosa street. Charles Armstrong asked him if he had lost anything, whereupon he replied that a mail bag had been cut open in his office and registered pack age taken therefrom. Armstrong then showed him a package of money which he recognized as the one which had been stolen. After much parleying as to who was the legal custodian of the money 1t was turned over to him and by him to Postmaster Screws, who locked it up, to- gether with the slit sack in the big safe at the poStoffice.
 Inspector Barry arrived in the city yesterday and began the investigation, which resulted in the arrest of young Armstrong this morning. The inspec- tor thinks that he has strong case, which will develop on the preliminary hearing tomorrow, while Armstrong and his friends are more than confident that he will be cleared and medal awarded him by the government for his honesty The package is intact, and upon exami- nation was found to contain every cent of the missing $10,000. One corner of the wrapper and the ends of several of the bills were torn off by the robber, presumably to ascertain if it was the package he was looking for.
 Armstrong has many friends here and his arrest has created considerable of a sensation.
 MT. Charles w Armstrong. father of the young man, made the following statement to the Age Herald man this morning:
 Between 10 and II o'clock Saturday night my son came to my house. on Clay street, and called me out into the hall He then told me he had found package of money, at the same time showing me large package of currency. I asked him where he found 1t and he said on the street. He then asked me to go with owner of the package which I consented to do. We woke up MT. Goings a neighbor, and asked him to go with us. He said he couldn't go, after learning the package had been tempered with fearing that he would have to be a wit ness in the case in court, and he could not lose the time from his bank We went to the depot to see the mail transfer man, MT. King. Not finding him there we went to his house, on Moulton street l believe. He was not there either My son left word with Mir. Kings son to tell his father to come to Major Screws office as soon as he came home Coming towards the postoffice, from Mir. Kings. we met Douglass Good, the registering clerk at the postoffice. My son spoke to him and he spoke in return. My son then called him and told him he had found package of money and was on ms Wdy 10 ueHFeI IL u FOSUmaSter Screws at the postoffice We insisted on - accompanying us to find Postmaster
 ews. He agreed to and did accom-
 us We went to the Advertiser
 and learned he had just left for
 me We then went to Major Screws
 and endeavored to get some one
 Ut no one answered the door bell.
 we went to the Exchange, in the
 finding the major there, and
 nere we went down Commerce
 the depot to Mir Kings office.
 ps locked and he was not there.
 bced our way to Mir. King $.