Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-06
THEY ARE VERY BAD MEN.
Pinkertons Think Roanoke Police
Have Two Notorious CrimInnls.

ROANOKE, VA, April 6-(SpeciaI.)~-
| Baldwin's Detective Agency. Of this city.
Is in receipt of letter from w. a. Pin
kerton, superintendent of the Pinkerton
Detective Agency Of Chicago, ILL.,, say
ing that the men,. w. Moore and Will
| liam Howard-arrested here last week for
! the robbery of the Norfolk and Western
safe at Rustburg had been identified by
the photographs sent out, as professional
sale-DloWers, named Howard alias Houli-
nan ana j. l.. Flynn alias James Filkins,
ana That the former had Just served an
eight-year sentence i'm the Joliet Gll)
Penitentiary for a safe burglary, and had
previously served a two-year term I'm
Indiana for robbing a jewelry store at
La Porte. He was born i'm Chicago. and
mad operated all over the United States.
fllkins served one term i'm the Nebraska
Penltentiary and one In Indiana He
broke jail in Mercer Pa, where he was
confined on charge of bank robbery.
was shot I'm the left eye while escaping
from an officer near Kansas City, Mo-
where he and two others robbed a bank
at Prairie du Chen, Wis. All three es-
capped. The next heard of him was at
Little Rock. Ark He passed that point
on MS way South several months ago.
Mt. Pinkerton says both men are want
ed badly i'm the West, and when the au-
thorties are through with them here he
VIII send for them. The Chief of Police
at Detroit also Identifies Howard as Hou-
imam, who recently served an eight-vear
sentence at Joliet. and says he is an old
time burglar. and one of the greatest all
around thieves in the country. He also
ADDS that he finds that Flynn alias Fill
klnS had the suit he wore when arrested
IA f,gft
name Of Flynn in ordering the clothes.
claiming TO be an engineer. Baldwin's
Agency are having 1000 pictures Of the
men made and will send them throughout
virginia, North and South Carolina. I'm
an attempt 70 connect them with the
various post-oice rObberies which have
occurred within the past six months.
The prisoners are now i'm Jail at Salem
awaiting the action of the United States
grand jury at Danville, on the charge Of
attempted safe-blowing at the Salem
poSt-oifce the night before their arrest
in this city.
MRS SARAH A. GRAVES DEAD.
Mrs. Sarah \. Graves died at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. l.. b. Landlord. M
Cloverdale. last night. at the age of g.
years Deceased was the mother of \. w. |
Graves who Is connected with the Staun- |
ton Daily News.
{. {. Taliaferro, W. II. II. Dorney. and |
=: I. Burnett. together with Rev. DR.. !
W. c. Campbell, Of the First PRESBYTERIAN |
church. are attending the East Hanover |
Presbytery, at Blackstone. They will urge |
the presbytery to send Rev. James Ar
thur to the Second Presbyterian church.
IF this city.
The b. +. o. Elks, of this city. hav.
installed their newly officers as
follows: Exalted Ruler. Samuel r.. Gran:
esteemed Leading Knight. Charles F.
Byrne; Esteemed Loyal Knight. Warren
Wexford; Esteemed Lecturer. Lynn X
8rugh; Secretary James McFaH: Trea-
urer. John A. Pack; Esquire Lawrence
!. Davis; Inner Guard, Henry Scholz.
Her, NJ. f. Normoyle; Chaplain. DR.. r.
y. Fry; Trustees-LOuis Scholz. h. O.
doys, and 5. Nybury. The Past Exalted
fulers are f.. X. Woodward Dr. r. w.
Try, +. j. Korte, j. S. Pattie. f.. c.
y elch, and 5. X. Btterman
In the Hastings Court yesterday Cary
tule was fined $25 and sent to Jail for
iNty days for circulating obscene litera-
lre.
George w. Slauson was appointed adj
illustrator Of the estate of j. G.. Wright,
nd gave the necessary bond.