The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-07
FOR ROBBNG NAILS
Ten Men Arrested by Mar
ShaIs in Oklahoma.
ALL BUT ONE OWN UP
Accused Parties are Contract
orS and Drivers.

e Reno. o. T, Feb. S.-(Speciall-Since
early last November the mails on the
s;ar route leaving here for Calumet.
Enchoe. Bridgeport, Taylor. Arapahoe.
Colony. Seger and Cloud Chief have been
systematically robbed. People living at
or near the above named towns were IN
der the erroneous impression that the rob
berries were committed in the Fl Reno
pOstoffics United States Postoffice IN
spector Frank A Beebe has been work
ing for three months 10 find a clue. He
was assisted BY J. L. Slice. another in
spector. but nothing definite could Dc
learned Packages of goods were opened,
goods extriCated. and the wrappers re-
turned 10 the mail pouches. When the
pouches were received al the different
postonices they We're found 20 be in per-
feet condition. which made the mystery
the deeper. Last Wednesday Mr.. Beebe
held a consultation with Bill FoSSett and
Bill Tilghmsn. United States marshals.
As soon as the two Bills learned the full
particulars they Immediately made up a
few dummy packages and sent them
through the e. Reno postoffiCe. and on
Friday arrested J. II. ESSEX. A F. Rob
ertson. Charles Robertson. J. r. Robert
son. J. NJ. Robertson and NJ. Robertson.
charging them with rObblng the mails.
Essex and the Robinsons have been the
drivers and sub-agents OF tks contrac-
tor. and have had charge OF all the mails
going 20 the points named above. At the
relay station. a few miles west OF Bridge
port. a wagon load OF plumber was found.
and at the home OF Essex another lot
OF valuable property was discovered.
During the holidays the gang did loand
office business. Not a present was de!iv
cred 10 the rightful owners. Numerous
complaints were constantly coming IN 10
Postmaster Watson, who was at his WITS
end trying 10 unravel the matter. With
the exception Of J. NJ. Robertson. father
Of the other RObertsOns. the others owned
up when questioned by Fossett and Tilg
man.
Great credit Is due Messrs. Fossett.
Tngman. Beebe and Stice for the work
msn-like maner in which they performed
what looked ike hard job
The Choctaw road commenced this
morning 10 carry the mails 10 and from
Weatherford. and it is hoped that the
people along the line Of the road viii in
future receive what Is sent 20 them with
out having TO first go through the hands
of United States marshals.
They covered star routes from Fl Reno
Bridgeport to Cloud Chief. - miles south
west. and supplied more than 100 offices.
The robbers are ten in number. The Gull
prits are charged with numerous robber-
les. committed since October 10 lS9S Du-
ring the last three days the officers closed
in on the gang, capturing all OF them and
recovering about 81 OO00c0 worth OF mer-
chandise. including seventy-flve silk dress
patterns. about 500 silk hsndkeTchiefs.
clothing. shoes. gloves and all manner OF
maiiable articles. The stuff was found
concealed through four counties.
The people OF Wichita have been kick
ing because the state OF Colorado has
damned the Arsansaw. The people OF
Canadian county are now kicking because
they are getting such long siege OF cold
weather. When our cattle 20 into Kansas
with a few innocent ticks on them a
howl goes up that can he heard fog miles
We have been having A very cold siege,
and IL has finally come 20 light that
Kansas is 10 blame for Il. II that state
cannot let our cattle GO across her border,
she will have 10 work some scheme 20
keep the cold breezes away from US; v.
do rot want them Senator Bellamy viii
introduce a bill IN the council compelling
the state OF Kansas TO erect "a high board
fence on the northern boundaries Of Okla
homa, 10 keep the icy blasts from reach
ing our wheat fields. orchard and grazing
lands The senator is the farmers and
stOck-grOwers friend.
Hon. Tom r Reid. the obese and hand
some speaker OF the lower house. was IN
the city TODAY. shaking hands with his
old-tfms friends The ar OF Guthrie seems
20 agree with Tom. He has not lost any
adipose tissues since he left r Reno. HIS
f- al Ha
asks the people 70 do is 70 bear with him
awhile and they Will find che trust they
reposed in him has not been thrown %
the birds Tom says his job over a. Guth-
re is a very irksome one bat he r. bear
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