The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-03

terday convicted. 4 summary of the
evidence was as follows:
On April 2, 1893, Miller, a sore-leg
beggar and Il third party. appeared al
Boykins, Va. heading South: April 3rt
they We're at Pendlcton.; on April 4ti
were ON outskirts Of Murfreesboru. goin.
in and out OF town, going Singly, visiting
shop from which tools for the robbery
were afterwards taken: the sore-leg beg
gar went into the postoffice as well a,
various stores soliciting aid. The tire,
left town together that afternoon or
the afternoon Of April 18th. Miller. Will
one other man. passed Napoleon. going
IN the direction Of MurfrecSboro tha
night was seen on the MAIN street of the
town IN close proximity to the postoficc
the same might the p0Stoffice was enter
ed and safe Blown. near two o'clock
about $40 in stamps and 500 in mon
ey being carried off On, or about
April 10Th Miller and companion
appeared at Weldon, made purchase i'll
Il store, paying for same with postage
stamps. Shortly afterwards with {
companion. he made Il purchase at Neal'S
with stamps. and headed north along
Norfolk and Carolina Railroad.
Recently in raVine near WintOn. y
g.. around the spot where Miller. Reid
ana Wright We're arrested ON April 24th
ISIS. four loaded reviewers three of eX
cellent quality. two drills. Il file and
two bottles of powder were found
wrapped and concealed Mt three differ,
emit points. These, account for thc
parcels seen in each mans hip pocket
as the three approached Winton on
April 9th This damaging egidenre
had been planted" which is tnf
usual custom of safe-hlowers when APP
pearing in or about any town where
they think there is any probability OF
being picked up on suspicion.
The following witnesses were used by
the government to establish the strong
crcumStantial case against Miller: Il.
II. Darden, of Boykin, Va; X H. Mad
drey. Pendleton; w. T. McGlaughan
l.. f. Sumner, G. w. Grimes, J. J.
Boulds, Claud r. Parker. Emmett \.
Evans. w p. Britton. w. S. Trader
Ernest McCurry and Nathan Pope Muir
freesboro; f. Britt, Mapleton; w. l..
Stainhack. II. NJ. purnel and Jerry
Washington, Weldon ID. J. Brock. Neal;
DR.. s. s. Daniel, c. w. Parker S. =.
l ny ipE. iDtll NUTSHELL. 4 ON 1DFuHil
Charlie Manning and j. X. Armstrong.
Wirton: and PoStoffice Inspector II.
T. Gregory.
This session Of the Fa6erai court
winds up Inspector Gregory's investiga-
ton of professional postoffce robberics
and safe-blowing in the Eastern district
of North Carolina, Of which the fol
lowing is a list with dates anu results:
Maxton, November -. 1897, indict-
ment pending against ice Jones. alias
Brooks: Henry Johnson. alias Dan
Murphy. and Charlie Jones. alias Rennie
Galloway, all of whom are IN North
Carolina penitentiary texecpt Joe Jones.
who escaped January 20th, $500 hay
ing been sent up from South Carolina.
Spring Hope, December II, 1897 af-
ter blowing safe. burglars frightened off
without securing any booty.
Nittrell. December -, 1897, burglars
frightened off before completing drilling
hole.
Aberdeen, April 4. 1893, Joseph f.
Reid alias Zip" Thomas and Harry
Wright sentenced December 18TH 1898,
to five years each in North Carolina
State prison.
Murfreeshoro. April {, 1898, Charles
4. Miller. sentenced June 2nd. 1895 to
FIVE years in North Carolina State
prison.
Plymouth. June Is. 1898. John o
Dandrell. sentenced June Ind. 1899. to
two years imprisonment in North Car
Dina State prison.
Indictment pending against James
Johnson and Charles Hern. who were
sentenced March 51st. 1899, to three
years each in West Virginia State
prison for robbery of postoffice at Bran
well, West Virginia. August 10, 1898.