The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-14
MR.. GREGORY HAS CHASED HIM
OVER SEVERAL STATES.
HAS COMMITTED OVER FIFTY ROBBERIES.
Anderson Belonged to the Same Notorious
Gang of Safe Blowers as did Joe Iones
who was sent to the Penitentiary here
and Who Escaped Las!
August.

ering territory over several States dur
ing which time the trail has bceA. lost,
reganed and lost again, United States
Postoffice Inspector Hardy L. Gregory,
Of Greensboro, y. c., has succeeded in
landing in the tolls one of the most no.
torious postoffice burglars in the cOul-
try This daring robber has probably
assisted in committing over half hum
dred r0bberieS of government buildings
and other places and the government
has wanted him for a long time.
He is Frederick A. Anderson. known
in criminal circles as WISCONSIN Fred"
the safe blower. and he was taken INFO
custody last Wednesday night at Eli
mira, ~ Y. in company with his wife,
Emma Anderson, and another man nam
ed Charles Anderson, who is known ;as
"Philly Charlie and who claims to
be a cousin TO the famous crook. The
two latter people have since been dis
charged, but Wisconsin Fred has
eight indictments hanging over him III
the United States courts of Virginia.
Frederick y. Anderson is described by.
the Elmira IN " Gazette as a man
about thirty years of age, about five feet
four inches tall and of robust figure. lie
has light hair and smooth face and wore
Il light colored overcoat and black derby
hat when arrested. He has been living
in Elmira about month with his Wife.
Mrs. Anderson had been married before
she selected Anderson as her life part
ner, and has q siXteen-year-old daughter
by another husband. She will probably
return to her people in Pennsylvania.
Anderson and his wife and the man
who claims to be n cousin are gypSies
and have always led a rowing life They
lived in an old barn in Holdridge place,
which had been transformed into Il
dwelling house and several families re-
sided in the building, the Gazette goes
on to say. \ family named Leonard oc-
cupied some of the upper apartments
and the Anderson outfit occupied the cei-
lar Their former method of procedure
was to travel about the country like gyp-
sizes and whenever they found an oppor-
tunity. commit Il burglary.
Anderson's burglaries for which he
stands indicted were committed in
Virginia, West Virginia. Maryland ana
Pennsylvania. His final capture is the
result of years labor. In his work
in Elmira Inspector Gregory was ably
assisted by Postoffice Inspector Arthur
e. Coleman, OF Brockport, and Chief
Gassada, Inspector Kennedy, Detective
Gradwell and Postmaster NJ. NJ. Conblin.
The chase for Andersen began in April,
1899, by Inspector Gregory and since
that time he has been working to locate
his man. Anderson was traced rom
Washington, ID. c., through portion of
West Virginia, Maryland, and into PENN
sylvania. In the wilds of this State the
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Inspector Gregory obtained information
which led him to this city and resulted in
the capture of his man.
Inspector Gregory arrived in ElmiTa
late Tuesday evening. He was joined
here by Inspector Coleman and together
they had Il conference with Postmaster
Conklin. The inspector does not say
what his information was, but it is I'M
derstood that parties in Pennsylvania
gave him information that Anderson was
in this city and through letters written
to AndersCn's s. wife he was traced to Ell
mira. The local postOffice was watched
and the officials We're rewarded for their
vigilance.
Chief Cassada, Inspector Kennedy and
Detective Gradwell gave all the assist
ance in their power and acted in hearty
cooperation with the government Off
cials. Mrs. Anderson was finally located
and for four hours Postoffice Inspector
Gregory and Coleman shadowed her. She
finally led them to the temporary resi-
dence of her husband across the river.
About o'clock Messrs Cassada, Kenne-
dy, Gradwell and Daniel Mackey, with
the government officials, surrounded the
Anderson house They then forced an
entrance and took the three parties, into
custody.
Mrs. Anderson and Charles Anderson,
as stated, We're detained only temporarily
to await investigation and are now free.
\ warrant for Frederick Anderson's ar
rest was sworn out before United States
Commissioner Herbert Babcock. for the
robbery of the pOstOffice at Bridgewater,
Va. December 23. 1896, and securing
$500 in stamps and money. The safe
was blown open and shots were eXchanS-
ed between one member of the gang and
a man held up by them. Anderson was
rot formally arrested ON this warrant
until to and he will be arraigned be-
fore Commissioner Babcock at . O'Clock
this afternoon. If he denies his identify
it will be proven and he will be remand
ed until am order frcm the United States
court can be obtained ordering h1s re-
rnoyal IN Xir1inio for trial. In United