The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-16
A NOTED BURGLARS
RECORD OF CRIME
Wisconsin Fred" Bagged
In New York.
LILO Q A TuC HCAI llEnE
HIS PALS IN THE PEN HERE
MIR. GREGORY HAS CHASED HIM
OVER SEVERAL STATES
HAS COMMITTED OVER FIFTY ROBBERIES.
Anderson Belonged to the Same Notorious
Gang Of Safe Blowers as did 10. Jones
who was sent to the Penitentiary here
and Who Escaped Las:
Atr,,ef


and Who Escaped Las:
August.
After Il chase of nearly 4 year. coy
erlns territory over several States dur
ing which time the trail has bcel lost,
regained and lost again. United States
PoStoffice Inspector Hardy Il. Gre-ory.
Of Greensboro. y. c., has succeeded in
landing in the tolls one of the most no
torious r~ostoffice burglars in the coul-
try. This daring robber has prcoal.ly
assisted in committing over a half hun
bred robberies of government buildings
and other places and the goverEmenr
has wanted him for Il long time.
He is Frederick A. Anderson. kaowt.
III criminal circles as wisconsin Fred
the safe blower. and he was taken into
custody last Wednesday night at Ell
mira, y. Y, i'll company with his wife,
Emma Anderson, and another man nam
Ell Charles Anderson, who is known a-
'phlly Charlie" and who claims to
be 4 cousin to the famous crook. The
TWO Inter people have since been dis
charged. but "Wisconsin Fred has
eight indictments hanging over him in
the United States courts of Virginia.
Frederick A. Anderson is described by
the Elmira t\. W Gazette as Il man
about thirty years of age. about FIVE feet
four inches tall and of robust figure. He
has light hair and smooth face and wore
a light colored overcOat and black derby
hat when arrested. He has been living
III Elmira about Il month with his wife.
Mrs. Anderson had been married before
she selected Anderson rs her life part
ncr, AMI has a S~iNtcen-ycar-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 Il cousin are gvDsies
and have always led Il rowing life. They
lived III an old barn in Holdridge place.
winch had been transformed into Il
dwelling house and several families re-
sided i'll the building. the Gazette goes
on to say. \ family named Leonard oc-
cupied some of the upper apartments
and the Anderson outfit occupied the Gel
lar. Their former method of procedure
was to travel about the country like gyp-
sizes and whenever they found an oppor-
tuHity, commit a 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 a years labor. In his work
in Elmira Inspector Gregory was ably
assisted by Postofice Inspector Arthur
=. Coleman, Of BrockpOrt, and Chief
CasSada. Inspector Kennedy, Detective
Gradwell and Postmaster Nj. NJ. Conklin.
The chase for Anderson began in April.
1899, by Inspector Gregory and since
that time he has been working to locate
his man. Anderson was traced rom
Washington. D. c.. through a portion of
West Virginia. Maryland. and into PENN
sylvania. In the wilds of this State the
trail was lost and less than one week ago
Inspector Gregory obtained information
which led him to this city and resulted In
the capture Of his man.
inspector Gregory arrived in Emira
late Tuesday evening. He was joined
here by Inspector Coleman and together
they had a conference with Postmaster
Conklin. The inspector does not say
what his information was. hut it is IN
derstood that parties III Pennsylvania
gave him information that Anderson was
in this city and through letters written
to AndersCnS wife he was traced to Ell
mira. The local pOStOftice was watched
and the officials were 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
Gals. Mrs. Anderson was finally located
and for four hours Postoffice Inspector
Gregory and Coleman Swallowed her. She
finally led them to the temporary resi-
dcnce of her husband across the river.
About s O'Clock Messrs. Cassada. Kenne-
dy, Gradwell and Daniel Mackey. with
the government officials surrounded the
Anderson house. They then forced an
entrance and ook the three parties into
custody.
Mrs. Anderson and Charles Anderson.
as stated. were 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 %. 1896, and securing
$500 in stamps and money. The safe
was blown open and shots were eXchang-
ed betWeem one member of the gang and
Il man held up by them Anderson was
not formally arrested on this warrant
until to and he will be arTaigned be-
fore Commissioners BabcOck at ) o'clock
this afternoon. If he denies his identity
solBlS pal!ul eul uIoiI IopLo ue Inun pa
court can be obtained ordering his re-
moval to Virginia for trial. In United
it will be proven and he will be remand
States cases no requisition Is necessary.
The indictments were found within three
wears after the Offenses Were committed.
and court in Virginia sits In March.
Anderson was Il member OF Il gang OF
noted postOffice burglars III the East.
The development of the prosecution Of
this gang began on April il. at
PHILADELPHIA when United States deputy
Marshall a. 3. Myers and Postofflce
Inspector George c. Holden, John II.
Irving and Hardy T.. Gregory effected the
arrest of J. w. Plat. alias J. w. Pear
son. alias Harrisburg Brock the
main leader of the gang. who nad Opel-
ated as Il successful safe blower over