The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11


Description of Mobile sus-
poets as wired by Chief Case
to Supt. Garfunkel.)
Fitting to a nicely the description
of the men who robbed the safe of
Foye & Eckstein early on the morning
of Nov. 90, the two suspects under ar
rest in Mobile as professional safe
blowers may be brought to this city
for trial.
City Detective ]. J. Murphy left
early last night over the Atlantic
Coast Line for Mobile. and will reach
that city early this afternoon. The
Savannah detective has with him a
warrant charging the men in the Gus
tody of the Alabama authorities. with
being those wanted in this city. The
warrant was issued by Justice Michael
Naughtin on an affidavit made by
Charles Garfunkel, superintendent of
police.
Men Expressed Dynamite.
1t has also been learned by the po
lice that the Savannah safe blowers
shipped a stick of dynamite from Sa-
vannah to Jacksonville a few hours
after the robbery, and the United
States authorities may take a hand
in the case.
A stick of the dynamite was ex-
pressed in a cigar box to ALBERT Dun
cam, at Jacksonville and when it
was not called for the express COM
pany officials at Jacksonville opened
the box and learned for the first time
of its contents. The box was ex-
pressed from the office at the Union
Station. The robbers probably be-
came frightened after they reached
Jacksonville, and for this reason failed
to call for the dynamite.
Certain of Identity.
AS was first stated in the Morning
News, the police had an accurate de-
scription of the man who called him
self Duncan in Savannah. On the day
after the robbery, and this description
fits exactly that of the first of the
Mobile prisoners. These descriptions
were taken carefully by Chief of Po-
lice John Case of Mobile and tele-
graphed to Supt. Garfunkel. The tall
man with light kinky hair" as he
was known to the Savannah police,
gave the name of Albert Duncan while
here.
1t was Duncan who did the talking
at Younglove & Sipple's stables, where
a buggy was hired for two hours, and
it was Duncan who purchased the
case of dynamite from j. D. Weed.
At both places he gave the name Dun
can, and at both places those who
saw him were able to furnish the po-
lice with an accurate description of
him.
But the second man kept in the back
ground, and little could be told of
him beyond the fact that he was
shorter and wore glasses. The fact
that Russell alias Clark has a Grip
pied left hand makes it plain, now,
to the police why he did not take part
in the conversation at the livery stable
and at the hardware store.
Evidence Against Robbers.
Because they believe that they have
the strongest case, the Savannah po-
lice are particularly anxious to get
the robbers first. Detective Murphy
will acquaint the other officers in Mo-
bile of the strong evidence against
the men here and will endeavor to
get them to agree to let Savannah
put the safe blowers on trial first.
AS soon as Detective Murphy as
certains the exact situation he will
telegraph Supt. Garfunkel and if there
is the slightest chance of getting the
men to Savannah first, requisition pa
pers will be applied for. While it
cannot yet be proven that the men
under arrest expressed the dynamite
to Jacksonville from this city, the
police are confident that they are the
ones.
The package was delivered at the
Express Office at the Union Station
by negro boy, whose identity has
not yet been discovered. If the po-
lice are able to locate this boy they
will probably be able to learn from
him who gave him the harmless look
ing cigar box that contained the ex-
plosive. L...AgxM
Jacket Secured Here.
1t is believed that the lady's jacket
found on the men when they were made
prisoners was purchased in this city
from Jackson * Gutman. About two
weeks before the Foye & Eckstein
robbery, while the fair and race meet
was in progress, a man about the size
of Duncan called at Jackson & Gut
mans store and purchased a lady's
Jacket.
The day before the Foye & Eckstein
robbery he again visited the store of
Jackson & Gutman and asked that the
Jacket be changed. He said that he
had made a mistake in the size. and
while waiting for the change to be
made took occasion to inquire into the
amount of business done during a day.
He asked if it were not true that a
big cash business was done by the firm.
and made several other observations.
Wore False GOatee.
The stranger said that he did not
care to have the jacket wrapped up.
but showed it into a dress suit case
that he carried. What attracted the
attention of those who saw him was
6 goatee that he wore. Those who
had been watching the stranger com
mented on the fact that the goatee was
false and that IL had been stuck on
mis- chin cerelessly.
The goatee was one-sided and the
clerks who came IN contact with the
stranger talked about the matter after
the man left the store. Since the mat
ter has come TO the attention Of the
police they think II not az all likely
mat the lady's Jacket containing a
Afke sum Of money, taken off ona of