The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-18
FEDERAL VETERAN
 WILL BE CARED FOR
LOCAL CAMP OF G. A. R. TO SEND JOSEPH NlckLES TO NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME AT DAYTON, OHIO.

Joseph Nickles, the Federal soldier who is an inmate at the Jefferson County Aims House at Woodlawn will be sent to the National Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio.
 After reading an article in The Age Herald recently telling of the sad plight of the old soldier. the relief committee from the local camp of the Grand Army of the Republic made an investigation and as a result have decided to make appli- cation for admission of MT. Nickles in the soldiers home immediately.
 The relief committee is composed of Henry Chairsell, J. II. Barnes and A. N. Day.
 office; that there were discharged em- ployes who also knew the combination; that all the clerks had pass keys into the office and that Mir. Meglemery always had the keys made.
 He said that other money had been missed in the office this year from the cash drawer that he did not not know who took it; that he got it back; that the cash drawer is under lock and key.
 Position of the Window.
 At the beginning of the afternoon Cap tain Johnson was closely questioned as to the condition of the office when he reached it, and concerning the position of the windows of the office. He said that the combination of the safe was set on three figures; that he had changed the combination twice since the robbery was committed.
 He said he could not swear that he turned the combination of the safe and locked it when he went away that night, but that locking the safe was as mechan- ical as the winding of his watch.
 The witness testified that there was a loft above the private office, and that there was a hole in the ceiling above the safe, and in front of it; that the angle from the hole to the combination of the safe was about 45 degrees, and that the hole was about the size of a silver half dollar.
 He said he had met W. s. George.
 A. R. Cook Testlfies.
 A. R. Cook testified that he was ticket seller at the Union station: that he was working there at the time the money was stolen; that he stayed at the office all night that he went to sleep about 230 in the morning; that there was nothing going on at that time; that he heard a noise as if someone knocking on the win dow with key; that he did not get up at that time; that when he did get up he went to open the windows as usual and found two of them open; that he did not think any one could come in without waking him.
 He said further that he examined the safe but thought it was all right, for he had never seen inside of 1t: that he went outside to see if he could find any signs of someone's entering through the win dows; that when MT. Kellar came they C. l-..A was all right; that they waited for Mir Luckie, chief clerk, and that when he Luckett, chief clerk, and that when he Johnson.
 He said that he did not know the combi- nation of the safe; that he seldom went into Captain Johnsons office except to close the windows at night and open them in the morning. that he saw no signs outside the windows that would suggest someone's entrance; that he'd not seen the hole in the ceiling prior to the rob bery; that seven men had keys to the ticket office that he knew of-Captain Johnson. the chief clerk and his five tick ct sellers.
 Ticket Office Door.
 He said that he never knew the door of the ticket office to be left open that he left every night for twenty or twenty five minutes to get a cup of coffee that
  he went out at that time. leaving no one in the office; that he was present the next morning when Captain Johnson examined tn, windows; that he discovered the win dows open about 5 o'clock in the morning and that Captain Johnson came down about o'clock.
 The witness testified that he was oh duty at o'clock In the morning, but that he stayed around to find for sure whether any money was gone or not.
 Mir. Luckett on the Stand.
 R. w. Luckett testified that he was iin- ion ticket agent at present; that on May IS he was chief clerk in Captain John- sons office; that he left the office about o'clock the evening of the 18th; that he knew the combination of the safe; that he saw Captain Johnson counting the money on his desk when he went away.
 The witness said he had a diamond stud in the safe which was kept in little jewel ease with F. M. Lynch's name on if. that when he came down he looked into Captain Johnson's desk to see if fl ere was any money in It: that he knew something was wrong the minute he look cd into the safe; that he went across to