Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-12-16
SUSPECTS HELD
UNDER BONDS
Are Charged With Postoffice
Robbery in
ReinbeCk.
THE HEARING IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Held to Await Action Of the Federal
Grand Jury - Booty Which They
Secured, Estimated at About ST., 800
is Almost Entirely Recovered.

Reinbeck, Dec. 13.--After an eX
citing chase, in which the citizens and
officers Of Reinbeck participated, two
members of gang OF three men who
cracked the safe in the postotticc
carly yesterday morning, are under
arrest, and large part OF the booty,
| estimated at 1890, which the robbers
! secured, has been recovered. The
chase was ap exciting one, and sever
al shots were fired when the robbers
were defeated in their attempt TO
board tne As train on the Rock Is
land, but no one WAS injured.
The two men VINO nave been ar
rested were taken by Postottice In
spector Stuart of Iowa City to Cedar
Rapids.
The robbery was discovered by l..
d. Cleaver. who sleeps just across the
alley from the postotfice. in the sec
ond story " the building occupied b!
the Bank of Reinbeck.
At 1880 a. H., Mr.. Cleavcr was
awakened by the sound OF an eXplo-
sion. and going TO his W!ndaw, he saw
a man at the postoffiCe safe removing
It's contents. Having no fire arms. he
wen, to a telephone in an adjoining
room. and called the officers to sucr
good effect that in snort time two
or three of them We're on the ground.
Bv this time, however, the sale crack
ers had adjourned to an old re,rlser'
ator car on the Rock Island TRACKS
where. as was afterwards found, they
divided the spoiis.
The officers watched the =: 10 tram
that the robbers would at
tempt to leave in this way. Their sup
positions proved correct.
Three dark figures were seen
st ealthilv endeavoring to board the
train. At the cry of Halt" the rob
hers instantly began a fusillade. whicn
was answered by the officers. Several
shots were fired. but no one was III!
i,red Two Of the robbers ran south
on the Great Western tracks me ON
or went east on the wagon road.
posse. which consisted OF only
three men. followed the two men VINO
kent the track. and were close on 'neN
heels for several hours, when theV
we're Oyertaken by rciniorcemen'S
which had come out from Rrinbeck on
, handcar. Shortly afterward. about
,clock in the morning. one of the ron
,ers was run down and captured ABOUT
, mile this side of Berlin. He was an
I'D man G. wears of age. On his per
son vas s75 in money.
While his capture was gong on IN"
second man made detonr oo'oIeo
IN his trail and started south 'o"aF"
peaman. He stopped for breakfast AZ
he house Of farmer. who no'lhel 'he
ulcers, and h, was captured snort
" afterwards by the BGaman con-
stable. He is q man OF middle age.
IN him was found SCI! in money. ana !
,hecks and drafts payable to {. }.
Adams. the postmaster. Mr.. Adams
Identified his property over the teie' ;
,hOne. :
No trace OF the third robber has yet ;
,ean found hut the officers are after !
i'm. and a posse left Relnpeck th's
verSns to aid In the search.
Cedar Ranids, Dec l3.--At the near
ne before United States tommlss1on-
r Stewart of the men accused Oh 'he
,einbec'c postotfice robbery: James
'oach. the old man. pleaded guilty
ames II. Moore. the younger man.
loaded not guilty, but waived exam
nation. and both men were turned
yer TO the grand jury in the SnrinS
rm in this CITY. with bonds OF 81
90 Roach clairs TO be from TeXaS'
nd saws he has been arrested nun
red times. hrt refused 10 say II ne
Al been in tho penitent:arv. Moore
nfnsos to make any statement. eN-
ont that his home is in Indiana.