The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-04-24
CLEVER PIECE OF
DETECTIVE WORK
Three Supposed Safe Crackers and
Robbers Arrested Friday.

Three Supposed Safe Crackers and
Robbers Arrested Friday.
Were Given Hearing Before Squire
Will c. Smith who Bound them Over
to Court-Were Taken to Jail Sat
urday.
Constable William l. Waugerman, OF
Winslow township, did very clever
piece Of detective work last week and
as result three men are now in the
county Jail in Brookyille that will have
to answer for several penitentiary Of
lenses that are charged against them.
The charges in the criminal court will
be running an opium joint and being
opium smokers, either one OF which is
misdemeanor, penitentiary offense, and
charge of burglary. In the United
States court they Will be tried for rob-
bing two postofflces.
Sunday night, April 4 robbers gained
an entrance into the Supply Co. store
at Big Soldier, blew open the safe, stole
five or six hundred dollars worth OF
postage stamps, revolvers and other
goods Several members of the state
police tried to run down the robbers,
but failed to get even any clew of the
robbers. Constable Waugerman began
a still hunt and soon got evidence suf-
ficient to make him think that three
fellows staying at home Of Mrs. Gather
inc Mckee, near Prescott.ille, might
possibly be the guilty parties. While
Constable Waugerman was working On
the case the pOstofice at Falls Creek
was robbed on Wednesday night of last
week, the safe being blown open as had
been done at Soldier Mr.. Waugsrman
felt 80 sure after the Falls Creek job
that he was on the right track aud he
decided to arrest the three fellows be-
fore they disposed of the Falls Creek
plunder, and with the assistance of Con-
stable Perry B Love, Of Reynoldsville,
and three state police from Punxsutaw-
ney, the fellows were arrested early
Friday morning, before they were out
OF bed. A search was made and there
was nothing found that would be evil
dence against the men. Constable
Waugerman felt that it was up to him
to find some evidence and he felt that
he was dealing with three pretty
shrewd fellows and he had both eyes
wide open. In the room on second floor
where one Of the men slept was a cap
over stove pipe hole and Mr.. Wauger-
man took the cap of to see If any
SCOT or dirt would fall out and he found
that the cap had been off not long be-
fore. He went to first floor and exam
iued the chimney and succeeded in find
ing 800 IL worth Of postage stamps
rolled up in paper. A search in the
hen house resulted in finding half pint
OF nitro-glycerine in rubber water bag,
some caps and fuse under a hens
nest. Four opium pipes and lamp for
heating the dope we're found In the
house. At least two OF the fellows
smoked the opium pipes in the presenee
OF two officers.
The trio were brought to Reynolds
Vile and locked up until Friday even
ing and were then given hearing be-
fore Squire Will G. Smith on charge Of
having burglary supplies and running
an opium joint. They could not be
tried before justice for postoffice rob
berry. There was enough evidence to
justify Squire Smith to bind them over
to court and the bail was fixed atsSO0.00
apiece. Being unable to give bail thoy
we're taken to Brookville jail Saturday
morning. They gave their names as
Frank Wagner, Of Johnstown, Harry
Williams, OF Scranton, Pa, and George
Daily, of Rochester, N. Y.
In the meantime the United States
Marshal in Pittsburg had been notified
of the arrest and Postoffice Inspector
r. D. Gibbons, of Pittsburg, arrived
here Sunday and on Monday he investi-
gated the postoffice robberies at Soldier
and Falls Creek. He thinks the evi-
dence is strong enough against Wagner,
Williams and Daily to give them trial
in the U. S. court, and they will be,
taken from Brookville Jail to Pittsbnrg
to-day. U. s. court begins May 9th. II
not convicted in that court for post
office robbery they will be brought back
to Jefferson county for trial.
John II Null, OF Sykesville, ex-oon-.
stable of Winslow township, who now
has charge of the carpenter work for