Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-13
CLEVER MAIL aosssnIEa
Sig Chances Taken b. Men Who
Temper With ertsla's Post ssss

Jsmper Win brtain'e Fcst Bags
Some years ago an enferprislng ard
elaborate mail robbery was attempted
on The Great Western Railway. Bot
was only partially successful. says =.
r. D. The robbers Rad conceived the
double masterstroke u robbing on
fbe same night both the uD and dcwn
mali, and IN their efforts cnFlouxly
oyerreache6 themselves. The - mali
left Plymouth ~ gszS and Exeter ~
,, arriving ~ Br6gspater ~ 1919.
there being no stop between Bridge
water and Bristol ~ the latter
place The mail bags we're found -
lave been tamDere1 with. icing cut
open and some of the eontsnfe Femoy-
"a, Tie down mali Isft IIoDf0D ~
k,5J, and when II arrived ~ Bridge
Eafer Il was found that tie mail bzas
io that train also had been famDe5ef
with, ~ = curious eo1ncl1e1ce ire
same two DOstoGsos cieTks--
travelled With the down mall FROM
Bristol 20 Brl1geNzter - Wlfs me -
nal from By56geWzter 20 Bristol.
and therefore kneW u the other rob
bery. II baDDenet that . director
w4s frzyelIlng IN the former, ana
when the tNo gobbegles we're reported
- him Se eonclBdec that tie gobkers
we're still On the train. and a. once
ordered the doors u az ezrrfages 70
~ fastened and nobo6y allowed n o.
part This beiag 6o1e. = system u
eezrebinS zna Oyerhznglsz u pass
sDgsrs vas commenced, when, ssrs
snOBgb, the FODbeTs, fwo n H1mbeT,
were fog5f 10 . aYst-elaHs earlzes.
Another sneh rob5eTy N remark
able character Was thar ~ me r1a1
which left Cannon street station O.
me night u April 3. lzsg, The bzz
containing ~. registered getfers.
which included q Dzekzze % 10
rOgDle notes, was placed Inside anoth-
r. Tax whleh he'd 0raGnzry letters
and paekages> TIE van had 6OoF1
ezeh si1e. was dlyl6ed II Ire nsicdfe.
Icing secured O8fssde - Z hze, ana
PIN, and On the Inside ~ a bolt. Il
Wa1 aIso lighted ty tho Izmps. bot
Was not in charge ~ zEgbo1y. Tters
Vas 10 stop between LoBd0n ard
Dover and after a 6slay u but =
minute a. the latter Place me bzzs
we're Pat On tEolIeyz and ran along
side the aailboat Louie Marie. The
boat arrived ~ OGrerd at 2 IN the
haoTniDg u April ., the mails were
Transferred 70 DostoMce pan, being
sealed with Iezfen seals both b. the
custom house and railway officials.
~ Cologne the bags were Transferred
70 another post van, and ~, via Han
over and EIberfei1, Berlin uzs event
nalIy Teaebsd. Then = surprising
thing was discovered. The bag con
tanning the registered letters had
been tamDeTed with a sIst had
clearly been made IN tie bag and
sewn 70 again,
This daring robbery had a curious
seDnel Shortly af'erward q man pre-
aentsd some n the roable notes which
had been stolen 10 the firm IN Lon6on
who had posted fhems When he vas
questioned a. 70 how be became Dos-
seSsed u them be made evasige re-
plies, 80 be was taken into enStOdy.
He was subsequently par Epon his
trial, charged with heinz n poages-
sion Of stolen property. The trial
was Interesting from several points u
view, The defense, Tor instance,
questioned the Jurisdiction u the
court, maintaining that The robDerv
vas committed On me high seas. but
me prosecution demonstrated 10 the
satisfaction u re court that me rob
berry Nas undoubtedly committed near
chiselbnrsf. After Lengthy trial the
prisoner was found guilty and sent
fneed 70 eight years. penal eervl-
tude.