The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-06-04
Find the Mail Pouches.

more developments III lne running
down of the men who last Saturday
night held up and robbed the train
we're the discovery in the attic OF
Brown Park school In South Omaha
of six large and two small registered
mail pouches, the contents of which
had been rifled.
Following the arrest in the vicinity
of the schoolhouse of three suspects
as they 4ere approaching point
where they had hidden revolvers and
other material, a hundred secret SER
vice men, private and city detectives
early In the day began to search the
locality for further evidence.
The principal and teachers Of the
Brown Park school were thrown into
a small panic when they learned what
had occurred during the night, and an
open basement window which had
been discovered Monday morning
formed the basis of an investigation.
Teacher Sees Misplaced Ladder.
Mrs. Nora Freeman, one of the
teachers, noticed that a ladder used
for reaching the attic of the building
and which is usually suspended from
the ceiling by a rope, had been mis-
placed and the janitors were called.
Lanterns were produced and two men
crawled into the attic. They we're
astonished to find eight registered
mail sacks, two rain coats, long top
coat and a pair of overalls. The
postofflce authorities were notified
and made hurry trip to the school
building.
the packages showed that every letter
and package had been torn open and
the contents of value removed. In
each case the letters were stuck back
into the envelopes, the robbers having
satisfied themselves with removing
money and other valuables. There
were several jewelry packages, the
contents of which had been taken by
the robbers. There is every indica-
ton that the robbers took the mail
pouches to the retreat near the school
Saturday night and removed them to
the school house attic Sunday night.
They secured entrance through the
basement window, went up the STAIR
way to the main corridor and into
the attic by means of the ladder.
They were secure from detection in
the attic, which was dark, and were
able to examine. the contents of the
pouches at their leisure.
Get Photographs of Gang.
Search of Tortenson's room, on Eff
teenth street furnished some valuable
information. A photograph of the
three men under arrest and another
man and woman taken at Denver
photograph gallery furnished the first
authentic information of where the
men came from The photograph was
taken on a post card and showed the
group of five persons sitting behind
false automobile front, Woods being
in the position of chauffeur. The
headlights of the car showed the num-
Der 2313, and the picture was made
at 1913 Curtis street, Denver, Colo.
The picture was made five or six
had room in Omaha. but it has not
been found.
The postoffice authorities consider
Thursday nights arrests the most i'm.
portant in years, and have congratu-
lated Chief of Police Briggs of the
South Omaha police force for his work
in the case.
A warrant was secured in the Unit
ed States court against all three men
and they will be arraigned before
Commissioner Anderson today on a
charge of robbing the mails. Several
clews were run down by the police in
the hope of arresting the fourth mem
Der of the quartet, but nothing came
of their efforts.