The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-01
New Warrant Charges
Thieves With Robbing
Richmond Post Ofice.
C HE E HARRISON
LEA YES NEW YORK.
Shortage Is Still sr7,oco, but
Inspectors Have Name Of An
other Criminal, and Believe
His Capture Is a Matter
Of Very Few
DAYS.

Warrants have been issued in New
York, on information received in pa
pers sent there from Richmond, charg-
ing Frederick cunningham and Frank
Chester, both OF whom have many
aliases, with the robbery of the post
office here and the general belief is
that the two criminals will be brought
back for trial, and that they will ar
rive in time to appear in the United
States District Court next week
Chief Inspector Harrisons who has
been In charge of the case in New
York since Wednesday Afternoon, yes
terday abandoned the scene of active
operations, and II is understood that
his mission Is to go to Washington.
where he Will arrange to make certain
tiat,the criminals will answer for tho
crime committed at atRichmond. No conf
munication was received here from In
spector Harrison last night. and 1t IS
understood he has instructed his New
York agencies TO work in the dark. as
far as the general public Is concerned
No Woman In the Case.
At o'clock this morning The Times-
Dispatch was officially informed that
no other arrests had been made and
that there is still big discrepancy
| between the amounts recovered and
that stoler by the thieves. Inspector
Harrison, before noon yesterday. said
| in long distance message that he had
no idea that any Richmond man is con-
nected criminally with the robbery, and
| he gives little credenee to a report
| that there Is woman in the case.
/ Inspector SaffelI. who has been here
| since Monday checking the records in
| the cashiers Office and assisting in run-
ming down any local clues presented.
!. left the city yesterday. and his last
! word was that he thought the case. az
4 iar as locating iHse sted personsIin IN
i Richmond is coicerned, rad been closed.
He will return to Richmond today.
| however. and will remain here until
the disposition of the prisoners is
finally settled. He has no doubt but
4 that the trials will take place here,
and he believes the cases will be among
the first to be called by Judge Waddll
at the April term of tho court,
Mr.. Alberto and myself, as we'll as
Chief Harrison." said Mr.. Saffell, are
+ Impressed with the manner in which
Postmaster Allan has acted. and We 40
not think too much credit can be given
him for his coolness under most trying
| circumstances. lie mas given ua Nut
liable assistance"
! N1r. Satfell did not hesitate TO say
! that the robbery is the largest that has
/ ever occurred in any government post
Office and he refers TIC the outcome as
the most successful that has ever fol-
lowed any big crime in his experience.
Great Work by Scherer.
Both Alberto and Saffell urged that
III. L. Scherer, transportation agent OF
| the chesapeake and Ohio Railway, be
/ given fun credit for his connection
With the operations, and they. as we'll
&C chief Harrison, feel that without
Mr. Scherer the work of tracing down
tha nrisoners would have been almost
,,ay+ to impossible The help OF MT.
4 scharer has been called to the atten-
4 tic,n of Postmaster-G General HitchcocN'
hut the local detective Is un"il1ltls ~
discuss anything he mas done ol'ss
4 than to say he owed the INSPECTORS =
return of gratitude for past iasols,
which he is glad to nave ~
1 opportunity to repay. ~
there is still nearly $1,000 OF the
4 ,ont missing, and Chief Harrison ~
!. leaving New York does not ny a.,s
4 means abandon the hope OF fnolhS i, ~,
i Four of his most expert men are syn ~
!. AT work in the metropolis. ana WIZ. wv.
!. them are associated practlcaliy eNets
railroad and city detective IN Isealel Az
u New york. The detectives have the
name of the thief who escaped at the
tine If the arrest of Cunningham ana
I. chester. hut the only information 70
!. he obtained as to his identity Is that
!. he is a worthy companion for his con,
4 federaes, and will probably be 9located
sooner or later.
Identiticd by Photograph.
Tn eye,, guide so far consulted, EDDIE
nav and Richard Harris. aliases for
Cunningham and Chester. are FOUND 10
have heen associated with several
other criminals, and their photographs
are the common property OF detep. ,
tive bureaus The photograph OF
Harris reproduced in The Times-Lis-
q patch this morning has been thorousn. =. !.
5 " identified IS that OF the red haired
nan who rented the storage room at
the Alhanbra, and many persons claim
Il IA have seen Fay on the street last
week. 4
Chief Inspector Harrison may be IN
Richmond to- day, and il is expected
that he will he here 10 keep IN touch
with his men in New York. Who VIII
endeavor to preven. any unnecessary.
DELAY in having Cunningham and
Chester brought 10 Ricnmonus
Excitement over Tate.
Nearly everybody got dippy about
, the O. 3. Tate end OF the big story
! Yesterday except Detective Scherer.
!, Postmaster Allan. the post-offiee in-
, spectors aud the Richmond police For
some reason not yet explained tata
: drank creosote In Baltimore lmme-
diately. the rumor gained headwaS
tbat he was Implicated In the rob-
J, berry and was afraid Of the conse-
. quences, u. !.
Word came from Baitinore that hs
, was nor seriously injured but that hs
had heen placed under arrest fha'
r opeued the Aoodgates OF excitement u
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