The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-28
IEGGMEh CRACK Safe
IND R0Bs POST OFFICE

tCUnf1nuA0 kr1Fs %irMt rage
making use OF a wagon, as II would
have been impossible for them 10 have
made of with such n great bulk OF
stamps without a conveyance Of sonic
Kind.
Inspectors on Case.
TWO post-osiice inspectors are now
on the case, and hope TO get clues
that will lead to the capture os the
men.
The inspectors were closeted with
Postmaster Edgar Allan Jr.. for several
hours Monday morntng. and every
phase Of the case was gone over In
detail. Through fear OF aeauaintinx
the burglars with their plans and
prospective clues. the inspectors re-
fuse 20 give ott any Information bear
tng ON the case.
Detectives OF the local police and
many OF the local officers along With
chief Werner have visited the scene
and looked over the effect of the work
of tfe yeggmen but have little TO Say
about the case. What clues. IL any,
we're left are In the hands OF the In
spectors. A threaded bolt that was
used In throwing the bolts Of tho door
Naa left By the men In their hurry To
depart and this In being held as a ciue,
though It VIII be of little real value
for working purposes.
People In Building. N4szz-
4 White the postmaster WAS eioseted
with the inspectors Monday morning.
the assistant postmaster WAS seen in
his office. He stated that they had
not yet estimated the exact amount
0e che less bsst at that time they had
accounted for about $4,000 and II
Was expected that before they were
through II would be found that te.-
900 or $4,000 more had been secured
hy the yeggmen. The burglarM got
uu<hing but stamps he said. There
wna no money in the safe" The burg
Iars did not attempt to make away
With all the stamps Ia the vault. cen
tenfing themselves with taking Just
the packages OF stamps OF large de-
nominations and throwing aside the
twos and ones. One package, contain
Ing about 10000 stamps was found
outside the door OF the vault, SEEM
iugIy discarded by the men in look
ln9 over the packages.
The men are thought 10 have gotten
tie0 belonging to the payroll fund.
An envelope containing $4,000 was
overlook.
The assistant postmaster stated
4 that there are always about eight or
tim people In the building and that
M one can account for the fact that
their work. The registry department
y directly across the hall from the
cashiers ONCE, the two rooms being
i separated by the hall and two glazs
partitions. There were Ave clerks
worlking. In the registry room not over
thirty feet from the vault and Il Il
/ ! great mystery among the postoflics
men at work. The police have made
no explanation AZ to the Whereabouts
* the time OF the policeman whose
beAt takes In the territory around
the postofIlce.
Deep Mystery 70 All.
That ono or more nien should havs
entered the postofiice, In which there
4 wero no less than Ave people 1t work.
CY1ffAd holes In two steel doors, car
Rod out the building many packaGea
i ok stamps, loaded them In q wagon
and driven away. and In az hli
avoiding detection. Ia myatifying TO al
and detectives as wen as ordinary
Utttxcns are, forming all kinds Of
Il 1keories In trying to form an idea OF
4 how the trick wHa turned.
N ~ q. stated at the postoffice that
no ono had been in the cashiers room
olooo o'clock Saturday evening. Al
~ force does not work there on
sunday. There - some question Ia
81. not the burglars did their work
"a Saturday or Sunday night 1t II
probable, though. that had the men
been IN the post0fiico on Saturday
4 uight tina fact would have been dis-
covered on Sunday, a. the bookcase
would have been noticed out Of place
Gn the other hand. Saturday nigh,
\ xpnM sssm g have been the mos,