The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-24
Five Prisoners Brought From
Chattanooga in Postoffice
Robbery Case
DETECTIVES BELIEVE
OTHERS IMPLICATED
Party Has Rented House in Chatta-
noosa and Furnished ii Through
out-About $40 of the Money
Has Been Recovered

Detectives Tully and Tom Williams ar
rived last night on the 10:15 O'Clock train
from Chattanooga with five persons, four
men and a woman, who were arrested
Monday in that city on advice from the
local authorities that they were suspected
OF being implicated in the postoffice rob
Warren Kennedy, the leader of the
sang, has confessed to Detectives Tully
and Williams that he is the man who
snatched the roll of $500 from the stamp
window. The names of the prisoners are
Warren Kennedy. skinny Long, r. c.
Crockett, Ross Goodman and one woman,
Minnie Bill Smith.
They were locked in the city Jail last
night and will be turned over to the gov
eminent authorities today. They will be
tried here before the United States court.
Receiving information that a Birming-
ham citizen had overheard Warren Ken
nedy Boosting over his feat of robbing
the local postoffice, the detective force
found that Kennedy with a gang of pals
ad taken a train at Woodlawn for Chat
tanooga. They wired to Detective Cor
rett of the local police department. who
was in Chattanooga at the time, and also
to the Chattanooga police department,
with full description of the suspects
and where they were liable to be found
Their arrest soon followed, and Detec-
tives Tully and Williams went after the
prisoners. They were expected to return
with the alleged robbers Tuesday night,
but WERE delayed until last night.
1t is claimed that the four men and
the women had rented a house in Chatta-
rooga and had completely furnished it.
They had bought supply of groceries and
were thoroughly prepared to enjoy high
life by the use of their spoils. 1t is said
that $40 was recovered from. Kennedy
and his associates. They can all be i'm
plicated In the crime, the authorities
claim, by evidence which has been, found.
The work of the local police department
in the postoffice robbery has been re-
markabe display of genius and ability
from the beginning. They are receiving
many compliments and congratulations on
they have done in the case. The entire
detective force has been working on the
case and will divide the reward for the
capture of the robbers.
Several arrests were made some time
ago in the case, but the men were simply
held on suspicion, and no real evidence
could be obtained against them. Ken
nedyS confession settles the matter this
time, however and the only thing remain
ing Is to find out how the others of the
party are implicated in the crime.
The postoffice robbery was a very dar-
ing act, the money being snatched in
broad daylight and before the eyes of the
stamp clerk and two ladies who were buy
ing stamps. The thief ran out of the
postoffice, down an alley and was lost
from sight by Stamp Clerk Dial, who was
the only man who gave pursuit
The conversation that was overheard
and which led to the Kennedy gangs ar
rest was to the effect that Kennedy did
not go to the postoffice with the intention
of robbing the stamp CLERK. When he
went to the window and saw the pile of
money he is alleged to have said that the
temptation was too strong and he deter
mined on the spur of the moment to grab
the money and run. The very daring of
the act contributed largely to the rob-
Der making his escape at the time.