Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-02

| men outside the post-ofzce building
Stouffer, who came here two weeks
ago from Union Avenue, Baltimore
Md. while lying awake 10 bed early
in the morning, because, as he said
he was unable to sleep on account
OF nervousness heard some one shout
TO horse. yelling out whoa. d-n
you, whoa Stouffer reused from
his bed. which is next to the win
cow, which looks right out on to
the post-ofice, and saw 2 vehicle
buggy without a top, something
like sewing machine buggy-bached
up against the curbing at the main
entrance OF the building on Fraklin
Street. A short thick-set man Was
standing on the side Of the bugpv
to the east between the wheels. ap-
parentiy watching the horse. Just as
Stouffer looked another man, tall and
rather lanky, came out with n bun.
die. which he threw into the buggy.
He went inside, and In a few minutes
returned with another bundle. which
he also threw into the buggy.
THOUGHT THEY WERE
employees.
Stouffer said that he paid no more
attention to the affair. and rolled
over into bed again. He said one
OF the men had on a blue shirt. over
which was a waistcoat The other
man had on coat. Both, he thought.
had on caps, which were placed far
back on their heads without suspi-
cion that robbery was being commit
ted, Stoufrer said he thought the men
were employees of the post-ofRce. and
did not hear OF the robbery until
dinner time.
Stouner is sign painter. Having
been out of job for some time. he
came 10 Richmond to work for the
Burton System, who paid his trans.
portation here. He exhibited ref
erences.
He was severely quizzed yesterday
by the post-office inspectors and de-
tectives, and stated afterwards that
be was much frightened. thinking
that they might lock him up on
suspicion. He managed 70 explain
himself in a satisfactory manner and
the inspectors and detectives bother.
ed him no more.
SAYS THEY WORE DERBIES.
T. X. Davis come from Spartan
burg. S. c. He has been here about
month and is a machinist by trade.
He was walking home from work
for he has a night job-and walked
mp Ninth Street TO Franklin. AS he
approached the corner he discerned
two men sitting on the curb on the
north side OF Franklin Street, lust
opposite the post-ofice.
One vas a short thick-set man: the
other was tall and lanky. Both wore
dark clothes. So far his description
accords with that given bv Stouf.
Ter. But he said that the men wore
derbles and that both had on their
coats.
They looked up quickly as he came
up. and watched him from the cor
ners or their eyes. He said that he
was rather SURPRISED TO see two men
sitting on the curbstone at that hour
or the morning. and he glanced az
them curiously. AS he drew nearer
both said, Good morning" and he
returned the salutation. They watch
ed him until he entered the house
at ia East Franklin Street, where.
as he sometimes does, he went TO
spend the night with a friend.
IL Is looked upon as r strange coin
cidence that these two mea should
have seen the strangers, and that
the description they give should
correspond so closely. Stouffer, who
was looking from his window. some
distance of might have mistaken the
derbies placed far back on their
heads for caps. But Smith passed by
close and can swear that they wore
derbies. - Richmond. Va Times
Dispatch, March %, 1910.