The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-04
NO TRUE BILLS
FOR ROBBERY OF !.
THE POST OFFICE
Grand Jury Loses Little Time
in Agreeing Upon
Indictment
WILL BRING MEN
HERE WITHOUT DELAY
Judge Lewis to Hasten to New
Z York to Lny Indictments Before
Commissioners-Case Fully
Made Out.

True bills of indictment charging
Eddie Fay and Frank Chester, the
notorious safe blowers and bank rob-
hers, with breaking into the Rich
\ mond postoffice vault and stealing
4 %66.00O In stamps of various denomi-
nations. cash and certified checks,
: were returned by the grand jury OF
& the United States District Court In the
Federal building Monday afternoon.
The accused cracksRen were indict-
~ IN the same building they rob-
bSd. Just one week after their daring
theft was committed.
The tive Indictments were returned
BY the grand jury after the five
shrewd men who brought them to bay
y IN the Grand Central station in New
i York city told their stories of clue
following, arrests and loot recovering.
The proceedings incident to procuring
The indictments required about half
IN hour.
First Taken Up.
These were the first two indictments
returned by the grand jury They
we're ordered by Judge Waddtil to be
tec0rded on the court books. and then
turned oyer to the District Attorney.
District Attorney l.. l.. Lewis win
leave Richmond Monday night to go
nnenfs 10 ITn.,aa sts,sss c.r, ,,,iss,ar,er
Ehfat,f. who viii yi,,a E,,,,e, ~ 1rn.,s
sey . hearinv wssnasaas rarr,,.v
fudge Lewis may be accom- I,
panied by Marshal Smithers. although
his has not been determined.
Inspector Before Grand Jury.
Chief Inspector Harrison, of the
Al I'M. tha ca - : ga;rs, t,,s .,sn,xar. =,
Hfrh rrnnS ara $1,000 ,rs.h cnt.r!
fs,fS,nr $500 ~ 80 .~nsa.I.
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fornev Lewis ana arsis,art p,s,rt,.,
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shfnmant IN Tnnr ,r,,,,ks sglsa v,,.h
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ana f-hes,er-.yssrs arrss,.a
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rc.nae,.rs pare,a, pase-.
y 20. sSoi' anu
!. q. 49, ~ aa,ss'eu . . f"epers IN
800. 49,. Sla.osi. theh toia
1917 1871 ssu.ies an ahe ofue. Named
nisL scneIsr Was tne min witness.
ne toid OF the Shipment OF the trunks
men answering descriptions given
g ray ana Inesfer. ana OF the fdenti- |
ncation OF photographs OF the two
men BY persons who saw them in
Richmond. and transported their /
trunks to the Byrd Street station a
week ago. A score or more other wit |
ne1Ses, Including Postmaster Allan, |
the postofiice clerks who were at work
robbed. Harry Iauterbaok. who talk |
"a win Chester and cleaned q room
a tha Afhamhra Hotel for hfr ana
Rart f.ihxnn and Toe Fowler u,ho
,.nve6 fha trunks "a the Rvra street |
- st~r a. well as agant phada,.r /
Mno rented the room IN the Ainamora
" ~ Anrsse'. anu N,siA SaaH. y.
~ 10y no,e. VIM saM anu neaTa
@nseteI Asiepnone !" we H,cHihoho
~. 1870. .ss .npam 10 % car q. sne ho.ei
but the grand Jury did not need I
them to return the indictments.
The indictments.
Tho indictments, which were pre- I
pared Ia advance by Judge Lewis and
~ IaIiey. VINO nad co-eperateo with
eating the case. are rather voluminous |
and thehe seems no escape from them !
IN tho ground of technicalities.
The indictments charge conspiracy /
~ commit an offense against the Fed |
eral gUyernment: conspiracy to de- (
fraud the United States. forcibiy I
breaking into the Richmond Post
03fGes fclOntuuSiy taxing ana carry |