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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
YEGGNEH SEE n
WHILE At V0 TX
said Good Morning to Man
Who Passed the
Office.

Two recent arrivals in Richmond
w. b. stouffer, who has a room at 40
East Franklin Street. and Il. X. Davis,
who rooms at 9l9 East Marshall street
may be able TO throw some light on
the post-oifice robbery, for both, be-
tween the hours of and o'clock y,
NJ. yesterday saw two men OUTSIDE
the post-onice building.
Stouffer. who came here two weeks
ago from Union Avenue, Baltimore,
Md while lying awake in bed early
in the morning, because, as he said he
was unable to sleep on account Of
heard some one shout 10
a horse, yelling out "whoa,S DIN you.
whoa" Stouffer reused from his bed.
which is next to the window. which
looks right out on to the post office,
and saw a vehicle--a buggy without
a top, something like a sewing ma
chine buggy--backed up against the
curbing at the main entrance of the
building on Franklin Street. y short,
thick-set man was standing on the
side of the buggy to the east between
the wheels, apparently watching the
horse Just as Stouffer looked another
man. tall and rather lanky, came out
with bundle, 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
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
FAMOUS JUSTICE
HAS FATAL Stroke
CONTINUED from First Parco

CONTINUED from First .Page.)
thur Judge of tho United states Cir
cult Court for the Eighth Circuit in
1854, and served 1--WE years and fol-
Lowing this aervice, President Harrison
appointed him as Associate Justice of
the supreme Court OF the United
states.
Justice Brewer married Louise II.
Landon. Of Burlington, VT. on octo-
Der 3, 1861, who died April ., 1898.
On June 5, 1901, he married Emma NJ.
Mott, of Washington, D. G.
Justice Brewer was appointed by
President Cleveland in 1896 to the
Venezuelan Boundary Commission; In
1899 he was member of the British
Venezuelan Arbitration Tribunal. He
was president of the Universal Con-
gress of Lawyers and Jurists, and OF
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at
ST. Louis in 1904.
Justice Brewer was the author OF the
"Pew to the Pulpit The Twentieth
Century From Another Viewpoint"
American Citizenship" and The
United states Christian Nation"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
MINIATURE AL.IANAC.
Every Woman's Hair
Should Be Beautiful

(From Style and Fashion, Now York;
Beautiful glossy and lustrous hair
is within the reach of every woman
who will only try" said Nine. LeClaire,
the French beauty specialist, to-day.
''By trying l mean she must use in
telligence as we'll as be willing to put
forth the physical effort required. II
your hair is dull, brittle. dry and
streaked, it means that you are not
taking intelligent care of 1t.
stop your scrubblng, rubbing and
rinsing. Soap and Watar shampoos only
give you headache, keep you indoors
the better Tart of q day and expose
you to catching cold.
Every woman VII, wants abundant,
lustrous hair should use dry sham.
poo. Mix four ounces of powdered
orris root with four ounces of therox.
Sprinkle abouc n tablespoonful of this
mixture upon the head; tl,en brnah the
powder thoroughly through the hair.
This cleanses tho scalp and hair
and gives the hair a beautiful. glossy
lustre-.n addition to max ps it light
and fluffy ThernN encourages the
growth of hair
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
EVANS HAD RIGHT
TO SELL TO CITY
City Attorney Pollard Says
Councilman Richards's Con-
nection Was No Barrier.

Explanations of Councilman Charles
L. Richards and +. w Evans, of the
firm of E. W Evans & Company. as to
Mt. Richardss connection with the
firm, which has been furnishing sup
plies to the City Home and whose bill
of s1i9.97 was held up at the last
meeting of the Committee on Relief
of the Poor on motion OF Mr.. Hirsch-
berg. on the grounds that Mr.. Rich
ards was a member of the concern.
and. being also member OF the Com
mon Council, could not legally sell to
subcommittee last night. II was
shown that, While Mir. Richards had
money invested in the firm, and held
himself responsible for debts con
tracted, he received no share in the
profits, but was paid interest on the
money invested, being in no way con-
nected with the conduct or manage
ment of the business. Granting this,
City Attorney Pollard was OF the opin-
ion that the concern had Il right to
sell 10 the city.
The committee took no action last
night. but Will report TO the next
of the full committee in view
OF the city Attorneys opinion. it !.
more than probable that the decision
VIII be in favor of Mr. Richards. and
that the bill Will be ordered paid
Commissioner of the Revenue o. A
hawkins was the first man exam
ined. He stated that the license was
taken out in the name OF z. w Evans
and Charles E. Richards as partners.
Mr.. Evans, who followed him, explain
ca this, saying that he had bought out
Ar. Richards's interest in February OF
1907, and that part of the agreement
was that his name should he retained
so as not to impair the credit of the
hrni He said also that Mr. Richards
had left some money in the business
and gave IT the backing of his capital
but did not receive dollar for the
use or his name. Charles N. King.
bookkeeper for the Evans Company.
testified to the same thing.
MT Hirschberg stated that in holding
up the bill he had no feeling against
Ms Richards in a personal way. bur
trat ne was doing his duty as ~
Councilman as he saw 1t.
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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 We're placed far back on
theLr heads. Without suspicion that
robbery was being committed. Stoufer
said he thought the men were em-
ployes of the post-officc, and did not
hear of the robbery until dinner time.
Stouffer is q sign painter. Having
been out of a job for some time, he
came to Richmond to work for the
Burton System, who paid his transpor
taton here. He exhibited references.
He was severely qul2zed yesterday
by the post-ottice inspectors and de-
tectives, and stated afterwards that he
was much frightened, thinking that
they might lock him up on suspicion.
lie managed to explain himself in a
satisfactory manner. and the inspectors
and detectives bothered him no more.
Says They Wore Dcrbies.
II. *. Davis comes from spartanburg.
S. C. He has been here about a month
and is a machinist by trade. lie was
walking home from work--for he has
a night job--and walked up Ninth
Street to Franklin. AS he approached
the corner he discerned two men sit
ting on the curb on the north side of
Franklin street, Just opposite the post
office.
One was a. short. thick-set man. the
other was tall and lanky. Both wore
dark clothes. SO far his description
accords with that given by Stouffer.
But he said that the men wore derbies
and that both had on their coats,
They looked up quickly as he came
up, and watched him from the corners
OF their eyes. He said that he was
rather surprised to see two men sit
ting on, the curbstone at that hour Of
the morning, and he glanced at them
eurioq Isl. As he drew nearer ,sa both
the salutatlon. They watched him un-
IL he entered the house at IA East
times does, he went to spend the night
| with a friend.
| 1t is looked upon as a strange coinci-
| dence that these two men should have
seen the strangers. and that the de.
| scriptions they give should correspond
| so closely. Stouffer who was looking
from his window. some distance Off
Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29

IspeeIaI o &c rIme.. pI.pa.eh. j

It1VVVIdI % Iho IIlnea-Dlkpatch.I
Luray. Vn.. March 2S-Harry j. s.uds-
baker OF the Norfolk and western Rail.
way, and stIss EDDIE Glllard Hudson,
daughter or DR. aud Mrs. william L. Ifnd
SON We're married In Main slrcet Baptist,
church. Luray. nj 4:3o o'clock thi. after
noon. Rev. Sidney r Matthews otciating.
The bride was attended by her sister. Sfis,
Ruth Hudson. maid OF nonor. Miss Ma
bel Hudson. of Richmond. ulster OF thu
bride presided ~ the organ. y. q. Bailey
Mas best man. and the ushers were y. II.
Mckim. r. l.. vertner ana DR. j. l.. spit
ler OF Luray. and w. n. Hudson, OF John,
Hopkins UniverB!ty. Ths groom IS a native
OF Pennsyiyauia, though no has been asso-
ciated with the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way at Luray for "A number OF years.
Immediately after the ceremony sir. and
Mrs. studebaker left FOR New York from
which point they viii sail for Southern
waters.
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Married in Washington.
TAFT AT CLASS BANQUET
There Are No Set Speeches and Report
crs Arc Barred.

New York, March 2s.--sixty-flye
members of tho class OF Yale. rs,
among them the President of the
United States. dined in private to-
night at the University Club, in New
York. There We're no set speeches and
reporters We're barred. Stanley w.
Dexter presided
President Taft. coming to the city
especially for the annual class dinner.
arrived in Jersey City at GAO o'clock,
thirty minutes late.
Crossing to New York to the ferry.
the President went to the Holland
House, where Charles p. Taft, of Gin
cinnati, Is stopping temporarily. From
there he went to the banquet.
What TRANSFERRED there will not be
told, for It was a reunion or college
dent.
Tho class Of rs had originally 1856
members: 1870 We're graduated &c of
these survive, and 65 found their way
70 the gathering tonight Toasts We're
gstunk to the President of the United
states, 70 Yale. to the class and to the
absent members.
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men were working to solve the mys-
terry of the crime. None of his assist
ants was permitted to say a word about
anything they were doing. and In
spectors Albertie and saffel. who were
put at work checking UP the records,
with view of finding the exact
amount of the governments losses,
labored all the afternoon, and said
last night their task had not been fin
lshed
Rush Order for Stamps.
Postmaster Allan did not endeavor TO
take any part in the work of locating
the yesgmen after the arrival of Mr..
Harrison other than to summon per-
sons asked for and to explain the OPP
erations OF his Office force. Yesterday
afternoon his supply Of stamps was
depicted to such an extent that he
was compelled TO call on nearby Of
fees in order to supply the demand.
Nh Allan says he has often suggested,
to other officials here that iron bars
he placed over the front windows OF
the temporary building, but that he
had never made any complaint to the
department.
Il. Leslie Spence, of the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company, in
which all the employees of the Rich
mond post-office are bonded, was in
consultation with Mr. Allan yesterday
morning, but his company will not be
held responsible unless the crime is
traced to some person inside the Office
or 1t is proved that the crime resulted
from negligence. There is no sugges-
ton, however,, that anybody here Is at
fault, and it is hardly probable that
/ any steps VIII be taken in view of
/ the evidence thus far secured, other
| than TO show that the crime was de-
| signed and successfully operated by
| experts, who came TO Richmond for no
other purpose,
Two rrunkfuls of stamps.
The news of-the robbery created a
sensation in Richmond. as we'll as IN
| the department al Washington, which
is working in conjunction with the
| men stationed here TO locate the Grim
innls, wherever they may be, and In
/ order that the whole country may bt
on the lookout, civil service employees
IN every large city in the United States
| have been notified,
The trunks used by the fugitiyet
/ are said 10 have heeH about Ave fee
long and three feet deep, and 1t is he.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
PYTHIAN SISTERS
supreme Chief to Institute Grand Temple
of Order for Virginia

representatives of tho Temple OF Pythian
Sisters OF Virginia and washington viii
meet in Richmond Wednesday and THURSDAY
OF this week to organize and institute a
grand temple OF the order. Mrs Nellie q.
Merriam, supreme chief, of Muskogee Okla,
VIII be present. Delegates WILL be presen I
from Portsmouth. Norfolk, SUFFOLK, Fred
ericksburg. Lynchburg and Washington
There will be special meeting of Rich
mond Temple. No. ., Wednesday night at
Smithdeal Hall for work in the degree and
complication of the secret work, Rich
rond Temple has gotten the work down
to perfection and Is having limitations every
Friday night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
.Yc wn, An Ab,e Jurl.t..

New York, March 2s.--President Taft
left for Washington on his special car
over the Pennsylvania at 1886 A. NJ.
Just as he WIS swinging aboard the
train the news of Justice Brewers
death was impat ted 10 MIN. HE was
an able Judge" said the President as
he departed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29

seven States, was here. with five assist
ants, and the work OF arranging plans
for a capture was started. Meanwhile
the local detective department was on
the job, and Captain Mcmahon and sew
eral of his men We're al work. The in
spectors assisting Chief Harrison are
Rooms, Alberto. Robertson. Barclay
and Saffel.
The first steps taken were to exam
ine a number of clerks on duty at
the time the building was entered, but
/ no clue was gotten from any OF them,
and when the information relative to
-- Hotel was received. every
!, other line of investigation was appar-
emily dropped. 1t is said that this in
formation awaited the secret service
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
WE'D FOR CHARITY;
NOT ONLY REASON
Sixteen Blushing Brides and
Bridegrooms Are Made
Eight.
SOME COULDN'T WAIT
Three Couples Married in Rich
mond and Take Cupid
Special for Honeymoon.
SOME COULDN'T WAIT

Washington, D. c., March 2S.-Eight
blushing brides and as many happy
bridegrooms came from Richmond to
Washington to-day and were married
for charity. OF course charity was
not the only reason. but charity
reaped the first benefits. They came
with a wedding party of $50 persons
which filled seven coaches OF spe-
cial train. Rev. James E. Cook, Of
Baltimore, came to the capital to tie
the bunch of knots.
First the wedding party stormed the
license clerks Office for the permits
That official did a days work in an,
hour. Then in the parlors of a down
town hotel the clergyman did the rest.
Each year Mrs. James r. Gill, superin-
tendent of the Male Orphan Asylum in
Richmond, runs the Cupid Special" to
Washington for the benefit of her charges
Charitable folk and friends OF the asylum
compose the wedding attendants and see
that wedding gifts are not lacking. Three
other young copies who couldn't wait were
married in Richmond this morning and
same along on the special train for their
Homogeneous.
Married in Washington
The following patrons Of 'Cupid's special
We're married yesterday in Washington:
Robert G. Br!tton and Manel Pickles OF
Richmond Maurice L. Wolfe OF Hudson.
y. V. and Mary W. Thorne. OF Lexington;
Frederick W. Torrence Jr., and Ay!len
Martin OF Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
TOOK $4,000 IN GOLD
Collector Stewart Tells OF Robbery of Rich
mond Custom House In 49,.

Joseph B, stewart, who recently retired
as custodian of the Federal building, said
was pulled off in 1s52. when man named
Somervlile with companion broke into
the custom house, which was then near
Fifteenth and cary streets. and stole So. 900
in gold. All the money recovered. al
most half OF it having been found under
an old bridge over Shocioe Creek. Somer-
Vile and his accomplice were arrested in
the Exchange Hotel and both were sen
fenced to the peniteutiary, where one OF
them afterwards died.
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lleyod AJAX l1cX wore nearly nlled wlth

llevod that they were nearly filled with
the stamps.
II Is hardly probable that the force
of inspectors here Will be increased.
but 1t is likely that some Of those sta
toned In Richmond Will be transferred
elsewhere, or else they Will be used
to instruct representatives In other
cities, so that the baggage may be the
moro easily Identified. Hundreds of
kilograms were sent out from Rich
mond yesterday over private wires and
through the regular offices, and all
the various branches of the service
were kept closely In touch with each
other.
Exactly who gave the informa-
ton which led the inspectors to SUE
picion that the stolen stamps vera
taken to ------ Hotel Is not stated,
but 1t is understood that the informant
knew that the storage room was rented
Friday night and that the trunks were
carried there Saturday afternoon and
were taken away carly yesterday morn
ing Hc first communicated with a
member of the local detective force.
but he was later summoned by the
government men and thoroughly out
lined every detail as he knew 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
Building Permits.

The following permits to build and repair
We're issued in the office OF tho Building
Inspector yesterday:
Rioins and Lukhard. to erect two story
frame dwelling on the north side OF Leigh
street between Twenty-secoud and Twenty
third Streets. to cost s2sss
Elv!ra johnson. to repair two-story
frame dwelling, 1918 West Moore Street, to
cost 5000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29

Among the new asplrants for the Council
arc George Fl. I.umsden. of Marshall Ward,
and Edgar b. Wharton, OF the Same ward.
Thomas j. Moody, who 1t was announced
Council. says that tho impression was or
roneous, and that he will be a candidate
for the Board of Aldermen from Jefferson
Ward.
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Ol1nakslEE:SgnDgh9g,22,
zSE s.l2zaggGAaSy

men on their arrival, but they never
theiess examined the employees, and II
is said there is no idea that any per-
son on the inside had any knowledge
of what was going on
Might Wntch,nnn Heard Nothing.
William Paul. of Manchester, night
Waterman at the Federal building,
made his rounds as usual and says he
passed the cashiers Office not long
before the time the vault is said to
have been entered. The employees in
the cashiers office are Miss Vera II.
Winston, Minor B. Ratclin. Thomas b.
Olphin. Thomas OConnor, b. W. Rus
sell, Il. i. Hitchie and L. T. Matthews.
Cashier Marriott was in Blackstone.
but he was telegraphed for and arrived
in the midst of the excitement at leo
o'clock yesterday afternoon. He had
nothing to say last night.
In his capacity as chief inspector Mr..
Harrison had fun authority at the
Federal building yesterday. and his
first official act was to endeavor to
cover UP the methods by which his
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
Musicians Directory.

tory The work OF compiling the names of
the citys talent is already in progress The
book will include the names and photo
graphs OF tho leading singers, players and
teachers. This is the first publication OF
It's kind over issued here and will prove
useful guide to the layman as we'll as the
musician.
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DR.. MEYER LECTURES
speaks at Richmond College OH Origin and
Development OF state.

:, fFotessor Edouard Meyer. Phi. D. D., LII,
D., Of the University OF Berlin, delivered
highly Interesting lecture at Richmond
.o!leee last night on 1.-THE Origin and De-
a a.,s, of the state" A goodly sized
a aa1l listened to the lecture, which Is
sald to have been one OF tho abest and
most erudi'e ever heard in Richmond.
lpptessor Meyer will speak again In Rich
mDha College tonight, his subject TO be
! NV souhuation OF the German Empire"
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II lis stated that tho local detectives
were put to work on the Richmond end
Of the case. but Il is probable IL tho
heller had been strong that the booty
was still In Richmond Chat the govern
,nont experts would have undertaken
aito task of locating 1t Themselves.
Men Were seen M Work.
IT has been established with prac-
Sically absolute certainty that the safe
tn the cashiers Office was bored into
shortly before tho yekRmen shipped
the trunks. w. b. stouffer, of Balti-
moro, who boards at 7lo East Franklin
street. just opposite the Franklin
Street entrance OF the temporary post
Office building, gives the information
that he SEW two men at work yester-
day morning. and that they entered
the building several times. each time
coming out with bag, which they
dumped into buggy. He did not see
the vehicle drive off, however, and
would have suspected nothing but for
later developments.
The crime is described as one OF the
slholdest that has taken place in the
annals of government post-oitices, and
st is believed the thieves knew OF Mr..
iAiarriott's absence from the city and
were we'll acquainted with every nee
teSSdIS fdtldli OIL NllS WORKINGS OIL IIe
Office to have selected the most propi-
tieus time for the fulGlment of their
we'll directed and perfectly arranged
plan There is nothing either on the
doors or windows of the office 20 show
that an entrance was forced. but it
is said the locks of all entrances are
easily fitted. and the men probably had
little trouble in getting through them.
safe Was Easy.
Once inside. the task of boring
Through the steel door Of the antiquat-
ed safe. which was used for years in
the old Federal building before being
installed in the new, was an easy task
Tor the men, whom the inspectors
regard as experts of the highest or
der. The outer door of the safe. which
Is really brick vault projecting from
the east wall of the cashiers office,
was opened after hole had been
bored Just below the combination, sup
posedly with a chisel screw The mat
ter OF lifting the latch was a simple
one.
2 The same method was used in enter
Ing the inner door of the safe. but the
steel was much thinner and the latch
inside was of an old style and easily
manipulated After entering the Of
fee the yeggmen cut off any view of
the spot at which they worked. as a
large letter file was pulled out just
far enough to have allowed them to go
behind it. Tho holes in tho doors are
about quarter os-an inch In diameter.
in their hurry TO get away the cracks
men dropped one OF the tools, and a
button bearing the Photograph of q
woman was found on the floor of the
office.
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Everything else men and
boys w ar, and the b e S t
trunks, Bags and Cases in
which to carry 1t all when
travelling.
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The talent employed in the
making OF Berry Suits of the
highest character and provides
for all the attitudes and posi-
tons OF their measures that
skill and ingenuity can accom-
plish.
Yet the facilities we have for
producing Berry Suits enables
us to sell q much higher grade
at given price than would be
the case If we bought them in
the usual way.
Thousands from which to
select.
$1B to $a5.
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THE WEATHER

FOrecnstt Virginia and North Caro-
linn-fhir and continued warm Tues
day; wednesday,, partly cloudy; light
south and southwest winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29
Di.coycred nj s 4. NJ.

DIsCONcFcu III y ~. fi.
Minor Is. Ratelin. assistant cashier.
first discovered the robbery about s
O'Clock yesterday morning. He imme-
diately notified Postmaster Alan, who
was at the Office within less than half
an hour. BEFORE o'clock the Wash
ington authorities We're notified, and
early yesterday afternoon Chief Har-
rison. who has charge Of inspectors for
ahc Washington division. which includes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-29

far back on the head for caps. But
Smith passed by close. and can swear
that they wore derbies.
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ooLps CAUSE mEApAcKE.

LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the world Wide
cold and Grip remedy removes cause. Cali for
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