The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-13
Bicycle Officer Chatter
son Detailed for Duty
at Henrico Jail.
GOES THERE AT
SYDNOR'S REQUEST
Extra Precautions Deemed Neces
sary in Order to Prevent Es-
cape of Post Office Robbers.
Police to Care for Late
Night Prisoners From
County.
County.

Acting on a request from Jailer
Sydnor, OF Henrtco county, Chief OF
Detectives Mcmahon, who is in charge
OF tho Police Department during the
ebscnce OF Major Werner. last night
son TOR special guard duty In the Hen
rico jail, where Eddie Fay and Little
DICK Harris are held for trial on
The charge of robbing the Richmond
post office.
OBeer Chatterson went on duty this
morning at l O'Clock. Arrangements
Win be made to-day by wRlcu po-
lice guard VIII be malntaincd III tnc
JAIL until the prisoners are convicted
and sent TO the Federal pcnitcntlary
III Atlanta, or acquitted.
Precautionary Measure.
II was explained that nothing out
OF the ordinary had happened TO
make this extra precaution necessary,
although the atanu taken ny Jalier
Sydnor was generally commended BY
tIIose who knew the situation ana wLu
realized that ne i8 determined 10 pre-
vent any possibility of escape. Cap
tain Mc.dauou sa!d tnat OHlcer CnHt-
terson was selected because OF ms
especial titness re Is absolutely
fearless. he Is wlde-awake ana an
atnlete Of some renoWn. t4e VIII not
be there permanently, however, as the
Polire Department VIII detail otner
men TO break the watch. Tn. prison
ers viii not be triea until April ~
when the government heard that
practically the whole town was bet
lfng that Fay and Harris would cs-
cape, thus showing a Tack OF conf
usnce III the county Jail and the spe-
cat 2pards employed Dy SHerin Kemp,
Jau question oil senuing post-ofiice IN
speclytS or secret sErNIce .neEs 70 iaCh-
Iuond WAS discussed, although the po-
lice detail VIII probably make tl.at
step unnecessary
Take No prisoners ut Might.
Arrangeme nave also been made
by whtch strange prisoners brought
10 the iaiis !a1s at night oy coEnty
,c0nsIaDles NIL be sent TO the Firsi
Police station for safe keeping over
night. The authorities are not willing
10 take chances with confedcrates oI
the yeGgDiep who might get them
selves arrested for ,respassing or
trivial oitenses. In a word. when the
county Jail is locked up for the night
II Will not be opened again to receive
prisoners or anybody else except q po-
lice officer detailed Tor duty by Tire de-
partment.
II was explained yesterday-for the
information of the doubting public
that Fay and Harris cannot possibly
escape SO long as the jailer has abb
5olute loyalty on the part of his as
sistants United States Marshal
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situation, and he Is not at ali worried
or alarmed by the street talk thai
lie will be unable 10 produce the
prisoners one week from to-day. Now
with the police patrol, Fay's hope OF
gaining liberty will not amount tc
much,
Afraid of LynchinE.
a curious fact in connection witt
the notorius post-oifice robber came tc
light yesterday. When he was being
driven from the Byrd Street Station
TO the county jail, Fay lost contro
of his nerves and seemed terribly
frightened. Even before his trair
reached the city he asked deputy
marshal If there was any danger Of
lynching. saying that lynch law. a.
lie understood 1t, was Southern pro
duct, ana that he didn't believe rob,
ber would be shown any more mercy
than was shown murderer He was
alarmed when he saw the crowd, anc
again when he saw hundreds OF peo
pie lining the sidewalks.