The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-22

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That he stayed at the Richmond lIo-
L tel, and we knew that the tools found
II ,n Ills trunk were the ones used to
n break open the post ONCE safe OF
y course. we have always had plenty Of
evidence to convict Harris, and we
soon found enough evidence to con
yict ray. The men had absolutely no
chance They risked all and they
n lost
N prisoners N1ucl, Depressed.
& Fay and Harris are much depressed
v though they give no outward signs OF
n their emotion, While In the United
+ states District Attorneys Office Just
i before the trial. one of those present
3, made joking remark. Harris laughea'
VI but Fay bowed his head in his HANDS
II No smile has ever crossed his features
II lie is a man OF deep emotions, lash
q OF anger in one minute and a gentle
T. word in the next. on one or two &C
4 casions he has been overcome bN ms
y feelings. and he would stalk his cell
n like a Gagged lion. But in n moment
I the reaction would come, and a gentle
/. word would fall from his lips
Both men We're seen In their cells
& Yesterday afternoon. Each had ms
cont and collar on. They appeared
willing 10 talk about their present
plight, but little has been gained from
Z them as TO their past history. They
had long conference with Mr.. Smith.
and made arrangements with him to
send their property to friends. me
three trunks in which they carried
away the stamps and their ciotnes
We're brought down to the Henrico
County Jail. and. with Mr.. Smith.
Tailor Sydnor and his aides. and two
post-office inspectors present. tl;ey
were opened and examined AND the
contents listed. Each man had ten or
twelve suits of clothes and eight or
ten nalrs OF shoes There was also
a quantity OF shirts, underwear and
neckties. Each has a handsome watch
and valuable toilet articles, showing
that they are men who have never
denied themselves any luxury they
could afford.
Farewell to Lawyer,
After this had been done there We're
few farewell words between MI
Smith and his clients, and the men
:. went back to their cells. while MI
& smith. with wave OF his hand,
walked out into the open. Several
negro prisoners, charged with minor
Z offeuses, started dirgc-like hymn IN
their cells above. Their song Sifteu
down to where the two whlte men
stood. They liktened, and Little Dick
sighed He is little, Thin, fran man,
with a good face. rs eyes were
moist but there was nothing more
Neither man would give vent to his
emotions. though both looked forward
with dread TO their long imprison-
ment
The younger man has confessed that
he is the real Eddie Fay y came ON,
he said "wnnn
was little boy. They have traced
me back to when ] was but twelve
years old but, by CD, they'll never
trace me back further than that. Ihefe
Is no man under the sun VINO KNOWS
my history back TO my childhood days
and no man ever VIII know. Rho"
I'm thief and a robber but never
harmed a poor man or robbed an In
dividual stole from the government
and II is being done every day. There
are plenty of others robbing the gov
eminent now. but most of them gel
by. They caught Harris and me, anf
we got ten wears. thought the iimi
would be five. or maybe seven, years
Brt they soaked 1t TO us hard
Feels Sorry for Dick.
II feel sorrfer for Dick than d'
FOR myself, ] am only thtrty-fiV
years old. and I'll still be comparative
~ young when l come out OF prison
But poor little LICK IS lily ioa
years old. and ten years in peniter
liarv means a life to him.
Fay has told Juilor Sydnor that thi
was his last job, and that when h
was liberated he expected to settl
down to some business and wor
honestly for his living. He denle
that he was in Richmond at the tim
of the robbery. and says that he wa
llere some days before. This leave
the impression that he was the ma
who engineered the project and lat
the plans.
Little Dick with his frail body
presented a inournful picture. Il vii
never live to get out of the penten-
tiary," he told Jailer Sydnor and TINS
means the last of me-" An attempt
was made to reassure him by saying
that perhaps, he would be pardoncd
lie shook his head. we don't expect
that" he said Fa+S also..'shook his
head al the Suggestion OF a pardon.
When confronted with the restau-
rant keeper who went TO identity him
as the man who had been twice TO
the restaurant at Q o'clock in the
,norning. Fay denied 1t vehemently
I'm a thief and robber," he said, "anc
I've gone pretty low But I've never
gone so low as to enter Il place lilS'
that. This man never saw me befor
in his life"
Vigilance Redoubled.
Both men thanked Jailer Sydnor TO
his Kindness toward them. for MI
Sydnor has been as considerable @
their comfort as he could possibly 10
under the circumstances. And the tw
men appreciate what he has done
But vigilance was redoubled las
night, and Jailer sydnor, who. sine
Fay and Harris have been in his car
has slept only four hours out of twel
ty-four, slept hardly wink last nigh
Anxiety for the safe-keeping of II
men deepened with the passing Of sci
fence upon them, for despair Civ
rise TO new courage and more ferti
invention No certain apprehensi'
was felt by the jail officials but TIT
decided to be prepared for any enc
gency that might arise.
The two men will probably be TAX
to Atlanta some time to-day.
Nemhers OF Crew Dissatisfied.