The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-08
Eddie Fay" and Little Dick
Harris" Granted Contin-
uance to Answer In
dictments
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ATTORNEY SMITH
APPEARS In BEHALF
OF CRACKSMEN
Prisoners Met by Large Crowds
At Depot and Court Room.
NOW in Henrico Jail-Hl de
Faces to Keep From Being
Photographed.

Sans that melo- dramatic bravado.
artistic stealth and Spartan courage
which characterized their former visit
when they are charged with having re-
lieved the vaults of $4,000 In stamps.
negotiable paper and cool cash, freu
Cunningham, alias Eddie Fay. ana
Frank Chester, alias Little Dick Har-
ris," returned to the Federal building
Friday morning.
Whisked to the Henrico county Ja'i
In an automobile shortly before .
O'Clock. these men. who have reduced
cornering tire stamp market to Set
ence, were hurried TO the United states
District Court, In the building which
they are alleged TO have robbed on
March %, at 10: 30 o'clock, to answer
the indictments returned by the grand
fury last Monday.
On motion of Attorney Harry NJ
Smith. one of virginia's foremost crfmt.
nal lawyers the prisoners were granted
twenty -four hours In which to plead
TO the indictments which charge them
with conspiracy, entering post ONCE
and robbing the vaults
Trial Monday Morning.
After hearing the motion OF hstricf
Attorney L. l.. Lewis to have the men
answer the indictments immediately.
and Mr. Smiths argument for con-
tinuance on the ground that they had
not had time to employ counsel 20 us-
fend them at the bar OF swift justice.
Judge waddill set Saturday morning
at 10; 80 o'clock as the time for the prfs-
| oners' -arraiEnment. and the same hour
l Monday morning AZ the time when
| their battle against NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
/ odds and = decade or two az hnpk1M0n-
ment win begin. Nolens volenA the
trial will begin Monday morning. and
unless all signs fall conviction Wall DO
q matter Of a few days.
This determined by the court, tbs
prisoners, heavily shackied. carefully
I guarded. and surrounded by hundreds
OF curious men, women ana cnudrelas
who were eager to get a glimpse AZ
men who furnish most excellent themes
for yellow backed novels. Fay and Haf-7
ris were rushed hack to the touring
cars and whIsked back to the Henrico
county jail.
Friday afternoon Attorney Smith
will read the indictments against the
I men and have talk with them. Af~
though the post-ofiice inspectors who
brought the daring robbers to bay IN
New York, the county, jail oniciais.
I District Attorney Lewis and the court
under whose Jurisdiction the prison
ers now are. have forbidden any one
to visit or converse with the rob-
} bers this rule with not apply to Mr..
Smith. in the event he Ii emploss1
as counsel for them.
I In court Friday morning Mr.. Smith
was unable to tell just exactly what
his connection with the case WAS he
n. said he had received a telephone mes-
sage from some one In New York
! telling him to meet the prisoners and
talk with them. but as yet he was
unable to say whether or not he would
defend them when their trial began
The prisoners appearance In court
came somewhat In the nature Of .
; surprise to many. as II was understood
Friday morning after the robbers
were safely behind lock and key on
the second floor OF the county Jail.
that they would remain there until
Saturday morning.
Judge Lewis Ready.
;, District Attorney Lewis, however.
announced his readiness to proceed
with the arraignment and the case
The distinguished visitors to tho capi-
tai city were Observation-Disclosures ID
TO Marshal Smithers and Deputies
Marchant. West and Robbins--placed
in automobiles and hustled to court
.. at speed that would mean some re-
porting by the ''scorching squad" had
the occupants been less illustri0us and
far famed.
News that the prisoners We're be1n (
taken 10 court spread almost AZ swt1 Z
Nv as the automobiles Travelled ip
Main street with the result that the
.aan,har of Justice WAS ti1runred ~
mos, 10 suffocation ana 200 ar mors
nersans vatherad aronna the S.venth
!, street entrance OF the post-oflll .,
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Fav and Harris walked into ar