The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-05
ROBBERS COMING
BACK FOR TRIAL
Chester and Cunningham In
dicted by Grand Jury iii
Federal Court.
BOTH MAY PLEAD GUILTY
Expected That Post Office
Thieves May Be Sent to
Atlanta This Week.
BOTH MAY PLEAD GUILTY

| Frank Chester, alias Richard Harris
and Frederick Cunningham. alias Ed
die Fay. who We're jointly indicted by
a grand jury in the United States Dis
trice Court yesterday for robbing the
Richmond post office, on the morning
of March rs, Will probably be brought
to this city tomorrow. Before the
end of the week. they will be tried
and sentenced to terms in the Fed
eral prison, in Atlanta. While little
or nothing OF what took place in the
grand jury room can be learned IL
is said that the prisoner Fay has con-
fessed to a share in the crime, and
has acknowledged that the postage
stamps found in a trunk in has pos
session We're stolen at Richmond.
United States District Attorney l.. L.
Lewis, with Chief Inspector Harrison
and Inspectors Barclay, Robertson and
Rooms, left for New York at SEQ
o'clock last night, and VIII appear
before United states Commissioner
John a. Shields to-day and ask that
the prisoners be given over tor trial
at this term OF the United states Dis
trict Court for the Eastern District
of Virginia. 1t iss not expected that
Fay or Harris VIII object to war
rant of removal being issued against
them. and in this event there viii be
no delay in bringing them to justice.
Send Indictment to New York.
Copies of the indictment were sup.
piled the district attorney yesterday
afternoon. and he will likewise take
alnog the original, that there may be
no possible hitch. The indictment.
which was drawn by Assistant District
Attorney ralley, includes five counts.
and the information contained therein
specifies the exact amount Of stamps
and money stolen. and indicates the
drawers of the certified checks recov-
cred.
The Indictment. signed by S. Dabney
Crenshaw. foreman of the grand jury.
bore this Endorsement: Eddie Fal Fay.
alias Frederick Cunningham. and Rich
ard Harris. alias Frank Chester. in
dicted for conspiracy to commit Of
Tense against the post Office a. Rich
mond and for feloniously taking and
carrying away personal property OF
the United states, this true bill is
presented"
The other members OF the grand jury
Are f.. ID. Starke. j. j. Steinbrecher. +.
c. Ebel. Patrick III. Robinson, George
Schoen. Charles j. Anderson, Frank b.
Blankenship, Brooks Rogers, William
SoIIIpptlIr ~ -hLcdIcp a. ~ <SAdsAISOiAt
Charles Stebbns. j. II. Chenery, j. ~.
Beck, Savage priddy c. w. Tailey,
Fenton holland, f.. NJ. Conner, Jr.. ID. Il.
Conrad and c. T. Watkins.
Although many witnesses were sum
moned to appear against the office
robbers, the only persons called were
CHIEF Inspector Harrison, Inspectors
Rooms. Barclay and Robertson. and L.
L. Scherer. general transportation
agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway, who assisted in tracking the
thieves to New York. United states
Marshal VIM. Henkel, of New York, Will
accompany the prisoners to Richmond,
and the inspectors will assist in the
removal.
TO Make Quick Record.
The order of removal, after the COM
missioner's hearing, will be issued by
United States district Judge. but it
could not be ascertained here yester
day which of several judges Will Issue
it. If opposition to the removal is
brought, which is entirely unlikely
from all reports, Judge Lewis will be
prepared for a legal battle and will be
assisted by counsel for the govern
ment in New York.
No intimation has been made, how
ever, that either of the men has Sc
cured counsel, and that at least one
of them has confessed indicates that
they are both prepared to answer for
the crime. Arrangements have been
made for the reception of Fay and
Harris at the Henrico jail, and as
their sojourn in Richmond will likely
be brief q special guard Will be pro-
vided II the men are convicted be-
fore the end of the week, the speed
record for quick trials in a case of
such magnitude will have been broken.