The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
Ran THEM DOWN
The BURGERS Who Robbed Pessoffice at
Richmond Are IL Limbo.
ARRESTED IN new YORE

ARRESTED IN new Y0RI
They Were Traced from Richmon.
| to New York. Where They Wer,
Taken into Custody, Togetae,
| With Several Big Trunks, Whicf
Contained the Stolen Stamps
Two men charged by postal in
spectors with robbing the post Office
at Richmond. Va. sometime between
Saturday night and early Monday
morning. were arrested Wednesday
night at the Grand Central Station In
New York City.
Both offered stubborn resiS: 2nce
and were not overpowered until they
were knocked senseless. a third
man escaped. They were traced 20
New York By means Of three trunks
shipped from Richmond with The
! seizure Of which $4,000 worth OF
the s85. .0e0 lot CT stamps obtained
in the robbery were recovered.
The prisoners gave the names Of
Frank Chester. 81 years old, oc ST.
Paul, Mimi. and Frederick Cunning
ham. 81 years old. Cunningham
maintains that he is a banker and
that his home Is IN London. England
Both men appeared at the Grand
Central station late Tuesday night
accompanied BY the third AID uni
Identified man. who made his ecape.
Chester went inside. while Cum
ninghan and the third man waited
outside on the sidewalk.
Chester called boy. gave him q
trunk check and asked him to ascer-
tain II It was in the baggage room.
In the baggage room was stationed
Joseph Daily. Central Office detec-
tive. Eho had been called into the
case by the Federal aathorities. He
was guarding suspected trunk and
when the lad made inquiry toc it,
the detective followed him back. ap-
preaching Chester, who attempted
to fee from the stadoa-
The detective grapDled with him.
but Chester is OF powerful build and
both men fell struggling to the fcor.
Women passengers screamed and a
panic was created IL the Station until
the officer subdued Chester With bis
club. Meanwhile the two men sta
toned outside, warned by the noise
Of the struggle broke ana ran. Cum
ningham. however, was bowled over
by two pedestrians and was quickly
overpowered By the police. Exam
nation Of the trunk revealed
in addition to the $4,000 worth OF
stamps, a set Of burglars tools. de-
scribed at headquarters as the finest
ever brought tc New York. There
were also two 3s-calibre revolvers
in the lot.
One OF the men arrested the po-
lice believe is Eddy Fay" muck
wanted fugitive, whose picture is in
every rogues' gallery Of importance
in the country. and for whose ap-
prehension a total OF about $4,000
in rewards have been offered in var
ious cities. This prisone, is the one
known as Cunningham" He was
recognized by Detective Peabody and
other oi6timers. who said that as
EDDY Fay" be was known as one
OF the best all-rouud safe-blowerS in
the country. According to the detec-
tive bureau. Fay" is wanted In Los
Angeles for blowing the safe OF the
postofsce in 1909 and getting away
with s10.7ss worth Of stamps. A
year later he again blew the same
safe. and this time made OF with
$4,000 worth Of stamps.
Postofice Inspector Mayo. recefv-
ed during the day an alleged record
of the prisoner. Chester. whose real
name is given as Richard Harris. He
is said 20 have been known as Dick
Harris. alias Little Dick Harris.
alias Frank ". Willis. alias Willis
James. alias Frank Holden. alias Jas.
Mason. He is described as bank
and jewelry store sneak and bur
glar."
Early Thursday aisht detectives
found two more trunks and a sat
chel belonging to the robbers. from
which they recovered $4,000 in
stamps. and later in the nisht post
Office inspectors found a fifth trunk
from which they recovered $4,000
in stamps. This trunk was found
at the Pennsylvania railroad station
at Courtlandt street. and was taken
to the police station, where the 9th
er trunks were. This makes $4,000
worth OF stamps the authorities have
recovered out Of the sS5,0o0 worth
stolen.
In one OF the trunks found earlier
in the night was wha, detectives say
is the most elaborate and highly IN
ished sc: OF burglars tools they have
ever seen. Each too! was in 4 sep
crate case OF Russia leather. Eveu
the roughe- jinnies were wrapped
in tissue paper. and the drills were
OF the hardest. modern high speed
tool steel.
With them was set Of lock :,scks.
some OF which were is inches IN
length. and six sets Of skeleton keys.
Another set, not so finished. was seiz-
ed Wednesday night. Most interest
ing yet was a manuscript showing
that tho compiler had in mind
wholesale raid on Southern and Wes-
tern banks. Hundreds Of banks were
,Ie,od and with them appeared the