Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-30
TRUNKS ARE TRACED
FILLED WITH STAMPS
Clever Work is Displayed by the Off
GERS in Following the Men and Bag
gage on Two Different Routes, Into
Several Cities and Capturing Two
at Grand Central Station-Third
Man Escapes.
(By Associated Press.)

10y Associated tTSSst
NEW YORK. March 29.-Two men,
charged by postal inspectors with rob
bling the pOstOfffce at Richmond, Va,
sometime between Saturday night and
early Monday morning, were arrested
at the Grand Central station tonight.
Both offered stubborn resistance and
were not overpowered until they were
knocked senseless. A third man es-
capped. They We're traced TO New
York by means Of three trunks. Ship
ped from Richmond, with the seizure
Of which $4,000 worth of the $4,000
lot of stamps obtained in the robbery
were recovered.
Men Located in Station.
The prisoners gave the names o.
Frank Chester. 81 years old. of st.
Paul, Mimi. and Frederick Cunning
ham. "a years old.
Cunningham maintains that he is a
banker and that his home is in Lon
don, England
Both men appeared at the Grand
Central station l9te tonight, accom-
panied by the third and unidentified
man. who made his escape. Chester
went inside, while Cunningham and
lhe third man waited on the sidewalk.
Chester called a boy, gave him 4
trunk check and asked him to ascer-
tain If it was in the baggage room.
In the baggage room was stationed
Joseph DAILY, Central office detective,
who had been called into the case
by the federal authorities. He was
guarding a suspected trunk and when
the lad made inqCiries for it the &C.
tective followed him back, approach
ing Chester. who attempted to fee
from the station.
Fight for Freedom.
The detective grapple with him. but
Chester is of powerful built and both
men fell struggling to the floor Wom-
en- passengers screamed and panic
was created in the station until the
officer subdued Chester with his club.
Meanwhile the two men stationed
outside. warned by the noise of the
struggle. broke and ran. Cunning
ham. however, was bowIed over by
two pedestrians and was quickly over
powered by the police.
Examination 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 to New York. There
were also two 3S-calibre revoIvers in
the lot.
Work of Detectives.
Immediately after the report of the
Richmond robbery to Washington In
spector Frank II. Barclay. James b.
Robertson and John c. honns. of the
Washington division, were assigned
TO the case. On the theory that the
men would need trunks to get the
stamps out of Richmond and further
that they would want to get out of
Richmond as soon as possible. the in
spectors watched all trunks leaving
Richmond. They located three trunks
three men unknown 70 the police
and postoffice inspectors-were living
at a hotel in that city. To follow the
men meant to follow the trunks and
this was the method used
All three trunks were shipped to
Washington. one over the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and two over the Bal
timore & Ohio. The detectives split
forces and followed.
A. Washington the man with the
single trunk shipped IL to HagerS-
town. Md. but on the train between
Washington and Baltimore he reship-
ped IL through TO Philadelphia The
other two trunks we're shipped from
Washington over the Pennsylvania
Railroad direct TO Philadelphia This
brought all three trunks 10 the Quaker
City.
Run Them Down.
A. Philadelphia one trunk was ship
ped to the Avon hotel. goth street and
Lexington avenue. New York. care Of
Charles Hatfield. Of Buffalo. One
other trunk was shipped to the 23rd.
street station. New York. over the
Pennsylvania.
Chester called for the trunk AZ the
zsrd. street station this morning. IN
spcctor Barclay. Robertson and
O'Brien. Of New York. were awaiting
him and on their orders the baggage
master told Chester the trunk was
mlslaid.
Greatly excited. he jumped over
the railing and into the baggage room