The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
ROBBERS EXPECTED
HERE At ONCE
Not Thought Difficulty Viii
Be Experienced Get
ting Them
BE TRIED AT ONCE
AND SENT TO ATLANTA
Men, ON Arrival Here, to be Taken
to the Building They
Robbed for Elk
animation.

Barring legal technicalities In New
York, that are not anticipated by any
of the officers here. Frank Cunning
ham, alias Eddie Fay. and Frank Ches-
ter alias Richard Harris the t%a-nn=-
torious safe blowers who stole from
the Richmond Post Office more than
$4,000 worth of stamps, checks and
money. will be brought here Wednes-
day afternoon or evening.
Before the week Is ended they will
probably have been tried in the Fed
eral court, and IL found guilty-there
Is little likelihood OF their escaping
punishment for the JOB they done
sent to the Atlanta prison for period
ranging from ten to nineteen years
United States District Attorney l..
L. Lewis, with Chief Inspector Harri-
son and Inspectors Barclay. Robert
son and Koonsf left for New York
Monday night, and Tuesday they APP
peared before United States Commits
sioner John A. Shields and asked that
the prisoners be turned over to the
United States District Court for the
Eastern District OF Virginia. Nothing
has been heard from New York TO the
effect that the men objected TO the
serving of the warrant Of removal
upon them and it Is thought they will
be here Wednesday or Thursday.
To Place They Robbed.
From the depot the men will he
taken to the Post Office. the building
they robbed, and from which building
indictments were issued against them
Monday, and after a careful examina-
Will be taken to the Henrico county
jail and confined until the court sees
1T to hear the charges against them.
While il was thought all along that
they would be tried at once, there now
appears to be some doubt about this.
inasmuch as there are one or two cases
before the Federal court that are Iia-
BILE to keep IL In session for almost q
week.
The robbers will be under heavy
guard at the jail. Tailor Sydnor. Of
Henrico county, says that he is will
ing to promise any one that they wii.
not escape from the new structure
there. and with the special govern
ment guards always on the outside
looking at every move of the men
while they are confined, 1t does not
seem possible that they will make
their escape before their trial.
Reported to Have Confessed.
A report reached Richmond Tues
day that Chester had confessed to the
part he took In the robbery. but this
could not be verified here. and from
New York no statement was issued
Neither Of the robbers has thus far
secured counsel, and while Districi
Attorney Lewis is taking every pre-
caution to guard against any attempt
h.sfr M - IN r.ar al " In Ma
York, he does not feel that his SER
vices will be needed until he returns
here with the prisoners and the in
spectors and guards.
There will be large crowd at the
depots all of Wednesday in eager ex.
peotancy OF the arrival of the post
office thieves. No less than eight mel
have told the inspectors here they
saw Fay or Chester while the cracks
men were In Richmond. and each one
OF these wants to know whether OF
not he was mistaken.
Looking for Third One.
We are just waiting. u deteetiv,
said. The third man and the miss
ing trunk may turn up yet, but we are
congratulating ourselves that as much
of the stolen money has been recov'
cred az Is already here. Fay ane
Harris have no defense. They vii
not try to remain In New York, ane
l predict that they will plead guilt,
when their cases are called. The,
are now planning to escape from tn,
Jail or from the penitentiary. Cracks
men scarcely ever fight a case tina
is as plain as this one. And. be
sides. understand one of the mer
has made a confession. Harris lis evi
IDENTIFY the man, for no third degre,
known has ever made Fay tell any
thing. He is a stubborn character
and 1t Is we'll to watch him ever,
minute in the day"