The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-22
FAY AND HARRIS
TAKEN TO ATLANTA
Self Confessed Postofflce
Thieves Carried to Fed
erai Prison
SEEN IN TRUE LIGHT
| BEFORE LEAVING CELLS.
Appearance and Conduct Very
Different from That in Court.
Little to Say Except to {
Condemn the Press.

by Marshal Smithers, POST Office
Inspector Harrison and bctECtfy6
King, Eddie Fay and Richard
Harris, sentenced TO serve feH
years in the Atlanta Federal pris-
on and TO pay fines Of So 900 each
Tor robbing the Richmond post
Office safe, left the city at 1918
O'Clock Friday afternoon over the
Seaboard Air Line.
They will reach Atlanta Satur-
day afternoon and immediately
begin their sentence. The prtsuRa-
ers were accompanied to Petors-
burg by Attorney Harry NJ. Smith.
who represented them In court.
In the baggage car ahead Of
them were three Of the trunks
in which they shipped their post
Office loot to New York. The
trunks were filled with fine suits,
many pairs or shose and count
less loud" shirts. Both men had
money I'm their pockets, Fay hAv-
ing about $3.50 and Harris abOut
So.
About one hundred persons
were Mt the station when the pris-
oncrs departed.
Harboring the utmost animosity In
their tender young hearts against the
press Of Richmond, their delicate sem
sibilities wounded to the quick. Mr..
EDWARD as-esioenuy
proud OF ms hiDerhian ancesIy, ~ "A,
MS Ioyai IoFnears .ro,n snc oo. -
were content WIN -.
Hlcnaro harrs, those inucn rn 2, =
cd and unjustty treated gentlemen
who have made a business Of steal
ing. pillaging, piundering and armfng
themselves to murder anyone who
sought TO thwart them 10 1neir neIa~
rfous purposes, were seen AT the f1en-
REQ county jail friday noon py Iour
newspaper men while preparing ~
leave Richmond Tor the feoerA pFie-
on at Atlanta
After some auron and peas@senk
maneuverfnG with, around and about
Marshal Emithers. and succeeding m
having q judicial ukAse prOnni9Ateds
the quartet Of scribes high OF hope
and buoyant of heart, betook them
selves TO the little brick building
which has sheltered the notorious
craeksmen for fourteen days, expect
ing to ind two humble and contrite
desperadoes who had gotten OF light
~ because of the lentency Of the yJrSt-
ed States statutes.
Tnstead thew found n duo Of ex-
tremeIv sore vfndfetiye and spleeny
cr,r,tra,s un, srataaa ~ th.nksnr
thatr s,ars they were NOT sanf nm for
nra for rnbhtnr the Richmond pos4 !
nm,a -, see ees "a cur.ad the f.taa
"a .,n,srsS =. a. raw.r. ~ -.
anu slo~slea a. me S.iSs 49,
u, '.as a. ..rs.h ~ Es~.S
mhA. .ney soAo w
NoihI'Aionions ~ -
arh' VI Tue 40"
them.
S"y . ~
Good morning. saiuced the repre-
sensA'e VI onv =. e -. go
ma Oh, Two pfes1uus
them the same high stgn
Two low srunts rom the criminals
lowed with dagger thrusts rom -Four
| crimina! eyes
Fay and Harris stood IN Menk-
hooded corner on Inc nlA :, -, su u.
OF the nIs. NJ. - IN. "a 49, q.
w.. 1850 sr,,h Attorrev Harry n
company WIN
tansent Of the Evans Detective Axency.
.s 20 Ts =. va. Ia sar,,,sr s,,rersnts,,Asre
y. az $500 =, cr,,ninaI tdenfinc.f tom
n wa shinrtop
both Fay and Harris looked to -
lyrical criminals. II was al once
| annarent that the polished -look1nG
handsome young man Fay. who had
stood in the United States Court on
several occasions commanding admi-
ration. was. when unmasked and seen
| In his true light, an East Side to09m.
eonsunmate actor as well a. artistic
craftsman. and that instead OF peine
a gentieel. somewhat e1eminate maj
viouais' az .ssr. ,~..s1N
/ who looked as tnousn no.ns 1919
stand petWeen mn, an ~. ae az -. 4.
to accomplish IN the me VI ING snce-eSl
! taWless - r.
WV. NO r's ,n,a Start ~ for Atlanta =.
heh az 80 ~,
they ~sau --et,.iee. f.a,. he ee
80 nynsr.ensitive soul and magnolia.
spi nMe,a he very clad to print any-
.,{rg yar have to say, humbty
, . ssfea one timid graphite pro-
nsi,ar who looked not unlike Fay.
The ssmblance counted FOR naught
..xvh,, tha - don't you fellows
! Wy sA,,, covrpoardaa K-av.