The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-03
.CASHIE R VICTIM
Of HIS own PLOT
Thug Hired to Give Knockout
Too Enthusiastic in
His Work.

BUFFALO. N. Y. January o.
Through tho diligence OF detec,ivo.
cmploSed by the North American AS.
surance Company In order satisfac.
torily to settle whether or NOT N,
Canadian Express company,s office q,
Niagara Falls. ont. was actually roh.
oeu ps hishwaymen, 1t has come Ia
i'sht that the Cashier, william Dob.
son permitted himself TO be knocl,od
out and the express COMPANIES safo
rifled of s14lse.
Dobson has made a confcssio, ~,
implicated Paul Whistler. nm emn,nu =
OF me United States Express Com
pahy at Niagara Falls, N. ". and
1 ,,' re. y flynn. a bartender, lao Of
me New York side. a fourth man wa a
also implicated, but so far has eluded
arrest. lIe is said to be n Bnm,ia
crook COX, who did the real Job.
INC robbery took place early in No.
Ncihpcr. Dobson, who is twenty.nye
years old. and had been employed nv
,he com pany''for flvc years, was found
unconscious In the Office.
HIS head had been cut omen. and !,
piece OF iron pipe on the floor ind,cat.
ed how he had been assaulted ,rho
safe had been rifled Dobson said mat
Two Italians had come to the office
loohlhs Tor trunk. and he had made
. search Tor II. While so engaged he
sad. one of them hit him, and he loat
consciousness. - 'o''
Dopson was taken about the variol,s
cities 10 inspect rogues' gallery mic.
lures. lie Identified one at Detroit. and
.He SUBJECT OF the picture was arrested.
however however, he showoc that he was in
'aii at the time OF the robbery.
Company Not Satisfied.
Inc surety company was called on
Z. C, MAKE good pobson's bond for 1000
INC company was not at all satisfied
WIN Donsons explanations. and sent
ueicc'iYess to Niagara Falls. and Dob
Sun was instantly under surveillance.
Ills salary Is $50 month but IL was
noticed that at Christmas time he was
extensive purchases. Including
2 valuable SGT OF turs for his sweet.
heart.
Doosoh was again put through a
" " oss- examination, but maintained
WAT MS trst story was correct. How.
eyer, on Thursday the efforts to Get
nm % confess were renewed, and Dob.
son broke down under the ordeal.
According to his story Flynn, Whist
'er ana himself planned tho robbery,
i was necessary to have all the an
pearahce of real hoid-up, and there
ore man who knew how to admin.
ster knockouts safely was necessary.
Neither Flynn nor Whistler was couall
% this part OF the job, so the fourth
nan. said TO be a crook from Buffalo. i
vas secured. The police say that the /,
Suffaio man gave the first hint of the
way the robbery took place. as he was
lot satisfied with his share OF the
money and threatened to make an OK !
,osure. Whistler. who lives on tho |
canadian side. was also arrested, and |
$ locked up there.
Flynn was arrested and arraiened |
'etorc Police Magistrate Piper at Mag
IRA rails. N. Y. lie waived examine
lon and was taken to JAIL The pros
,cutlns attorney from Niagara Falls,
INT, conferred with the police t Mag |
lra Fails, N. ". and an effort viii be |
made to extradlte Flynn. He denies
lis completely in the game.
In order to obtain Dobson's confess
Ion the police kept him In a room in
hotel and compelled him to tell and +
etell his story constantly for twenty
our hours. giving him no let-up. The
act that the cashier was so badly hurt
crved TO divert suspicion from him for
long time.