The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-27
IDENTIFY men AS
FAM Gus CROOKS
Richmond Officers Go to lIous-
ton to Look Over Two Pris-
oners Held There.
MAY BE ESCAPED coMvICTs
California Shorty" and Pal Said
10 Have Recently Robbed
Post-Oliicc at Glover.

Experts from tho National Bureau
of Criminal identification at Washing
ton. detectives from Richmond. post
office inspectors and special agents OF
insurance companies positively idcn-
tuned yesterday two ycEgmcn held iii
The Houston iail as James Dcllun, alias
j. H. Murray. but better known as
California shorty" and Harry Lewis,
alias Charles James, alias Jacob Roth,
two of the clovcrcst Gracksmcn ut
large in tile country.
They were arrested early Saturday
morning while on Il train near Nir-
Etlina by chief of Poiie, J. Adcock,
of that place, who headed posse
and lodged In the Jail at Houston
where they were held as suspicious
character. believed to have blown the
safe OF tho post office at Glover, about
ono month ago, and escaped with
about $1,000.
Those who took a look at the pris-
oncrs yesterday included Supcrintcnd-
CIT l.. Van Buskirk, of the National
Bureau of Criminal Identification:
Post-Onicc Inspector H. Il. Mostly. De-
tcctivc Sergeant John Wiley, of Rich
mond: NJ. :. Angle, special agent of
tho chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
and Special Agent ]. c. Scaglc. of the
southern Railway The party returned
California Shorty" they said, read
lily submitted to being photographed,
measured and To have imprints of his
fingers taken, but Roth refused 10 be
'mugGcd." An order to take his pho
tograph was obtained from Judge w.
r. BarlSsdalc, of the Halifax County
Circuit Court lie still resisted, and
even when held and forced TO submit
to the photographer he screwed his
face into knot which will make it
of little value.
this morning, and commemorative At
torncy Booker is prepared to rush the
trial. y dispatch from Houston last
night said that ii. NJ. Smith. .Ir., had
been retained to assist james $. Eas-
ley in the defense.
Not only are the two men believed
to have robbed the Glover post Office,
but to have been implicated in the
lootinS OF the Glover bank last Fcbri-
airy. the Gainesville postonicc and
also 10 be wanted for similar oftenscs
in South IInl. Burkcvillc and Cape
Charles. The authorities of all OF
these places have been notified that
the men are under arrest.
Identified ny Picture.
The identity Of Roth was not dis
covered until late last night after the
detectives had returned to Richmond.
In searching through the roEucs' gall
lery" for II photograph Of california
Shorty Sergeant Wiley found that of
his confederate. Though considerably
younger than shorty" Roth is also
regarded as desperate character.
The latter is about twenty-five years
old and the former about forty-fivc.
They are believed to have escaped
from a convict camp at Lake City, Fla.
where they were CAPTURED about three
years ago.
Sergeant Wiley said that he had
never seen more complete kit than
that possessed by the two. 1t con-
tanned the most approved appliances
and tools TO assist in burElarics, as
we'll as nitro glyccr'nc, dynamite, fuse
and caps. The Houston Jail was under
heavy guard last night.