Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23


happened and the money lost. In cases
Of the prize fighters held q rubber bag OF blood
red ink in his hand which burst as he struck his
opponent giving claim to the statement that the
had hemorrhage and was, therefore, defeated. We
convicted Mabray and of his associates and made
them pay hne Of 10000, as well as TO serve two
years in the penitentiary."
BurgIarizing the PostonHees.
Els much money stolen from the postonoesf"
Yes; we have professional burglars who seem to
deal only with postofhces. They have stolen great
quantities of stamps and at times considerable money
as well Not long ago a robbery occurred in the
postohce Minneapolis where SOC, 900 stamps were
carried away. The thieves entered the postofhce
night and opened the safe with diamond drill they
took their plumber Chicago disposed it there
through men who acted postage stamp fences they
had still about $4,000 worth of stamps left when
they were caught and convicted.
one Of the largest postofhee robberies of recent
times, continued the chief inspector was that which
occurred at Richmond in March. 1910. In this case
stamps to the value of $4,000 were stolen the
vault being entered by drilling hole under COM
bination knob. This hole threaded with steel
thread cutter and then by jimmy screw the lock
was forced back the inner doors of the vault were
opened in the manner.
This work done by Eddie Fay a man who
had escaped from Jail in Wisconsin a short time be-
FORE while awaiting trial for the robbery the post
ohhce at West Superior. Fay was known to be the
leader OF gang which had robbed the postofhce In
Chicago Of $4,000 in 1901 He posed as q retired
business man living at Tacoma, Wash, under the
name OF R. J. Cummings. He owned real estate I'm
Tacoma and was considered a respectable citizen We
got on his track by tracing his trunks one of which
was sent to the Grand Central station, New York
Inside the trunk was $4,000 in 2-cent postage
stamps II was claimed by Fay, who was thereupon
arrested and TO make long story short was con-
vieted of burglary, fined $4,000 and sentenced 70
serve ten years in the federal pententary at Atlanta
Ga"
Hands Up"
AS the chief inspector concluded this story
thanked him for the talk and to CO. AS turned
toward the wall faced the photograph of a train
robber who held revolver which seemed TO point
straight at my Below it in black ink were the
words, Hands Up" AS / walked across the room
the eyes OF the photograph followed and the gun
seemed 70 move and to point straight at nv
head. remarked upon this, when Mr.. Sharp said;
That is the picture OF a postofhce inspector who
helped convict train robber out in the west Az
eording TO the testimony of a half dozen different
men who were held up. the robber had pointed his
gun straight at each Of them and that
ing they were scattered the car at whose door
he stood The lawyers argued that such thing was
impossible and that the witnesses must be lying and
their testimony therefore could not be admitted
Thereupon artist was called in and he said that IL
was easy to make picture whose eyes would look
at all parts Of the room az and the same TINA
The artist showed inspector how 10 pose In sueh
position, and from that pose this photograph was
taken. II resulted in the train rcbber going 70 IN.
penitentiary." PRANK c. CARPENTER