The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07

had been closed. tho provost, the presence OF tAs
commissioners tho leAtenan, OF tho guard
and the chief Of the government detectives had sum
moned before him the sergeant tho corporal ana the
individual members the guard Each OF these wan
subjected searching examination. each declared
tho most positive nannor that no one haa en,a-5
cleaned from this examinations after ten days IN
vestirauon the chief OF the goyern,nen, soter,,v,
banded in his thc general commanding de-
pariTen Upon the this report The provost
vas arrested and placed IN confinement there hs
iiai for
From the testimony presented It waa
shown that on tho nay tne supposed TO have
zen ''keh ''h"' following The one on which the erime
was really oommlt,ed) could any possibility
have had access to the onlcc member Of tho
guard had been examined three different occasions.
and each time had that entered me
o.' curing MS TINE % duty II was positively proved
mat no ono could have entered The once through
only window IN the room. because both sazhes were
sun heavily coated with dirt also
proved that each member OF The mad been placed
under close surveillance none had given evidence
OF having had any money In fact. all were rather
deeply in debt The provost forced acknowledge
mat ne had been guilty Of criminal carelessness
loving the key Of the safe remain the Office dur
Ing mis- absence his only being that it was TOO
cumbersome carry about in the pocket. and that
""en ne went out TO dine. a soldier always guarded
The line Of argument advanced by the dcfensa
was That during the day one had socroted him
ser In the building mad robbery during
opened IN the morning; but the government clearly
showed that the stairway had partitioned in
'i-'i 10 prevent from going ups fagt
WE only POSSIBLE manner in which tho part %
the house could be reached was by way OF the
previously mentioned back building and 10y passing
through the occupied by tne lieutenant as scep-
ms quarters. it also shown bv testimony mat
there was nothing OF any any these
rooms. INC Office qf the commissioner OF
physielan contained nothing bat few common
chairs and pine tables There was nothing behind
"hicn OF under which person might hide ana bo;b
me uoofs were left wide open. Both the
inc corporal swore that when either OF them uas
about close front door at night ne always OK
ahmed these rooms and also the waiting ROOM 10
sec that every had gone
Next, the defense contended the robbery had
been committed by guards. who had been
shut but this theory rebutted by the govern
menis clearly proving that each of guards mad
strict surveianco since The robbery stronIy 'oS 6
which thes had met ali the aueslo n pren xxx IN
seem 81 ~ nrims IN iac All me circurnstancea
tten ma been CORRECTED directly indirectly. win
ccttye mi had placed on he case every de-
n n,yg heard inc evidence the court martial
which was attached sentence OF ten years rhis
albany renitentafy was seccod rs the pio f nc nc
he c"nod an leedseI by va" irs tan Sn
1r'I t, a OF rTesideni Andrew Johnson
iiel had been approved ana promulgated. feit iii az
that through this step in crime lad become fHe
Ills iail, diseraced ana comined in H. from
~ by rtulnips the money, together with a sworn
had been accomplished. could have released fhyy
Of aci h put il had pursued this course. would
ma oeeH 9oNd won as GsySr Tse on INC prt
government would have retained the prisoner and Ind
up vas our Of he Question for 10 have done 50
tho pecGar crcnn,Htar,ccs would nave si'ow no IN
1!tue mercy AZ a ratuesnake shows to its vintm'
In INC next ehapter shall ten OF my nrst intro
York city,. and how became a hotel thief and =
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