The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-17
Two Men Blow Postoffice Safe
at Minco and are Caught at
Enid Explosion Shook
the Town
SHERIFF LEWIS GOES
AFTER THE ROBBERS
Over $500 in Stamps and Some
Money taken Robbers Left
on Train Overlooked
Lot Of Jewelry

Within about five and half hours
after their crime was committed, two
yeggmen who blew the postofGice sare
at Minco last night, securing over s40O
in stamps and an unknown sum Of
money, were landed in jail at Enid and
tonight they win 9e brought to Chick.
asha.
The sare was blown some time be-
tween and o'clock this morning
The Mlnco telephone operator ssys
there were two explosions. che first
being light ono and the second very
heavy, shaking the entire town and
arousing many folks from bed to see
what the trouble was. It was SO loud
that it awoke Hugh Hall, the deputy
steriff. who lives half a mile from
the postoffice. Mr.. Hale arose at once
to investigate. thinking at first that
the explosion was in his barn.
Saddling his horse Deputy Hale
rode to town, joining number Of
others in search for the place Of the
explosion The front door 81 the post.
office building was locked and there
was nothing to indicate that the Of
flee had been tampered with 1t was
an hour or two before the seat Of the
trouble was discovered. The large
iron safe had been completely wreck
ed aud all the stamps and money
taken Postmaster Egglston doesn't
know the exact amount Of money in
the safe. Either in their haste or be-
cause they didn't want to be bur-
dened with the load, tho burglars
failed to take between $500 and s400
worth OF jewelry in the safe.
Sheriff Lewis was notified Of the
robbery by Deputy Hale about $3.50
and at 6 o'clock the sheriff, Under
sheriff Phillips and Deputy United
States marshal Burk started to Mineo
in an auto, taking blood hounds In
the meantime. however, Hale had
been busy and had learned from tive
tramps at the station that two men
had boarded the north-bound train.
| These men had not purchased tickets
but the agent had seen them on the
platform It was recalled that two
strangers. one heavy set and the
other tail, he'd been seen about town
during the day, and their description
corresponded with that given by the
tramps After working up this in
formation Hale had only fifteen min-
utes to catch the sheriff at Enid by
phone. but he succeeded IN getting
the wire and when the train reached
Enid, officers there were on hand
They went through the train, finding
the men described and also the loot in
their possession One OF them said
his name was Anderson and the name
OF the other wasn't learned
! The sheriff and his party remained
at Minco about half an hour and re.
turning reached chickasha about :
o'clock. The Enid sheriff wanted to
turn the men over to federal officers
there. but as the crime was commit.
2 ted within the jurisdiction Of the east
ern judicial district Mr. Lewis insist.
d on bringing them here They viii
: be arraigned before U. s Commits.
sioner Hamilton. The government has
a standing reward Of 500 for the ar.
rest OF every postoifice robber
The burglars lett some Of their
tools. including ehisei erowbaf etc
in the building al Minco and the rest
o lthe outfit was found ia their pos.
session.
= More Minco people would have been
aroused from their beds but for the
fact that there has been a good deal
OF blasting going on in the drainase
ditch work near there and consequent.
. y many people thought nothing Of ~
explosion.
Sheriff Lewis went 70 enid after lhs
s men this afternoon