Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-07
Secured About One Hundred
Dollars In Stamps
and Left.
s4OO IN ANOTHER SAFE
Two Men Arrested Here An
Hour After the Robbery
OF the POStofIice.

lue suppOoSu pAOAcooiOho'
men broke the glass out OF the door
Of the postoffice at Crofton Tuesday
morning and then with nitroglycer-
inc blew the door off the safe and
secured nearly 500 in stamps, most
ly parcel post stamps.
The particulars of the visit of the
safe blowers were given by
Mr.. M. A. Brown, a son of Postmas
ter M. B. Brown. who has held the
office for fifteen years. He recently
asked the postoffice department to
relieve him, but his request has not
been granted.
The explosion was at 2:45 a. M,
the time being indicated by the clock
in the office, which was stopped by
the jar of the explosion. 1t was
heard only by Will Boyd, who was
in his room about 80 feet from the
postoffice and was awake at the
time, owing to sickness. AS soon as
he heard the explosion he called Mr.
M. A. Brown, who lives about 300
yards from the postoffice, who took
his gun and went atonce to the post
office. Mr.. Boyd in the meantime
had reconnoitered and saw three
men near the hotel. When he ap-
preached them the men walked off.
Brown and Boyd, knowing that II
was about time for the Southbound
fast freight to come in, stationed
themselves where they could see
them get on the train. They die
not see them get on. but saw them
on it as the train passed them. Mr.
Brown at once telephoned to police
headquarters here, telling the nigh
office man of what had occurred
Lieut.. Hawkins and Officers Hayden
Anderson, WitherspooD, Barnett RnC
Carter went up the track to Fourth
street and tagged the train, which
came to a stop.
Lieut.. Hawkins climbed up on TIKI
car and arrested one of the men
catching him by the foot as he lay OF
the car. The other two descended
from the car and one of them was
grabbed by the other officers, bu
the other made dash for liberty
down Fourth street pursued by Of
ficer Anderson. Reaching the rive
he ran across without stopping anC
disappeared on the west side.
The two men, who would not give
their names when arrested, were
taken to police headquarters anC
afterwards were placed in the lock
up. Both of them denied their gui
bat we're held on the charge of carry
ing concealed weapons.
Each of the men arrested had
fac Colts pistol in his pocket
They are rough looking men and ON
of them has but one eye. After tn
train on which they we're stealing
ride had passed here and gone SOM
distance some Of the crew fount
the stamps on top of the car. The!
telegraphed their find to Postmas.e
Brown at Crofton.
There was another safe in the post
Office which the cracksmen had en-
deavored to get into. This safe con
tanned the reserve stamps OF tn
office. amounting to nearly S4OO
Mr.. M. A. Brown had considerable
difficulty in getting the safe open
owing to the efforts Of the robber
to do the same thing. He foun'
that they had tried 70 get in the SAT
by pounding the bolts with sledg'
hammer.
Later the men gave their name
as j. b. Benson and Tom Price
Benson had a certificate from DR.
j. B. Cummins. of Lexington. Ky.
as worthy object of charity. Thi
certificate may lead to the identified
ton Of at least one Of trio.
The mar, will he furnQd 0var IN IN