The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-07
STAMP THIEVES
CONFESS. FOUR
MORE ARRESTS
NEGROES WHO ENTERED AND
RossEo GONZALEZ posToF-
FIcE, OWN Up TO SERIOUS oEs
TENSE, AND ARE HELD. NO
BOND.

Arthur Reese and Charles Mines.
colored. arrested on suspicion By Mo
torcyele Officer Anderson. yesterday
acknowledged that they were the ones
who had forced an entrance Go the
postoffice az Gonzales. which waa in
the store Of Mr.. Wilder. and had stosen
postage stamps 10 the value Of aif0. in
addition 20 helping themselves % a
number OF other articles which APP
pcared TO have suited their respective
faneies.
Air. Wilder sent a list Of the.articies
which be missed from his store 70
chief ii Police Sanders yesterday az
the request % the latter. This Ast in
Guides tho stamps az above Indicated.
and the following articles
Ten pairs Of overalls, ten pairs 81
snspenders. besides a lot o. mlscel-
laneous articles.
Directly after the confession 81 the
tao negroes and Just as soon a. a
deputy from the United States mar
shais once was available. chief OF
Police Sanders. Motorcycle 0fiicer An
derxon and Deputy John Grinlth. from
the united States marrhaI's once went
out "a look up and arrest 4 number %
Greeks whom the negroes are said 70
have sold the stolen stamps 90. At
$50 o'clock four Greeks were at tho
county Jail. all charged with a viola
ton % penpi statute is4 % the federal
revised statutes. ar Of section 1874. %
the postal laws and regulations. Those
arrested were
Angelo Dimitry. doing business Al
the corner u Tenth avenue and Chase
streets. who Is alleged 70 have bought
So worth 81 stamps tor S4.sa.
II. N. Hassip. doing business az the
who il alleged 60 have bought IS
worth ~ stamps fer sale, and a cheap
collar button.
Louis Vasso. doing business az the
corner Of Palafox and Wright streets.
who Is alleged 90 have bought 81 worth
Of stamps for 50.
Jim Narezo. doing business at the
corner of cevallos and Gregory
streets. who Il alleged 20 have bought
IS worta Of stamps for S2.T5.
All Of the Greeks had no trouble n
making bond, and, taken before United
States Commissioner J. J. Sullivan.
were released In the sum Of $500 ca h
for their appearance at ) O'Clock be-
fore the same offscer on Monday after
noon.
The negroes are held without bond
II was stated taat had they have Of
fered 10 make any such move for ths :
release. that they would have been
required 10 furnish security In the gum
OF 5000 each.
To Recover Stamps.
The negroes confessed yesterday
that they had thrown "the BITS. Ions
stamps out Of the train window into ;
marsh or low place. between tals city
and Gonzales. This information was
given Postmaster Hancock yesterday
and he sent the same to Postmaster
Wilder. with a request that ne go over
the ground and see II nc could find
the missing postage stamps 40 re-
port came from him last night.
The negroes stated that the stamps
/ they threw away were "big ones.
which were meant 10 describe the par
Gel post and some l0-eent stamps,
missing from the Gonzalez once.
Serious punishment il optional with
the judge % the United States cour'
in case OF conviction for either thu
/ robbery OF a postoffice or the con.
ceaiment OF any property stolen from
such a place. A hne as high as t500s
is possible for each offsnse.