Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-08-29
EXPECT M'CANN '. ID TESTIFY AT KINGS HEARING POstoffice Robbery Suspects to Be Given Preliminary
 Today. SEARCH AT HOME OF
 MEN SHOWS NOTHING Excavations Made But No Money Found-Other Articles, Said to
 Have Been Stolen,
 Discovered.

John M. King and hlS son, John M. King, Jr., white employees. of the postoffice who were arrested in con- nection with the theft of two mail packages containing $12,000 and for the theft of packages from the parcel post, by postoffice officials Wednes- day night, probably will be given a preliminary hearing before the | United States Commissioner this morning, according to Postoffice h. spector K. M. North, .who with h. spector s. E. Seigfired, has charge of the case.
 The hearing of the two men will depend probably on the arrival from Little Rock of Deputy Marshal w. II. Gray. N. T. McCann, postoffice mail clerk who is now in the federal jail at Little Rock after confession here of complicity in the theft and who delivered half of the stolen money to the officers, is expected to arrive with the marshal as witness against King.
 The federal officers, with Deputy Sheriff J. l.. McBurnett and Chief of Police J. Frank Stewart and Chief Deputy Sheriff Frank Miller, ques- toned the two men Wednesday night for several hours, but both entered a vigorous denial to both complicity in the theft of the money, and the theft of parcel post packages. They were questioned for a short while yester- day, but with no result.
 Search Premises.
 Picks and shovels were brought | into play yesterday morning when the federal officers and Deputy Sher- if McBurnett went to the home of King, Fourteenth and Hazel, and ex- cavated in an attempt to locate the remaining $6,O00 which McCann charged that King took as his share of the $12,000 stolen on August 8. The money was not located by the officers, but further evidence they claims, of alleged thefts by King of parcel post packages, was found. A parcel post box which had con tained a set of false teeth shipped by Dr. J. w. Stephens for delivery to Dr. T. J. Cunningham of Redfield was found, and also razor which has been identified by Gerson Moore as his property.
 When McCann made his confes- sion he is said to have declared that the elder King, who with his son had contracts for delivering the mail, consipired with him to effect the rob- bery of the S12,000' package. He de- clared that King made the key to un- lock the pouch in which the packets were placed. When the money was delivered at the postoffice, McCann is said to have declared he "tipped' King. The money, according to Me Cann's statement to the inspectors was divided at the King home that night. At that time McCann gave a description of the King home. Me Cam told of going to the house, the officers said, and of going to back room where the money was divided A violin in a nearby house was being played while they sat at the table McCann said. He declared the young CT King came into the room while the two men were dividing the spells. Questioned Before.
 King was not arrested at the, time but he was detailed by officers ane ClOSeIy QQcSLlOIlCO. 1lc IIduC dH CAIl phatic denial of all charges McCanr had made. He was released by of. ficers and went back to work deliv. l ering mails. When federal officer. noticed yesterday that John Kinp IT,, who habitually delivers the mai | at night was working in the da! time, thev went to the home of Kline to investigate. They found severa
 boxes of cigars and a silver care case. the latter thought to have beer entered for delivery to Pine Bluff young lady, the cigars havino beer
 entered for delivery by F. M. Alt
 chul. it is alleged.
 Aftel being questioned yesterda'
 the two men were remanded to jail tt
 wait a hearing today or tomorrow 1 While +hev are in iail. Postmaster
 John Wilbourne and other official. of the postoffice are delivering thu
 mails to-the train.