Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-08-31

McCann at the Home
 of Kings is
 Witness.
 John M. King, and his son John M. King, Jr., former employees of the Pine Bluff postoffice, who were ar rested several days ago for con- nection with the theft of $12,000 in currency contained in two registered packages entered at the postoffice by two Pine Bluff banks for delivery to two banks in Southeast Arkansas, and on the additional charge of robbing parcel post mail were bound over to wait the action of the federal grand jury after a hearing before United States Commissioner A. l.. Burnett yesterday morning. Bond was fixed at $12,000 for each man, $10,00O to cover the registered pack age theft, and $2,000 to cover the par eel post case. Bond was not made, and the two were taken to Little Rock yesterday where they were placed in the federal jail.
 H. K. Toney attorney for the Kings announced that he would apply to the federal judge for a writ of habeas corpus in order to have the bond reduced.
 The most interesting development of the examining trial yesterday was the testimony of N. T. McCann, who was placed in the federal jail at Lit tie Rock after he had confessed to complicity in the theft and had led officers to his home where $6,000 of the money was found. McCann testified that the idea of robbing the mails was first suggested bv King. He said King told him of a key he had to unlock the registered mail pouches. They agreed that when something worth while came through the registered mail department. Me- Cam would notify King. and the lat ter would rob the pouch.
 Girl Testifies.
 When the $12.OO0 registered pack ares came under the observation of McCann. he told King something worth while was coming thru, he said. Later. King told him to meet him at his home that night. McCann said he did not know where King lived, and instead met him at the railroad crossing, and from there went to Kings home.
 When the two reached Kings home, the boy. John King. Jr., was there, but McCann was told he was in on the deal and was safe. Young King was told by his father to go out on the front porch and fiddle while the two were busy in the back room. While the bow sat fiddline on the front porch, McCann and King in the back room. divided the money equal ly. Following the division. McCann said he started home. and not know ing the way, asked a little girl how to get back to the city. She was present at the trial and identified McCann as the man she saw on the bicycle who asked her the way to town. MT. Tonev later made her admit she couldn't tell whether Me Cam. or another man standing next to him was the man she saw. She was 12 years old.
 Identify Cigars.
 Sam Altschul, manager of the F. M. Altschul Cigar store, identified some cigars as having come from his store and said they were part of ship ment of 600 cigars which had been entered at the postoffice for ship ment. The cigars in question were found at the home of King by post office inspectors. Other evidence tending to show the, cigar shipments from Altchul's had been robbed was introduced. Postoffice Inspectors Siegfried and North told of having found silver card case and five boxes of cigars at the home of King. The card case hore the engraved in itials IF. l.. L." They said they had found on file at the postoffice com plaint showing that card case had haen shipped hv Texarkana lady to Miss Frances Lake of Pine Bluff as a graduation present last May and had not been delivered. Attorney Tonev asked for lower bond in the case of the man, and asked that the boy be released. Both requests were dis allowed by the commissioner.
 Deputy United States Marshal Crav, who brought McCann to Pine Bluff yesterday to testify in the trial, returned to Little Rock with McCann and the two Kings. It was after the commissioner gave notice that the bond would not be lowered. that MT. Tonev said he would sppelN to the federal judge for a writ opn isS eaus corpus. su sa
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