The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-29
Grand Jury At Macon
IndictS Railroad Men
Conspiracy to Embezzle Express
Shipments Charged in
Sixty-F0ur Cases.
THEFTS WE'RE WIDESPREAD
Articles Alleged to Have Been
StOleR Range from Silk and
Furs TO Chickens.
(Ry Assoeiated Pressl !.

Macon, Ga, oct. S.-Indictmente
charging conspiracy to purloin and
embezzle property of the United
States, conspiracy to embezzle inter
state express shipments and conspir-
acy to defraud the United States,
were returned by the Federal Grand
Jury here today against sixty -four
express messengers, express agents
railroad conductors, and others
The American Railway Express
Company presented evidence to the
grand jury showing that for the first
six months Of this year property stolen
from the express company in Southern
ates amounted to S,722.94
The articles alleged to have been
stolen range from furs. silk shirts,
pocket knives and guns to hogs. chick
ems, fish and eggs.
OF the sixty four persons indicted
all are white and many are prominent.
Most of them reside between Macon
and Montgomery Alabama.
There are five counts each against
the following indicted:
Messengers-E. NJ Alsabrook, NJ. T..
Bowdern. j. A. Bradshaw, r. c. Brin-
son, w. e. Bruner, G. H. Condrey,
Ernest c. Fields, w. c. Green, w. A.
Hughes, e. Langford. ]. c. Nc
Arthur, r. S. McMichael, C. f. McMil-
len, c. W. Pearce. r. e. Staley, NJ. f.
Stokes. Eugene c. Stovall, r. j. Gard
ner, and III l.. Rocker.
Conductorsand baggagemen, employ
ed by the Central of Georgia: G. r.
Baker, o. b. Baldwin, w. w. Barbere,
Walter Critic, Lee Dix, Troup Floyd.
William Hackney. o. f. Hall. King
Hardy, Charley Hunter, Charley John
son, j. l.. Johnson, w, v. Kimberell,
l.. knight. N. t. McKinnon, Dan Nc
Lendon, W. V. Meeks, f. J. Norris j.
N. Smith, o l.. Smith, and w. w.
Woods.
Agents of the American Railway
Company: r. c. Chancey, f. e. Duna-
way, j. o. Hood A. G. Johnson, w. G.
Nixon, L. B. Rodgers. M. A, Sheppard,
w. G. Simpson, o. c. Johnson, and j.
r. Radney.
Others indicted not employed: Mar
vim Prestwood, w. T. Prestwood, Ed
ReddIng. Joshua Stewart. K. ID. Knox,
James Kendrick, Carlos Jordan, Henry
Barlow, Charles Burgess. J.. G. Cason,
G. M. Crasson, win Griggers, w. w.
Hodges, and w. p. Hosey.
The conspiracy is said to have in
CIuueu pNiSSWOlu. VIII NhV
answer being yves, he'll ride and
when given is said to have insured
the person seeking to enter into ne
gotlations for various articles. that he
was "all right.
The thefts. are said to have
started with the world war
when the bookkeeping department of
the express company was unable to
keep up with the business. Messen-
gers are alleged to have torn the tags
from shipments and put on new tags,
addressing the shipment to a conspira-
tor destroying the shipping bill at the
slne time. A third party. the indict-
ments charge in most of the cases,
disposed Of the goods and then divided
the spoils. Specific cases are named
in indictments and specific sums of
money are named as passing between
the alleged conspirators.
S. L. Rosser. special agent for the
American Railway Express company;
superintendent r. FL. May and a num-
ber of detectives have been at work
on the case for two months.