The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-04-08

ing postal savings He opened the drawer, handed some loose money, and said, That's all" The men took his word for it and missed several thou sand dollars that was there.
 The robbers next turned their at tention to the vault that is in the rear part of the building. They order ed Bailey to open it; and he told them he did not know the combination, as the combination had been changed d few days before by David Pressly, as- sistant postmaster. The bandits told Bailey that they would kill him if he did not open the vault, and Bailey said that he told them they would have to kill him, as he could not do it.
 Plotted to Lock Hin, In
 When the two men told Bailey to open the vault they informed him
 that they were going to leave him locked up inside Bailey said that his life was saved by the fact that he could not open it. as to remain locked up in the vault would mean sure death
 succeeded in getting into the vault they would have increased their haul 1 by considerable sum-
 DuhCy ludt tuC IWO IuCn opCAN about an hour in the post office after first entering. When they left they bound his hands tightly behind him
 with ropes, tied his feet in the same manner. gagged him with handker- chief tied under his tongue, and left him laying in a small room used for ianitor's supplies. He remained there
 until o'clock Monday morning. when
 he was found by Simon Escobedo, the 1 postoffice janitor, who freed him. Watchmen See Light J. c. Krigbaum and A. N. Ewing night watchmen, were conversins
 Sunday night at about 10 o'clock neal ] the Copper Queen store when they 1 noticed a light in Bailey's office. They
 also saw the window blind drawr >aside and someone looking out. They remarked on the presence of someone
 in the office at that unusual hour, ant
 Krigbaum went over to investigate He rapped on the window and called out, asking who was there. Krig
 baum said that Bailey replied in : normal voice that it'was he and tha he was remaining late to do som : work. The night watchman was satis , fled when he heard Bailey reply ant 7 investigated no further. Bailey sai that when Krigbaum called to hin the two bandits pointed their gun at him and ordered him to reply Q
 they would blow his brains out. } Simon Escobedo told of coming t the postoffice in the morning an finding Bailey gagged and bound. 2 Bailey said Monday that he is sur 3 the two men were MeXicans, althoug 5 both spoke good English. He said tha r one was a tall man, and wore mus g ache and was dressed in broad brin r med, light hat The other he salt g was short and dark, and wore blac T felt hat. Both had masks that col h cealed their faces to their chins. Tn ,, men seemed satisfied with their hal [ of currency, and neglected war sa'
 ings stamps, postage stamps, none
 order blanks, and other valuable ! said Bailey.
 n Postoffice inspectors were notifie t of the robbery and are coming to i y vestigate. Sheriff Joe Hood and h n deputies and the Bisbee police forC S are working on the case. The fa
 that the robbers picked a time whe l. there was an unusual amount of mone d available in the postoffice is believe r. to indicate that they had some insit n information concerning the shipmel l-' of currency.