Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-14

IN. Mufphy.s Arrsske sald y hav
neens due 70 an aliegeA eonfess1en al
tanned from Ralph YSteF.S Fnilwa,
NAL clerk on tho NonSn raiirSSG
" said to have admitted ne re
cetZZNs $1l,000 as his. share 81 the rro
lceeGS Of the robbery.
Tue Dearborn street station mai
Enhsry occurred April-s. Five MOI
9noftly after noon drove up in an.au.
tomobtle d engaged in zane 8,
nesanAdt In o. vacant lot near the sta,
ton until . truck drove up about l.Si
o'clock with the mail for Ia eastbornt
MoApn train. While four az the mer
covered the clerka with pistols. m
firth secured the mail hasa contain,
3 he loot. Murphy Is said to NV
admitted In his alleged confession tha1
ne Acted rs receiver for the stolen
and currency The clerk, Ralph
Teter. is also said to have told hov
g obtatped advance Information con.
cerning the shipment Of money and
BONDS rom other employees. The o
~ authorities are also eaid to have
their statements. ~
Murphy and c!osrnane were arrested
several weeks ago, charged with
Plannlng 2 A100, 900 mail robbery Ct
rui!man. Both were at liberty under
szve.ooo bonds in that ease whom re-
AEA~ AABlTNs FHH.s.SmH 1.@A5 HEE
The have, inquired in other police
cases together. q year 8 they spent
several months II JAN awaiting trial
Tor the muIderssof '.Nosgy" Nnrsht.
king ct the Sunmen.'. but when the
states principal witnesses disappeared
IND we're never heard fsem again the
case was dropped. a.
Practically Cleared On.
chicago, June 14,-With the arrest
OF faul bolanti. a grocer. and seizure
IN his home of $1,000 in new bills.
department Of justice agents and no
lice today say the 100000 mail rob
Derry at the Dearborn, street station Is
pracecally cleared up. Eight men are
in custody, including big Tim" Mur-
pny. former state legislator and now
OF the Gas House Workers
union who was arrested Yesterday
Mnen $4,000 was found hidden In 4
LUX m at the nome of his fathef-in-
With Murphy federal agent. .
vincenzo cosnano. who ~
urp was held last year IN. cnn.
neetion with the murder Of No.
Enright and Edward Getrun. A q.
leEed accomplice in the mail
,,.ners already in custody nclni:
lt1.liph Teter. a postal clerk. Who !.
sao TO have confessed. samuel sim
gns Peter Guesenberg and Georre =
Murphy has had a tormv c.r..,
sofn IN a back yard" ha ~
ne~sooy, fighter, political leader ana
unlon leader. He broke into no,sass
W1lh tho Pipes" McDermott fsctio.
md when 'P1pes' went to w.sh.as'
eon as q congressman he took his -
90 TWO inch follower alonr m NJ
.s. .e secretary. Murphy told friend.
. wnen they arrived in Waahinnon
.ner Knew much about
ana MS first job a. private secrrts-
~as 70 go out and. find What ccnr
vas ana what It did.
Later McDernaott ran for seat. ~n.
ator' n put Murphy on the tfeFs+ a.
representative. He was elected R.eE-
ed by hts political prestige Nr-1S~
organised tbs street 80
~n.ch ne later handed over to co..
nano upon organization Oh the e.I
While tn Jail in Connection
the Enrisht murder last yea-F
nurpny called a strike OF $500 street
and directed It from . tan
:ell' FEDERAL officials this afterncor
,nnounced Geirun had confessed and
iained the men actually Implicated in
robbery. According to Geir11n,.
,tofy, 1t vas said, Murphy ana Cos
nano were the master minds' behind
ne POT u were not actually pres
y. When tho bags were taken.
Postal inspectors are searching for
NJ efmainder Of the 100000 loot.