Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-22
new YORK BOND ROBBERY
How New York Thieves Got Away
with S2,49O,GOO.
PARTICIPANT TELLS IT In COURT
Chief Detective In the Case Was Once
a Notorious Crook, and Got Ac-
quainted With the Robbers While

quainted With the honners "nhe
In Prison.
New York World, Thursday.
Edward Rose, ex-convict, now con-
fidential employe Of the postottlce IN
running down underworld cases, was
named by postal authorities yesterday
as the man who brought about the So
luton of the s2,4OO,OCO mail robbery at
Broadway and Leonard street, for
which two men,, Gerald Chapman and
George Anderson, are now on trial be-
fore Federal Judge Holmes.
Roses name was brought into the
case by Charles Loeroer, who inform
ed on his former associates Tuesday.
Ioerber was on the stand all day yes
terday in two hectic sessions, at ore
Of which William Baker, Rochester
lawyer was fined s25 by Judge Holmes
and threatened with Jail for partic-
ularly stiff cross examination Of Loer-
Der.
Roses Name Mentioned.
Loerber stuck to his story that An
dcrson and Chapman, master criminals,
who he first met in Jail in 1918, were
the men who actually held up the mail
truck on October 24th, last and escap-
ed with the greatest loot in history in
any similar robbery.
Il won't have a man hollering at
witness as if he were a dog" said
Judge Holmes.
He warned Baker that he would in
crease the fine if necessary, and if that
didn't do any good, would send him to
Jail. At the end of the session, the
lawyer paid the fin.
Roses name has never before been
brought into the case Loerber testi-
fed on cross examination that he sur
rendered the recovered bonds because
he had learned that Rose, to whom he
had turned over SAL, 900 worth of the
bonds to dispose of, IS a "stool-pig-
con" for Gordon T. Mccarthy, postal
Inspector from Buffalo, Then Inspec-
tor Doran, in charge of the investiga-
tion since the robbery, decided to give
credit where credit is due" and told
how Rose did all the real detective
work on the famous case, lived with
criminals. INTRODUCED. Mccarthy to the
underworld and handled thousands of
dollars worth of the stolen securities.
Hold Up Man From West.
Hitherto Mccarthy has had full
credit, and Assistant Federal Attorney
Cahill said only Tuesday,that the name
of the man really responsible for the
arrests would never be revealed.
According to Inspector Doran, Nc
Carthy came to New York December
l to ask help in investigating an ex-
press wagon holu-up in Niagara Falls,
and the inspectors loaned Rose to him.
Mccarthy, Doran said had evidence
that Loerber knew something of the
express money orders stolen in the
Niagara Falls job, and Rose located
Loerber whom he had known in his
convict days, and, introduced McCar-
thy as a hold-up man from the West.
1t was Rose, however, who succeeded
in obtaining from Loerber the first
definite information SIS to how the mail
truck was robbed.
Loerber took Rose for q ride one
night, Doran sald.yand showed Rose
the actual spot where the robbery took
place. He asked Rose if he was in n
position to dispose OF the stolen bonds
and on June 80 Locrber gave Rose
1000 worth and promised to furnish
more, saying thar he had ell kinds Of
industrial bonds.
Women Suspicious.
Soon after this Loerber Arranged 4
party to which Mccarthy and some
women were invited. Rose did not at
tend, but some Of the womek became
suspicious OF Mccarthy because OF the
latters lack Of familiarity with some