South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-19
OFFICIALS SCOUT
IDEA OF GUNMAN'S
PART IN ROBBERY
Authorities Believe Footprints
IN Snow Lead 10 Identity
Of Thief.

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foreman ~ the night shift Of bag
saEsn-er and he iu turn had roft-
fed Yard master r. n. Elliot Elliot
called the police he said and Post
master IitfrelI The man hunt Vas
on Ingram was taken into custody
fr7n1e diateIv FOR auirarior.
None saw Theft
The theft occurred when. dIs-rIr-
utrE ma.l ir mail coach 40 feet
distant from The truck which stood
rn The leading platform. 81 MAJ
clerk worked. Standing in a door
WAY - The haEEsE- room 20 feet
away was BaggsEen,an Willbarger.
1u q little brick building within cali
.nE wero three men. engine oilers
and reps fruru awaiting the arrival
~ early morning trains But In
gram did NOT caT rbem to keep
guard over The vast wealth that
rested upon the truck ho told The
police Nor Gid they witness tho
theft. o- hear tho thief tH HE flight
Carl Weaver. also employed as "a
nigh baggsEen1an, questioned with
Wubargcr. was unable 20 throw new
light on the robbery mystery
Seven pouches of mail. five reE- r.
cred. had been taken 10 the station
from the postofice Pr 4 =. m Two
were for train $50. IS. two for train
So 30 and two were first class mail
The other. registered WAS ~ have
left on one ~ the half dozen or more
trains that stop here between 45t
and $50 each morning. the Chicago
train b. was said The theft was at
ago The pouch taken contained
Brazilian and south American notes.
rnunicipal Improvement bones and
securities. cons gned 20 Grand Rap
ids for banks at Holland. Nu kegou
and Grand Rapids it was SAID.
When The col0red porter Toppcd
rho lobby cf tho postofhce 1T $50
clock Wednesday morning NO pack
"a vas IN the money order window
nor was it there at when he left
he lobby But 10 WAS there a par
cen eiehr inches wide. eight inches
deep and more than a foot I'M length
according 20 the dimensions estimat-
"a By postal authorities. when Lu-
clan Odds. money order clerk, open
cd the window at $50 o'clock. The
contents. estimated at a value ot
500 900. were later IN the dag
locked nm pouch and held pending
he arrival of postOttCc inspectors.
Postmaster LdttreH declined 10 csti-
mate the value OF the contents OK
the pouch. sayInE that tho list was
"a
would pass before the exact amount
OF loot would - anOwn.
Ingram 20 married. He ives Wits
his wife at SOL ST. Joseph ST. His
home. even the stove was searched
for rings from a burned pouch. This
was fruitIess. Tho house did no.
reveal the valuable securities The
homes cf friends were searched. The
loot was not found Ingram'9 vito
visited the Jail she was not per
mitted 10 see her husband. nor waI
anyone else.
Authorities are unable 20 explain
Tho return of a part of the stolen
loot To is Tommy O'Connor'
trick. they gay. and significant Of the
holiness OF tho Chicago Euuman-
murderer who IS evading death m
his liberty and who - being sought
Pm the West They believe now that
ignorance Of value" or fear ot dis
Dosal prompted return with the be
lief that no investigation would re-
suit or If it should officers would
seke the trail Of Tommy O'ConnoT-'
TIE signature Of the note does net
compare with the miserable penmau-
ship of the most notorious Of bandits
O'Connor Nothing. save the sig
nature AMI daring. points TO Tom
my the original
Postal inspectors VIII arrive here
tonight or early Thursday. Postmas-
ter IdttreU believes Department 81
Justice operatives are enroute to
Elkhart to seek the criminal. Orvir
steel. head Of the New York Central
police force is aiding local officers
m the investigation.