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Show TRULY HAT) RECORD IN THE ROBBERY LINE NKW YORK. March 31. Twelve thousand thou-sand dollars worth of loot and a burglar were still being sought here today by government secret service men and the police In connection with the recent plundering plun-dering or the Richmond, Va . poslofflce. One of the most notorious safe crackers crack-ers in the country, Frederick Cunningham, Cunning-ham, better known as "Eddy" Fay, Is under $20,000 bond here with his companion, com-panion, Frank Chester, charged with the crime. A. third man who was with Cunningham Cun-ningham and Chester Just before they were caught Is still missing. In five trunks $73,000 of the JS5.000 in stamps and cash stolen was recovered In Installments Tuesday and yesterday. LOS ANGIOIES, Cal.. March 31. Burglaries In California which netted him nearly $50,000 In stamps and coin, no part of which has even been recovered, are chaorged to "Eddie" Fay. who Is under arrest In New York for alleged participation par-ticipation In the Richmond. Va. postofflec robbery. Three southern California cities are thought to have suffered, Los Angeles. San Diego and Pasadena. Fay wa.s well known here several years ago, occupying sumptuous quarters In a hotel, entertnlning lavishly and posing as a man of wealth and leisure. He suddenly sud-denly disappeared In 11)05 and on the day of his disappearance l,hc Nlchl-Bel-Glnko. a Japanese bank, reported that' a. safe had been dynamited and 516,000 in gold and notes secured. Fay's resemblance to a photograph In the rogues' gallery directed direc-ted suspicion toward him and he was traced to Central America, but could not be extradited. A few days after the bank robbery the San Diego postofflec losl $10,738 In stamps and $1000 in" gold. In 1007 the Pasadena postoffico .was looted of 513.000 in stamps and though clues were lacking both robberies rob-beries were charged to Fay. |