Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-03-31 | Page 1 | Postoffice Crooks Are Well Guarded

POSTOFFICE CROOKS ARE WELL Fifty F Detectives Encircle Men Who r Robbed Richmond Postoffice of in Stamps and Cash rEW EW YORK March 30 Extraordinary precautions to prevent their N NEW 1 escape eS alJe were taken today at the arraignment before a federal com corn commissioner commissioner missioner of Frederick Cunningham and Frank Prank Chester whom the police allege are criminals with a long string of aliases and convictions behind them Both are charged with robbing the postoffice in Richmond Va of in stamps and cash Picked deputy filled ed the prison van in iii which the t men were brought to court and 50 SO O detectives them closely while the com corn complaint complaint plaint was read Chester fought hard last night when hen I Cunningham went captured and I through such contortions at police headquarters today for or two hours that it was impossible to take his picture for forthe forthe forthe the rogues gallery Neither man had counsel In court anu anti an adjournment of tho the hearing until next Wednesday N was asked by the government and nd granted Bail Ball was fixed at fail fall falling failIng ing which both men were again locked looked up Postoffice Inspector Ins tor Mayer received during the day an alleged record of the prisoner Chester whose real name is given as Richard Harris He Is said to have been bean known also as Dick I Harris Little Dick Harris Frank M 11 Willis Willis James Frank Holder Holden James Wilson and James Mason He is described as a bank and jewelry store sneak ad ld burglar The record and report reads In part November 6 1891 arrested arr sted at Denver Denvor Colo discharged December 24 1891 ISM arrested at San SaR Francisco Cal Cat dis discharged discharged charged July Jul 7 1895 arrested at Ost Ostend Ostend Ostend end Belgium with Harry Russell Russett George Woodward alias The Diamond Swallower and Anna James con convicted March 1895 and sentenced to five years y ars in the Bruges Belgium prison I A Peoria Record Peoria III March 30 Eddie Fay is the man alleged to have hav blown blow in the Peoria public library ry In January Jn Inn ary 1907 In the interest of Newton G GD D former public school super superintendent superintendent superIntendent lately convicted of embezzling zUng school and now serving a term in Joliet Jollet prison Fay Is supposed to have stolen stoler all but a few pieces of oC the Dougherty scrip