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Show H v v w v v t I Mail Car Suspects Arraigned 5ElfEN MEN AND I UN II i 1 GRASP Of LAW! Heavy Bonds Fixed by U. S. Commissioner Upon Their Arraignment BAIL TO BE REDUCED IF MONEY IS RECOVERED Attorney Declares Robbery! Greatest of Kind in History His-tory of Nation COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.. Nov -j4. The .seven men and one woman held by the federal government In the Investigation In-vestigation of the robbery of a mail car on the Burlington railroad In this city 'on the night of November 13. were for-Imally for-Imally arraigned in federal court here this forenoon before United States Commissioner W. A. Byers All waived waiv-ed examination and were held under heavy bond. The charges upon which the accused1 are being held arc, Merl Phillips. Orville Phillips and Fred K., Poffcnberger wltb robbing the United States ma"" I Mr. and Mrs T A P.c'" Clyde R. Poffcnberger Fred A. Poffcnberger .and II A. Heed with concealing money they knew had been stolen from the, i United States mall train HEAVY BONDS FUED Bond's were fixed by the comml?-sinner comml?-sinner as follor." Fred E, Pof f.-rib'-rger 195,000; r-ville r-ville Phillips $2fl,000: Merl Phllllpsj 20,000; The bonds of the. other five Were fixed at $10,000 each. "mmlssloner Byers announced that if the stolen money was all recovered the bonds would bo reduced. Intimating Intimat-ing thai the heavy bonds, were to forestall fore-stall any attempted use of portions of the stolen money to secure the release of the prisoners The only testimony, offered by the government was given by United States Marshals Fred Shoemaker and Sumner Knox, who told of the finding of the money and of the confession , made by various of the accused men. LARGEST MAI L HOHBl in , No statement was made In court ofj I the sum lost nor of the sums recovered, recover-ed, but United States Attorney E. G. Moon, informally announced during I the hearing that it was the largest mail robbery in the history of the United States. The prisoners wore brought to the federal building from the county anil city jails under guard. The court room was packed to the doors during tho arraignment. No attempt has been made to give bonds for any of the accused. |