Clay County AlArchives News.....Post Office at Barfield Robbed December 15, 1903
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Anniston Star December 15, 1903
Two negroes, Charlie Banks and Bob Hammell, charged with robbing the post office 
at Ernest, Clay County, were brought to the city yesterday afternoon and lodged 
la the county jail. Owing to the absence of Commissioner Q. B. Randolph they were 
carried to Gadsden this afternoon and will be arraigned before Commissioner 
Pinckard. The negroes were brought in by Messrs. J. W. Stephens, W. P. Cole, J. 
H. Cole and D. H. Ingram. The robbery occurred last Saturday night. The post 
office is located in the store of Ernest Cole, who is also postmaster. The door 
of the store was broken open. The robbers secured $6 all the money in the cash 
drawer of the post office and about $25 worth of merchandise. The negroes were 
arrested near the scene of the robbery Sunday afternoon.

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