IOTA POST OFFICE ROBBED
Church Point Democrat March 6, 1909
News Article from Adadia Parish
Submitted by Winston Boudreaux, 2006

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IOTA POST OFFICE ROBBED
Church Point Democrat March 6, 1909

Four arrests were made Monday night near Trilby on account of the Iota post 
office robbery Saturday night and three or four arrest are expected to be made 
on suspicion and the suspects have been taken to parish jails in other parishes 
in order to separate them in hope of getting confessions.  The men arrested are 
residents of the vicinity of Trilby and their names are with held from 
publication for the reason that the evidence against them is thus far only 
circumstantial.

Postmaster Daughenbaugh of Iota and Constables Reed and Simar on Sunday found the 
coin boxes taken from the post office safe under a railroad culvert in the northern 
part of Iota.  Bloodhounds secured from Breaux Bridge by Sheriff Fontenot were taken 
to the place where the boxes were found.  The boxes contained only a few small coins 
and some other articles were found near.  The hounds at once started up the railroad 
track toward Trilby.  They went straight to a house toward Trilby.  They went 
straight to the house of a resident of the neighborhood and ran into the house and 
put their paws on the owner of the place.  He and his son were arrested on suspicion.  
Two men were subsequently arrested at Evangeline by Deputy Sheriffs Arthur Lavergne 
and Amy.  All were (taken) to Crowley but were immediately removed to other points 
for safe keeping.  It is regarded as by no means certain that the persons arrested 
are guilty parties, but it is believed that they are residents of the vicinity of 
Trilby.  Officers are now working on a new clue and it is expected that several 
more arrests will soon be made.

Postmaster Daughenbaugh has fully identified the boxes found under the culvert.  The 
loss, as near as can be ascertained now, amounted to $511.93 of which $286. 93 was 
government money; $118 in gold and $80 in paper belonged to Postmaster Daughenbaugh 
and $30 belonged to the Woodmen of the World.