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The Miami Times
Miami, Dade County, Florida
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James W. Coney, 32, arrested in Fort Lauderdale for receiving $1,000 from the $13,672 robbed from Vidalia Banking Co. in Georgia on Jan. 2. He is the fifth man charged; the first record of Black individuals accused of robbing a white bank in Georgia. Other four arrested in New Jersey.
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James W. Coney, 32, dry cleaning plant employee, was arrested in Fort Lauderdale this week and charged with receiving part of the $13,672 taken in robbery of a Georgia bank Jan. 2.
The FBI announced that Coney is the fifth man arrested in connection with the robbery of the Vidalia Banking Co. The other four were arrested in New Jersey Monday, one charged with receiving a portion of the stolen money and the other three with committing the robbery.
This is the first record of Negroes being charged with robbery of a White bank in Georgia.
Coney is being charged with receiving $1,000 of the money knowing it was stolen. He is being held for a hearing in the Ft. Lauderdale jail for a hearing before a U. S. commissioner in Miami.
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Vidalia, Georgia
Event Date
Jan. 2
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five men arrested; coney charged with receiving $1,000 of stolen money and held for hearing.
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James W. Coney arrested in Fort Lauderdale for receiving part of $13,672 stolen in robbery of Vidalia Banking Co. on Jan. 2. Fifth arrest by FBI; other four arrested in New Jersey, charged with robbery and receiving stolen money. First record of Negroes charged with robbing a white bank in Georgia.