The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-01-27
THE HE AID.
NETWORK. WEDNESDAY, JAN. %, 1886.
THE STOLEN EXPRESS.

Oiulu tuC oSdi bfcAkcrs VI sun ufoot
awuily under the CALLING load which their conscience
received from the "stocky-grown man." associated
with them in breaking open the seal of package. 1t
is quite amusing witness their daily conIorrions-
Most truly does the "gsled jade vince. They pour
out whole column of badsrdash against Mr.. Hoskin
and charge him again with batting the trap in which
they were caught. Suppose it were So does that d.
minish thsir guilt Would that exonerate them from
Psnshmestl As we'll might the pickpocket or the
thief turn round upon the man he had pluadered and
charge him with plot to seduce his virtue and tempt
ms cnpdiry, Day and Beach, the seal breakers to
set up a plea that, like couple of rats, they were
caught BY their tails in the steel trap baed with Spe
cial Message instead of piece of cheese.
The crime of which they stand sefconviced by their
orrn 1darts Is one Of the that wickedness can
invent in commercial or civilized community. If
breaking open the seals of letters can be permitted with
IMMUNITY in this community, then may we bid fare
we-a long arewell-to all the intercourse of society,"
BY the Revised Statutes this crime is punishable by
hne or irnprisonment-and even BOTH These Sun fel-
lows may ndicule the penalty, and call it only "a
uumpery fine of sl00-but let them not Law thai fat
terns JUNCTION to their soal They ought TO set their
Office in order, and prepare for two years imprisonment
in the State Penitenary. They boast of their prospe
nty and suecess-of their steam engine and large edi
ton-"their double cyleHder' and immense bean, of
paper" Dol they imagine that such Dragging and bul.
lying will intimdate the Grand and Petit Jures from
seeing that the laws of the country are dulv carried
into effectl About ten fifteen years ago Mr. Noah
was iadicted and convicted for merely publishing the
contents of private letter. which was opened in his Of
hce, but not in his presence. That old affair was
trivial compared to the deliberate vainy of the Sun
people Had the "stocky-grow man. entered anv
other Office in town with such proposition, he would
have been instantly carried the Police Office and his
package sentto the righfu owner. None but the per
sonages OF the Sun would have deliberately stood bv
ana assened to the breaking open of the seal-taken
out the paekage-ayailed themselves of its contents
and candesiney returned the violated package TO its
owner
The more the Sun people struggle to get their neck.
out OF the halter the more the fstens upon them
inelr very eyes start in their sockets like those of
man on the galews. From the numerous and daily
ndicuous efforts to clear their skirts we are persusded
tnai Day aad Beach are much more guilty than thew
appear to be- Ii will be recoected that when the an
nuai Message was expected in this city, the Sun pom-
Pousy announced the day before il was issued here
mat they had an express bringing on that document
from Washington. We are persuaded, from all the
circumstances that that express just such another
as the recent one they organized to hook the Message
Of the Courier and Enquirer and break open the seals
Oh Its package II the facts could be developed there
Is not doubt In our mind but that they made the AZ
bribery and corruption, intercept the express
which brought on the annual message in December
II did not succeed then, but the hooking of the Special
message was more fortunate. How this was done.
VIII no doubt be made manifest on the trial. Wen
derstand that the Courier and Enouirer ba. made
most appalling discovery of these several attempts of
me sun people and that the evidence on their approach
ing la will be conclusive the last piece of rogue
y Let couple of cells in the Penitentiarv be pre.
pared for the cuPrits No time i, te be
fheH heads will now be held upright without their
OWE made stocks.
Another word. We fear that the Transcr;nt aeonls
are implicated in the first attempt of the Sun
TO hook the December express. They made the same
announcement at the time of having an express ,be
San did. Ever since they have exhibited sympabx
Tor their associates This looks suspiciousyerv s.
picioas.