Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-14
INTENSIVE MAIL RORRERY

w t has bscu known Tor syne Time. 10 the of;c,,
81 The Post vince department.. ihsi extensive ma
foooenes h.Ve been COMMITTED between WkeelIn,
ono Baltimore within the past three months. Tn,
missing mails (sot less than ninc) were these cniain
ING letters and renitlances. from Offices west Of TAI.
extending 60 s. JouIs--for New York and other of
Noes east Of that place. These bngs were not throw
into the Great null Rag. which contained mailer 10
the intermediate Offices between Wheeling asd Bal
nmore. and merely carried along with II. aud only r.
moved when the coaches were eIcLshy-d. For guoC
reasons. the agents of the Department suspected tia
'nhoeror hSG a ksnt IN the busin ness, they could noI
well efiect their purpose without The AID or comm
vance otrhe driver, and to avoid the danger Of giving
DIS aecUnpiices lime and notice to escape, q warrant
was procured from Judge Ewing and placed IN the
bands OF William Ereansr, a police officer Of HsEsr,
'tswn' who with the warrant in his picket. mounted
the stage boz. snd rude side by side OF the suspected
Driver 10 Washington, where Nj. r. procured his ar
Rest on Thursday morning. The name OF ihiz dr-
Yer ~ William Corman- Ho was taken before a JUS
sice. and ackno ~wledged HI, gull. duplicating as his
aocomplices. DR.. John r. Braades. William PinaoH.
(Baddee'sClerk) and r. AZ SfrGyer. all OF his place.
C"rmsn wa brought here ON Thursday evening, and
before Judge Ewing gave q detailed account OF the
whole affair.
Hestsies that the pan 70 rob The nail wa. enter.
ed Into0 Ear back as November 539, at which iImc.
per preconcerted arrangemeut. Susyst, one OF The
company, followed HIM in q sleigh several miles into
the mountain, where he. (CounaB) handed SJrayer a
mail bag, which he brought or was TO bring back 10
Braddee's From some cause not explained. by Coz
man, o: ifezpisined. not ia possession OF the pubic.
The further robbery Of the mails wa not repeated mn
I'll Hbogt the hrSt of November. 1910, IRON which
time. extending to the end Of The first week la De.
<smbeE, no less ihan eight or nine Of the New Yark
bags were suCce,sively distracted. by Braddes and
hs nep, with the and aud cOIuiyaacs of Corman-
Hc mates That his practice was to bsnd over ell the
bags 10 the next COACH except the one they intended
20 rifle. which was len In the coach.-inyen TO the
yard, which adjoins Braddre's dwelling. aud there
taken out by one Of the others. lie denies having
shared TO any extent ia thy bounty thus obtained, aud
processes TO be ignoran; Of the amount III money IHkcn.
III his siatemcat be true. u would Beem hat Braddee
kepthIn thus igEoreas To- prevent him from getting q
full share of the spoil. They sIill held cut the idea
20 German, that they got but liuie, until towards the
close, when they encouraged HIM with the infUrma-
ton that the mails we're geuing better end better
The number OF mails missing; the time they were Ia
Ken. ssdeiailed by German corrssponded with the in
IDrmaiion Of the facts ia possession Of the EEents Of
Department
lie also stated that it WAS Braddoo'. practice 10
hIoS The empty bags. into his pryy; Thai here Ns
q bundle Of the ~ got moneyin Brsddce's hay InOvs
ard another ia hrz cellar. While he examination Of
German was going on. Btsddee. Pinnell. and Strayer
were arrested; a guard paced over tho premises Of
the former during the whOae night Of Thursdsy nnd
on Friday morning . thorough examination was made.
which resulting IN finding the bags ia the place de-
senosd by German. and upwards Of ten thousand dot.
lars is ea5. in the hay now. The money was ide,.-
ti6od asa psrt Of that when had been lost in remit
tanees from the ~ est 10 New York. end the bags
were found 70 DO the idsatirsl ones which were mn
sing.
IL Wa our purpose 10 state nothing but the plain
Oi the Gaze. without any wish 10 add q ray ofc0l-
uSing 70 hem to bias he mad Of any one. Guilty or
not guilty, u 10 not our place OF ihatOf The pnslic TO
gessss The Hecused will no doubt make their de-
isncs. II l. their right. and 10 e res.nil or oVsrrcacL
iasn by uEdBs means would he objectionable as un-
Pebble feeling 70 doubfle~ great and ovorbsar.
nE sgsissi thsn. and regsTSs nE, philosophy and
judgment N keep "a in safe bounds, ihan 4 docs 70 in
ito The attainment Of speedy justice.
The accused we're sevcrslly cTsmiosd before lodge
CeanE Braddss was required 10 give bail 10 the
.mepnt OF one hundr d thousand dollars, PinRell Is
.roe.sEd collars. snd S.ayer - fhous-nd dollan
I'D ait &c ihem fsihng " DO % were fully committed
81 tfial.
Upon the examination, one of the gentlemen IN the
criss 81 government stated. that the sun in cash sud
Ifafs which Rad been lost with these mails amounts
, over one h1Gdfed thousand dOlafa-Unoaf0s,a
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