Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-01-10

SldOle, WUeTc MI. Sletlc anu HIS TluCT
had gone, to see "what screw was loose
now" Mr.. Sleele,informed US be could
gel neither horse nor rider; We imme-
diately called forga horse and buggy. in
his presence, and was toldit would ne
ready in few minutes; he desired to
know where we were going, and was
Informed that we designed sending gu,
papers TO Huntsville; he offered 10 de
fray the expense, which was declined,
and we forwarded our papers to Roam.
oke, Mount Airy, Huntsville, &C., al,
our own expense and the Republican
and the Fayette Democrat. (Which the
editor had expressed here on Sunday
to overtake the mails) as well as other
papers, letters, &c, laid over until
"Wednesday morning We could get
horses, buggies, and men, but Mr.. Steele
could not. Whyl The sequel will
show.
We determined TO find out how that
mail bag got back to the post office, and
had the driver questioned on the sub
jeci, at Huntsville, before he returned
here. He stated that "iMr. Steele took.
or had 1t taken back" and that when he
called for ii in the morning, the young
man would not get up. But we are
getting ahead of the story-a tedious
one, il is true, but one in which pub
fishers and readers of newspapers gen.
orally are interested. For the purpose
Of gaining such Information as would
establish the fact, and throw light on
the whole transaction, we propounded
several interrogatories to the postmas-
ter, which he embodied in his answer,
and are as follows
GLASGOW, Jan 5, 1949.
G. Fl. GREEN: -Sir:-I received your
note OF yesterday, propoundng certain ems
quries in relation TO the Northern mail
LIST. Who took The mail bag from your
office on Sunday evening-why it was Ia
ken away and whether it has been custom
airy 10 take it away overnight, or whether il
was ever done beforehand who brought il
back the same night" ...r 1880.
Reply. was informed by my assistant,
that Mr.. Steele, agent for the contractors oil
that route, called for the mail on Sunday
evening, the 3Oth ult., for The purpose OF
sending il forward on the route. never do
knowingly permit the mail 10 leave the
office, unless il is on the eve OF going out
nor has it ever been taken from the office
without an understanding it was to leave i'm
mediately-it has never TO my knowledge
remained overnight in town out OF my Office
The mail was brought back to my office
some time during the same nigh, it was la.
ken out, by whom it was not known, it be-
ing dark, the young man sleeping in the
office, could not identify the person.
"2nd When Mr.. Steele and mysel
called at your Office on Monday morning,
whether Mr. Steele did not profess igno
rance as 10 how The mail bag got from the
Hotel TO The Pos, Office, after having been
left there by US, and whether he did no,
agree 10 go with me 10 Mr.. Crenshaw's, 10
see If we could learn who took il away?'
Reply. On Monday morning, Mr.. Steele
and yourself called at my office, and wished
to know who returned the mail TO The Office
during the night before, he protesting igno
rance how it came back 10 the Office, and
you mutually agreeing to go 10 Mr.. Cren
shaw's Hotel, (where the mail had been Ia
ken) with view TO ascertain the fact.
"3rd. Whether any OF the drivers
ever had 10 leave (before that evening"
without getting the mail, in consequence OF
not being able to wake up the young man
who sleeps in the Officer
Reply. No diver has ever left wihou,
the mail before, when il could have been
taken-there never was such an excuse all
legged before for not taking The mal--nor
DO believe there was erer an effort made
10 get the mail from the office, wirhou, sue
ceeding. Respectfully, yours.
-. pow. w. F. DUNNlCA..
This shows Mr.. Steele's anxiety TO
know 0ho took the bag back to the post
office, as well as some other informa.
ton. which we shall have use for d.
rectly.
We also addressed a note TO Mr.
Crenshaw, of the Hotel, to know what
took place when Mr.. Steele and our.
self called on him, as stated above
He replies as follows:
January 4, 1850.
e. H. GREEs:-Sir-In reply to your
enquiry respecting The mail bag being taken
out oil my bar room, last Sunday night, ]
have 10 say. mex: morning ! met yourself
and Mr.. Charles Steele, and was ask
ed by Mr. Steele what became Of il. We
walked into the bar room, and | showed
both oil you where il was setting when The
eastern mail left, and asked If il did not 70
in the Hannibal stage. Mr.. Steele said
not. then asked who took il QUIZ MIR