New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-21
TIE POST-OPPTCE ROBBERY
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On Saturday evening last Marshal Mott arrested
Arthur G. Nelson, Postmaster at keesyille. Essex
Co., and editor aid publisher of Inc k@eyt!s ia
,,te of that village on charge Of abstraotiDg money
from letters directed to his office, aud Of embezzliny
,tters containing drafts, &c. At the same time Syi
yesier Brady duputy in the Office was also arrested
az aceomplice.
For more than year past losses have occurred i'm
pHoaiing the Keesvle efice, but the reputation Of
Mr. Nelson az a young man respectfully connected
Oh rated to stave oil investigation and In great
measure to silence Tumcrs.
The attention Of Col. North the secret agent 0f the
Post Office Department, while ON an ofncihi Visit iast
week 10 the northern section Of the State, urgently
called 10 the osses Of Letters Sc, by mail In the d.
recIios Of Keesyille, and though circumstances
pointed with certainty TO no one, he at once took
measures 10 ferret out the mystery.
What those int asures were the public Is OIL courss
len 10 conjecture; out il is sufficient for ell to know
that the object and aim Of them was protection to the
sacredsess of correspondents. =,
The accused, Mr.. Nelson and MIR. Brady, were
suaioned before l.. :. Commissioner Beach Last
evening and number Of witnesses sworn.
The irst witness called was Colonel North, the
Agent OF the General Post0 Office Department from
bls testimony NO gathered thai mail Dag wnion
yea,bed he keesyile Post Office on the afternoon Of
TbDnday the lith inst, contained money letter,
directed 10 hat office and that tho leteT when called
for. was Represented not TO be there, and has nos
since beenseeD.
rnan which Marshal Mott and Colonel North made
lie arrest and also to searching EXAMINATIONS into me
conduct OF the ONCE. -.
A letter from the GeDerai fVetoMce Depertm9u,
containing a draft ON Nelson a. Postmaster, and In
fsvor OF g. III. Fuller Esq, contractor on nAI
on, leading out Of Keesyille turned UP in the oourse
of the search The letter in question had been cahed
for a month or more by Fuller almost daily, and ne
FuIlerl assured that 70 such letter had arrived for
lin. The letter Itself sealed, and containing the
draft. was found at Nelson's boarding house, Ia his
private drawer, and under lock and key. The drast
was for zoe OF. The original Washington postusrk
On the envelope Dclosing the drsf gave evidence Vt
having been altered.
The date was evidently "Aug ~" at first; but i
had been altered by type correspondence type found
IN the Keesyille Post-of6ce, 70 Aug. ze.
out of his Office was that party named smith, VINO
had an indirect interest in the draft had desired him
20 lay by the letter until bis smith return TO hses-
vile. ,.-
Mr.. FULLER. owner Of the draft said, on bis exsnin
zion that smith had interest ia the draft aad W
,rnf,r.snd Smith denies the ruth Of Nelson's state
ueBt. 80 -, - 81,
e1au atop {, at on the l7tn OF February as, a. -"
two LETT srs in the Keesye PostObice, WIN roiso'
10 be mailed, each letter containing sIso 'a ons ~
on letter directed TO John Hunter, Troy ana ons "
Hunter Graves & Co. These lettsrs rete ue.e
b,ad Of by Mr. Sullivan afterwart, ano % aaa voen
informed were never received BY the parties :" ""'
they were directed. =. az. .,.,s AZ ,ba ara,
al a. xere other witnesses - be sworn,
~. st arrived BY whom it Was expected 70
80 81, nacuIafi,ps. The examination Tn tl-
pStteo tn',is have before stated hat Brady, the
dsruty, was discharged from eusoaJ ,eioIe .s
~ lie examination. There was no evidence ,gs'nss
S,o and il vas shown that q the time some o. ,ns'e
mi.Ssps At the Office occurred be wss n c''i''''"