New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-07
MAIL ROBBER CAUGHT.

From The Chicago Daily Journal July
On Saturday last a young man named lneOdOre r
DenpisiOn who has been IN the employ OF the POst-
Office as per, or to arrange packages OF mail mat
ter tor distribution, arrested by Othcer Plnker0n
and Deputy Sheriff Buckley. The former. IA special
Mail Agent of the United States has been for some
time pas, search OF clue 10 the mysterious dis
al pearance OF money and valuables from the mlils
which pass through our PostOiiice. Sometime since
Perry DenDson brother TO the above, arrested on
SIMILAR charge is at liberty on 8, 500 bail.
Theodore is % % years old and by years hii
brothers junior. Since the arrest of Perry repeated
complaints of losses of money Letters have reached the
POstOfiice Department, whence Instructions were
given the Agent here 10 increased vigilance III
ierretine out the mystery. Attention and which
doeIened into positive suspicion, was attracted to
Young Denniston, who salary of $500 was lndug-
ing in style of living and lavish expenditure tor
which he never seemed TO lack the means. Acknowl-
edged as one of fast" young men he has been
cloely watched tor several weeks past, and within
that time has been OF Ell seen to exchange money at
our different bankng-hOuses, all OF which has been
deemed with other money by officer PDkertOo, to the
amount of about 81 900, which is retained in his pos
session. much of it, from the description sent by the
losers to Washington, having been already distinctly
Identified as tie stolen money.
Denbiston was TO leave the city Monday for
trip TO his home in NewJersey where his parents re-
size; the visit lie is not destined to make. He
taken INTO custody while returning from breakfast and
INN ediatey betrayed his guilty alarm by bis violent
M itation and by effort which he made TO throw
away couple of gold dollars then in his possession.
He was conducted TO Jail, where upon searching him
the officers found only 80 in bank notes. Officers
PrkeriOD and Blu kley then went 20 his boarding house
and searched his apartment. In small portable wr-
ng-desk found 800 in gold and <35 in paper.
They examined bis trunks bus found meney
other thing to throw any further light upon the matter
OF his TobbeTes. The room also tho Oughly
searched but nothing found ID then occurred 10 Of
hcer PiukeIOn examine certain pictures which hung
upon the walls. On removing the blackboard from
painted Autograph of The Highland Lovers" what
should be aled but OF banknOtes carefully
plated beneath it against the back Of the lovers"
On counting it the amount was found to be 5000.
1.-The Indian Warrior was found to be the possessOr
of 81 coo, concealed in like manner, and The Vr-
"gn Mary" was delivered of sl 400 But, worse than
all else, the OF 5000 found concealed in the
case of daguerreOtype miniature of Dennistons
mother Altogether, the money found in DennstOns
room amounted to s3,7fl, making with the amount
previously obtained nearly $4,000 Of stolen money in
bis possession.
IS. ). Brown, General Agent Of the Post-Ofiice De-
partment in the city and visited Dennsoa in the
jail Upon being told of the recovery of the money
he voluntarily confessed his crimes. He says he had
accompice and that he in parted biz secret
TO any one, that he did not stealing letters
until after the arrest of bis brother whose Duties in
the office were the same as his own and OF course
each had the same opportunities. They Gro"
that ia, they arrange all the letters for Distribution
and had good opportunity to judge Of the Of
their contents. He states that he has burned all the
letters; that he looked 10 who they for
FROM and cannot furnish any aid in restoring the
money to the right owners. He has been in the habit
Of exchanging the money at the banks principally for
Eastern funds and bills Of large denomination The
of Denniston will, without preliminary examine
ton, 60 Immediately before the Grand Jury Of the
Uniied States District Court which commences its
July Term tomorrow The lightest penalty of the law
for crimes OF this nature is ten gears in the Penten
tiary.