New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-29

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ARREST OF A Mhu-RoBBnR.-Col. North Agen.
OF the Post Office Department, who has been
cessiul in detecting deprcdaors upon the mills arrived
in town last evening with Deputy Marshal LOOMS,
having in custody young man named james III. VIII
ber who was arrested at Palmyra charged with rob
bling the mails. WILDER il young man about u
years Of age and had, until March Inst, resided at
Fonda, Montgomery County. For nineteen months
previous to the 18th Of March last, WILDER mad been
clerk in the Fonda Posi-Ofce During the period in
which he was clerk depredatisns CON
mited upon the mails, and the attention Of
Col. North directed to the fact. He traced
tie roguery 10 the Fonda office but Wlbcr left before
be could be detected in ANY theft. He was 10 INDECENT
circumstances when be went into the office and had q
small salary. When he left he had plenty Of money
and clothing, which induced the belief that be was
not strictly honest. Since the 18th OF March Col.
North has been On the track Of Wilber who bid -
moved TO Painaya, and was prepared 70 arrcst I'm
when sufficient tcslimosy should be procured. Yer
terday the day for hi- arrest arrived and Wlbcr. who
was clerk Ia q store at Palmyra was taken into cur
tody a warrant obtained by Col. North and gwen
TO Deputy-Marshai LOOMS.
After his arrest bis trunk was searched and found 30
contain magnificent wardrobe, beside many v1ss
bic articles belonging 70 the merchant in whossep
plOy WILDER had been for some time past and abe
knives spOons, &C., taken from ha riware merAsnl
Of Palmyra, who had previously employed him. WI
Der found that he caugbt, and made clean brsf
Of it TO Col. North, admitting that nc stole mono
from letters at Fonda and stamps from the Post-te
there. Tie latter he told to The Postmaster at Pa
myra and to Others. Niibeg was brought to thiscts
lar; evening and taken before Commissioner Coukhg.
Clerk Of the United States Court and fully comuit
10 await Indictment at the next term Of the 4 s;si
states Court, to be held at Canandaigna on the 10th
June. Rochester MON Nav ~
AsoTHER DErREDAToR rPoy THg PEssIos On.
FicE COSyIcTRD.-A. -. Graham OF the SAT- q
NcwiOrk has been convicted Of the crime of foryrr
in applications for bounty land before the Ulifzz
States Dristrot Court Tor the Northern District Of ~
State Of New York at its present session in RochS|
IN .G.d State, and sentenced 10 seven years npris9
nent IN The State Prison. This mar hts been sof o.
itineIanf agent, and seldom appeared a. such NIB
true name. He praciiced prosecuting apphcaaogn
the name Of soldiers in the war OF 1912 who hatt>
ceased, and would frequently forge all the sgnatrss
necessary, except the name Of the County Clerk.
whose certificate the papers authenticated. T>s
Applications he would send TO The Pension Office u5
vurious names, and from different places. and wNi
Tcquue answers 10 he sent 10 the various POst-On
where the applications were mailed. The Pensi
Office discovered something wrong many months Sist
but could not for sometime ascertain the authde!
these transactions. AZ length sufficient d.sc0yers
were made 70 justify tie sending special messcF
into the State 20 ferret out these various frauds
cordingly the Chef Clerk :. Cole, Esq, foTmer1
resident IN the county from which many OF t.cse
pciOu8 claims were sent, went 10 Nes-fOrk and
covered the perrefraor 70 be 4. Il. Graham whous
caused 10 be ARE s,ed and indicted. The prosecuts
have been continued sor come months. and cameo
for final tal this week, and resulted above siaies
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