Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-07-21
Post Office Robbery.

The most important arrest in the annals
OF post office depredations ever brought to
light In this country was made in Chica-
go, on the I'd inst, by Allen Pinkerton,
Special Male Agent. The thief was clerk
in the office in Chicago. He was arrested
on his way to breakfast. He was thro xn
into CONSERVATION, turned as pale as ashes,
and made an effort to throw away the mon
ey he had in his possession, which was pre-
vented, and he was conveyed to the iail
and searched.
The name Of the wretched young man
is Theodore F. Dennison. He is between
70 and ~ years of age and unmarried. His
brother, Perry Dennison, was arrested f9r
the same crime in March last, and is now
at liberty on bail for SO, 500. The Dem
nlsons are understood to be nephews Of
Postmaster Cook, and if this is the case
their opportunity to commit the deprcda-
tionS upon the public is due to the relation
ship. Their father lives in New JERSEY.
an tlthe sons, upon salary of fve or st1
hundred a gear, have the credit of having
purchased and paid for farm for him
within the last year or two.
Alter arrosting Dennison, the officers
went and searched his room. The searcf
was nearly concluded without finding any
trace Of his crimes wi en- officer Pinkertor
decided to search minutel', I, and took the
pictures down from the walls. On remoy.
ing the backs of them, several bank bills
to the amount of S3,73S were found con.
cealed, most Of which were large demon.
nations. The money was distributed as
follows: Behind the picture of the Vir.
gin Mary and the Immaculate Conception
sl,503; the Highland Lovers, 5000; the
Indian Warrior, s 900; u framed Daguer.
reotype of his mother, $500. In his desk
was Sl35, which, with that found on his
person, makes four thousand dollars recov.
eed. W. ). Brown, General Agent o
the Post Office Department was in the
city and visited Dennison in Jail. UpoI
being told of the recovery Of the money
he voluntary confessed his crimes. FL
says he has had nc. accomplices, and thai
he never had any accomplice, and that he
never impaired his secret to any one, that
ne did not commence stealing letters until
after the arrest Of his brother, whose duties
In the office was the same as his own, and
of course each had the same opportunities
They were 'pillers,' that is, they arranged
all the letters for distribution, and had a
good opportunity to judge of their contents
tie states that h, has burned all the let.
ters; that he never looked to see who they
were for or from, and cannot furnish any
aid in restoring the money to its right
owner. The great part of it was taken il
small sums, although one letter gave him
three hundred dollars. He has been il
the habit of exchanging the none,
at the banka. principally for Eastern fund,
and bills of large denomination. Afte
taking the first package, all fear of com
junction OF conscience was gone, and in
little while it becsme impossible for hin
to pass package of money through hi
hands without purloining it. He SAYS h
never knew what the love OF money wa
before, and he has given full freedom t,
to his desire since the means of gratifyin!
t EN- was SO easily obtained.
The United States Courts meet TODAY
and as the case will go imme lately befor
the Grand Jury, no public investigation
will take place until the trial. It is no
likely that any bail can be obtained thi
time to cheat the ends of justice.-CAiea
ga Press, July 3D..