The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-12-04
Arrest on charge Of RObbing the U. s
Mail.

| w. S. TucKERMAS, who as Treasurer
of the Eastern Rail Road, dei!auded thai
corporation Of about quarter of a mil
lion OF dollars, was arrested in New Ha
ven, on Sunday night charged with rob
bing the United States Mail. The par
ticulars of his arrest are given in the fol
lowing dispatch from Springfield, publish
ed in the Boston Traveller Of Tuesday.
.SPRiSoriKLp, Nov 30.
w. s. Tuckerini,,. formerly Treasurer oi
the Eastern Railroad ~ BIS on, was M rest.
I'd last night, Ut New Haven, for r,bbing
the lna,l The evidence wss conclusive, aud
it Is Understood he couieS~es his guilt. lie
llas been III the habit Of taking the Sun ny
night B,ston train iro,n New YORK, carry.
ing with him large trunk empty, with he
exception ola carpet bag filled with CLOCK
weights, to make It appear heavy. During
the temporary absence of the baggage man
irun his car, hs would steal u mail bug, md
place 1t Ia his trunk.
His examination takes place ut New lia-
ven tomorrow morning ..... .
He acknowledges no has $500 worth oil
stolen postage stamps, and $500 nn .hc Lee
Mass Bank, were found upon him.
Inc Philadelphia mail for Boston has
been she one usually stolen, and the Super
intendents Of the various Railrusds between
New York and Bust,n, tuSsther with SPcitl
Agent Holb. ok, aud several POs.n,s srs.
have been for some weeks laying plans, which
at last, have irrreted out the rubber.
The exact amount OF his robberiys cannot
he aseert,ined t,-night. but they are suppos
ed " b. very heavy .t.
Great credit Is due to Mr.. HolbrOOk. who
.,ss boen mai ly instrumental In ruckcrinan's
arrest The Developments, 1t il understood.
will be astounding. and the evidence Is such
rs " ensure his guilt.
In addition, We learn that Mr. Tuckerman
toDk passage on DO ri the night tnlin from
New Yor. On sunday eveuing Mr.. Hol.
brook WIS also llls~e.iger, with u police |
ohcr. Mr. ruckerman was seen To ~ into
the aggagc-c;.r, take Ia: FROM the heap.
place i in his trunk and lock 1t up. For
sonc reason, however, pr'b.bly from aus
piciou that he nad besn watched, he unlock-
I'd the trunk again, took cut the lag aud
lhrvw it hack Iuumedh.tely Afterwards he
was in the custody Ut Mr. Huibrook.
The Traveller speaking Of the arrest Of
Mr.. Tuckerman, says: 'as ....'
For number OF months hack, the Post |
Ofhce Department has been cognizant OF y
systematic robbery of the mails. rney were |
generally distant mails, such ~ Now Orleans
Galveston, Chicago, &C., which rendered tie
task Vt dctecliUn extremely dithcult AbJut
che fourteenth Of November P,ilAdeiphia
mail wAs robbtd Vi large smount OF notes
aud DR. It's, and probably money also. w th.
in q day VI two, it has bson announc d that
the mail fron Cuba ,or the State Of Maine,
by che steamer Of tho 18th inst Containing
about 500 letters, and winch had been duly
forwarded frvm New York. was not to be
found, It having been distracted On the ruuts
between New York and Boston IL IN Rlru
stated that that the mail which left Boston
On Sunday, the 22d or November, by the
New Haven ma route, c,ntainInS u larry
amount Of drafts and letters lrvtn Maine and
{ Is city. WIS also sbstnctsd, together with.
Il 10 supposed q considerable amount Vi mo-
ney, how large 10 not known.
Fur sme time the we'll known special
mail agent. Mr.. Holhnnk. has h-n upon
the track OIL che rubber gradually narrowing
tho 6eld { his Operations, until st last, 40
cording 10 . tslsgnphio dspstch received
fnm him, he has pouuosd upon che culprit,
against whom he sys tho 'rDoi 70 p,sitivs,
added to which, According Z, che account
frum Springfield, 10 his own ooafesion.
ltappess that the s,spiclon- Of the psf
otics officials have been turned ~ Mr.. Tuck.
srnAn Tor several veaks 40 nors, and thss
IN consequence he ~ ben ols'ssly watched.
Il wA& found that h. wss Ia the habit VI
soine 70 and trum Nsw York In si,s Nsw
Haven mail trains. s~psc, lily on Sunday
night. wien no mail agent sco,u: snicd The
-. Hs has IL ths souAAnsns sfAiss