New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-03
ARREST OF ANOTHER ST-OFFICE
ROBBER.
From tk Hartford Times, FEB. 2


On Saturday evening young man by the name OF
John Miller employed as baggage master on the
Hartford and Prov dence Railroad, was arrested az
the depot on Asylum street upon the arlvsi OF Tue
train from Providence on charge OF rooolng tne
mails The proof against him seems To be conclusive
II appears that theving operations upon the mall
bags on the route between Wilimantie and tns cry
have been carried on for nearly month past ana Iet
tens shown TO have been mailed for the Hartford once
have not been received. Mr.. Hamersey, OF the
Hartford Office, has been watching the case ana
Quietly tracing The matter out for some time past he
svsematic arrangement of his office being such that
the sohtes, rregnarity in the mailing or reception OF
ie,ters can be easily detected On Thursday last ne
arranged a decoy letter, containing marked =: ON
which was taken by Mr.. Holbrcok. toe shrewd detec
tive of the Post. Office Department, ana put INTO tue
Hartford bag at Willimantic. The bag was theh
locked again. and on the arrival OF the train ot hart
ford il was found that the letter, with others had
been abstracted from the bag Mr.: ioiorooS having
previously carefully examined and noted the cohtens
IF the mail at Wilimantic- Tbs, in connection with
certain other circumstaI ces served to hx tue lca'y
Of the robberes the trans between Wl1iluiah'N
and this city ami the sagacity OF Mr. holOook "as
not long in settling upon the piooaoie P'Isons. -
strong circumstance Whlch eheu III iA'no '"' '''f
cion was this: A..
II was observed that the depredatIons upon the
mails at one time totally ceased for the period OF one
week when they rtcommencedi ana TINS cessaV.Hu .H
and recommencemeut corresponded precisely WIN Tue
ab.ence on a visit ard subsequent return OF the Dag
gaee-master on the train between Providence ana
Hartford On the first night of his return TO MS pu
ness as baggagemat ter on the mall tram 'ue
les reeonuneneed. This fact definitely fastened sus-
picion upon Mier and upon the arrival at the Asy'
um.st depot of the Providence tram on Saturday
evening Mr.. HolbroOk and MIR. Hamersley were on
hand and invited Miller TO walk up stairs. lhere
Mr. Uolbrook asked him where the packages OF Vet
,ers were which he had taken from the mail Miller
denied having taken them, but, finding that ne was
fairly caught he yielded and the htters whch ne
had taken from the bag on that evehlng "ele no"'S
siatpi packages
letters from different Eastern offices, chiefly 10 ous
ness m,p of this city, The robberes have been a.
follows:
In i-Paksse Of htteI- 70 Hartford office from NorE
jan i2-severskpacksges from Norwich "iAmanti- "'ua
ham and Brooklyn.
Jan IA pa hase from Norwich
Jan. "a package from Norwich .o,m
Ian -Fv. packages letters dteTen, Eastern Offices
Several of the above packages are known to have
contained money and dratts-one draft IRON Wlnu'
baml being for 5000. IL Is believed that all tue prop
rrty ken, except the money, has been destroyed.
The 81 bill which has been put in the deeoy letter
was found in Mers possession.
Mr. Uolbro5k went 10 Wilimantic iRc0g. on several
occasions and examined the centents of the mails,
obtaining such information as convinced him that the
robberies were committed the road between Wilt
mantle and this city. lie moved in the business with
commendabe CELEBRITY leaving the case OF Tucker
man, at New Haven, on the day OF the final examna.
tion where he engaged as an important aid and
witness for the prosecution, TO to this city, and
take the train tor Wimantc, where he inspected the
mails laid his plans, and came back TO this city in
time to confront Miller ON the arrival of the evening
train before he had left the depot.
Miller arrested by Deputy Marshal TriPp, and
lodged in Jail. lie manifested the greatest distress
during the day, yesterday Sunday, crying like a
child. lie has, We understand, made confession OF
his guilt lie is young man, 81 years of age, lives
in this city, and is unmarried.
Miller was to-day brought before United States
Commissioner Erastus Smith, pleaded Not Guilty,
and the hearing postponed till next "Wednesday
at > o'clock p. N.