New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-13

Saturday night John Mahar VI Mechanicsvlis, ora-
toga County, brought ~ this city in custody OF
Special Post-Ofce Agent Holbrook and Deputy
t. S. Marshal Townsend, charged with having robbed
the mails at the Mechanicsvlle Post-Ofhce.
For three or four years past the mail route between
this city ard Fort Edward via Mechancsville, Still
wa4 and Schuy uylervile, has been exceedingly unfor-
tuDate in respect to the transmission Of money aud
other valuable letters and notwithstanding repeased
efforts have been made by the officers in the employ
OF the POsOhice Department TO ascertain where and
by whom these eepredstioos were committed, nothing
OF conclusive or satisfactory nature has been sscer-
taiI ed until now. We understand that all the Post
Offices on the route have IN turn been suspected,
Including the Troy office. Robberes OF the beldest
KIND would take place for days 10 succession but
sooner would Special Agent get upon the ground
than they would suddenly cease, and sn wooh 80
smoothly for weeks perhaps. Mr.. Holbrook, The e1-
several ssOns, working faithfully for weeks, - We
are II formed, but with No better success than had
attended the labOrs Of his efficient sssociaes bor
time his suspicious settled down upon the Mechanics.
vile oce and il whispered that the wardrobe ~
the Postmasters daughter, young Lady Of intelii-
gerce and geDtee appearance, having the chief man.
sgement Of that office, was too fashionable and
expensive for the small earnings afforded by her hum
bic portion. Careful investigation in the right quar-
ter however and frequent experiments, entirely diss-
paed that theory, and the Agents calculations were
once re al stOat.
About the lst Of as September the losses suidenly
ceased and did Dot breek out again till about the mid
de Of last month"; and soon after Mr.. H. returned N
the route ard once commenced his secret iLyss-
tigations. lie finally discoyered that certain New.
YORK letter packages made up at Schuyleryille and
Saltwater, were certainly stopped at MschAncsvie,
the letters red Of whatever they contained o! value,
carefully reseaed ard on the following day, mailed
fof New York Beside the young Lady IN question,
and the Postmaster other person about that otice
could have access the mail. OCCASIONALLY AND be
was a jonrreymsn shoemaker 10 the employ of the
Postmaster, BY the name Of John Mshar.
II was now scerainsd that Mehnr hsf been absent
moot Of the time since Sept. and that he came osck
ab. ut the time the depredatons recommenced; that
the Expenditures of himself and wife were quite ia
advance OF their legitimate earnings, snd that ns had
some tIme since made conhde rabe payInsnt on roX'
real estate, previously parcha,ed 10 Mechanics ye.
He had residd al this locality, aud been emPoyei oy
the Postmaz.er for several yesrs-a penDd covering
all the tfoubl, and these discoveries and iact poItod
10 him, unerrbgly ss the author oi tss many foo-
bsrfs. n
Mr.. Holbrook laid his plane sccordingfy; On
Thursday evening last several New-York Packages,
after pas-iog saltwater safey, st ppsd al Aecnnnirs-
vile held over, and returned {, the msl OF FfhAy.
TIE arrest was Bot ,ecsd, however, for c:rtaac esa
Is,sops. up. Saturday e,eping. A careful search o.
Nsbsrs residence furnished ample PROOF toai DO was
ire right man. .., A..
Hnndreds Of citizens win DC reoiced 10 learn tia;
hr ore anoe and loss 20 which they hsd been
a. Spg subjected upon this ronte-thsnks 70 the
pnsevsfirg energy 6f the P0st-Ofics Depart Denf,
have st !, 18th been traced 10 toeir trne source.
irsoy WIT