, 1860-01-21

For some time pas:, Post Master Cook AN,
1 Mr.. Armstrong, his Assistant, hare been susri
cious Of q leak somewhere among their force
md after consultation into which very wisely
Up. Bradley, our celebrated Chicago detective
WAS admitted. plan was fixed upon, which q,
tie outset promised, and has finally given nbun'
daut and satisfactory fruit. resulting yesterday
in The arrest Of Dennis Mccarthy, an employee
in the Post Office.
l. And at the outset LET US state That VIC find no
less than seren Dennis McCar1hys set down in
the City Directory, and lest tie otd<r sie apply
to US for items Of a gently corrective nature
with captions "not the man." we will be more
specific in stating that the Dennis Mccarthy is
brother Of Owen Mccarthy, and but five months
iu the country, two Of The same having been
passed in Post Office employ. With this dedni-
| ton, as TO the rest Of 1l1e same name, "no 9th
erk need apply
Dennis is twenty-eight years Of age, and for
tunately unmarried. He has been employed on
night service iu tile Western Distributing
Room, on tho Minnesota route 4 detective
| was nut into this room, with instructions to
keep his eyes rery wide open, which Ae did.
! ttNA WI AA0AaAA3 %sNAAS3 III" AEuAAs 5l'P ouI!F-
thing from the pile Of mail matter into his
pocket. A few minutes later lie repeated the
movement, casting quick eye over the room to
| see that no one noticed him. The clerk then
| passed from the office lato the area aud across
to the privy, which he eEtercd. Detective
Whitney Frank, who WAS making himself as
cotnfor table as possible in coal hole adjoining,
saw Mccarthy enter the privy, and partly
close the door,
| OF the door bis hands only, to avail himself Of
tue, light Of gas burner, by which hs opened
and examined tie contents Of two letters He
| then came out and returned to Lis distributing
table.
AS the officers were seeking sure thing,
Mccarthy was shadowed aguin on Thursday
night, Whitney Frunk this time removing
| board OH tie side Of ths water closet. About
i half past three o'clock yesterday morning tue
poor gudgeon bit again and was seen to put
something in his bosom and pass out TO tbe
priyy where Frank was watching for him. This
time just rs he opened the letter the detective
seized him. he managed, however, to throw
portion Of his booty, 4 card into which fire gold
dollars had been stuck, down into the vault.
Mccarthy was ironed and quietly taken to
Mr.. Bradley's Office. From The vault had been
r.,o,.or.5 tho +,.,, r-oa,o,+s If ,sttors aud or,
vclonc. thrown down bv him m "Wednesday
night, as also the portions Of Thursday nights
booty referred to. .
by skil1ful culling and patching, these frag-
ments have been put together, and constitute
most damn;nc nroof If Nccart1vs cuiyt in h,v-
~ ..a,.,, 1..tsx, -. f,,,.,-s,
Registered letter D c and directed
Ms Astes r. seses. Lake c"y' a.asae Co., MINI
.sn,a ans-ttr s,a. M ,,.,s ,,, ns.p sm,ssiasd md
psstel ovc1.
letter mailed In California. "via Los Anseos" for Mr..
Lennel ca,s' "iene'aEo county. l, Containing so''
u0aa e,uea upon As ap*, l"N Ia"c ,.
tanning card Us stated.
III McCarthy's pocket was found quarter
eagle soiled with paste on one side; n}so, gold
dollar marked with glue, and two other gold
| coins.
Thcwrelchcd young MAI, was ruucl, cast down,
| aud evidently gave the case up at once. His
| brother, Owen Mccarthy, OIL being informed Of
the affair, wus very indignant and arowed lis
determination to leave him to his fate. Dennis
was brought before U. $. Commissioner, Philip
| A. Horne Yesterday morning, md, without en-
term. ,non a hearing. was committed to Jail in
default Of 81 200 bail, for bearing ut o'clock
F.a. Today ,....
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