New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-15
ROBBERY or THE TPEST-T TROY POST
OFFICE.
From The Troy Arena, Sept. 10.

The PostOf at West Troy was entered on Satur-
DAY night or Sunday morning by burglars, and ran
sacked and robbed Of nearly all its contents. The
Office is situated Broad street, near the ferry way,
and is in ii new one-s,ory brick building recently
erected for that purpose The burglars effected aD
entrance al the rear of the building by boring through
the window -shutter with an inch anger. hole was
made large enough to admit of mans hand, the bolt
upon tie inside was showed back, the window raised,
and to the Office easily gained. The letters
in the boxes were all taken ont and also thu dead
letters Of The past quarter which were on the Shelves
taken from their places and every one broken OPEN
Mr. Grattan tle Postmaster, informs us that about
400 letters were destroyed q great many Of them con-
taiuT money, checks and drafts The mOneydraw-
eTs also emped Of their contents, containing $50
or so. Postage stamps to the amount OF S4O, aud
package Of stamped envelopes $lO, were also taken.
Nearly all letters opened by tearing the top Of
the envelope, and after examination the letter was
torn in long STRIPE end scattered over The floor. Many
a them contained drafts for large amounts, which the
Iobbore did not for fear OF detection but Left them
lying on the loor The following drafts were found
among the de -troyed letters:
A DRAFT for $1,000 ON the Pbenix Bank OF New
lork, from the Albany Exchange Bank, payable 10
4 dram for 500 from Z. I. Tinkham & Co.,
Cljosgo payable 10 Albeit Moshera the Metropolitan
Bank.
A draft for $40 from he B}nk Of Charleston S c.,
payable to Michael llanlou, at Bank Of State Of New
York.
4 draft Of SCI from Spralers Bank Canaiohlrie,
payable az The Bank OF the Republic tern in the mid
Gle, one art Of which WAS { rrled of.
4 disi. for - from the Union Bank of Australia,
payable 10 Mrs Nan HAYS.
4 check for $l25 on the Albany City Bank.
a letter cortainir IS 30 in money from j. J.. Mai
10y, Deputy United States AIasho Of Albany, TO T..
H. Leyiugs, relieved Of its contents, and the letter
torn in slredg.
TIE money receipts Of the Office were taken. The
lock Of the 7sfe picked, from which the robbers
alsracted the stamp. and stamped envelopes re-
yover belonging ~ hlr. Grattan was taken from Il
drawer and ceuiec off,
IN antrotype of a Misunderstanding chap, in his
fhlrt sleeves, found among the torn 1tters, but
Whether It YVES dropped by the robbers or taken from
a etur il unknown.
Tho burglars evidently took their own time for the
work ~ Htary every letter in the of Ice broken
OPEN and Destroyed. Several pieces OF candles were
iourd upon the door aud The chairs were dra vn up 10
manner that Indicated they were old haud5 az che
turness hr BIir, who keeps a store next 70 the
Posrofice, hearing moi while in bed, got up ahd
bOitted bis window, bat could rot see them, as was
very dHrk and raining. watchmtn, whose s'Au(h
was arr.@ the street. did not hear anything 81 ther
operations. We learn that two sue1ifl rus c1aL leTs
were ob. erved 10 the barrOOm # the EXcha9go Ip'e
sblu' block from TIE Post OtCe ~ ~ o'clock Situf
day ngh', and hat their presence aud movements %ero
cOmu ehted anon by Ceveral clt.Zins OF West Troy.
One Of them l-ft the hotel few minutes after III aud
was shortly after followed by his companion. They
were strangers and there can be no doubt but they
were the robbers. 10 will be recOlle,ted that the
COhoee Poet Office sbared similar fate about week