, 1861-06-26

tue lineage 10eL Oucey NN 1sA" uASe@eA3
yonrg 1nAn Of about twcnty- three years ofake,
to whom were assigned dnues on the night
ret in the We4tern Distributing Department.
Fer some time past, there have been COM
p,aints of mil matter missed, believed to
have besn tnken In the Chicago Office. Week
before last, susplclon' was directed to young
Wheeler, and on the night Of Thursday, 18Th
inst, he WIS watched. Nothing was discover.
ed against him, although mall matter was
missed that night. E,
The next day, Postmaster sczlpps addressed
Il note to Wheeler, telling him that he desired
q private Interview with him, aud In the
meantime instructing him not to resume his.
duties. The next day the Young man came
to the Postmaster's private room, at his re.
quest, aud there long conversation en-
sued.
MI. 6cripps told Wheeler that letters had |
teen stolen, and that suspielon.had pointed to
him. Believing 1t possible that the young
men might have yielded to tho first tempa
tlcns to Gisssonesty, he faithfully and kindly |
pointed ont the peril and ruin inevitable from
such courae, and to encourage him to frank |
ness said that II he had erred, restitution Of
property stolen might be made by his friends.
Wheeler was melted to eontriton and CON
feesed all, and Mr.. scrippe Was startled by the
magnitude Of the. .thefts already committed
far more than his lIveliest fears had suggested.
Wheeler confessed to having taken from the
mails the following amounts OF valuables :
IA land warrants, 160 acres; protested draft
for $3.50; two deeds made out to the heirs
Of the late John 4. Rockwell, Of Ct; and
various small sums, amounting in all to about
$50. The draft Wheeler said he had destroy
ID, the deeds were still In his possession, the
land warrants he hsd disposed Of, but he could
get them back. ......
Mr.. scr1pps urged him to exercise all dill.
gerce In bringing back the property stolen,
and appointed q meeting for tine next day,
Sunday. -.
In the meantime Judge Drummond Of the
US. Court, and q. S. District Attorney LAT
ned. were apprise6 Of the whole matter, aua
.n, rovtd ct 1hs measures taken to recover the
7ronertv. and gain some light on the manner
If its being disposed Of On Sunday Wheel
er brought to the Postmaster four Land War.
rants. .ayipe that these were all he could re-
co1er. On application to Acting superintend-
ent Of Police, c. p. Bradley, city detectives
we're plnced upon Wheeler's truck, and he was
kept under their supervision at all times, until
he was taken into custody On Thursday last.
and has since that time been under arrest.
From Wheeler's statement to Mr. scripps,
and repeated In the testimony suhjoined, he
gave tnese l'ono " ef1an1e ~ ouo .. D. sarhel' M
"no ptoeu91 Ao '''4e ~, ~ oot'.a s ,s.s,.o. s1'
through .. ~ rea4se'"-sesl e9sA'e oloAs''
| The circumstances pointing to q guilty know.
=, ~ r. p..3.o, .,a
ledge on the part OF me tWo men tatSer ano
Pease, were Of such nature that they vert
ootn taken 1nlo eus1ou3. reaae, VI pe11g
brought before Justice Millikeu, gave bail fol
his appearance for examination on the charge
THE hearing, in the case of pesae. bv A chang,
Ae 1@ 80. - 49,. sefs.a 1.s.,.a er11o7,
seseeas nop .s. ~. p.an,e % 1na sann .sn -sn
en- appearing 1or teaee, INC teopA7 oens fep
| senttd bv District Attorney Haven The fol
y..-... .e A. to,t;.,o~r ~,;,, ,,.-o t,
lowing aosttae' oi lne 'es1nnons "iu s.s1 =
VIC e4s1A >'' A-1'-'1~' ''@0 1s' fSs,&>' - -
TIE EVIDENCE.
f:bicaco Post Office. That he had taken from th
nails in Ill fourteen Land Warrants. or thee
one had heen ~ left O. Brighten a. security IoI
4eae1 ota pti ~ p.rker and had received nf psrke
r. a,.I1, ~ 4as m norton Of one Warrant. Al
@ ~ hteeS had heen trnn sacted with Parker tn
-esaut 9re defendant Peare hayine had no dires
:, dealing with him, Wheeler, on the subject.
WITNESS here designated changes thai ha
: been made in the numbers Of the stolen Ian
Watrants-WAcfe an nao Deen a41eleo 10 a
r n ond m, tn ao soue Of those changes mo:
!. - 'n4 s,r
- bungnDgly done-l
Eleven Warrants have been placed IN Parker
hanas og IT de' ,;2c ~ no y hs1f The nrocecda
+ vas arrested on thie charge on Thuteday OF L.
= ua.E an1 have sfnca that tine been In custody
retec;ivcs Was arst taken to Police Commiss{o
4 80 nfrc and thence TO apartmepts on thu corr
d Of Clark and Madison, occupied by the officers
rs ~aose & CUSTODY Was We ~ n, sc,,nna vas me
Il i.S5ar+ 49, .r~ condition 1zas foli that for 4