Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02
DAVENPORT IOWA, TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE g. 1863.
A MYsrEsY ExrLAlsrp-Tnk DAv

EXPORT MAIL koBBkRs CAUGHT AT LAAI - fot
months yast Post Master Eldridgs has been
kept in bot water by the rspested complaints
made to him, by our business men. that their
letters containing rsuittances were missing
and that they were satisf.d the trouble orig
mated in this Office Mr. Eldridge could not
th ink that such was the case. but when be At
tempted TO trace the letters he found them all
right until they came into his otiice-after that
they went no one knew whittier. Feeling sat
sfied that II vas no fault OF the employees Of
the Off =, he determined to engage the servirss
of detectives and keeps close watch upon the
lobby. The rssult Of this experiment wac
everything that could be wished, and the let
t.r ena,ehers we're nsbbsd without any trou-
be. Monday evening. before the detectiv.
arrived at the .iiice, Mr.. Eidridgs took the
look out posit ion, which commanded q yew Of
the entire lobby, and was soon rewarded 70,
his pains by seeing boy. named Benz Adams
step up to the box OF II. Is. Evans Co.. uD.
lock it. and taking out Dumber OF letters
make of with them. The youngster was ar
his person. Adams Is the son Of respectable
parent. residing IN this city and at this time
was snplo, ed Sc an apprentice In the marble
yard Of Davis 4 Camp. When arrested. hi-
his guilt. at the same time duplicating two
other boys. one named William Litx. aged
about II years. apprentice with q. W. Sa'iiey
ths other named lven d. Bush aged 10 years
both having parents residing IN this city. The
young rsscals we're amply provided With th.
necessary tools TO carry on their villaioy. Lnz
rad upon his person bunch OF keys. about rs
u number. Of various patterns, such as are
used by the holders Of boxes. LitE was ar
rested at Mr. Smiley store. aud while there
sckuo lodged his guilt aud showed the ofhe-
.rs v here he had slowed away large NAM
Der of torn up letters. out Of which we've ga.
tnered portions Of 9 draft Tor $3.50. drawn in
favor Of Il b. Esan- d Co, by Borup Oak.s
II St Paul. Minnesota lie alec acknowledged
nsying torn up ",her letters containing drsi,'
aud valuable docuuenls. So far as aecer-
Ia med. M.ssrs H. b. Evans d Co. Kept d
G,ldsbury, Collins d Skeei. +. Rodewig. Davi-
4 Camp, and a soldiers family. who had been
expecting remittsDce,, but which had never
arrived. are the rincipel suiterers, No douh
other persons have had their letters abstrscted
and their c,nlents appropriated by there
youthful thieyes Those who have uIesed let
t.rs sh uld at once inform the Post Master OF
the fact that he may. II possible. ascertain II
they fell into Il 0 hands oi these boye and what
they done with them. The young man bush
s,outly denies being inn Gated IN the robher-
les. and may po. sibly bs able to prove his title
clear.
As fast as the money was obtained II was
spent in spreeing aud the purchsse Of trash.
Ous Of tie boys said he had epent several hum
dred dollars in livery hire for the purchase oil
a watch. and other exrrsvagancss. They ac-
kno " lodged that they destroy ed all the check,
and drafts they obtained, in order to avoid
detection.
Although very communicative Monday even.
ing to-day the young rsscals were as nun.
as mutes Not u word could be got out Of any
OF them. They have probably been posted
and # convicted Of the crime Of which they
are charged, the pt oof will have to be forth
coming.