Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-11
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at . o'clock, aud the case of the United
States against George Gamble, charged
with robbing the mail, was continued.
Mr.. Doolittie, Postmaster at Fetterman,
was recalled Among the letters. found
by the witness near Fetterman, about the
LIST OF August, were notices of mail chang
es, sent from the Post Office Department,
to Postmasters in the West II is not
likely that these notices could have reached
their destination and been brought back {;
first, because from the dates of the post.
marks, they could nottheve had time, and
secondly, because the notices were such as
Postmastets would have kept for their in
formation. The mailsmust have been eul.
bezzled
James a. kener saw Mr. Newbroueh
pick up the Edwards letter, this side of
Fetterman, about the st of August. Wit
ness was shown the letter, bnt thought it
didn't look like the one found by Mr.. New
brongh, though the superscription was the
same hs, he had heard read. Witness
. b .
didn't read. the direction himself because
he couldn't read. Mr.. Newbraugh, on the
morning of the LIST of August, put the
hands to work at "a certain peint, about
miles this side of FetteFman, when New.
brough and witness walked down the track
the latter remarking that he was going to
get the latest news from Washington !;
shortly afterwards he picked up the letter
aud called witness to. come and see what
be had found
Thos. P. Shallcross, special mail agent,
was called. He detailed the particulars of
his examinations of the various letters found
near Fetterman. He looked at an immense
package of letter scraps and orn envelopes
that he said were picked up along the rail-
road, near Fetterman; some ofthese papers
had been in the possession of the witness,
since the 9th of August, 1852. he was
satisfied from his examination oftbe rs.
cords ofthe post Offices, that the package
from Washington to Parkersbure, on
the thirty-frst of July, 1862, was lost,
also package from Wheeling to aWinches.
ter, on the Bib of August, and package
from Winchester to Wheeling of subse-
quent date. The railroad register, in the
Baltimore and Ohio office here, shows that
AIR. Gamble was the baggage master on the
trains from which the losses occurred.
Mr.. Edwards, the author of the Edwards
letter, was examined. TIE letter was read
ard recognized as the one written to his
wife, 10 which he said he had put a one
dollar bill.
Mr. Chase, Postmaster at Wi nchester
was called. The district attpruey showed
the witness a letter which he said he re-
cognized as one which he had written to
the Wheeling Postmaster, aunouncingtb e
uon-arrival at Winchester of the package
Ofthe 9th OF August The letter was the
only thing which he had to refresh his
memory, as the rebels had taken his books
on the 3dof September; package No. 2 of
that date cane to hand, but Nos1 /, of same
bill, did not.
Mr.. Weber, clerk in Wheeling Postofice
produced the records of the Office showing
that the package which failed to reach
Winchester was mailed on the 9th.
After some further immaterial business
the Court took a recess till 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon no evidence of impor-
tancelVas ELECTED Tor the United States.
Mr.. Caldwell, the counsel: for the prisoner,
produced letter written by the witness
Newbrough, to Gamble, the prisoner, since
the latter was arrested, in which the wri-
ter agrees to leave the State and keep ont
OF the way for the sum of $40. He also
asks Gamble, in the letter, if he desired to
have the dates of the stamps upon the eu-
velopes found at Fettermal changed, so
as TO throW.of suspicious, and requested
him (Gamble) to write aud let him New
brough) know.
William Prescott Smith, Superintendent
of the Bait imore aud Ohio Railroad, testi-
fed that he knew Gamble and regarded
himas 3 correct man aud good citizen
that was his general reputation as far as
witness knew.
Thomas Wiley, Conductor on B. & o.
R. R., also testified as to the general good
character of Gamble.
Several witnesses testified to the same
effect aud at six o'clock the Court adj
journed.
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