The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-05
CAMD EN- AFFAIRS.

The MAIL CAR RoBBERY.-Samuel p.
Fithian had a further hearing before United
States Commissioner Budd yesterday morning
upon the charge of robbing the mail car of which
he had charge on the Delaware and Raritan
Railroad. The facts of the case are fully eX-
plained in the following evidence
Detective Gamble sworn-The package of
letters picked up on the route between Jackson
aud Longcoming were identified by the witness
as the one he had seen in the car. The letters
were handed to me by Mr.. Raker, Assistant Post
master at jackson; know Mr.. Fithian as ANAL
agent; he had charge of the mall on the day
the robbery was committed have been in the
Government service since May, 1861, as mail
agent and detective; l was appointed by G.
A. walborn and was sent by Postmaster Hall
to ferret out the robbers; there is loo e system
in carrying the mail; the mail car is accessible
TO all the passengers, there being no locks on
the door, to my knowledge; the letters were
found on the 25th of Novemb Der, aud they are
supposed to have been thrown from the car on
the 24th; it would be possible for any one to
step in the car and throw the package of letters
from IT; don't know the custom of the route
when they carry mails.
Mr.. William d. Moore sWorn-I am money
messenger for the Railroad; was in the car on
the 24th OF November; on coming through. the
cars stopped at the door of the mail car; l saw
package of letters lying on the floor; Mr..
Quigley threw the bundle on the desk; / saw Mr..
Flthian sitting beside the door asleep; there was
passage from the mail car to the smoking
room; the habit of carrying the mails has been
| very loose; the mail bag which Mr.. Fithian had
for the letters was tied with a string; it is the
custom for all the agents to go TO sleep on the
way between Jackson and Camden; the smoking
car Is attached to the baggage car, and any
| person could go IN and out.
| Mr.. Quigley sworn-l am conductor of the
| train OF which Mr.. Flthian is the mail agent l
! have been engaged only few months on this
line; was on the train on the Oath of Novem-
ber; Fithian has been on the train since / took
charge; | knew nothing of the robbery until
informed of it; l never saw anything unusual
about Mr.. Fithian; saw Mr.. Fithian sitting in
the smoking car took up a small package of
letters and threw them on the desk.
The evidence here closed. The defendant was
held in $1,000 bail to answer before the District
Court at Trenton, on the Sd Tuesday in January.
MALICIOUS MIsCHIEF.-John Lambs and
John Kelley had hearing before Mayor Budd
| yesterday morning, upon the charge of mali
cious mischief. 1t appears from the evidence
of the officers who arrested them that they we're
engaged in breaking windo VS. and in addition
| to that made an assault upon Barney Meeney
! who demonstrated with them, and told them
not to break the windows, They were held to
answer in default OF $500 bail.
PARADE OF VETERANS. - On Monday
evening the Veteran Battalion, composed mainly
! of discharged soldiers, turned out and made q
! street parade. About $50 men were in line,
! under the command of Captain Harry Lee. They
| presented fine appearance. On the 18th of
J this month they will be inspected by Brgadier-
| General George NJ Robson, of the New Jersey
Militia, and mustered into the State service.
DIsoRDERLIEs. - Susan Watson, Mary
| Browser, and her husband, Peter BroWser, were
| before Mayor Budd, upon the charge of being
drunk and disorderly. They were committed to
| prison in default of bail.