The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-11-18
TALK WITH A LETTER DE-
TECTIVE.


the following Incidents were rela ted
ATHIEF BIZ BAPTISM.
/ was orderta! up to Newcastle, Penn. a
year or two ago, 10 examine into the case
of-a man whose letters had been taken out
Of The postoffce by some one else, checks
and moneg substracted from them, and
who was sill subject to deprcdations by
this invisible unknown. The man 5 name
was Levi Miller. \ person had called at
the postofice for letters for Levi Miller,
and had received one IN which was check
for payments on some lands which the Wi
ter had sod for this Miller Not only had
the strange man accepted the money, but
he had replied TO the letter, continued the
CORE pOnicnce, and intercep ed more pay
ments. was a case which puzzled the
postmaster and Miller, also to know how
the interIoper had got the checks caof ed |
found that the latest letter received from
the rasca had been dated WllIlamsport.
Penn. and he haG ordered rcmlttances
sent there. So | hurried TO Williamsport
two hundred mite, elstw ri, ani called at
the bankilg house which had cashed one
Of the checks.
Hos did yon happen to give stranger
the money. on thu?
~ e dii nos He left it for collection
and we forwarded It 10 the drawer, who
duly ca~hed H. The man then came IN
and obtained they money.
Would you recognize hlm again Z
L don't think we would. We took no
notice Of him particularly, and 1t has been
some time ago.
Ithen went to the po,toffice and asked
the posrmaster's clerk it he remembered
any body stopping for letters for Levi Mil
Ter.
why, yes! he was here a few days
ago.
took up printed notice and filed it in
with the announcement that there Was
regi,tere letter IN the postmaster 5 hands
for Levi Miller aud This | dropped In the
mail Scarcely bad | done 30 when the
clrk said:
Hist! Mr.. Depro here is the man out
side now inqnIllng for a letter.
slipped OUT the side way aud came to
the man from the heh md.
e'I Is your name Cevi miller?
yes
= Come in here. There is a registered
letter for you He stepped inside and |
gave him the registered blank book, tell
ing him that he must sign his name A.
he did 50 | lopGed over his shoulder aud
saw hat the handwriting was the same as
that upon the Intercepted check.
~ ou are just thc man, -Ir; | want you
to c1Gie Wfth me over to this OaBA.
~ hat do you uean?
That You have been robbng the post
flee! A. he went aIoug with me, felt
his arm trcmble.
See here. he said l have property
enough TO r.s for that check | took. L
don want 10 % TO jail.
How did SOU happen to get Levi Mil
Hers letters?
Beeause M name IS Leui Miller. | was
strayelIug lhrauEh Western Penusy wanna,
aud expected letter. J opened un,1s
lecting the letter addressed 10 me, and |
fond check IN it. II came over me Iii d
moment To appropriate that money, al
though knew II was meant tor another
person bearing the same name.
- He was recognized at the bank, pad up
the suns he hal ao,racted, aul was not
prosecuted.
ROBBED BY HIS SON.
4 very large percentage Of dapredations
on letters Is made by the families of men
who suffer continued Mr. Depro-as an
example Of whch | recall, just now, the
name Of celebrated claim agent Of Wash
ington city. he wa. in the habit of re
ceIylng every day large lees from his ell
ents in all paris Of the country, and he
came to tue postodIoe 20 complain that
quantities OF lis letters were daily robbed
of their remjfapcas and returned to the
writers with t4unting remarks appended,
as Did ut you think this money was
going straight 2 You re fool to think
thar your cash can reach the agent
Robbed by the postoffice man try
again The agent came to the postoffice
with loud complaints OF dishonesty there,
and the postmaster asked NE to invests
gate the case saw speedily that the
emr,iod ard returned letters were super
scribed with tie LETT hand. 1t bothered
me to know what iect there could be IN
thus returning the covers OF robbery, and