, 1869-10-25
Slandtr and Insult Under Seal.-Ssart.
ling Instances Of Crime.
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WARRINGTON, Dtt "a
About the tins of vi. uocolu's murder wrote
some Letters on tbe pisas to ttacf, discover, aud
punish hta u1urdeIer1L In those days I knsw To-
umsse1y we'll the huge John Young. Chief of
the New ToEt Soado1s," !" " Bob" Murray, tho
HAf7ad Of Esv IoSk. wAo had pct szllos4,
and the pride OF Whoss LIE VIA toat he had
hanged Gordon. tne alaves, Zen F11nkIln, Super
insendent Of Fhitadeaphla detectives. and the oos-
Faanted etc C. B2ket beatdes paeuty Of suall
~. Since that pessod have had no husinesa wtta
poaiea authot1ties, hnt probably With those old
letters in mind, evet1 now aud then Am called
upon hy sone setred or retiring desecave and IT,
Quested 70 edit hgS nefuo{f1
II can 9tFe sou e1traorsi~ary facta ~ he sayt,
tall want Jou 70 do u TO 1tehtea 'eu up, expand
EN-. snd nAke 'en, tAHos."
Notwithstanding which, I was aIv4Ys used 10 and
that the most feIz recital Of these criminal stories
SsA the most "taktng." Their naftsaof uneou-
scions!y mentions number OF u1stsl matters
vhiea he thtnta Of DO note, but when be sees
them IN print they affect even himself u be,ns
clever interpretations Of elRborat&onA- Coaset, the
ofneef Who set the bsru on 0tc Ia butn out Booth,
caue to inc afserI hsd puh1lsasd hts narrative,
and sid:
"flov d{t You know thxt sav farm gear,
p1o~s, and III kinds Of usenall2 In thai hsrn4 I
did SEE them particular, but had forgot It my.
Felt"
Perhaps he did, but he had uere1thelen related
tht1 AlthonRt considering 1t trreievanl and uaed
It II par necessats to 4 trus deplctor, becanse
he bsd heen unable to tell his stoey without re-
fcfTip1 to II
tew n'Ruta Ako WA told thAt neroetlook-
tug nt&n htd c43'ed upon mic, had refused 70 iesve
h!s name. aud expected to con,o agAa, after
navfuR nnuesfy found out my hodra It home.
The next night he caue and introduced htn11el
~ hr. Frederick Depso, ioas special desectise
agent of tho Post or,ce General. Who hAd re-
signed within few weets Of this period, .rd was
being negotiated With By oook puh1t1hsrs for his
renlnscenoeA BE ta!d, ~ usual, thas hts patterns
we're tn9ertopl sud remarkable, but he wanted
some weaving and t5elne down. I talked to him
an hau1 or NOR, aud, while compelled 10 decline
fhe txsk, E&s we'll cons!uced thst biz afrenture*
had b+en Of an unusually ssyid sort- And1 subjo!o
afew OF them ~ indications Of Whist u going on
Tuund 19 white NE tEeep
ASoHfxoEs LETTER..
4r. G2th, said Depro, you have 10 not1on
Of THE Number OF cases ]heh are exposed b. the
Post Ot1ct Agents. aud which are compromised
Of excueed TIC Poas Once Il an immense se-
htc1e foE anonymous SANDER. aud for wrtsklpg
pirate spite upon TtyI1c7a fxmlte< It ofren
happtps that some .ounG Indy, who anrtnks f1pm
coming into couEs, ~ made the recipient ior yeAss
OF the vileAt propositions and at Infamous
poetry and pictures, While gtnttemen who
ytsfs her arc appTsed Of family secrets BY
the ZANE re11oEseitss post, an1, peshaps, Of
out apd.ous ltea, which put sstgrna upon her
character. On proper COMPLAINT Nc arc often de-
tztled to hunt out tness persecutnr3, and It Is
astonnhicR to know the pseee md po5tstons so,ac
Of them Ill might nAl7ste how Vie Old men
annoy yaunE girls tn this way and how legitimate
Eettert are uu4ealed aud fnteytnet with s,ancrs
and vufgat1ty. to the confusion Of writer and
recipient The families IT rostuasterg, who
hare the handling OF malls, are often the ot1en-
defs Ia these caaea and they Keen apprtsed Of fhe
undes.life Of the whole community In which they
reside, perhaps to cifcn.ate scandal at eouue uh-
se1neut time. BY our shifting ctyu s1r7ce, the
ncEce OF Postmaster 10 notary, kad, eEefy !01s
yexrs, cut goes ret Of Foasnaster., who arc
"chock tulI" at ne~s,-'ne debts Of sons. the
disgrace or daughters, the petc4llNloes Of hns-
bands and fathers Yon haye, absolutely, Sir, NJ
idea of the extent aud curtonsnes. nf Ibis faua-
pc1pg with the Poat once and making It ot1:u-
tath
nDE TO HKc0Nt 4 FrECtAL nE1KcTIrR.
How did Jou 90 INTO the bnsi1esA III. De,
prot
Veil. By accident Just after tbs close
Of the war, I Was waiting out tn the suburbs
BY ColumbtA College, when II. palr Ct horses
and q tue hugRs oame dashlnx doEn the ht1l It
fuu Ea1lop. laid Ior them dung myself On
thesr b11lIet, and hung on, though .hcJ dragged
NE and cut me considerably. Soon sftes them {
1tverted driver came along, and ns 1atd:
aTnts IL the Provost AA1th1lb team. II were
you would can On htn to-nor1nw. He won't
forget Jou."
30 called II his once And mentioned waa
was zpd he ssla right %. II Want SPECIAL agent
bud and believe you 70 Ipst the NAE. II ypu can
stop two runa ny horses You can catch shiei.''
"1eao u ] ezes Fes bold Of him.
; So was head over heels IN Investigations with
In twenty.four hour1. Then NRs put under =
new act Of Consress in special postal agency, and
remttued there r. h5 the expiration of s1e period
Of the act I MS len cut
This man u Just The ptesH1e of m A,1sne1u de.
tec*lve- HIS eyea and halr arc very black; htl
suioe l. deep: and there 10 tremendous rtaKustsst1
IN his address, Hs hAs operated 70 succesAf1ilJ les.
hy tho asts Of ha business tnan hy his courage ant
quick tt1osp%con bf character HetA M feet hs21
Al,n ana ~ir9, md atter looking 1t hin soot
! while you aro unable to te!l wnethev he Il I
Goptherpeg or 4 Euf1he1ner. Ills poTert Of dc
| scrtps.on a7e tns aud ca1carse. He told me tna,
| uobrook, the author Of " Lite Among The Matt
! Barr, ~ had gone t1szT through the ore1-exclse
/ rnept Of hts pursuit, sud died Botne t,me Agu
The fact II, said Depru, the worss pafE O.
that kidd OF life u the tnteute anxiety into whlcs
cne works blntelf ~ he approaches tar cr.stt OF
ta.e; the fear Of fa,ling "at the DEATH" the NAT
| row THREAD Of eytdcnce OF suspicion On which b
| wa'ka and the m,nutcness of bis n1t.sces aat
| strength to accomplish victory over desperate Of
tende1a. will telsse to 1ou case Of . Elsa mai
| AIuiEf 81 BAFTssx.
nTHkr%s1 N~wrHesla panN a ya4f r,
two ago, to examine into tho case OF = tn2a who's
I.ttefa bad bcen taken cut Of the Post ONCE b
some one else, checks ant. money substaeted tsoa
them, and y hn wAs etili subject TO degradation
py this invisible unknown. The mans name III
Ievt Mtter. 4 r<t7ou bad called 81 tue Pos
u1ec tor letters fdz Levi Miller. and had EecetFe
| one in which Was check for payment co soy
1andf which the writer had so1d fot this ALlef Nc
only had the strange man accepted the money
bns he hat replied to sca- ietteS, continue
the correspondence, Ard intercepted mora pal
mcutt, II was case which puzzled th
Postmaster and Miller also, 10 know boz the II
tesaopes had got the checks eaAaed found tnAt ii
iateet letter received from the rascAl had bee
da,ed WEl.amspo1t, Penn, aud he bad crdesel :,
! nlt&ances sent tnere. So hur1iet 10 WintaEn
port, two hundred niles eastward, and called /:
| the b2nk!ng house which had casaed one Of Il
| eheckas
How did sou happen 10 giEe stranger II
| tuoptt On thts -
ave did NOT. lie LEFT It for collection. and y
foFrarted 1t to the drawer, Hho day casaed
Tho man then cane III and obtained the money.
"Nou1d son recognize him ag1,n7"
81 don't thtLk Ne world- We took 10 nottce
him paruculA5iy, and It has been sone tin
ago." ...... ......
then went to the Post oEsce, ind asked y
Fustmasters clerk II bs remembered sn,bo
| stopping for LETTERS Tor Len Miller.
.Why, yes: he was here few da91 no"
took mp printed notice and nlled II IN ".
. The ANNOUNCEMENT ths3 there was Registered Il
ter n the Po,tn1aatelt + h2uds for Len Aaits, u
this dropped IN the mali. Scarcely had do
70 when the clerk aald:
"ust. Mr. Depro, here ID the man autslde 30
. | lnqutrsng tot a letter.
: slipped oct tho side way and cuus to I
| Iu&p fron behind.
"1s POUR nane Lest AIlleE:''
"TeA"
"Coue 10 here. Tpere Is REGISTERED letter
E you" lie stepped inside and gase htzn Lie n
a ,sseyed blapk book, setlipR him that he mast =:
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