The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-20
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Alleged Fmbezzlement Of Letters In the Post
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DisputntiOns Among the
Employees.

Alleged Embezzlement Of Letters In the Post
Oficc--TheolOgical Disputnti0ns Among the
Employees.
Before Commissioner Belts.
The United States vs. j. j. Rey.-The defendant
has held important position IN tho Post ONCE OF
this city for several years. He Is charged with nav
ing embezzled letters in the foreign mails depart.
ment. There are some curious matters alleged in
connection with this affair, and II they be true they
20 to show that sectarian animOsty IS somewhat
rife among the employees OF the Post ONCE. One
story Is that Mr.. Reilly has deserted the faith
over TO another form oil religion, and that for
this reason the Catholic clerks were 'd0wn
Si@ though al all n Sazaras ySa they would
'put up a joo" ana rum Reilly because he had
hand, the clerks referred 10 deny this, ana state
That there not word OF truth the allegation;
and Yesterday. IN the examination before the Com
missioner, when the principal witness Tor the prose.
cutlon was asked what was his religion, IN refer
encc TO the peculiar statements just referred TO- he
stated he was not a Catholics anu tins explanation
Will clear up why IL was that little DISCUSSION bor-
dermg upon the controversial was imported into
the examination before the commissioner yester.
Mr.: Purdy appeared for the government and Gen.
efal Hiler Tor the defendant
TESTIMONY THE PROSECUTION.
Robert Kennedy, sworn.-1 live at 3s1 First ave-
nue. am employed IN The Post ONCE; on the 10Th
inst. the defendant was separating letters; he ielt
OF this letter tproduccdl and tore 1T and threw 1t
he threw four more letters INTO The same pigeon
hole: alter he finished separating he took out those
letters iookca al The one produced, aud opened the
other four ne sealed them up again with gum
when he came TO the letter produced he ripped up
the envelope, took out tue letter and laid down the
envelope upon the table, ne uDfOlded the letter and
Icould see there was bin money ana q printed
receipt In It; he put the money IN an envelope and
put both IN pigeon hole; the letter he kept IN MS
hand; rlislied In aud took him with II in his hand;
the letter produced Is the letter took from hrs
Cross-examned-I am distributing clerk. do
not belong TO the Office where Mr.. Reilly is.
A. was standing there outside MS department;
there was nothing but glass window between
him; was about six inches from the glass par
sition; could see him distinctly; something was
were hung there this might tn have prevned R ciy
seeing me- Reilly was aOOut loot from the par
tltion; nobody was between Reilly and the
partition That j saw; could have seen any one
there; l went TO the foreign newspaper
department. TO watch Reilly by dlrections OF Mr.
January !; told Mr. llaggerty, and asked him II
Reilly had authority 10 do so; he said no; Gaylor
was told about this, and he instructed me 10 watcn
Reilly; am not a Roman Catholic; the letter pro.
duced got torn IN taking u from Rey;I caDnot
leH MAT any one was near Reilly ut the time seized
him; knew that Gallagher an oificer of inc de-
partmcnI, was watching Reilly; lie (Gallagher
any s MAS t Mr. Ney sa he never opened
wanted 10 see the contents, and was going TO re-
The case was adjourned to the 22d inst
Chnrgc Of Con>pirins to Defrand,
Before Commissioner Shields,
The United States W.. John W. wright-The de.
fcndant has been indicted In the United States Cir
cult Court Tor conspiring to obtain. bv means of
false vouchers, money nom the Sub-rreasury He
was heiu Tor tfiai yesterday IN SIC, 900 bail.
Alleged Illicit DisiiIIatfou.
The United States We. Peter Haggler and Antoine
Ulrlch.--The defendants were arrested In Sullivan
county, by Deputy Marshals Crowley ana Purvis. II
is alleged that IN Haggler's house was found small
Illicit sti from which, 1t Is said, he supplied the
farmers OF the neighborhOod with ''mountain dew |
AS TO Urich, the charge IS that he Kept vine. |
gar factory and that tnerc he carried on Nlct [
nistilati0n on q mucI larger scale than Haggler
Commissioner Shields Tor examination.
The tircnt Weld Sugar Cnse-A Compromise.
District Attorney DAVIS states that he has received
no onclal information that the Secretary OF the
Treasury has refused to submit the $500 900 Weld
sugar case TO arbitration. The particulars o. tiis
celebrated suit have been fully published In the
HERALD.