National Republican., 1873-12-23
BxAMINATIONOF MICHNER
ALLE1sD ATTRACTION OF MONEY
FROM DEA

vssrpnoNv or srECiIL AGENTS ISAAC
MyEEs AND !. l.. McriiAit--TlIE ACCUSED
HeLp TO AWAIT rms ACTION or rnE
GRAND JURY.
The cnso ofCaptain John y Michner, charged
With sb.rae,iuv money IRON letters In tho dead
ycttcr once, where he wss employed a. clerk,
came up Ar examination before United states
syommIs-tencr =. J. Johwscn yesterday morning,
ii n O'Clock, Mr.. Richard iarrngton appearing
ssr tho Government, aud A. %. Riddle, CO., Tor
the dsbnce.
M. Warrington stated that hesirccted TO prove
that the accused had taken money from letters
while entrusted with their examination. lie then
veAd che scetloa~f the pottal laws and regulations
Il ISIS govrrutnr such casor,
and ts.ilked that he was employed as n special
snaent Tor the Post Ufteo Department; that ho
ss,, ONE, me- sSs On lie iah or peSss%sSr @ last o Mr
0cPhaii sent for witness, and directed that he
kscp a close watch cn that ofnce, rs no believed
ssss,sgs nsss%ssr sss +, wsa, 10 ,1s once
and placed hivnseif In . position commanding an
sss,s which mss % near he esn,re oi ,hs rcom, and
every man engaged In work at u. lie desired to
sHsisiy himseii NJ 10 whether any clerk was tak.
thero but ashort white before ho came TO tpc con.
ciurlon that Michner's manner Of opening letters
r"Ietninr out OF them that looked ilse money,
bs' the hrsi attempt was done 80 quick that he
va, not ,a,l;nsd& & and he ynse, up the @ work I ,cr
sfnoe hy o'clock and took his position Miehnor.
amer getting through hls book, brought y bundle
,isG hand, ri, them carefully and proceeded 10
divide them into pics Sowe he returned 10 the
stir,sai boz, and the other, cut open, during
continued TO cyan letter.. and then suddenly
Stopped and stopped ns tpck lng som,thipg from
he Moor. snd then lock the coin from Ms dssk aud
MI n in ie ket Hs Hen pf, . n nD
tstters until he came 10 one containing one two
sills. This wss earcaiiy osawined. then the
IN the safe. A lev mote letters were opened,
when M ecescd, arose from his chair aud walked
= .ns .'rao~ sn,ss hs rs"asd 'sS1'
seashed his hand wIhin the safe and icrked
something from the letter and put u In h,s
scrs is,,.r.. thsn stopped, and pSt,'sg his hst
en- vent out 20 iapehi witness hal arranged with
s. !, % ss'ss he s va. to he &c nSsnsd Sd When they
~ Nichner taking money from letters;
miehncr f"turued fron lunch and went TO opep
cn OF sD hi; ioos q oui, read the letter,
feidsd the money ~ tight. slipped II hack aud
: epsnns s% letters We , 'i Ssp aSs r.
es scar. arose and ~alk.t 10 the window; then
sasae back, opened two mos-. and reaching into
and ssestsu':ths % x isrmsr me he ps' % IN lis pooss,
and the other In his month; he then continued
ssts % shss Sf IL Ss Sst came IN ,S. pss ss e
took u out, tore the letter up, hut the money
.st produced; he then, in cpenip4, came y .
bis desk snd tore the letters up; then teol
smother letter and placed u on the hct with u,
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ihree minutes Afterwards h'
The night before they called the ,uperinten
Aent 10 witness that they were gong 10 searef
nsthins out. MT Miebner amer be,ns arrested
wAs brought down stairs and denied cNrrythnr
~. taking ,ss coin; 90 s sssr,ehins a b. rst'., @
Sli, -Sies vsr. ,iSh,ly dossi.a ", Mr, M,sS
Sss rissn TO to IN. clerks around ibs table Wv
By MT. Riddle: wi,qe,s' be6e was Ia, Bali
more; We, % year, q ss.i b. isilessd =. mo;
o. io' ssms ne ,ims sinss isss asS ssp, sasssrs
store on baltimore street. Amer that worked :,
so, G % mann. any sss!si ~ .s Ss se ss ss ois.d
hney that ~ had worked on them thcsgh; Ms
Nj, McPhail when he was natshal o. Baluport
sisi agent. Had only a .iiss! saaslnssses. vi
the fostmaster General, He had bcep ~ III,
reeoset s sis nr.t @ esss % guessed he had had ni, III
hsIIInEtoq, Delaware, jIsath,sf'l shoE ls ia,
- W: ss.s t$ Hissnsr On tSs isss ,pstsa; fP TssT
ssre about IS msp worlihi II that once. Nc
.a ss .:ss: s:.s:s q II sns ss
slso dstsiied By MsPhsli. wiinsss sspt S,icl
hlrty or forty feet above him. Another, a lad,
named Gray, was 10 the gallery over Miehner'
"sS Gu sse s ri IN. %1sss sssy had nSss sn.
day, bat thoaEht It small. DID not SOC any 9th,
person take money but hin. Miss Gray, whcl
satifhed that he was abstractlng money, was, u
asigpal, to hang newspaper on the rail- an,
continue that signal every Time she saw him al
srful feil gla,,: Had, eyes on Mckner al u,
time, and say him gel fessn; ISL The Other clerk, "
Eask a 2apeSes p ia hs nS n Tiebssr r alter @
wards said that the coin he picked od the hoor
Did not know In which letter II belonged, Sal,
honey arrangement 70 tet the mailer ali right
rs1 Ss RIP ss' s.,s ss "a. 70 ss nss dane ct Ss
zoe the Postmaster General abi teresr. Mich
ser said that he never carried 0 pccketbook, but
Ra, b; money IN hls iSsEGefs, IN yhish .;d ,yi Wa
..Mr, |, D. MsIhsIi .wsry; Tssiihsd that b,
sthta MelnifIsi Ms eclg ssd be rrol.s,s 1
S ~, Eai Rag AZ EgyIE ;!.fsfb Il ia avn Sss
the time of the arrest; the accused was brough
thoIo by Myers Witness expressed regret u
being caught, hut said nothing about arrange
asked what he could DO, to which witness r,plie
that any man oi judy pInsnt ought TO know; he tho,
wished 10 resign. anil said he would 20 before III
posimaster Senerai and on h,s knees beg to .
him out. witntss then said that he did not thin
the Postmaster General would allow him 70 re
sign under the circnnflances. Myers was place
In the watch by wltness' orders; never had any III
feeling against the accused prior to bis arrest
Mr.. Gray and Mrs. Lang wert employed to waite
~ the dead.lettor office Myers reported on Satul
day that he was confident that he saw Miehne
tAk. money out Of lcti.'..
The ease was here submitted and the commit
s,onef h.ld the accused IN the sum Of 5000 !
await $40 action Of tho grand Jury. Bail wa
furnished by his frtcnds,