, 1873-01-11
ALLEGED MAIL ROBBERY,
Continuation OF the Trial Of Leo
Cantr1an.
How tho Accused WINS Watched
Through q Ho1o in
the Ceiling.


Tho hearing Of testimony for tho prosecution
In tto coso Of T,co Canmar. c,,arcrd will oncn
ne ,oroa ,ottor 4, tl,o 1,out nn,,o ~ ~.
70 s;.'a ~. ...'a. - '"o w. ooo "u ~
pfop11atlh8 the contents, was foeslMod before
Judge D]oagols, in tlo United Statos District
Court yca!ori1ay morl,',,g, THO court-room was
crowded witt, frieut1p of Tho acoused and snocta-
49,, '|e NeSANo~ ~> 'l''S'"
tors. .
given beloW, was concluded OH Thursday nftor-
noon, but wns not nubI,ahcd. at tho roouost of
I'm ronrt ~ - au oa.o,+,o, tot t,o otior ,,it-
noasos who ~ woro excluded from the &C. courtroom u
nhotlld not roaa It. Only ono papcr, tho SdaEs-
Zeitt.ng, ignored tho request Of tho Court and
Juieo Dlodrott roforred to thu mnttor upon Tho
ou'on srss uI W ~ .l'assoA ~" ~
tho pfoprietors for tho publication.
TESTIMONY OF RUDOLF J. nLArrHEn.
nudolP +. n,ottner avorn. Wau e1erl, IN thu
Post onloo in May l~st; know oanman; romem-
Dor OF Ills bolng arrested; 1t was on tue 2lst OF
May Inst, I think; was Superintendent Of tho
mails at tho ti,no; oanmnn WAS employed in tho
hal,pas1 III Tue morning ot tho 1ist .. u Mhy
was botwoon tho roof AMI coling over tho fogis-
try department; Canmau canlo In, and wont
Into tic main oalco 10 tho safe, and brouel,t III
+t.o rnn1,,r, 1.tt,ro In 4oof, 1ovorro,o+,t
sno pacnaso OF !ot.ess ne tooK aoyernmehs '1 u. M
enSolope out OF nlb pocRo.' anu pn1 IL III
drawer in tho city delivery dosk; he then pro-
coedod to ontor his mail-tho package Of lotters
referred to; about half m hour afterwards l,o
, .ooA s"1 an'u.'po a.o" sno uta" WV u,s'p
tefod lotsotB "ofo Kept togotner With =
rubber band; ho alinpod tho band OIL
and took out throo lottoFe. putting ono into
anG mt tho ~ c7'oro intn hia I haaot TIN ethor
un" ~. sno P"cA"6o l',to nl' p.enost' 'no "s.o1
Two le'tore no mixed mp" WIN some Ill LIE
caao, Which ho Ind to "mako up while 50
engaged ho was conversing with lady in tho
tsnoa ~, ,or n;'7 ~ tnrna 1, nn, ta,,. %sa
ut"oo no' "io Ao .u,''oo III Aoun1 "'io,' Lula
ing WHO tusnod around once, 10 shovcd lot
tor down In front Of him, md stuck 1t into his
lady ali tho timo }lo rot through with his mail
' 49,. - 49, 1,s ~ h ~ ,.A.. IT,. ~.
npous au nour ai'or"afa7' anu "ont nto eho
front room, PASSING ont OF my slGht; came
told stewart that l would bring IN porson to
aco hlln, not to 80 away whom ! went
into tho registry room Cannan was
ehoro, having comp backi asked
him to stop into tho Poatmnstors room. He
went in, and I told Stewart that Canman had
taken letter. and to Eeep lis eye On him;
was trod, aud went away then watched Gun
man about three AourH and hnlf = latll in tho
ceiling was brokon ont, mud | could 500 him
oaHily; took my station there by ordor OF
Aaaiatant Postmaster squiros; S1r. Stewart hna
been in tho office oight or nine yours; remained
away from tho oillco about an horr. Ca1lrnnn
was REQUIRED to bo ut tue Office by assignment
OF tho Superintendent Of tho registry depart
mont tho morning Isaw him ho was thoro
earlior than usual because it WAS foreign mail
day; ho was not required to DO thero before
o'clock.
Crosa-eanmi:,ed Am SO years Of ago; waa
born in Switzerland; before I went into tho
Post Office tended a cigar store on tho North
sido; provious to tint ti1no was In MinnoBota,
and didn't do much Of anything except hunt,
fish, and trap; I received my appointment from
Franlt Sherman; waa Superintendent Of tho
mails; Cnnmata camo thoro In 1870, think, and
Waa placed ttndor my Charge i'll tho pfling-newa-
paper department; ho remained with mo throo
Or four months, aud was thon transferred to tho
delivery department., l know. nothing OF the
workings Of the registry department itwas part
OF ny auty to %nteh ana report q, aorocsona Of
partment; when Canman was there. was supor-
intendent Of natls; am Chief Clerk nowi was
ordered to watch employees BY the Assistant Post
mQEtGr: lnI WAtC4Qu other parties from