The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-06
ROBBING THE MAILS.

THE DEFECTS OF THE CARRYING sFRvIcE-THE
MONEY ORDER CoNTRAsTED WITH THE REGIS
Try SYSTEM.
II any OF our merchants or housekeepers had any
idea that their treasures OF heart, home or bust
ness were intrusted to careessly selected boys
hired by Mr.. Dodd, OF the New York Transfer Com.
pany. they doubtless would have instructed their
correspondents to send their missives d.
rect TO the General Post once. rather
than to have the risk OF having
them carted over the highways Of the city TO
stations A, B, G. d or otherwise and deliberately
rined by freebooting boys. who, having taken an
oath without soemnity, broke it without COM
junction. This is exactly what has been done.
An humble wood pedler on this occasion was the
detective. and when he saw his path through
Washington square, on Saturday morning last,
strewn with infnitesimal bits OF white and rose
colored paper, he stopped to examine the deposit,
and found the irregular fakes variously inscribed.
But when Cullen--tnat was his name-lound on one
ofthem the name Of Park Commissioner the soul
of the vender OF wood was moved to exceeding
wonder What could 1t meanf Why should the
name Of an honored dignitary OF the city be igno-
miaiously trailing in the snow that cold January
morningf As the fakes few Cullen also dew after
them, culhng them like
ANGELS BY THE WINDS DrsTRAUGHr
At length 1t was discovered tnat tue white
winged messengers came from mail cart OF the
New York Transfer Company, and tlat one Wood
ward was driving the same. DEVELOPMENTS were
In ORDER. Joseph Parklns and Samuel Hoyt were
found TO be accomplces IN this desPoiling Of the
mails, and the drivers OF the New York transfer
wagons who should be the custodlans OF the
mails. were found to be the robbers. They were
vulgar robbers; they used no delicate manipula-
ton they beat OF the locks OF tie bags with ham,
mers ana stole the contents by wholesale, tearing
up the letters and checks, whitening the highways
with them and llttering the bottoms OF their
wagons, under the straw, with the precious mis-
In this case no blame can be attached to the
Post once Department III New York, as the
fe @ for the ~ 70
the mails between stations &C, The per-
the
STATES laws. Mr.. Dodd was yesterday IN confer
ence with the ofncials at the Post once and
future to the transit OF the mails to and from the
various stations. This may seem somewhat like
locking the stable after the horse is out but it Is
teach the authorities In Washington that the
whole postal servleeIthe most important IN the
good management and honest delivery.
THE MONEY ORDER DEPARTMENT
OF the New York Post once daily receives evil
dences of It's usefulness to the public, and the
tnrong Of merchants ana others VINO cr0wd the
OF this Bureau sufficiently attests Its popularity.
While letters sent registered may mlscarry
and trrevoCaoly be lost TO the senders money
order II lost Can be renewed and the money COL
lected by the proper recipient. All the heads Of
the departments OF the Post Office are obliging,
and willing to answer any inquiries to strangers
or those ignorant or the rules.
Another amusing instance Of the carelessness of
clerks came to hight yesterday In the Searchers
Department. Messrs. e. 5. Jaffray l. Co. sent q
package OF fine lace handkerchleis, &C. to the IN
terror Of New York. The package was properly
deposited in the Post once, and also properly ad.
dressed, but
WITHOUT A SINGLE STAMP.
The parcel was retained OF course, and when an
inquiry came from the intended destination the
oiicials here were enabled to answer, Gan right,
but no stampS.n