The New York herald., 1875-12-02
SELF CONVICTED.

FRAUD ON THE POST oFFIoE-A POSTMASTER
CLEARED OF FALSE CHARGES.
On October ID, 1875, named william stott
aged about thirty-eight years. employed as a mason
and contractor IN the town Of Andes Delaware county
New York, went TO the Post Office at that station
and deposited registered letter. addressed to Dr. H.
Jordan Of No. 40 Bond street New York. The letter
purported to contain Eve 500 bills The sender told
the Postmaster that he had recently received 81 600
from the West through the National Bank OF Andes Of
which Mr.. Ballantine is president on oc-
tober 49, 1876 that registered letter was re-
ceived in this city by DR.. Jordan, and
the recipient TO Postmaster James and said: -
Here is letter opened in the presence OF the carrier
and the superintendent Of delivery at station A. pur
porting 70 contain $500 There is money in it /"
Postmaster James gave the into the hands OF the
United States Special Agent sharret to work up, The
Of the letter was traced from tho mailing office
until its delivery and no lrregularity discovered
Tracing blanks the route and all Of the
clerks were relieved from suspicion. Stott, who re-
sides at Brushand then interviewed by special
agent He sald that the envelope produced by Dr.
Jordan was not the which he had mailed, neither
II in hts handwriting Agent Sharrett ascertaned
that stott had not received any money from the West
by letter. or through the banks he mentioned.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Stott came 70 this city and
complained TO the Postmaster that his money had
been
LOST OR STOLEN
and intimRted that Mr. Hawkes., the young man who
keeps tho store in which the Post office Andes,
the culprit Meanwhile the Secret Agent had been
busy He had found that the Postmaster at Andes
Mr.. Clinton, seventy FIVE years old, and an honored
member OF the community. No complaints had
been made against him nor against Mr.. Hawkes.
After Stott had seen Postmaster James he was sent
to Special Agent Sharret to whom after long inter
view he made the following
ASTOUNDING AFFIDAVIT.
NEW YORK Nov 30 1875
l. William sott OF the Of Bovna Delaware county
New York, do hereby make follows That
aegeu did not the 10th day Of October 1875 deposit
In the letter registered Andes Y, and that
date TO DR. H. Jordan OF No 40 Bond street. YORK
one hundred dollar bills The regis
tered n letter letter nor did l intend TO put Il in. did
might at least delay the payment Of the note
due 10 Dr. Jordan while longer. The denial
Of enveoDe made 20 special by letter the identity
O. nanawrnng nereon y aise Also that the affidavit be-
day OF November, 1879 the that enclosed
hundred dollar bills in the letter
and known 20 be by at the time of making Also
did not receive as stated different occasions the
81 900 from the West OF which pretended
500 referred to, and which falsely alleged that
New York WILLIAM SToTT
In WITNESS.
G.. w. LEASE.
oArH.-I, William Stott being duly sworn depose and
say that the statement made by me as above is true
lSigned) WILLIAM STOTT.
Sworn before the 3Oth day of November 1875
lSeal.J ANTHONY YEOMANS Notary Public.
As there is no law of the United States under which
villains of his class can be held for punishment Mr.
Stott allowed to depart The Special Agent OF the
Post 0fice Department says that In the absence OF
law to punish such offenders who eopardize the repu
tation OF honest postmasers and their assistants
vlanous practice of pretending send money through
names OF the people taking advantage of that lapse
the law kept on record.