, 1876-02-26
LETTER RORRER CAUGHT.
A thousand letters Mutilated The De
fec.fVeS at Work.

A Thousand letters MutilateG The De
fecifVeS at WORK.
About six weeks ago postmaster james was IN
formed that letters deposited in station on certain
dates were missing. he imme1ztely piacad the
matter in the hands of spcal agent Sharrett, OF the
postotfioe department, and detectives were put at
work One of the carriers AZ station EwEs suspected
He was relieved by special agent Sharrett and trans
fTrei 10 the upper portion of that district Ilare
iately after his transfer the complaint ee-sed on
the lower part of the district sud numerous com
plants poured station fTOm the new route TO
which Morris p Bisslnsky had been assigned
Postmaster James and special agent shArTett de
voted their time anI energy u the solution Of the
problem Officer BlackWood u the first police pre-
cnct, who IS detailed At the Iostotce, directed
70 work up the matter. Quite recently the carrier,
whose name is ,iven above, vas arrested and brought
before Mr.. SLarrett. The story he told was tins &,
Ny Is NorrIs P. BsssIlsky 1t my duty 10
collect the mai from the lAII-EoSt boxes IN the dis
trIct covered by station Z WAs SUSPENDED 10y The
postOes department Tor Lot collecting letters ir0In
one OF the laInp-POst boxes IL my route
The prisoner Was then transferred on a complaint
L4-AAG illlSs Nm ~ A-4S "a
as shown above. That transfer Was made fOr tie
purpose OF testing hiua. For several days the mails
were delivered without fault. Then the postmaster
cUlumencsi 10 receive complaints that letters were
missing from the upper drst1t, ami on tie route
covered by Bssinsky, but there WIS 10 evidence
against t!at person. On Saturday, February 5, u
registered letter WAS missed a. station Z, and Bis
sinsky was seen at the registered letter desk u Lev
moments before the theft IoJl place. A detective
placed ms track inIIuil-tely. The letter
not UeIIvotel- M Arthur was then uTIeTezs
70 watch the carrier. lie Gid 81 ana :e4ust OF
speclti agent Sharrett brought the carrier Gei0r1
INN.
TIE coSFEssuN.
In Mr.. Sharrett Iocm Bisslsky confessed that he
had been Iobb,ug tire United ot.tgs mails during the
past two months taJ lie adstOleu registered let
ters had torn open the enYeiUEaol letters deposited
IN the street lamp-pOst boxes And Lad made use OF
the money co uJ.Iied such Ittie-s. II found
also 10y the detectives tl4t While tie Pr.soner was
under arrest and IL custody OF Mr.. Anderson assls-
uiut superintendent Of the postice department, he
tore up and tIlIew from the widow Ui sixth ave
uue car several letters winch he had stolen. That
work WIS Accomplished by shprn the stolen letters
INTO valentines and dgsuOylul all " Lat amount
OF money has been stulen postmaster nOr Alr.
nharrrIJ cIunOI HUw tel, but 4OuI
oNE THOUSAND B-rraRs
have beeu reooyes e, and mIl b TO their dest
nation by Posuu;as,e. james. The letters Te
covered on searching II room 1ccuiIed ~ the prs
oner. lie said. "Donc tel. nE family Of this II
would break the hearts Of my dthur anu mother
II appears that the uE1ortUE4teIlan has been hvln2
away nom hIs laEy aid Betn suppl lying TWO glrL
with money, kId gloves, scsIis d Iiccktrs WI,h In
money stolen nom ieLtels phctd n ms charge
There seeIs to Je NO doubt LLaI Ne pur!UILed rels
I .stsr5A leJJeas nom TIE ouUhte4 III statOn Z. III
oesgcI Nj SLaretJ not 10 search uIs house, siyIt
That Ie would ~ there and give Mr. SlzrIett every
! hing. Adese,JNu sent turlr, anu Tie l9llsIt
% OEe Thousand letters ~ese found. = great man
oil iAcse Ilttess lad oOut.-.i.v. .DUEyy soHv L.
money Or-r.s eucUs-, oteIs i.d valuable Ia's Jtf
IIc lrisul-ur NgIe u lie h-s- precinct stl1oi
20 .Yt.s lie action OI t-e CI-.vt States CJ.i.i.l=
-aOargs. rUsye- LIS v-Ii Isl VI SO ii lHOAt
il.C ue rs sJvlcIi anu L4s found
| check, GIs..L b.! Nacy = a.sits II i.-'uf oi a 4
Stewart, y CO. 81 u orrt Il,li-e " iOste b
-.I.i4 - s,s "a, idJIT q y. n. Utrl, iuT ; luu
a rloIey ose1r 10! s-s.ts0u L iUE 50, ~ ali.
at pl.lIaGe.pl.2i. and another IUr SIv, IaSaue
IU.e-iJ ONO. Inc lTsoIer lass cOl4I1ss,i ~ lawn
uestIOy - uly checks .,i iloLe! orders anu Erea
many le,trrs las PussessOH that " q
Simply personal character .Ii- TlcI. Mrge % Il
use 70 AIIu. Aa4y tLose .gt.eIs LON beIIg pu
together by Air nlsarIet,, 80 tLat tAey can be lo
w4rLeI 70 their ownrs or returned to the writer
Each letter Is kept Iuviolate.
AIaoHg tie uruII5 are tie fragments Of hundreds
letters whose writers car never DC known. HE Ie
TEL iieIlG destroyed alike tie appeals HON soils Al
dauh.e5 10 ILrIr I-IyHts Iur HOAey u assist them
Destroyed ,le nisslves intended 10 gave SYMPATHY
breaking; Le.r-s, s4d lac hats wrought muIU mIser
AM desOii-IUu II Amer lC.n ULi IUIrigu LOuselLll
than ,.n ever re reInvCIet 0Y the postmaster and
earnest detectives. ~! that Gln ue viii be doI
by special Ggeut slarretJ 10 relieve the misery III
letter tHIeI las CAUSED, jut 50 many Letters aIe
badly mutIlated that the NAMES Vi w.lte-s and q
dressgs ssre forever GesuO!ed.
superintendent YUunans. Of tie New NorS POS
O.ice, and his as :staut, Mr. John BraiY, were c
gagged all day yesterday and last night IN InatehII
aid PieIng the letters and envelopes IN order 10 10
war or return them. Many Of tie lrtteIs oOAbaii'
photographs. some Of theIn have been ruthless
torn To Pieces.
lie Prisoner WAS appointed about two years az
ah-, having a gUOl reputation, Wls aNALltr- l4O
one position 10 another, until about two months "a
lie Lil 4 chance 70 begin his neiaTlOus ~9fA- ooA
| u the stolen letters dated last Leeeinh-t KS
master James ms eGprcssel 70 Nh oAarIutL and
sJau LIS gratlzitIOn UCa tie sJ-aess Ot taeir Noi
Will las occupied Their attention during tLt Il
month, and lie Is glad - know tAat OF the 500 e.
pIO!ees Vi the POsc0thce IL New hofA only Ole u