New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
RoRBING THE ADAMS EXPRESS.

ROBBING HE ADAMS EAfhLSc'
hot OF DIscHBRGED CLERK TO RIFLs TWO
sAFEs-pUPLICAIK KEYS IN Ills POSSESSION
DISCOVERY AND rIIGHr-NUMERoUs THEFTs IN
TWO TEARS.
At various times in the last two years the
safes OF the Adams Express Company In TINS city nave
been robbed Of money packages. The amounts stolen
have varied from 800 $500, and although the great
eat vigilance has been exercised by the officers OF the
Company aided by detectives attached to Pinker-
tons Agency positive clue could be obtained TO the
Yobbers clerks in the money department were
suspected hut guilt could be brought home to them
Up 10 last year Francis +. Mcmahon, young man.
who had been in the service Of the Company for SIX
years bore an excellent reputation and John Hoey tue
Superintendent had the greatest confidence In him. IL
was discovered, however, that when absent from the
sfce on the plea OF Illness he had repeatedly aehueu
the Jerome Park Mr. Hoey on the nIst discovery
kindly adnonished Mcmahon not TO repeat the ohense
One day last October Mcmahon was again absent, and
sent a note explaining that he was Ill. Mr. Hoey
sent messenger to the residence OF Mcmahon and as
seraned that Jerome Park. He was dismissed
the next day.
samuel Galint who had been a clerk In the Companys
sfce for three years the department with NC
MahOn discharged short time before the latter Tor
being careless He secured position ~ barReeper In
public house at Wall and sOuth-ss and on the SIN or
10th OF this month he received visit from Mcmahon
who exhibited some brass keys which, he said had been
manufactured from impressions he had taken OF he
locks on the safes known the Pittsburgh and New
York safes which used in the Office OF the Express
Company Repositories for money packages destined
for places in Pennsylvania and New-York. These i'm
pressions he had taken while In the service
Of the Company, and he proposed, with the
cid OF the duplicate keys and with the as
distance of aunt TO enter building and rife the safes
Gannt seemingly assented to the proposal hut revealed
the matter to Robert Pinkerton, who sent word 70
McMahon TO visit him at this office When inteIrogated
a. to the proposition made Gaunt Mcmahon pr"fessed
amazement and boldly asserted that the scheme was
diVuged him by his lie confessed, DOW
ever to having exhibited some keys 10 Gaunt, put al
legged they of particular use anG taJ ne
The name OF the the keys he declined 10
divuge but readily promised to appear Inc following
day and surrender them. v,,,..,
The next day Superintendent Bangs OF Pnkertons
Agency received a letter from Counselor Vim. klnzlng
asking for an interview Mr. Knitting offered that II MI
Hoey would agree not 10 prosecute McMohar the atter
would surrender the keys This not entertained.
but IL was agreed by MIR. HOey that If McMohar would
surrender himself with the keys and tell all he knew con
eerning many thefts from the saes OF the Company
furnishing names Of his accOnplices, including the
name and address Of the manufacturer OF the Keys ana
ALI other facts within his knowledge, be would not he
very vigorously prosecuted McMOar would not consent
and McMohar fled the city Where be lie now is not
known He respectfully connected, and has engaging
manners IL is the belief of the detectives In the case
that there has organized conspiracy 10 rob the
Express Company. and that there are duplicate Keys
fitting the locks 81 the safs in the hands OF several
new and important Developments will be brought to
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