, 1876-11-06

Mr.. Urtah R. Hawley, Special Agent Of tho
Post O!llco Department., died at his residence
27f Warren avenue yesterday morning ut
o'clock, nfter brief Illness, caused BY over
work md exposure. He was born Sept. 81,
1sA1 in New York Ctr, and cafne to Chicago
twcnty-thrca years ngu from Cincinnati, where
hc graduated from Wooslworth College.
On tho 10Th Of December, 1871, Mr.. uawlcy
WINS appointed Special Agent In tho Post Office
Department by Postmaster General ]. A. j.
Creswcll, aud was assigned to duty III the West,
with headquarters in Chicago. At that time
tic Special Agents worked Independently Of
one another, submitting their reports to tho
Chief Of the Division OF Mall Deprcdatlons ut
Washington Mr.. uawlcy, possessing more
than ordinary ability, aud IN aptitude for his
nGw brsI!lcss, BECAME, ft . little time, ono, Of
tho must efficient ot'teers In tho service. And
no lnuvh confidence did Ills supur'ors hMyc III Its
capacity that whenever caac occurred III tue
West which baft!cd the other Spucial AgcntA It
ean be got Mt, iIawley Is the man tu do It."
His knowledge OF the law, nc1u!rcd during his
occupancy Of the position Of Clerk Ut the Sti-
pcrior Court Of Cuok County, which he held fur
two terms previous 10 h!s entering tho POST
Onlcc Department. was Of lH,suenso benefit to
him, ard, always knowing what 1,c wus do!ng,
nc never Inntlc any nltstakee. Previous to nssurl
ing the duties Of special Agent, largo amount
IN money was annually stolen FROM letters.
Willie somc ot >the thieves wcro caught, tl1s
robbers were not kent IN check, aoubtless
owing to tho lack Ut detective skill on the part
Of those employed to run down tho criminals:
ltawlcy went to work in q systematic: way, and
he lesseucl tho number of tlictts, nnl made
peculattou Without arrest as ncar an imposht-
blty Us human agencies can bring It, When q
larceny WIS reported, Ifawlcy took hold of 1t
with d dctertninntion to get Mt tho thief. and
though months were sometimes required, he
iYvurjnI1p httIr1,TI1pa1 In rnfth1nV 1tfA
cunvlcting him: Onc Of the principal cascs
worked Mp by him was that In which
one Col. Young HAs the chief actor. This
mun eountcrfcitcd everything connected with
from Post Offices tn tha West about 5000 bcfnro
the fraudulent character Of tho orders TIC pre-
scented was discovered. Young WIS All unusl-
aliy astntc seoundrol, and tn crime WIS 9. very
| assistant, tracked him oil over the country for
| eight months, and .inally arrested him fl Ohio.
While bringing him to this city fuung fclgactI
sickness, aud, unles. prctense of Eping to the
quen.ly he was rfcaptnrcd on the farm Of hia
! tnthcr.tn-law. ncar 0sccola, In this State, and
sent to thu Pcnitcntary for three years.
| Anothur case worked np bY llawley wis one
make anything Of. For sovesnl ycars registered
lettcrs had disappeared frula the malls bctwcGi,
Chicago anil A1eMrh!s. They were tracel rs III.
| rs Cairo, but never reached Columbia, Ky
| llEuEG ~ Wu3 CU}lElAlCA k1lA1 hplHG OuC III LII
bout which run between those two points ol
tho Mississippi was taking them. Several oi
lcnl agents tried to get tO tho thief, but failed
| Anwlry tlnally took hold of the matter, mt
directed the movements Of his assistants tn sue!
way that he caught several OF the steamboat
men, with co.cluAfvH evidence OF guilt, NIT
| sent them all to Joliet.
| Au,oug tha luter arrcsts made through Ills In
IN employees Il, ihu st. Paul Post Ofiec. They Ia,
sto1en money for several years without aetec
! tlpn, anil It tuok Hawiey several mouths to &c
them ideal to rights aud stop tho depreda
ttons.
u!s efficiency, and energy, and SUCCESS wcr
so great that, III August, 5,wl.en the countr.
was divided into districts by tho Post-O1ilcc Dc
partment, iio 'Yaa put III charEc of tho North
west Dsstrlstt whItal embrsccs the States u
iusliana, and Northern mud Central Illinois, Wit
eight auportfnatcs. Ills responsibility sinG
then las been great, but bis executive ability
for Which tle xas noted, enabled him to nalsay
this lurgo tsrritory rs well as single statt
and tho brains t., plan THUR work, hu rrtluct,
population ou the part Of employees 70 Mtl.
mum. The yacaltcy occasioned by Ills deaf
cannot be very enstly filled.
Ills funeral will tako place Wednesday, motto
Of time 10 he given hereafter.
| AIclIAHD J. COLLINS.
Ms. Richard ]: Collins, prominently asst
ciated with the political rclniniaseuess ot the ol
o'clock yesterday morning surrouHded by man
friends, at his rcstueiec, southeast corner
Fourteenth and Morgan streets. He leaves
wife mud ayu children In comfortable circua
stances.
Deceased WAS born In tho parah of Abbc,
fca1e, In thu County u Limerick, ireland, all
at the ttne Of Ills death was slightly over i
years VI ags. lie was one Ut the old settler
and Tor u,auy years was engaged In the grocer
trade.
A!r,.C0llns WIS q prominent nationalist, To-
Ing the land he was born In with rare devotion
lle was member Of thu Ancient Order Of II
bcrniane, anti this Society will duly Rttcnd In
h0dy ut hla funeral to-day