The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-22
PRINTER DrrRErys $4,000 PACKAGE


On the "a Of last January, at about noon,
n well-dresspd man walked into the Govern
ment Printing ONCE in Washington and in
ouired for the pnymaster That on ,ul belng
busy. the well-dressed man took seat on u
window sill and appeared to be making alb
struse calculations on the back VI an envelope.
When the paymnstcr had finished the prepare
ton OF the pay roll on which he was engaged,
1t being pay day second wel-dressed stranger
entered and asked when he intended to pay the
printers. He said that he had little bill
against one Of the men that had been running
altogether too long. and he wanted to catch his
debtor in the act Of getting months pay. BY
the time this conversation had ended. the first
well-dressed stranger. who WAS SO anxious to
see the paymastor. had disappeared. Not long
after his disappearance, package containing
nearly 10000 was missing. Mr.. Deirees. the
Government Printer. made good the deficiency
out Of his his own pocket; but by those who
were not in tho secret OF the two well-dressod
strangers. il was for some time Thought that the
Office.
The police had m "outsido theory" md
description Of the two well-drrsSed strangers,
with three others almost equally well dressed,
who had been seen lettering in n room adlOn-
ing tho paying department. WIS sent out Some
weeks ago the photograph 81 one Horace
Koran. alias Little Horace." who under
another name WIS lying In prison in Savannah.
charged with the robuery oil q Georgia bank
OF $500. was sent To Capt. Kealy OF this city
Tor Identification. He identified IT, and noted
TINT II answered tho description Of one OF the
well-dressrd strangers who visited the Govern
ment Printing Oillce IN January. Detective
M"Deyiu OF Washington took the picture to
Washington, whore 1t WIS recognized by a
printing Office employee MS TINT OF one Of the
wel-dressed strangers. A retainer was then
forwarded to Savannah. which will hold Koran
for his Grim" against the general Government
in case the State charge falls through.
HOrans intimuiee. and their whereabouts,
were well-known. One Of them. james or John
Burns. was arrested Thursday night for jump
INK the bail he had given 20 stand trial Tor at
tempting To rescue Red Leary - ut the Jcffpr-
son Market Police Court last December He
WIS consigned. at the instance Of the District
Attorney. 10 the Tombs whore Caut. Kealy.
with tie Washington detectives and another
man. Waited him on Friday. He evidently
knew that he WIS wanted for something moro
serious than the hail matter. and had cut of his
benrd % Disguise himsrlf. Notwithstanding
the change thus produced in his personal ap-
penrnnro, he wgr picked out from thirteen men
rs the well -drossed stranger who had figured
on the envelope in tho window in the Govern
mont Printing Onirr.
VIM. J. Cornell alias George Corson, was also
arrested on the same day, and identified az an
other Of the i've. He was held Ia 10000 bail to
appear before Commissioner Deuel. on Mon
day He and Koran were suspected Of being
concerned in the 100000 Young robbery In
Nassau street several years ago. and he was ar
rested for that crime by some OF Plnkertons
men in Petersburg. Va.