Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-02-14

RECOVERY OF 81 600 OF us PLUMBER
Some ten days ago Peter Mulllgan.
clerk in the Washington. d. q postofice,
distracted the sum of Si 600 from funds or
letters in his charge, and left for parts un-
known. There were suspicious that he had
gone to Canada. and the matter was placed
in charge of Special Agents Tidbsll, of
Washington, and Geo. Ii. Bigelow. of this
city, who, on Saturday, procured Multi
CANS arrest in Montreal. The Witness of
that city gives the following particulars of
the arrest and recovery of portion of the
money
During the last few days two American
gentlemen might have been observed issuing
occasionally from the Windsor Hotel and
going back again alter awhile looking
somewhat disappointed. They had de-
cided military cut about them, and anyone
seeing them. and afterwards taking the
trouble to trace their names on the hotel
register, might have learned that they were
Captain Tidball. and Major Bigelow. both
hailing from Washington, d. q. 1t seems
that Peter Mulligan, an em2lOye of the
Washington postoffice. some ten or twelve
thereirom the sum OF 81 900 And the two
gentlemen whose names have Just been men
toned. also connected with the American
pOst0hce, were sent in pursuit BY some
means OF other they learned that the fu-
gltive had friends in Montreal, and hither
they accordingly came. bearing letters of in
PRODUCTION to Detective Cullen, as well
known almost in American police circles as
in Canada. Having all the necessary in
formation IN his possession, the oihcer
searched and searched in all possible direc
tons but in vain. On Friday, however. one
of the American officers saw sleigh driv-
ing past him in which he thought be OBJ
served the man he was in search Of, and
went aud told Detective Cullen, who.
with this slight clue, started in pursuit. lie
learned that the man spoken of had slig hted
at the Windsor Hotel INVENT in and came out
again after short time. lie next found
out the carter who had driven him, and
| learned that his man was stopping in OF
tawa street. but in what house no could not
discover until on last night. on questioning
a little girl, incidentally, of course, he found
that there was Yankee inside with her
father and another man Mr.. Cullen, with
out more ado, stepped inside and arrested the
Yankee and took from his person the sum
of 81 800 in two $500 bills. eight $50
ulilS, so'oh ~ anu SSou IN smhlleT sums
! There IS, however. vet to be accounted for
the sum of two thousand four hundred
dollars Tho American officers, on being
faced with Mulligan. identified him at once,
and be was placed in the lock up until
to-day, when, rs We 90 to press, he is being
examined by the police magistrate.
! MullIgan was receiving very good
salary IN Washington, had Up to the time
OF his escapade borne an unblemished
! character, and had often as much as SiO,-
| 900. ten times the sum ombC zzled, in his
possession lie says he never would have
succumbed to temptation we're 1t mot that
no was drinking at the time.
We may mention that Mulligan surrcn
dered the money quite freely. and offered to
90 back to Washington with the officers
without putting them to further trouble.
saying that he could, without difficulty
make good the deficiency. This, however.
Capt. IIdball refused, as he can have him
| punished at this side OF the line