Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-07-17

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All Vienna was kept in suspense for a
week, when it was known that one of the
posts carriages had been robbed on the
road from the postofIice to the railway
station, which runs of course through the
most frequented streets Of the town. 1t
was stormy night, and the postillion and
post official had crept under the roof at
taChed TO every post carriage, looking very
much like what is called coupe" in a
diligence. The carriage had been locked
in the postoliice courtyard and was to be
unlocked at the station by the man who
takes care of post.bags IN the postal-car.
Neither postilliOn nor official had a key to
the carriage, but of course when upon
opening the carriage the four bags with
the money letters were missed they were
both taken into custody. The sum of
money declared to be contained in the let
ters amounted to almost 10000 florins,
which the post department was called
upon to refund. The next morning the
empty bags were found on the bank Of a
canal in by-strcet in one OF our suburbs.
We do not knowlhOw the postillion proved
his innocence, but he was dismissed from
custody along with his companion two
days attcrward. A reward Of 800 fIOrins
was offered for information about the
thief. A few days Of anxiety followed,
then the town talk changed and the topic
of the theft was abandoned. A week ago
another postilion, a dull but sly Boheml
IN, informed the director that one of his
Interpretations had been seen spending
Il large sum Of money at country public
house not far from Vienna. He
was found in the garrct in which he lived
with serving woman to whom he was
not married. OF course he denied every
thing, and said the police were welcomed
to search his room. In an old rusty iron
stove they found two packets Of letters
containing 5000 Ilorins in paper money
and coin. Then the fellow denied no
longer, and the woman even con-
fessed that there had been 1000 more,
but that they had spent part of it and
given away another part The thief had
been very careful in keeping up his usual
mode OF life and even owed Tor his rent as
usual, because for him to have paid his
rent when it became due would have been |
a very suspicious and extraordinary occur |
renee. He was taken into custody with |
the woman and her baby, of which no one
would relieve its mother, and he confessed |
that he had stolen key some time ago |
which. us all keys are alike, opened every
,arriage. On the stormy night in ques-
lion he got upon the foot.board OF the
,arriagc, which opens at the back, un-
ocked the cover, put his hand under it to
lold it up, and threw the bags into the
street. Then he locked the carriage again
md IAN to pick up his rich booty. The
department. will not have to pay even the
i've hundred norins reward out of its
pocket, because it is usual with us to
declare" but part Of the money con-
aimed in the letter, and the department
need not repay more than has been openly
declared. Returning from the country
yesterday We were very much amused at
he station while Watching the grand cere-
nony with which the money bags were
to and locked into the carriage.
There was no end of locking and plumb
ng and trying the lock over and over
lnaln,