New-York tribune., 1880-01-08
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
POST OFFICE ROBBERY.
DARING BURGLARY AT STATION F.


THE OFFICE ENTERED AT SIGHT. THE SAFE BLOWN
OPEN WITH GUNPowDER AND 81 $50 STOLEN
THE THIEVES BELIEVED TO BE KNOWN.
A daring robbery was committed early yes
terday morning az Pcs. Office Station No. 40 Third.
ave. Tie amount obtained by the burglars was about
81 $50, of which 1913 93 in postage stamps aud
cash received from the sale Of stamps, S40O IN cash
kept for moneyorder purposes and sl73 private funds
belonging Superintendent William A. Moger. Besides
this which taken from the safe, the thieves took
six registered letters which had been deposited at late
hour the evening. The contents of these letters are
not known, but the senders' names were j. r. Roose'
vet No. II West Thiry-oIrth-st; G. H. Love, No. 226
East Thirty C. II. Dixon. NJ 132 East Twenty.
ninth-st; Mrs. s. J. Harris No 2l3 East ThrtyfOurth
ST.; Ann Madden, No $50 secondaye; and Catherine
McAvery No. 1856 East Foreth-st. Cash to the amount
OF $40 had been left in OF the drawers but this was
not taken.
ATS m all business except the collecting OF letters
ended, aud superintendent MOgcr put the money
ard books the safe and closed securely At 1890
p. IN. the last mail dispatched. and at 10i5 tho
building was closed. At $40 a. III. Henry McManus,
clerk in the os entered TO prepare for the business
OF another day. As he opened the door he no.
tced smell Of burned powder. In the outer Office
all in order and the gas was burning,
but in the inner room there confusion. The
large and heavy TeTwiliger safe had been moved from
s usual position to part of the concealed from
the stree and lay its side, with It's door shattered
and the drawers broken open. Cash-booEs and blank
mOney-0rder5 lay the floor covered with loose pow
der The safe lad been blown open, but Of the tools
used by the burglars only handle of chsel and two
cartrungs had been left Marks of bloody fingers how
ever found upon the woodwork, the TIN boxes and
the papers that had been rejected. On rear window
also found stains Of blood and in the yard lay tho
uniform and cap of letter-carrier.
Theburgars were evidently used TO the business, and
they went to work in very methodlcal manner. The
fvap.
the corner Twenty iGhhst, ana yet untenanted
The rear windows OF first floor look out upon small
yard, which adjoins a narrow hallway leading TO
Twenty-tghth-st. Through this the thieves entered
scaling the fence by the aid CT hght OF steps ana
ladder. They found the windows guarded by heavy
iron bars. but. probably taking advantage OF
the roar OF tie trains on the elevated rail-
road cut three OF them wrcnched them aside and
effected They found themselves IN large
room, One-haf of which plainly in view from the
plate-sass windows IN 'front.' while the remaining por-
ton was concealed by the partition dividing the public
Office from the carriers department Three gaslgbts
were brightly burning and the safe had been purposeY
40 placed that it could be seen easily from
the street. One Of the burglars dressed hun
self in a carriers uniform and oisureD moved
the safe from its position 70 one wheEe
could be by passersby Then concealed by the
partition they drilled hole in each OF the lower cor
ners of the door, dropped the powder and again tax
the DOOR wounding the hand OF that blood freely
flowed With no fear OF discovery they carefully sorted
the contents and took nothing wEieh could possibly
prove q clew to their identity. Leaving IN the same
manner that they had entered, they proceeded 10 the
elevated railroad station on the corner dropping oooa
a the way and took down trains. Here they were not
SO ingenious avoiding suspicion, for Inc ucket-
toker noticed them particularly lie remembers near
ing a dun sound as Of an explosion az some nne oe
t,reen and half-past and about $50 a. III:
man came station and walked up ana down the
notform, evidently acting as " st00i-plgeOn" very
soon another man bought a ticket down ana LOOK the
first train. while the first stranger remained Two
others then came in carrying small DIacx Nalse Ve-
tween them and they took The next tram; nut me
stoO pigeon. II such he was, stIll DELAYED sueh con-
fully noted The four faces FtBaly tie restess walker
also took a down train.
Tn tbe le.crlpons given by the tckettaker the police
think they have recognized three wellknOwn cracKs
men and Inspecio Murray Is confident of immediate
the for them, especially as the injured
hand may afford cew. At . O'Clock yesterday the In
district and gave them detailed escriptOns OF the men
Policeman Ophy whose beat passes the door OF the
clce has reputation OF being very careful Ofcer
bur he heard noise. AssIsiant-P0s master Pearson
stated last evening that Postmaster James had ele-
Vraphed PCsma steT-tieBera Key for aut orlty TO
on r "A reward of $3.50 tor the arrest OF the robbers
Detective Adams, OF the FOnrteenth Pre-
ciuct saw two CrDsby-sf. about o'clock
tIus morning whose description resembled that
of the men seen on the elevated Railway at twenty
egh ST. Immediately after th, robbery lie attempted
10 get IL closer view Of the men ond they ran away.
Adams called for help, and. with the assistance
of another officer lac captured the men IN Bieecser
street, The prisoners gave their names as thares
Woods age 3D. of No $50 Myrte%ye,
OF No. 8 West Houstou-st They were recoenzed as
thieves aud locked up in the Mulberry street station
House. They Will he taken TO the Central olce this
morning tor Identification.