, 1881-03-14
MAIL ROBBERY.
Another Carrier Brought to Grief for
Stealing Money-Lctters.
LysanIer Tiffany, One Of The Oldest E,ll-
ploycs in tho Ofllcc, The Culprl(.
He Was Sent to Jail In Default Of
$4,000 Bail.

tsio United aNtca ,,nis h1s COME tn Rrni IN thu
lHrsuh Ut tyahn}cr 'flFnny, II lnHn nscr - yrnrs
of 1IKe. who bus hern thirteen yrhrs Employed
III this city rs ltttGr-cnrt1tr. anh whu wns Al-
wnys lookcai 1poI rs II trustworthy snan Thora
nrt 1Hatly uHrattt9 III ChtGhgo viii, know hin, ho
hHytt,g pHcH at one t!mo propEIutor Of tho old
'frGlnnnt H"use Bul,les. }Ic Ia particularly we'll
known In spurt!ng circles. mud his large clrcl, uf
Rcalsa!ntHne1s u!lJ especially tloso III tho 5uth
Sldt rfnisc. wlIrro fio aerve1 tlo nlli. Will c Hs.
totttshcl tu ienrn Of hts nrrcst. Tl1A,ly's de-
teet!oti was thu result VI lnaT mid
pat1unt wntclllt,g u.ld ciovcr detective w,rx Hr
Of stio Chcngo ntv!aI6li. and p1.t.D Dlce 1nspent.
ors . ssyiM't @nd lle'',!mw. Those .,|'eers VIII
% ir ie,teps @ NJ sneG ;u s'T t 'Ss% yssy sTst @
coI'ec:t! tilon In e1at l'cisnt, anu when arrt:st-
Ga ut tIts iit"na. ncnr Thu tH!rlleT ut West Van
MttrrMnf1: Tho sani,! letters were fntIti1 tHJIl-
ceAlel IN thu pockci Ut IL pAlr Of pnItulnnus Inn
i ckowicE ny It'd. 70 a?c SyI, i'H, lake
f!Tns, tho ts,st~UillGB hut an h,ur previuIsIy.
lle eitse of ililhny s slin!lar To that Of ltuis.
tectcu III tIo AcL
OF l!oI,ltlSu THE MAILS
md we're srt,t to the trnttcnslary. Cocy waa but
lately !Mtslonol HHt NY nx-a'rtsltent liasos.
l'if,tlHht tU hear In his bchhll.
EOr lDnk tim: rlst culnplalnts of 'nlastHK
S n MI @ a s sprc1as y, tne
Agent slaar, wNs 4aita oiton ,nlor,nea u insT,.
t!ut utuong the many employees III tho Post -0Itlcc
my ut,r. much lrss upon II lnn,a like liifaDy.
who lnd & 81 l9nK t.d tug e4n!l.!cnee Of hs w.
s a uni " w,s 't scsa'i ae T'S b. H IL Ra u eirs sS n
sAnuc4 aud, therefore. such IL thing rs bls re-
sorting t" lilo upenng ut letters gnh
entertained. lIIt. thu speoins AHuut' ind his
assistants. r1irauc,l thu sGntth vigorously ut al
tss sa aIsr tS st ,,yx q; M
f"nr letters ntove mentioned frt'in Il bux at his
desk ~ tao !S!rriers' l)eparsn,cat, md carry
moan Mt his lc4k III tho Post -Ul!!ce. tho sns,e ~
other Garrlcss immediately Anut hi'n. Tho
four letters ird!a lux. put tDmplc uf rIbbUr
baiils nrounl thosn, anl thsn duxlrunsly rlav3
t!hem hchnl hlna on IL ehutr or Ftuol.
utld III few moments afterwards, looked
cautiously utn,ut to 500 thnt no Una
Snssrys,t j.. tl,en aIroit'y thrust hls land ..
lion Of ttIu pnckngc ail tho more he t,,u out of
that where tho lcttors wore. One oI tic letters
wis addressed To THO Western Nows COMPANY,
another tu .Eohn i. andrrAun 6 Co., Nm: ~ Itun-
dnlpll street. n1u cntno fuIH, l1clIurost Coz. ut
hiiscatlnG III. y third wns tn q; tleckur No. "
Wasash "ve,,ur. fron g. "; Null, IF C.nnons-
Toner nj Non. II n,ll III Stata street. :Sono III
thcn wero opened when found ut TlrtAny's
hnllae ami al' worc received III tho nlatts ycs-
Tiffany was appointed letter+carrlcr BY
Ffnnk 9hprtttau wheu thnt Kentlnslsltn WIS Post
nm,astsr. IN at,d wis Ut 0ne ttmu. ncs,r9 hG entered
saJ.03t Which IL sall to hive btcn lost by tho
ynyI.'nsit q Iinto slven By lsottlos and whlct
md resided III thu s'.!ilD lioise with one 0f tho.
'NTAny bueutic dis+o|tIte niu tntelnperato In his
!MIlts' n!,tl M was rolorn!ei ct THO W4stnston;an
Il, aterault nf *3Nuu tMil oil tho n!tsmus ii
Gnstc;! stntes Comnlssoner itnyne, und viii i,o