Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-28
q ADO ABOUT TRIPLES
|, !. ,ir and Eyanesccnt AS yapor.
soyci.Ill Arrested on Two Charges Oh
Maifeasancc.
With Parties Concerned--seenes
80 at the Postcfiice.

.sore Yesterday two complaints
Vac "a AGAINST Mrs. Belle NJ. Bur
pla SS,. mistress at this place, the
RI being made by II. j. Shuck,
4 ,s.terday morning one OF the
y the office, when he was dis
First-"Dctaining a letter
ntent to prevent its delivery to
'i"'ddressed,r a violation of arti-
y, as revised statutes U.S Second
s. v packets which had come
f -, s,nnsssession and were intended
p s.s'liyered from the post-oiiice at
Worth to sundry parties, she be-
he time postmaster mt Fort
y Carr Lucy of Austin is the
w who made such investiga-
u Die government is in the habit
Eng Capt. J. G. Bigger of
y y :. district attorney arrived
oity Monday and is conducting
sses for the government. Ball d
s II are for the defense. u. >.
s,issioner Kennedy is sitting as
In an interview with Mrs.
hIl the following was CLEANED:
.,eriay morning Deputy U. >.
hsl Moody entered the post-oiflce
George 5. Leachman, formerly
Nod a. clerk, and who is n wit
~ the government. Mr.. Woody
10 would have TO arrest Mrs.
hip on two charges read
The warrants; then turn
u Leachman, Woody remarked,
In drawer is the letter in ?" to
n question Leachman replied by
,iog out drawer in Mrs. BuchilPs
|n,e desk and saying it was in Il
ace Of letters which he pointed
Mr. Burchill had in the mean
zone for Capt. Ball or Mr.. Nc
The former gentleman returning,
,he warrants We're according TO
when Mrs. Burchill submitted to
went before Commissioner
,edy. and gave bond in the sum
M in each case, this amount being
by the United States Attorney
Bigger.
Nv about the letter Some time
citizen of Fort Worth mailed a
which not being delivered OF
for and having on the envelope
Tor,ls IF not delivered in ten
retarn to box 1867 it was placed
glass box of that number. But
ritter was renting lock-box 1876
fundhofer, Il well known and
mechanic of this city, owned
box 1876 and seeing the letter in il
ID and got it. On opening 1t Mr.
dhofer saw at n glance the letter
ot for hing, when he notified the
lady Mt the stamp window, who
ila to write on the envelope the
bat he had opened it by mistake
ign his name, which was done b.
Frundhorer. The gentleman wa:
fiewed yesterday evening anc
the above facts, stating he oh
1 and returned the letter abou
weeks ago. When he returned
litter it went to Mr.. Il. j. Shucl'
barge of the distribution, who
The letter, and finding it to have
Hritten by Il citizen who had
fiven orders to have letters to his
IS delivered only to himself in
b, and discovering the letter Il
{ of a very private nature, car
10 Mrs Burchill, who said she
put it in her private drawer and
il to the gentleman when she
see him, and explain the way il
pened. Mrs. Burchill, in the in
w, further said: "Leachman
buck have been holding CONVEX
Is with Judge Howard, who has
lmetime been making vigorous
sto obtain the postmastership al
place, Leachman being seen OF
yafternoon III close conversation
Judge Howard at the Ell PasC
this before Mrs. Burchill knew
complaint being lodged against
II The testimony before Com
on : Kennedy the writer of the
III question swore that he was
led with the action of the post
les In holding the missive, and
not have objected to have had
p for q year. The letter was, IA:
4, ina private drawer. in pri-
desk, in Mrs. Bugchill's private
which is kept locked when the
lsaway, and Mrs. Burchill says
ow Knows that a duplicate key
room in question was in pos
pm Of Leachnan and Shuck, wht
no right whatever in the room
she was absent. No effor
inside to hide the fact from tn,
mat the letter was in the draw
iact, the first knowledge of il
from the clerks.
Islands charge number one.
regard to tile packets: WheI
nFs, papers, or other printed mat
received, it is distributed an,
y Tor thirty days, when in sim
hprotection against being sn9@e
me paper, the accumulate,
wed or sold. Some days ago al
use number of kidney-cure cireu
ere received, in some cases TEL
we to one address. Mr.. Shucl
the matter to the notice q
oaEehiil, Who, having examine
circulars and found thos
address the same, ordered tina
~ DC distributed 10 each addres
balance sacked up. II amy
eFong has been done with othe
ds' Mrs. Bnrehill says, Shuck /
ae and will he held responsible
lh lhe postofiice speaking I
nufchiil, constant stream {
ahts bankers and business me
10y came III, profiering assist
~ assuring the lady of the NJ
"ahdence in her integrity.
adjourned until Friday morn
ssoeioek, when the trial will b