Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-03
R0BBiNG THE NAILS.
Inspector keweombe Looking for n Thief
Who Stole $1,000.

Inspector keweombe Looking for Thief
Who Stole $1,000.
A telegram from New Haven. Conn.,.
says: A robbery OF the United States regis
tered mail somewhere between New Haven
and East Hampton. Conn, town near
MiddlCtown, in iIiddlesex county, has
come to light to-day. Inspector NewcOmbe,
OF the United States postal detective SER
vice, arrived here to-day and is now at
work upon the case. He is very I'M
communicative, as Is Postmaster Sper-
~, but il was learned that a regis.
tered letter containing Sl0.j00 In stocks
and bonds, sent by a New York broker
to a customer in East Hampton, had been
rifled on its way. 1t appears that George
Crosby. q broker doing business at No. 80
Broad street, New York, Monday afternoon
took letter and package containing over
$4,000 worth OF securities 10 the pOst-of-
fee in that city. and had il registered to
John l.. Watrous, Of East Hampton, sman-
uiaoturer OF that town. When this pack
age, which on the postal list appears as
registered letter No. 4,7S4. reached its des-
tination the contents were missing, in their
place being a sheet Of brown paper neat
ly folded. The envelope presented
every evidence Of having been opened
and rcsealed. so much so that Postmaster
Sears refused to sign the requisite
receipts. Mr.. Watrous was notified, and
he ielcg:aphed Mr.. Crosby OF the loss,
who at once informed Postmaster Pear
son, OF New York. and then started for
New Haven. Postmaster Sears also come
down, and both met Inspector NewcOmbe
at the Union railroad station this forenoon,
the East Hampton postmaster bringing
l. a., o. tol,
is one Of the Governments registered
packets in which all registered matter must
he placed. Mr.. Crosby's securities, as the
postal laws require. were placed in this en-
velope, which was closed by the clerk in
the New York office, then sealed and adj
dressed to tho postmaster at East lIamp-
ton. II has already been traced from the
New York Office to the Office in this city.
where il arrived, It Is presumed. in good
condition, rs II bears the stamp OF the New
Haven Office.
TIE packet. il seems. remained in the
New Haven Office over night and went mp
TO Eat Hampton early yesterday morning,
but, according to Postmaster Sears. when it
reached him the content. were missing.
Whether the securities were stolen while
in the Office here or between New Haven
and East Hamptos. is the question In
spector Newcombe is trying TO settle. The
packet had been opened ut the right end,
the lap Of the envelope having been evil
IDENTIFY torn apart with = knife and then
gummed together a;tc~ the bonds were
removed. This evening Inspector New
connie said he had secured evidence
sufficient 20 prove the letter VIZ
MOI tampcred with here, but Drobal
bly, between this city ard East Hamp-
ton, which is a country place. Post
master sperry is booked Tor Blaine and
Logan speech at Putnam tonight; c0nse-
Quently he left indignant Broker Crosby on
the railroad platform to-day mourning his
loss. As Mr.. Crosby saw the train carry
of New IIavcn's postmaster he remarked: {:
There he goes. Your postmaster can go
of whan he pl' lses and let the posi-ofite
run itself. What does he care about the
robbery? lie don't care blank. Well, 1t
only shows how things are managed by the
Republicans. II | was a postmaster and
such thing happened a near the New
York efice ~ this | don't believe that |
would 20 running about the country
making political speeches" Inspector
Ncwcome thinks lie will have tue thief in n
day or TWO.