Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-10
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sersser Usscr arrssL
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q an xorry. bzt you can't 20 honss
tonight" " said Postmaster liylsr g.
Wiili4m H. Davis, one OF the special
delivery boys, Al 6 o'clock lxst svs-
nIng.
s'0h, Mr.. Nylsr, don,s, don't.
d0n't, = shriekod tina had, fallisE OF ms
knees. IL; viii XIII my fathsr znE
break my mothcrs heart. On, he: me
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The unexpected discovery Of the
b0y's rrrne mad caused q sudden
change N his appearance. A nsneni
before he had tripped lightly INTO the
Allegheny poss-ofiice and wsx awaiting
another letter, wheu the startling IN
nouncsnlent was n1Rdt tina; ne was I'D
der arrest for embezzlrnr letters. HIS
c0rntenancc suddenly became pale and
the tears strssraed from has ewes. while
pleading earnestly for hls release. Tins
Was regarded a. a mutual admission Of
has guiis. &nG the postmaster heart
was touched. bat the United StStss
postal laws. which he Is sworn Do obey,
nave no heart and ths unfortunate had +
pisadingE were n VAN Young DAVIS
WAS overcome with s0rror snd remorse.
and when seen by Dssg'atch reporter
shortly after ms arrest, begged tnSt no
publicity be gIvep % ms arrest.
Has my mother come down vet "
sobbed the i16 q LetteT-Carrier Cone
land.
no. she cant come, . was the re-
ply. " Your father hss been proSrratsd
ny the news, and shs Is busy caring for
nm.
This oniy served 70 increase the BOYS
s0rr0w, &nc ne could scarcely walk
whsn ushered before Ipeputy-Aay0r
Ackeivy, who committed mn % the
lookup for a hearing beforr United
stztes Commissioner Mc0andless To-
morrow.
Postmaster Myler mac made an ln-
formation AgaInSt the BOY. under ser
1910 OF the United States postal laws
and regulations. charging him with
. ernDezElement o. letters containing
Enclosures" TINS ofience l. punish
able by Imprisonment Al hare labor tor
from one 70 tive wears
Willie Davis II sixteen YEAR o. are.
lie Is the son Of John L. DAVIS, II Ole
soldier. living a, 8 Franklin alley. A.
ieghsny Nj. Dawn has beer confined
70 ms home for tour wears with heart
disease. he Is a member o. Post I2s.
g. Il. T., AM during hls illness has re-
ceIved considerable Aid from tine post
When the specIai-delIvery law went
into effect on October lst certain meus-
bers Of tns post USED their influences T.
secure M son position. and succeed
ct. The lac entered ths service VIII
the best recommendation t0I honesty.
snd gave promise Of becoming a uselal
citizen. lie contributed largely u the
supper, o. his invalid father. lie has
always borne Al excellent reputation.
znd was above SUSPICION unit. : week
o. two ago when he maze some absurd
statements regarding Ms beng robbed.
On FRIDAY be wa given ietter ad-
dressed T. Miss Matte Beatty. IOl
south avenue. The address wa ilieg,-
bic, znG DAVIS was told to tass tine
missive tO l0l Locust street. There L.
nO house o. thAi street bearing suct a
number but the BOY returned. saying he
could ROT fino the place and had de-
lIvered the letter Al Il Nixon street.
Nothing mere wa thought OF the ciT-
eumstGnce until yesterday morning.
when the writer o. tn letter, sister Of
Miss Beatty called a. the poss-0fiies
Rnd SAID J. mac Boi beer delivered.
Al inquiry was a. 0ncs instituted. Air.
Copeland was sent q investigate, and
reported thaf there wa no house on
L0cusi street numbered l0I. Gnd thai
no speciai-Geiiverv nov nae called a.
No. - Nixon street. Young DAVIS
wa quietly questioned again. and sAid
ht mac MADE mistake and lefi the let-
ter a - Nixon street. Assistant
POSTMASTER Theo. Myler and letter
carrier went u the house named. and
found that TINS story wa also Moor
rect. Once more tint boy pleaded tnat
he nkl made mistake and hAd left tine
letter Al No. c. Pennsylvania avenue.
Tins house was visited and Il Wa
found thsi a Mrs. Beatty VINO lives
there mad opened i, and finding tnai L
was not intended iof her returned Il T.
tht boy. She informed ths authorities
thai the letter contained ticket Tor the
Tor SATURDAY. nights per-
iormEnce. Superintendent-Oi-the Mails
Mendel remembered having seer
ticket u young DRyls s book Oh krIdzy
night- Eno hs wa a. once suspected OF
having destroyed the letter anG retain
ID tbe ticket. Whcn accused OF the
,rIme he admitted hIs guilt. but pisxo-
q ignorance The ticket wa delivered
~ ~@Aof ADAsAf - AT0AAL afCnuIs All f.
me visited the opers-h0Ese last evening.
Menael was a. the
ioor whln she arrived and secured the
lcket, which viii be used IL evidence
igaInst the prisoner.
This Il the first offence Of thIs kind 4
I the country sInce the speeiAi-delivery
zE went INTO service. The Boys are 4
ioi required 70 give bond, but are
worn Il. Il Is SAID thai al example
vii be made Of young DAVIS, rs he II
ne trst offender Air. DxviS. father 4
q the boy, wae II precsrioas cOndi-
lon al a late hour last Bight, and IL AZ
cared he vii NOT survive the shock.
Postmaster Aylef hAs hsld ms posi-
iOn To- seventeen years, and tins u
MY the second case Of embezzlement
b ths ofics during his administration.
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