Daily Republican., 1886-07-31
FOURTH EDITION


a Victim OF stock Gambling.
Little less than year ago Henry b
Mullin was appointed postmaster O.
Delaware City, succeeding James Pric'
. Republican. he was before and sine,
his appointment the keeper Of drul
store, his politeness and strict attention
10 business winning him many friends
II was natural that he should apply fol
the appointment Of postmaster, ~ b,
Was In every way qualified, and hac q
good central store In which to keep It
Mullin received the appointment,
worth salary Of only 5000, but fol
which he WAS required to enter into
81. 900 security for the faithful per
formance Of his duty. Being popular
he had no difficulty In procuring bonds
men, his father, w. D. Mullin. j. b.
Berger, Isaac N. Ubil and William
Beck becoming his sureties. One ri
least II not two Of the gentlemen named
are Republicans.
No suspicion Of any wrong in the Del.
aware City post office was thought OF
until Wednesday last when a govern.
ment post Office inspector dropped along
that way and overhAuled the accounts.
Even this little circumstance need
have created no suspicion had every
thing been right, for ID Is the habit OF
these inspectors to drop in ut any slime,
especially when they are the least
wanted or expected. It turned out on
this occasion that The inspector WA not
particularly wanted at this time, but
everything was conducted with suoh
secrecy that nothing was known Of the
result until yesterday, when Mr.. Beck,
one OF the sursties, let the secret out
that young mullin was O defaulte TO
the amount Of $2,19l.53, q remarkably
large deficit in about seven months for
30 small an otfice.
Mr.. Beck had In his possession an old
envelope upon which the government
inspector had noted the fact that Mullin
had confessed to him that $500 were in
the hands of Schlice & Co., this city;
$500 in the hands Of Merritt, Smith &
Co., Philadelphia, and $3.50 were In the
hands of James Il. Truman, Philadel-
phia, making u total OF 81, $50, leaving
over $500 unacoountod for. Tho inrpec
tor declared that Mullin would be proc
ecuted before the courts, even though
Mullins sureties made good the loss. Ii
10 reported that Mullin some years ago
dabbled in stocks, and become 60 In
volved that it cost his father 81, 100 TO
get him out of the difficulty.
Great surprise Is expressed at the de.
fciency in only seven months OF Null
Inns official term, when.the whole sale
OF stamps in that time could not pose,-
bly, amount to one-fourth of the short
age. This, however, Is accounted for
by Delaware City being a money postal
order office, which gives the postm as ter
the right to draw on other offices for
funds to pay orders when he has not
funds OF his own.
United Statee Marshal Newiin being
apprised of The defalcstion, took Deputy
Marshal Ainscow with him yesterday
and arrived st Delaware City at noon.
They Immediately placed Mullin under
arrest, and returned with him to Will
mington at II o'clock last night.
He left the prisoner in charge of
Deputy Ainscow ami left for his home
to see Mr.. Riohsrdaon, the foreman of
bis farm who had met with very seri-
GUS accident tIon1 reaper and binder
in the forenoon. This forenoon Youbg|
Mul'in being brought before United
States Commissioner Smith, waived al
hearing and was held In $1,000 bail for
his appearance before the United States
District Court. He expects TO get bail
when his father who Is away arrives at
ONE.
The suretles of Mullin are running
the postofiee as best they eau since nib
arrest. They Immediately sent for
Jam es Price, the former postmaster, TO
get him TO take the office until r new
one IL appointed, but Mr.. Price
promptly declined the offer until Mr..
Mullin the father comes home.
Though 1t WAS not generally known
that Mullin had been speculatine in
stocks, thsre were few who were
aware of the fact. a gentleman in.
forme reporter of the REPUBLICAN
that he has been engaged in stosk
specaations for several yeare and that
at first he made considerable money.
Whom the taste for stock gam bling
was wall established and 1t was known
be could not well get out of It, the lines
were drawn tighter and he commenced
to lose. Much sympathy Is expressed
for young Mullin and his young wife
and child.