New-York tribune., 1888-08-26
TIE STOLEN PORTLAND PACKAGE
POSTMASTER RORY SAYS THAT IT STARTED ON 1T:
JOURNEY ALL RIGHT.

POSTMASTER RORY SAYS THAT IT STARTED ON ITS
JOURNEY ALL RIGHT.
Portland, Ore, Aug. 25-Postmastcr c. W. Rooy
OF tho Portland post Office makes the following state
mont regarding the missing 10000 package
Ihavc dispatch fully informing INC of the matter
The pouch referred to should have arrived in NcwYork
last Thursday the 6th but 1t did not get there until
Friday, the 1Tth-that is 10 say, IL
should have reached Ncw-York on the
10th II no stop occurred in It's transmission
Last Saturday received telegram from Postmaster
Pearson of Ncw-Yorl. Ho wanted to know how many
pieces dispatched In tho registered pouch from
which the package is said 10 be missing went a.
once to the registry department and found that eighty
six pieces were registered tho way BILL which left
hero August II. Postmaster Pearson reported 10 me
that he had received but cghtyfvc took the num-
hers OF pieces dispatched and looked up the stub book
I'm the Office and found that the missing package was
ono shipped By the First National Bank Of this CITY
TO tho Chemical National Bank Of New-fork. re-
ported promptly to Postmaster Pearson that the lost
package was correctly dispatched from this oiicc &c
corilng TO our books on August IL in the through
pouch which he described Next turned postmaster
Pcarson's telegram over tho postal INSPECTOR In
charge hero, f. z. Trcutand We made a thorough
examination CT our registry to SEQ If there was
any possibility of the package being there. VIC cA-
auincd all tho books and tho Office also TIE registry
clorks-we have two, one OF whom Checks against
tho other. The chief clerk Is 7. b winner, anu
d. L. Mcleod IS his assistant. Inspector Trcui!ahd
took sworn afTdavlts of both of them They tcsi-
fcl that they put the package in the pouch ana iha'
II l,n this Office all right. We never get the first
National Bank package until the very last moment
before the New-YoTk pouches close.
Frequently, when the bank eials or empioycs
desire us to hold open pouch until The at momcn.
they telephone to my Office. Recently ins'Iu'cu
the registry clerks not 10 receive package Whsn !.
came TOO late, thus requiring the bank 10 n0u J..
until the next day. The Chicago ana Sa'llorIi
nolchcs always close before the Newly ork pouch;
Tho New York pouch Is the last TO be closcu' 80
found on examination that there was no possplhH
OF IFS strayng into another pouch Inc registry
clerks both testified that they Witnessed IL pns
placed I'm the pouch and TO seeing the pouch losAed.
Tho chief clerk prepared the pouch, and he ana MS
assistant signed the way bill witnesses TO the ope
alton | know nothing about The contours pu'
shorld fudge because of the special loi
dispatching that It very valuaDic pachaso'
Usually the bank sends about 10000 III package.
II was through package. and not supposed 10 pe
omen In transit Some fellow win duIHc EcS
might have opened 1t. The pouch had rotary Ioch
The Post ONCE inspectors received no new informa ION
Yesterday as to the package containing sloOoo los'
between Portland and Ncw.York The Portland post
Office authorities continue that the package was
sent from that city, and the NewYorA officials are conu NJ
that IL was not received Inspectors arc making an
investigation along the route but tho responsibility LOT
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