The sun., 1888-06-11
STABBED TO THE HEART.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF A POSTAL
CLERK IN. ms CAR.
Found Dead P,ic of Mail Enrs n Few
Minutes After he was seen Ative-Two
Other Postal Clerks are Arrested.

Found Dead ON a Puc of Mail Enrs Few
Minutes Alter he was seen Ative-Two
Other Postal Clerks are Arrested.
BANGOR, Me-, June 1O.---Jerry Sinclair, n
veteran railway postal clerk. was mysteriously
murdered last night whilo at his post on tho
mail car of tho night express for Boston. His
body was discovered lying on pile OF mail
bags Just as the train was leaving this city.
The train was stopped and the body taken out
OF the car. but 1t was not discovered that he
had been murdered until two hours later, when
Undertaken Hunt was removing his clothing to
prepare for embalming, 1t being supposed that
hemorrhage OF the lungs caused his death.
Mr.. Hunt found deep cut in tho left breast.
Just above the heart which severed the main
artery, and this had caused his death. DIR.
Sanger, who examined tho wound. said tho
man must have died within q minute after the
wound was inflicted.
Sinclair loft the Post Oflice on the mail cnrt
soon after o'clock to join the other two clerks.
S. Lyman Hayes of Ossipee and A. G. Sellon
of Methuen. Mass. who make the run with
him, and who had begun work on the mail car
at in the evening. He had changed his coat
for jumper and put on q pair OF overalls. Tho
train had been backed into position in the
depot and the mail put into tho car when
Transfer Clerk s. 7. Lowry stepped up to the
main door at the side OF the car and handed
Sinclair package OF letters Just three minutes
before tho train started.
When tho last gong was sounded three min
utes later. and the train had begun to movo
slowly out OF the depot Mr.. William H. Lowell.
who runs the restaurant at the depot, and who
Son as9ard az on to
pile Of mail bags, apparently dead. He pulled
rN md ha iF. nf.Nv hAfN
it had gone more than 100 feet opFTThh The 'fa body
was taken from the car and the train. went
breathed his last, while being taken from
tho car. A PHYSICIAN was called and the
body body taken to the Exchange, where an exam
about 10 in the evening, when tho undertaker
deep cut extending. downward in the shape
OF a % on the left side, Just opposite the left
hs ys end eohs
police at Augusta to arrest seiion and Hayes
sellon and Hayes were brought to this city
on the return train at an early hour this morn.
RRs seS4 sSqns as 1e sT pas S
heard is Sinclair. who was standing. he thinks. in
some, one, Not by, a dHd sight" and an then IN
heard him ouHnd stambe oes plank In ths
said him. 0'5fo feel 00ha fanny ana and S'nSal Sh
s ss FL he s e sseP Of e Bss sS ss the mid 5
bring him out Of the faint. Hayes says he was as
in the rear end Of the car. and did not hear or
TRsy soa h as Rho earred
and, and one me Of them took his watch and pocket
:, HAYES and sellon we're released after telling
their story, but at about 2 O'Clock were taken
and lock ed up. Hayes was allowed TO 90 to his
hotel but is still IN. custody. No trace Of any
d fWo knves .he ound on tSe
Of nbs bs
turned, turned, and others who were il the car and
Tho three clerks have been running together
Tor n SO some s three years past and were believed
to be a good -natured man. and was well liked
by all who knew him. 1t was not supposed
that he had an enemy in the world 1t Is said
been arrested but it is not thought that they
had any connection with the crime.
. Dir. Sinclair was expected to remain in tho
Bangor Post Office until the registered pouches
bad 6eea n ths 1s d be, fs y he
registered pouches to the car with him. and
they were near him whom the murder was com
Of the bags was stained with his blood II may
De that this fact Of his caring for the registered
fact easily learned by any one who cared to
take the, trouble to find out that he looked
and person might at that late
hour have attempted to open the rear
door OF the car, step in snatch one of these
siderable risk in this move. on account of the
other occupants OF the car; but cunning thief
could. with a confederate. have been on the
watch to ascertain when tho other clerks were
busy at the forward end of the car Then ono
hind Sinclair when he was at work in the rear
OF the car and before he was aware of a
strangers presence, plunge a knife into his
postal clerks have, as being the most reason
able to account for the death OF the genial and
popular Sinclair. 1t was impossible to ascer-
tain up. to a late hour to-day whether one OF
the registered pouches were missing.