New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
IN ALLEGED POSTAL CoNSPIRAcH
r,r cr,,cAco ROBBERS ALLEGE THAT THEY BE
long TO IN INTERNATIONAL A'S0OAA'
or THIEVES

o,,. TN ~ IRRATIONAL ASSOCIATION
or THIEVES.
c,,caro Aug. IS NpcciaD.-"It It Is altogether the
,rost extensive most Office robbery on rccoru sau A
sncctor Kidder. referrn: TO the Story OIL tne
two most Office thieves which was tou las' IL. III
There is no question that Mack Is as ei'- a. ~
rrnf ncrbaps more so. We are not certain vet tha'
-, t or had .ccomulices nor do we know exactlv
, ,hov oncrated Unless they make fun confession
- u ho ,r,.osslbie 10 tell how manv letters they nave
s,olo, They could as well have stolen lo.oto az inc
! 900 fOund' .
ohorkamnf ono O. the prisoners hinted OF a great
CONSPIRACY to rob the mails, and said he was on'4 d
humble tool in IT'S employ. lie sau' "A''' - -,
cmnlo-er. I think | can find. accompanied bI inc ue
,s and n he Is caught It viii reveal gang oi post
mco robbers who are working In ever- state IN 'he
| Union and under ono general managing heau' IL =
| aIso an international mal-robbing gang hfs' nc'
rdUarls about fourteen months ago when anoaf" snip
| ! came over 10 this country then lie ASKED HE ]"
! work FOR him. He said he was in the secret service
49,, g. tho insurance advertising business aud pur-
/ t-,,,- ,cencv I'm New York. As ! was cohNersah'
It'll sovcral langnagcs he desired 10 employ me- Hf
made r,e COPY and translate French EnGiSh anu "o
man and from English TO the other tongues MUS VI
this work then was pertaining to inshrahcc u"s'" y,
| In nav he rave me an average ST. "re"' !"
crcatcr portion OF this was IN postage s''"p' "''
=. ,oo, of uncancellcd letters. and "hci
! 1s,osed NJ at drug stores and cigar STANDS
/ 80 heo and stoppcd at No. 40 West Madlson-st-
! 10 arrived later from NewYofk wrote goo
hand and did his Insurance work and tran'laiihs h'
haI = dozen different companies. lie was also con
rccted With the National Labor Bureau, ana lnas'h'
was an agent for some foreign Government.
But how did you get all these iete's 'n'o ''"
posscs,ion? - asked the reporter
He sent me a trunk full TO the Id Iherc "er'
,o,,crs t,om every point on the globe It was in m
room for a considerable time unopened did no
have the key Finally. IN order to see II were no"
cet be gave me the key. l was Instructed 10 Aecl
my mouth shut At this time he gave me an anoun
If nrIvate papers to keep for him. amone them p''
- slammed envelopes which addressed for him
MD vou not suspect something all this time -
aycs about last Christmas. asked him wha' rcail
) ryas the business and why he paid me principally
} oi,,oodv used but uncancellcd postage stamps II
rerllod that he had been formerly In the service Vi IL
; nos.aI departmcnt in Ncw-iork but had pecn !, y
ii,ved that he had obtained these stamps ,nriv =
Iravs spoke bitterly against the present alhlsn
o. ~ nostal officers. and desired 10 DO me set.n
III tho injury possible He was contlnuaLP 6c'Ni
: S,,a,s a., trnrn Washington and Newly NorA'
2 | ~ When dld you this man last I" ...
q on January ;. lie Is heaIN-sct' oarh-lea' u''
man lie ha. a mu-tachc, dark-blue eyes ahu
| ouck I'm his movements -. .,-oo,
P'1T The Inspectors say that the amount stolen aire"
] .sp N