Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-12-24

position that I could sec the follows
every action. I saw him take several
stamped and addressed envelopes from
his pocket and walk over to tho stamp
ing table and cancel the stamps. Dur
ing the course Of the morning saw tho
fellow slip four letters inside Of as
many envelopes and seal tho envelopes.
Then | knew my suspicious were COR
rect. went to the carrier who carried
the letter t., the yonng mans home and
secured tho tour letters addressed to tho
fellow himself
"'Have you carried many letters like
rhiS?' asked him.
"'Yes, SIR the carrier said; I carry
four or five a day #
II then called tho fellow into my Of
Zee and told him wo had determined to
baye The mail Of 81 clerks delivered vt
tho Office TO tighten tho duties OF the
tonr letters for him and handed him the
missives had received from tho post
man. The fellow turned pale and was
on the verge OF Eainting when | asked
him to open and read the letters in my
presence.
with trembling hands ha did SO, and
inside the envelopes, addressed To him
self, found four valuable letters adj
dressed to u big Wholesale house. to
broke down and confessed that he had
hoen stealing for about six months, and
that during that period he had abstract
CO nearly fifteen hundred dollars from
Business levtors lie had spent the
money in gam bling
The hardest case ever had to work
on" broke in another inspector, turned
ont to DO no case at ali. 1t was III a
small town in Ohio few months ago.
Erou, this town had come numerous
complaints Of missing mail, valuable
and value,css pieces disappearing regu-
larry. was sent down to work tho
matter up. worked as hard rs could
and failed to detect any guilty person
amongst tho several employed in the
office.
"As a dorm icr resort determined to
spend one night in the Office. 1t proved
70 be q very successful night. Shortly
before midnight heard . scratching in
tho lower letter boxes and carefully be-
can to Investigate. opened drawer
AMI out jumped big rat. | watched
him disappear through hole and then
went homo
Next d%y the floor was torn up and
in that rats hole We found scraps Of pa
PEI. checks and currency, all used as a
soft, downv bed for the family of rodents.
It was O. blessing for the town, as Q new
post-oftice was secured at once.
"Onc time" said another inspector.
Il was fooled by 4 pair Of high-topped
boots. Many letters had boon missing
from the mail trains running between
Cincinnati and New York. Ey means
Of deccy letters II: ced the robleries
down to a railway mail clerk. but was
unable to catch him in theft for a
long time.
After many letters had disappeared
got mad orc wet night, and just as
the clerk stepped from his car placed
him under arrest Tho truth CT the
matter was that really had no grounds
or which to arrest him. 50 took him to
a hotel and rented oua room for both Of
us
"A nice crate fire was made in the
room, and took o my shoes to dry my
feet in the grateful warmth. My
prisoner remained quietly in his chair
until ! requested him to remove his
big boots and feel more comfortable.
Then he began TO Adget uncasily,
and | grew suspicious. With rush
and jerk pulled off one OF his boots,
and out dropped threo letters to the
floor The other boot yielded up half q
dozen. Never until that moment had
had the least suspicion of those clumsy,
big boots, and were it not for that
lucky CRATE FIRE should probably have
never beer able to convict my man
What is the most wearing task which
you are compelled to perform" queried
the be.
''Cbecking up the accounts Of ign,or.
ant country postgnasters, replied thc
Inspector. II would sooner get out te
uuravel tho toughest case with which
tho department is compelled to deal
than to square the accounts Of some
postmasters ! know of."-Cincinnatj
Iimes-Star.