The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-08
MAIL ROBBER IN LIMBO.
a Camden Letter Carrier Caught by
a Decoy Letter.

George w. Blanc, a Camden letter
carrier, was arrested yesterday and
committed to Jail by United States
Commissioner Cassaday in default OF
So, 900 bail, on a charge made by Postal
Inspector w. C. Baird of secreting
and embezzling letters.
For some time numerous complaints
of missing letters have been made to
Postmaster Browning. Blanc was
suspected, as most OF the complaints
came from people on his route. Last
week Inspector Baird placed W de-
coy letters in the box at Broadway
and Ferry avenue, n of which con-
tanned two one dollar bills. This letter
was not turned into the Office by Blanc
but the other one was. From his
actions the fiocer believed hat Blanc
had been warned. and no more decoy
letters we're mailed OF his route.
Tuesday night Postmaster Brown
ing put a decoy letter to an address on
another route in Blanc's case. The
decoy contained a silver half dollar
and should have been handed to the
other carrier next morning, but no
3ccOuI1I Has 0NGE OcC1 ud0 Va y
Thursday night another letter con-
tanning money was similarly mis-
cased.n This also did not turn up
again.
The tests confirmed the suspicious
of the authorities, and Blanc was ar
rested yesterday morning by Deputy
United States Marshal Jacob Leon
and Policemen Harvey and Wood
sides as he was leaving his house at
Fourth and Cherry streets. When a
search of his clothing was made forty
three letters and two packages were
found.
Assistant Postmaster Lee, after ex-
amining the letters, said they had
been given him on Thursday after
noon to deliver, and that apparently
he had taken all of his mail down
with him. OF the lot, one showed that
it had been opened and re-sealed.
Several of the carriers said they felt
relieved at his arrest, as they had all
been under suspicion for some time on
account of the numerous complaints
from all sections of the city to the
postmaster.
Blanc is married and the father of
seven children. He was appointed Oh
October | on the recommendation of
prominent business men and members
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
He declared his innocence of any
wrong action.
A Burlington Breach of Promise.
Maggie Rogers has brought suit in
Burlington county against Charles
Beers for damages for breach of
promise. The papers were served
yesterday, when Beers promptly fur
nished bail to the amount of g. 00.
Cards were issued this week an
nouncing the marriage of Beers to
Miss Ida May Baker on March rs.
This announcement prompted Miss
Rogers to bring suit. She claims that
during their courtship and after they
were engaged she loaned Beers about
$500 to assist him in his business
affairs, for which amount she has
never been reimbursed.
Came Back to Testify.
Mrs. Keller, wife Of Nicholas KEEL
Ter. of Egg Harbor City, who is ac-
cused of attempting to poison his
wife and granddaughter, returned
this evening. She denies the false
stories in circulation that she left in
order not to appear against Keller.
She was in Philadelphia and there
interviewed Bertha Herman, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Keller No. 2, who mysteri-
ously died a year ago. Bertha states
that she will testify to the rough
treatment her mother received at the
hands of Keller.
A Man and Two Horses Killed.
The accommodation train on the
West Jersey Railroad, which leaves
Cape May for Philadelphia al ten
minutes to seven a. NJ, struck a
butchers wagon belonging to Thomas
X. Carton, of Vineland, at the Oak
Road crossing about one mile north
OF Vineland yesterday, instantly kill
ing the driver, Allen r. Linnekin,
and both the horses and utterly de-
molishing the wagon. The locomo-
tive struck the team and wagon
s%quarely, hurting the driver and frag-
ments of the wagon some seventy five
feet on one side OF the track and the
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