The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-27
CHRISTMAS MAILS ROBBED.
ALL THE REGIsTERED LETTERS FROM
THE LEHIGH vALLEY STOLEN.

ALE THE REGISTERED LETTERS IRON
| THE LEHIGH YALLEY STOLEN
Sixty Post Omees from H,r,ra East Cen.
| tribnted 10 the BaGrul-The Theft Sop
| posed 70 Have Been Committed on . Penn
syfvsnis Ferryboat-The Clerks story.
Post once Inspectors c. c. James and Georgs
W. Beavers are In despair over tho disappear.
ance OF leather mail pouch containing regis
| tered letters and packages valued at thou.
| sands OF dollars. The bag disappeared
between the Pennsylvania railway sta
.toin in Jersey City and the general
Post Offlce In New York on Thursday evening.
Not trace Of 1t has been obtained. At first Il
was thought that the bag might have been
missent to Boston or some other place. but the
result Of many inquiries is to convince the
officials that the bag was stolen probably On
the ferryboat The bag contained all the
registered Christmas matter mailed last
Through The 9. Lshighh VALLEY e Jersey Sty.
sota viii Of th tSs 81 Ti
said Yesterday. Indeed. his y teeth began
II. d: Hubbard is the clerk who had the Gus.
native Of 0weeo. and has been In the railway
esf Wars d a TEi
west On Thursday his run was changed 70
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which leaves Elmire. at o A.. ~ and
train IL the city # ro@ $50 .I
Among the larger places which despAtohed
sts eaRes.I%R WIS.,
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Int Jersey CITY over the tracks Of
All the, registered mail from each station 10
sixty f sese EseS ons ooS:
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with the registered mali was the last to leave
s. ana Put tSp
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other mail bags had been thrown Into the Gov.
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bag ts the first to be- taken out
After Hubbard had thrown the bag OF
Diver hsS ing the oe BE-
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the wagon. This, too; fs customary. II is set
charge Of postal cars must remain In sight Of
sSe e9rs hsasF m %a
guard the renr Of the wagons until the wagons
GET aHyS Ss as
and turn the mail over to the Post Office people
IN person b9lT drove his WAGON aboard the
had got on the feTyboat, however. he did not
keep up his watch. He walked about the boat
until she ran into her slip .at CortlandE street
n Ply Rs s1S rode
unlocked the wagon and Clerk Hubbard
reached for the bag OF registered mail Il was
The lock had moi, been tempered with. APP
was mystery. Bols said he was sure that Ia
drove aboard, the, ferryboat Il. al events. Il
was locked when the wagon reached the ONCE,
alike. and the. drivers carry the keys.
possessing one, OF, these keys to unlock the
door and steal the bag without being detected
sight, according to his own statement Bols
was away from the wagon for moment or So
TO. He got down from his seat and went Into
the waiting room. where there was light. to
wagon was totally unguarded.
=, Bo!z says he Is morally certain that he locked
the door OF his wagon before driving aboard
the ierryboat He may have made e mistake.
one could have opened the door. grabbed 8
bag. and then locked the door himself