The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-09
RoBeiNG THE MAILS.
The Ingenious Plan of Nervy Post
Office Thief.

The Ingenious Plan of n Merry Post
Office Thief.
''We get some pretty tough cases,
said an old post-ofiice inspector, but 1t
has been my fortune to run down every
case on which was set to work"
what was the most difficult case you
ever handled?" asked the reporter on
the Cincinnati Times-Star.
st happened while Twas stationed at
Utica. n. Y, about seven years ago,
replied the inspector. MANY letters
containing valuables had been missed,
and by dint of hard work we managed
to trace the job down to one clerk,
shaved-faced young fellow of about
twcntf- two years. lie was Il clerk who
distributed the letters into the boxes of
the carriers.
AS said, we managed to ct this
far on the case and then set my trap.
| had n Gceoy letter eontainirg . twenty
dollai gold piece mailed from count y
town IN Connecticut T. prominent
stove il, er ia Utica. The letter tailed
to The carrier promptly, and | felt
.
u d for him until The dinner
hotr IA rs he came out of the Office
acco.t,,. him. He came with me, and
lock 81 .cscly as | might, | failed to
icte,t N,y signs of measineSs in his
1oso..y they We're perfectly immobilc,
lie ~ .cl with me into the Office OF
nc master and submitted to a
.,.c;Vs search, but no trace of the
.att,i !. twenty dollar gold piece was
1ouu, his person.
'I 81 was Gumfounded is draw
in e.. lily. rs appeared to be very
M. !; i,;st. whether was ri mt or
wr,li, 4 tne Tune. the petty robheries
am ia altJlaa stop No more COM
.s.in.s Ucr Ar ari Of for n month.
lie. -, ~ ...a rAin. This time was
p5.,, j wAllll not lai SO set a watch
OF m man.
"a, dag when was about to give
NJ to RES - despair ! y 'yiced the fell
low tcuius IA envelope and drop
in. it to t1- jIoOr. 4sA c had gone
piolscl The 1a Of paper and
after . hard u man II piece it. |
was dishca,t mel wasl / saw that the
Envelope NJ haen a ltlressed to himself.
was. va. 10 walk away when a
though Ia k me.
II cam Town the next morning. be-
fore tde y spls clark came to work, and
,t.,.enod nysah bshia1 IL letter rack,
roc fl IN Observable, but in such "A
,oaibion tlat | could see tie fellows
yer action. ! saw him take several
t.ln1ed and addressed envelopes from
a. pocket and walk over 70 the stamp
~ table and cancel the stamps. Dur
az the course of the morning saw the
clio Slip four letters inside of as many
,Avel pes and seal the envelopes. Then
l,now my suIpicions were correct.
ii to the carrier who carried the
is to the mans home and secured
i5ur letters addressed to the fellow
.amlf.
uate you carried many letters like
uis? asked him.
Yes sir, the carrier said. 4 carry
tour or five day
Then | called the fellow into my
Office and told him we had determined
20 have the mail of the clerks delivered
" the office to tighten the duties o.
the carriers then told him that
mad four letters for him, and handed
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the post-man. The fellow turned pale
and was on the verge of fainting whel
] asked him to open and read the letter
i'll my presence.
with trembling Lands he did so, AM
inside the envelopes addressed to him
self | found four valuable letters ad
dressed to big wholesale house. II,
broke down and confessed that he hat
been Stealing for about six months AM
that during that period he had alb
straoted nearly fifteen hundred dollar
from business letters. He had span
the money in gambling