The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-03
ROBBING FROM THE MAILS.

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PLUNDERiNG THE foS"
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Increase y1e,a Iju-ssuoss Orcs~sxsA
sssse s,,.r small Post Omesa
'o' y rh. ,r.ou.nt robhar,ss
WASHINGTON ~. Hated Statos na,ls nv
Of trains calns hoya siorm.d the Post
armed nsnm ., NJ. stortiirc tho n anv M
Office auth ,,-,.a ~ rrayss Coloroso. and
the recent loVV ,sa ah,,idinr m" ~ n r,stal
Wyoming. wa. ~, ..rnot IN chlcaeo Recently
conveyance ~ ,,,a.tor vo,uad at N 700 was
Nneh 'o 1T .oirht stare coaches transport
stolen. Forty ,e.s", .,ta"seS during the last
ing iet.ei' Tn,r recently the robbinp Of a
hscaI yea'. .,o nails was a rnro ocour-
stage pea,ns s.nthorn states. euch depreda-
renee IN .no - d al m ost wholly 70 tho Wild
tlons oe,ns auant. vers enarse and ont
West wueio within the tvelvem onths
laws muses. on s.r.rtoen coaches vare heid
endeo 'ano ,,,,.aod IN The South: twenty.
up anu .ha vast two IN the MID
eishs N o,a ono IN Nav En- elend.
&c e sMoS-oS and sixty- eight Post Ofloes
kiehs uu y, hurc,ar. durine the war n
wev 'oD s,s,ovarad that IN many ensea the
- oo0s .h,avos onerated under directions
sAnss VI .s,a, A. hoadnuartsrs IA one biz CITY or
nom 0n No., yors annears 20 be the centre
s ~ .ho hrs,nssa Asa rula the robbers A.
~ 'T 81 nfy,ces far distant from their head.
- ~. ,rhsra thev meet at intervals and al.
e gu .s ,,undar Thew Are souipped With an
sMsnos. for breaking into the strongest build
phsnces ~. " ~. n,ovine s,niosivss srscs.
ms. i,ea se ~. MOTT arnort = ethods and not
,!ns se.es y. rn.ort n nnrf,., an oces.inns
i Shs ~ a. the insneetors al Tho denart-
~ ou a.ha, .hsv mat IN Wasbinaton 4 sort.
.en.. Sn Wv ..rona,v rscomm sndsd thst N.
Aisns Az .d. ha ot,orsd 10, ~ c.ntnr. -
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The inspectors have thrilling e1psrisDcss
.t,m.s in trying to capture mail robhera
One Of the most desperate robbers was tho no
Itorious Il ". Burton. otherwise known ~
Han WhitA He was the most darine hieA.
nm rsmarkable distinction Of tvo sentences
for ito Imprisonment. 4 tsasurs Of his work
- thai h. Always ono y s. ks.s noidins %
ple Hs committed four robberies in one dan
near Austin: Texas no oanMs wss ever mors
courteous than he. In one case he took $40
S,o,t ma psssencer and rave him back a toy
snnpsr, another. who was 4 drumme. nom
Chicaso gave MP SIS and got back % commits
sion for cash. while q third unfortunate vas
ssoH ~. =. 49, III. -...h
psrmlueo !" keep hls WS8n because o.
IL sentimental value - IN heirloom.
Ehas pas.,oS.aa so.sn .u Sl0 s ny. s0ous ma
Asrest Atnoogn sentsneso Ior h!e no was
pardoned b. R b Hayes in 1881 But high
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slotA became terror Of tAs rosd His mai
sxp,osAwss the robbins Of ., STAGE bstwssn
1ssssns.rs thirteen men and one n.
msn. snd thav vern oblioed "a -
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sas aas ~ ons 1aAs tna onSe.s
so! s the .,i head OF =, ssea With . slotA
his method TWO hours Later he took lnneA
st 10 same hotel table with his victims, and
~ tas.esassd in listening 10 their stories Of
he hrsvsry which each had exhibited in the
tsytns ordeal they had been tAroush, althouSh
ssuoseousnuS eai1 <nss % ga never mes
van moro peaceaoie parC' Afsof being CAD
sa,sd h made . desperate atssmps . escape
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