The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-02
THEY GOT MOLLIE WHEARTY.
CHASE OF A PRETTY GIRL By POST
OFFICE INSPECTORS.
She Doaeea Then . Long Tlms n BuKAlo.
aad They Didn's Catch Her Catu She
SprAlneA Her I.eg-rOund Her In He'd.

She OOagea Them . Long Time N Buffalo,
aaa They Dian's Catch Her UatM She
spraineA Her I.eG-Found Her In ned.
There were three chapters in the story Of
Miss Mollie Whearty. Just 1S years old. and
very pretty. which may DO called Past. Present.
and Future. The FIRST chapter was published
on Jan. IL. and told about Mollies doings
while she was clerk OF the Post ONCE sub
station In B. g. Caskey's drug store. North
Moore and Hudson streets. She was there q
year and was $39903 short in her accounts
when she departed. When asked to explain
she said that her predecessor. Prescription
Clerk Kennedy. had taught her how to manip-
ulate the books in order to have balance
always on hand. Upon her affidavit. Clerk
Kennedy was arrested. That was on Dec. III
The next day Mollie disappeared. Then It was
alleged that she was the thief. after oil. and
Clerk Kennedy was lot 90.
Tho arrest OF Miss Whearty In Buffalo on
Saturday by Post ONCE Inspectors Hartshorne
and James opens Chapter 2. When Mollie
failed to appear against Kennedy on Dec 10
tho inspectors felt uneasy. They asked for a
long adjournment Commissioner Shields set
the hearing down for Jan. IL. and the inspec-
tors streaked it for Station A. where Francis
]. Cogan. the husband OF Mollie's sister. was a
clerk in tho money order department. Mollie
had lived with Cogan and his wife at POI East
Forty-fourth street
Cogan now declared that no had no knowl-
edge Of her whereabouts. He offered to try to
find her Several days afterward the inspec-
tors learned that CoGan had made journey to
Buffalo. where he had met Mollie. When con-
fronted with these facts Cogan admitted that
Mollie was at the house OF George o. j. Clark.
President OF an asbestos manufacturing COM
pany OF Buffalo. The Clarks were friends Of
fho fop flr S,oo dod
A warrant was issued by Commissioner
Shields. and United States Marshal Jacobus
sent it on to Buffalo. On Jan. = Deputy United
States Marshal Colt went to Cl&rk,s house to
Il He vas tod by ME- Gdk tGat Mol
the cSrner Of the house, Just chen he would
Moiile into tho SIDE de window Of the house Of
neighbor named Richardson.
ensa ta pso IN
sfy Department. 81 the Buffalo POST ONCE
Mollie at the same time. Upon arrlving, In
sss io5,s 1 Ssf r.
s fSe carrier ssd
f' to ass e.
spector James that Iic always delivered the
letters at tho door OF the rear extension.
Inspectors james and Hartshorne timed
ahead Of the carrier. The carrier had reached
the house next to Clark's. Mrs Clark saw him
coming and called to him from the window.
asking If he had any mail for them. He replied
that he had and that he would be there in a
minute, A second later picture peddler
stopped at the Clark residence. He raped at
the front door and Mrs. Clark opened It The
letter carrier came I'D then and was compelled
to deliver his mail at the front door instead Of
at the side door. according to programme. He
Mrs Clark called to her to come to the door
Inspectors James and Hartshorne had bolted
across the street, Inspector james ahead. He