The sun., 1892-01-12
so PRETTY A GIRL, TOO.
NOBODY THOUGHT or MIsTRUSTly0
MOLLIE WHEARTY.



So when She said IL was Clerk Kennedy
who Had Jusgi~d with Post once
Money Orders, lie was Arrested ana She
Departed TO Canada or Elsewhere.
There Is Post ONCE SUBJ station In tho drug
atofc OF B. y. Caskcy. on tho corner Of North
Moore and Hudson streets. Druggist Caskoy
gets S40O n year for selling stamps and issuing
money orders Until November. 1880. William
II. Kennedy was prescription clerk for Mr..
Cnskcy. llo looked after the Government busi-
ness Whom he loft the store the services OF
Miss Mollle Whenrty OF POI Fast Forty fourth
street were secured. She was Is yours old.
and very prctty Shc lived with II sister whose
husband, Francis ]. Cogan. was clerk In the
money order department OF Station A.
Miss Whcnrty remained about a year, and
resigned TO accept n better place. Druggist
Caskcy then got his wife to run the sub. station
for him.
Shortly after tho transfer was made an error
wns discovered which caused tho Post ONCE
officials to go right up to tho b-station and
investigate A shortage Of 5000. O3 was found.
Miss Whcarty was asked to explain. She sald
that Prescription Clerk Kennedy. when he
turned the Office over to lcr. had taught her
how TO manipulate tho books 80 that she
would always have n balance on hand. She
sworc to an affidavit to this effect. and upon
tho strength OF this Kennedy was arrested ON
Dec. III. He was arrested by Inspector
Beavers. who had known him personally for
many years and was taken before Commits.
M Miss Whcarty was present, and rei.srated|
on" could have doubted hor il ho had wanted
to- snd b n I shields held KhsSned
Miss Whearty was allowed to 90, as a witness
uupnn her own rccnsnizancc, Commissio1er
SHS SHnd too wa. su In William % Il t ns nsr aca
! 'S Post SRSs oSs ad iaif S' no % nsSd
:, On dec. 1s tho Post OGice inspectors, asked
tha. tho ease be- adjourned for ninth to give
srantea Y Yssterd"y @ aitSrn"on tS tSs WRen tie case @
was called. Lawyer Rose. whnappeared for Pre-
nI l,', have been told" he said that the Post
Whearty was tho thief. and not my client. Ap
c.Xamiin1atioon i1 has lHvcione!. as am informed.
msnt Very short tim% af!o sie took charge
q the office. and that she kept 1t up system-
,,Gommis ssI"ncr Shields asked Inspect y
NTr. Rose has s.atc,l thr case with !suhstar-
tial eorreetncS;s.. t." Inspector rspljed, He
nearrd the day after kcnnedy's arrest. and
thnt tho authorities had since been unable to
1lnu tho slightest trace ~ htr. Ihp NOverH-
m"nt. he sui,l. had not lost cent 10y tho deial-
cation. MS Druggist Cnskey being personally
responsible. had settled tho full amount Of the
"Wsh; in that event" tn" Commissioner re:
tnrtcd. i don't SEQ why you continue to hold
this man on bail"
And then addressing Prescription Clerk Ken
nedy. the Commissioner said: You're dis.
Charged"
When Pos, Oflicc Inspectors beavers and
james. who had the ease. liscovereh the flight
Of Miss Whoary. they went at once to her
br0th"r-in Inv. CoCan. at Station a. He made
krcn. Consequently Cogan has been sus-
pended
Miss Whrnrt"'s methods consisted in. hold:
| ing back the returns Of money orders issued
| by her. She failed to account for fifteen money
| orders in nil,