The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-13
THAT STAMP ROBBERY.
BELIEVED THAT OYER TWO n I-N.
DRIED THO USAND WERE TAKEN.
The stealiax the Result Of Plot-Two
Men Under Arrest and . Third
Wanted.

! ROBBERY NJ the BUREAU OF Engraving dis
| covered yesterday turns out TO be much
larger than at first suspected. Instead
OF one package, containing 5000 two-cent
stamps, 1t is now believed that over zoo
900. ana possibly 10000 stamps, OF various
denominations, are missing. Postmasters
in all parts OF the country, 1t is thought.
have received fewer stamps than they or
dered and failed to notify of the de-
ficency. When their quarterly reports
are made up these shortages may be
found. 1t will take two weeks 10 dis |
cover the full extent Of the robbery.
When 1t is known that yesterdays ship |
ments OF stamps were TO 800 postmasters. |
some idea is obtained of the enormity Of |
the TASK or ascertalning what Offices have
| received short packages. The stealing |
mas been going on for thirty days, and
seems to have been the result OF a plot.
| Miiiiam u: smith, formerly OF Plainheld.
| y. j., and George W. Longstreet who
| were employed in the stamp department
OF the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
| are are under arrest, ana the detectives are
| looking Tor William a. Beach, who was |
uhtiI recently employed in a billiard room
IN hotel in this city and another man
whose name is believed to be simmer
shtz Both men left Washington Wednes-
u"I ior lhe purpose Of selling stamps.
OFFERED 10 MAKE A COMMISSION.
To-day Smith made a proposluon TO
the ponce TO turn states evidence anu |
mani d IuiI confession II Iney Wouiu sign |
paper guaranteeing him iull projection.
nc sdId ne WOuiu iInpnCate Government |
oniPioS - LuCh higher than himself. lie |
was told thaI such protection could nor
s,tan'ep Smth Jhen told the au-
tHOIIues thdt he knew where Beach was
put would so 10 jail before ne would tel
MS whereabouts. The authorities arc
az a loss as to what to make OF Smiths
oHtr, as he has told so many con.Ictina, |
stories since his arrest.
h0h9street was arrested to-day on the
t t'1 ne OF Mary Earl and Cora LaI}ossc. |
~ ~ "Iss9Iute women, who went TO New
lork ana Orange, ~ j., a week or 80
S6D WITH smith and Beach. These
NIL moIteh toid me detectives that Friday
nishl, september 2Sth Smith and Reach
~, oiiPahled by a third man. called AZ
s tneiI mouse and wanted them to start d
aere ed" l 19l that night. To this they
use Of ro ne three men asked for the
GO VI d room for few minutes TEov
eehhtered it; Smith carrying small sa.cbeS
q largo d Itti, smith left the house with
with Some eiiI nope envelope. He returned
ina 'i thn They then left the city leay
upon this sn aa a m3R The officers looked be
the third nor s,uinclent evidence to hold
SVeeda rlrn party; so to-day Detectives
s :, TtLoh ana HELEN, Post-oflice Jnsnector
1 1,nnt ana Postage Stamp Agent Davis
me L. bureau of Engraving and
re- M taxing the two women along
III t ty were positive they could pojnt
'ut the unknown man there. 0''u punt
GUILTY DENIAL.
a. me stamp vaults Cora JaRos,o
nin H ouJ Longstreet who was asked
cred bo ti, paws Office As soon as he en-
- now now; about those $1,000 stamps
ools a apF, nothing about them, NV r
AS the officers had given no ,., y
Ihe nature of their visit this u,ag 80, IN r
-. an evidence of guilt, and Long
"Iict W vas a,, arrested. On the way to the S
ant ana 9r%''G daoi fhe prisoner became Indig-
"dlt anu declared he would sue some \
oIy lor damages. He was told 10 sna
iiiihln, as he had made a confeesion iyee =
ie I nrisS6ra n.n 'LohsstreeD This quieted
Longstreet is about thirty-sye wears old oct
ana an expert stamp handler @
a anl pa[h.r ne was with the American =, Z
ank Note Company for eight wears e.
imN'HE as second best STAMP ex-
IT., men the Government assumed the NJ
rantP ConTacts a few months ago. Long 22d
rect was brought here as an Instructor r.
tcIy trustworthy. CT
HILARIOUS TRIP. 26tf
The trip of Smith. Beach and the ~
70 women yT,en to New York was a Hilarious
amps right and left. During the abb 10Th
nee or smith from the party for a
ort ume Beach stole some Of the &c
amps from his fellow in crime The
,bosse woman, realizing that the men Pc
re thleyes, became frightened and Nc
roo mem ,El,, in New York city. The other CT
i'm 'a and went zen 10 Orange, n. j., whore Cir
pass as man and wife and were eject ";
from hotel. Beach and the woman Pu
7aSeu III HsuCun, TO the sorrow Of 70
Idtter A policeman ARRESTED the IN
D and took them before tba -, 'itS Fa
ice, where 6GOJ stamns ,vero f,,,eI oI Du
satchel, and those Stolen for 1Vu Git III (nigl
Beach found in the latters pockets III
ey were accused Of having stolen the
lnps' but they strenuousy denied the Sol
rye Mic
ne Earl woman became disgusted with Acc
affair and informed the chief tbat Fir
y were stolen and could prove If Nv Clio
ing The Bureau of Engraving and
lting teleEraphed to. For some unac- Car
ntabie reason the chief was persuaded
let them 20, and he has regretted Wa
action ever since. or
ley returned TO Washington Sunday.
L day smith resumed his duties as Hal
a., ana Beach went about the city Cha
ne the stolen plumber. Some of the Car
hpS were OF new issue not vet Goth.
in circulation. ~