Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-23
busy PosToFFICE IrsPEoToRs.

Invessigating the Robbery OF Money
Orders 1t NOrOton Helghts-Inter.
eating Developments-The Thirty.
One Missing Orders Cashed In the
West.
BosToN. Jan. 22-The postofioe inspec-
tors of Boston are still at work on the
robbery Of money order notes, which oo-
CURED at Noroton Heights. Conn, on the
9th Of this month. The facts connected
with the case were kept from the public
for metime, in order to give the inspsc-
tors chance to intercept the robber, If
poasible, while trying to cash the orders
On Friday, January 9, about 4 O'Clock In
the afternoon, q man called at the Moro
ton postofics and represented himeelf to
be an agent of the poatoffics department,
and that he was sent to examine the
money order system In vogue at the place,
and to decide for the department whether
or not 1t would be advisable to continue
1t there. The man produced letters
of introduction from the superin-
tendent of the money order depart
ment at Washington and letter CIV
ing him the supposed necessary authority
to do the work, and it's postmaster allowed
him to make an inspection of the Offices
Shortly afterwards the agent informed the
postmaster that he would take the money
orders and other blanks pertaining to
| that part of the department. he said he
| would send the postmaster . receipt for
for them in about ton days, and left the
| store. Later, the postmaster concluded to
| wire the department. at Washington for
Information. BE also forwarded letter
i eYnlainiuoy houp tho ioh ~aa Hona
/ After the receipt of the telegram ct
| Washington Chief Postofice Inspector
Wheeler informed Chief Inspector Boynton
of the Boston Office, and one of his sssis-
tants was immediately detailed to make an
| Investigation.
On his arrival at Noroton and inspecting
the books, he found that thirty one money
l orders were missing. In the meantime Q
description of the man and the numbers of
the orders were distributed to tho post
officer in the United States.
From the time the man left the post
Office at Noroton no clue WAS obtained %
to his whereabouts till tho department re-
csived word from Lima, Ohio, that two
money orders had been cashed there that
correspondent with the numbers on the
circular sent out by the department.. The
order was dated at Lima, about three OF
four days after the robbery was committed.
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kilograms have been received from differ
emit cities and towns In Indiana, Illinois and
Ohio, showing that every order has been &C.
counted for, and that 500 was paid on each
order giving the successful thief s., 100.
The last order was cashed in Joliet few
days ago. The orders were cashed ct the
following places, as far as known. by the
inspectors: Lima, O., Mansfield, O., Rich.
land, o, Valparaiso, Ill, Decatur, Ill.
Bloomington, Ill, Streator, Ill, Spring.
isld, Ill, Ottawa, Ill, Peoria, ILL.,, Joliet,
ILL.,, and La Sale, Ill.
Every order was issued to Mrs.. William
q: Clarke and payable to Mr.. William h.
Clarke.
From what can be learned from the
west, two men cashed the orders. One IL
described as tall and the other short In
stature. At Joliet 1t was about twenty foul
hours after the order was cashed that the
postmaster received word to stop payment
which gave the perpetrators good star
on the inspectors of Chicago, who were NO
titled by the Joliet postmaster. The des
cription given by the postmaster at Moro
ton, Conn.,, is Identical with that given BY
the different postmasters where the ORDER
were cashed.
The thief is described as man abou
forty years old, medium height, pale face
wore black suit and overooat, tall ha
and appeared to be q very gentleman,
person.
The inspectors are of the opinion that 1
Is the same man who worked . simils
| game at Nordhoff, N. j., last August, ani
the description given by the postmaster a
that place resembles that given by tn
| postmaster at Noroton. UP to the presen
time the postoffice inspectors Throughout
the country have no clew to the culprit.