St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-07
HE WAS KIDNAPPED.
Martin Granger,s Explanation of His
Disappearance From Duty.

The following copy of a letter written
way back in January to the first assistant
postmaster general, Washington, by Mar
tin Granger, who lost his position as letter
carrier through absenting himself from duty
for several days, has just turned up:
"On the evening of the 30th of December,
1895, l was standing on the corner of Sixth
and Wabasha streets, when two men passed
me. One of them said: Hellor re-
mained on the corner until about 8 O'Clock,
when l went up Sixth street and crossed to
Ford's music store, where hack was stand
ing. man was ON the pavement quarrel
ing with some person inside the hack. was
about to pass behind the man on the walk
when he seized me and pushed me into the
hack. In the hack was man and a woman
Handouts were placed on my wristS, and one
of the persons in the hack said: We have
got you at last, after looking for you long
time.
The driver was told to go to Tenth street.
ana then drive as fast as possible to the
east bridge. After riding about ten minutes
the man and the woman got out, and the
man says to the other 4 think you can
take care of him now. We will be there as
soon as you are was shivering with the
cold when the driver gave me drink Of
some sort of liquor. Soon after l became
drowsy and went to sleep, and awoke in a
the table in the room, advising me to
drink the liquor on the table in the ROOM
and alsNto ring the bell if wanted anything
else. l looked for bell but found none
-! then tried the knob Of the door, and as
did so bell rang loudly. This made me
nervous. glanced at the table again and
saw a case of very fine instruments which
looked like small steel chisels. While 1
was examining them the bell again rang,
the door opened and a man entered and
producing a pistol, said:
1T will be well for you to be quiet: have
the best of you'
II thought so, too. He asked me how
liked those tools, and asked me if 1 could
make as fine as that | replied that I had
in M
the bell again rang and another man entered
the room. Both went over in one corner of
the room, and talked awhile. Finally, one
of them said:
Go and get Net -a4
"One of them went OUT and In about twen-
ty minutes he returned with the woman. She
showed me photograph and asked me if
knew the picture. l looked at it awhile and
said that it looked some like myself, but
that 1t was not, for the picture had been
taken in Montreal. Then they looked at each
other, and the woman withdrew, saying that
she would soon return. In about thirty min
utes she did return, and produced memoir
andum, and read something, in substance:
Maurice George, fine tool maker, resi-
aence unknown. Duplicates, Martin S. Gran
ger, United States soldier, and letter car
rier, St Paul. Mimi, but not wanted.
=, 10 one of the men she said: Sir you
have made mistake To me she said: I
am very sorry for this; I will see that you
are taken home, but you must drink some
more OF the liquor, for you will get cold if
you will not.
81 did drink some more and in a short
time must have become unconscious When
came to my senses again l was near La
fayette Park, as near as l could make out.
felt horrible. Walked out into Arkwright
street and went to the house of Charles
Tillberg, 6S7 Arkwright street. Mr. Till
bergs mother is the widow of an old SOL
der for whom l had done favors. l was put
to bed. l remained there from about 12
O'Clock noon on the 31st day of December.
1886, until about 8 O'Clock a. M, JAM f.
1896, when my son arrived and took me
spectfully submitted.
9-"Charles S. Granger"
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