Evening journal., 1896-04-08
HOBBED FOREIGN MAILS
A Postofhce Employee Arrested
For Stealing Packages.
MUCH OF THE BOOTY RECOVERED

The Man Arrested Is T. G. Mahoney,
Clerk In the Foreign Department PHI
Iaged Pouches with Great Pcrsistency
Admitted TO $50. 600 Bail.
NEw York. April s.-An arrest IL
what IS considered one OF the most impor.
tant cases ia the general postolilce in
number of yenrs has been made by the
authorities, behind which is story OF
systematic robberies that have been going
on for long Tins. Tho amount stolen
will probably reach many thousands oi
dollars.
Tho man under arrest Is Timothy c.
Mahonoy, 80 years old His arrest wa.
not unexpected by those detailed to thu
case.
Tho robhories wero committed In the
foreign department This IS one of the
most important departments in the post.
Office. Packages and letters containing
the most Valuable matter received at tho
postollica pass through this department
daily.
For this reason clerks In the foreign de-
partmont are assigned thcro only aftei
thoir honesty has been thoroughly tested.
For moro than a yoar valuable packages
sent through the mails have boon missed
and complaints lodged with the postmas-
ter.
Thcso packages, &c Is said, contained
silks, diamonds watches and other piooes
Of iewelry. Some letters containing sums
OF money have also boon stolen. All OF
these missing packages and letters were
traced as far as the general postoiice in
this city. Here tho trail always ended.
For long timo the inspector was
haiiled and could not got any light upon
tho mystery of the disappearance Of tho
property.
Watch Placed on tho Clerks.
Finally he was convinced that tho
thcfts were committed by some ono In the
foreign departments A watch was then
placed on all the clerks and others en-
gngcd In handling tho foreign mails.
These employees were followed day and
night. The result Of the Investigation
was recovery of some of the stolen goods
and the arrest of Mahoney.
lust what evidence IL any. the dotec-
tives have against Mahoney they refused
TO say.
After his arrest Mahoney was taken to
the inspectors Office and locked In with
the postollice authorities.
The inspector said then that he was en-
gagged ia getting the ontiro story Of the
robheries and that tho case was one OF
the biggest of its kind known since he has
been engaged in running down postofilca
robherios In this city. He was jubilant
over his success.
Mahonoy was appointed a clerk In tho
postoiico department. three years ago.
Nearly all that time he has been connected
with tho foreign department.
The stolen goods wero mostly silks and
iewolry. Tho value Is several thousand
dollars.
Among tho articles possible of idoutih-
cation BY reason of distinguishing marks
were n silver bonbon box, bearing the ini-
tials in monogram, "a. l.. $. 90 six gold
buttons, with clasps stamped with tho
Good Templar initials, a. O. q. II. :"
silver napkin ring marked Nellie, 1S94;'
snunbox, with the monogram, 81
MoC :" gold umbrella clasp stamped
&C r. W; a brierwood pipe, with the
initials "W. H., 4" and a miniature wooden
antimacassar, bearing tho figure OF a dog
and the legend "Murray's Dog.
Among Mahonoy's papers was a certii-
cate of honorable discharge as first SER
Reant. Company X, Sixty-ninth battalion.
dated Fob. 8. 1895 Little IS known about
him except that be Is 30 years Of age. sim
gle; was appointed early In 1891, dismiss
cd late in that year for characterization
and roappointed in 1894.
Mahonoy was arraigned before Conn
missioner Shields, waived examination
and was committed TO Ludlow Street jail
in default of 81, 600 bail.