Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-10
MAILRIFLER CAUGHT
HE STOLE VALUABLE FOREIGN PACK.
AGES AT NEW YORK PosToFFlcE.

The Man Arrested Is t. c. Mahoney, .
Clerk In the Foreign Department-Pil
Iaged Pouches with Great Persistency
Admitted TO $4,000 Ban.
NEW YORK, April s.-An arrest II
what Is considered one Of the most impor
tant cases in the general postofflce in
number Of years has been made by the
authorities, behind which is a story ol
systematic robberies that have been going
on for a long time. The amount stoleL
will probably reach many thousands Of
dollars.
The man under arrest is Timothy O.
Mahoney, 35 years old. His arrest wa,
not unexpected by those detailed 60 the
case.
The robberies were committed in tht
foreign department.. This Is one of the
most important departments In the post
office. Packages and letters containing
the most valuable matter received at the
postof1lce pass through this department
daily.
For this reason clerks in the foreign de
partment are assigned there only after
their honesty has been thoroughly tested.
For more than year valuable packages
and complaints lodged with the postmas
ter.
These packages, it is said contained
silks, diamonds, watches and other pieces
Of iewelry. Some letters containing sums
Of money have also been stolen. All Of
these missing packages and letters were
traced as far as the general postoffice in
this city. Here the trail always ended.
For long time the inspector was
baflled and could not get any light upon
the mystery Of the disappearance of the
property.
Watch Placed on the Clerks.
Finally he was convinced that the
thefts were committed by some one in the
foreign department. A watch was then
placed on all the clerks and others en-
gagged in handling the foreign mails.
These employees were followed day and
night. The result of the investigation
was a recovery of some of the stolen goods
and the arrest of Mahoney.
Just what evidence, IL any, the detec-
tives have against Mahoney they refused
to say.
After his arrest Mahoney was taken tc
the Inspectors office and locked In with
the postofliee authorities.
The inspector said then that he was en-
Rdgeu III ReblluB lne 6ublTS btDIy VI lHb
robberles, and that the case was one Of
the biggest of its kind known since he has
been engaged in running down postoffica
robberies in this city. He was jubilant
over his success
Mahoney was appointed clerk In the
postof1lce department three years ago.
Nearly all that time he has been connected
with the foreign department.
The stolen goods were mostly silks and
jewelry, The value Is several thousand
dollars.
Among the articles possible of identif-
cation by reason of distinguishing marks
tials, in monogram, "a. l.. $. :" six gold
buttons, with clasps stamped with the
Good Templar initials, "L o. G. 7. :" a
silver napkin ring marked Nellie, 1884,"
a snuffbox, with the monogram 81.
MoC. :" gold umbrella clasp stamped
&C. r. W. brierwood pipe, with the
initials "W. H., and a miniature wooden
antimacassaP, bearing the figure of dog
and the legend "Murray's Dog"
Among Mahoney's papers was oerti1-
cate of honorable discharge as first SER
geant, Company X, Sixty-ninth battalion,
dated Feb. 8, 1895. Little is known about
him except that he is 80 years of age, sin
gle; was appointed early in 1891, dismiss
ed late in that year for insubordinatlon
and reappointed in 1894.
Mahoney was arraigned before Com.
missioner Shields, waived examination
and was committed to Ludlow Street jail
in default of $4,000 bail.