New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-08
pOSTOFFICE THIEF CAUGHT.
,,cKAGE DEPARTMENT CLERK DlsCOV
rPED ROBBlNG THE MAILS.

49,. r. Nahony a clerk in the package de-
'..art Second Division OF the General POST
POI uas arrested yesterday by Postohce In
once oharged with stealing from the mails. He
p..sssd TO the charge made against him, was
con- con- ,esore United States Commissioner Shields,
"ssrs he waived examination. and was held IN
WV hau He was placed in the Ludlow Street Jail.
wv 80 time Chief Postohice Inspector John
.as had his suspicious aroused to the fact
ASH wa one connected with the clerical force OF
Us General Postofice was opening packages ana
' ,,rs the contents. These suspicious were hrst
E-.as by complaints that came in from outside
SUI. .ons who claimed that they had failed to re-
.e,ye packages due them'
-, Jacobs and detailed him on the case. AS
'O. q, his work he reported to the chief early
morning that he felt sure he had ferreted
w! .Ao entity one; at the same time taking of
Wv S buttons in the presence of the chief. ana,
us ,,rg ,hem in a package he went out and mailed
nackage These were used as decoy At lo:49
y" he returned and said that the game had
~ ~.s and that the cuff buttons had been taken.
WV, .she at once detailed Inspector A. G. Colman
I'M chief Clerk Dillon to go with Inspector Jacobs
~" ,sst Nahony He was brought before the
anu .hortlv before noon. Upon being searched
e n,1 buttons were found upon his person. The
L. assistants then sent to Mahonys room.
~ a Henry-st.. TO make search for plumber.
,,.,no ,bev we're absent Mahony confessed to Chief
w.. that he was guilty. At the prisoners room
49,. bureau drawers were found locked. When
s they were found TO contain large number
s,o,ss These were collected and taken at once
~ Tho Federal Building. where they were spread
~ an tables for the inspection of the reporters
son, The collection consisted of silver trinkets.
r,nes fountain pens. Masonic badges gold brooches,
rocketbooks, ladies' belts. silk and linen handker
h,sts rings books a box of small gold ornaments.
s,,ckpins etc. There a silver bonbon box en-
rroved with the letters "A. l.. F.; also one marked
eucr" The prisoner seemed to have had a mania
,or fountain pens. as there large number of
.hesa On exhibition. A handsome silver mounted
rins bore the letters "W H." In the collection was
ppfnackage OF from 5000 TO 5000 stamps from all
lands silk crochet work, fancy carriers. suspend
nrs and odds and ends Of all kinds were among the
articles that the prisoner had taken from the mail.
All these will be kept exhibition by Chief Ashe
Tor identified ton. Those articles not claimed VIII
he forwarded 10 the department AT Washington
The exact value of the plumber captured cannot be
e eiven as a good many of the gold ornaments were
Undoubtedly plated. Eleven pawn tickets were
found in the prisoners possession, one for watch
valued at SIS. >-.,,
Guard as papers found in his room showing
fhat at one time he had been sergeant In Com
Many X 9th Regiment. and had received an honor
able discharge from the company only last year
According TO his statement he Is at present a
member OF the list Regiment. The prisoner is siX
mustache He is thrty-three years old, and has
been a clerk in the Postoffice for the last three
years. His thieving from the mails dates back 10
Noypmber. 1885.