The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03
P0STMASTERS IN ARIZONA.
W OF THE 0UEERESr OFFICIILB
ON THE GOTERSMENr'S List

IHO or TIE QtEEREST O~FFICIlLB
ON M GOTERNM ENr'S LIST
Ono HELD the Papers OF NiS Snccr,sor and the
5oo-Nnii hepi from two q" EirNcn OcnrS-
Dronpcd Hts Wifc In tic HINcr-smoihc r.
~. Was Found selling NounShlnr WhIskcy.
From The pcnrcr Republican.
Post Office lnspcc or Waterbury returned Voc.
I tcrday from a protractcd official tour OF his dis.
trict, and hu brings home two new stories. Tho
first story is reminiscent OF one which | spcctor
Waterbury uncarthod in 1894, the full details
OF which, however. have never been published.
His last trip, which took in Yuma, Ariz.,
brought him face to face with the noted char.
nctcr with which this particular story Gculn,
who is now awaiting execution for wife murder.
Early in 1874 Inspector Waterbury received
instructions from the General Post Office at
Washington TO go to Ehrenburg, 100 miles from
Yuma, and investigate the condition of the Post
Office there. For eleven years not a word had
been heard from IL, although he officials had
forwarded stamps occasionally. The Post Ofico
Department issued orders which brooked of no
delay. but no heed had been taken of them. and
the officials wanted the whole matter sifted.
Inspector Waterbury set out and finally reached
his destination. He did not ride ON n Pullman
all the time. There were stage coaches for q
much longer distance than there are now, and
sometimes they were not allowed to proceed un-
I'll another class of inspectors had first decided
whether the contents were worth taking or not.
Arrived at Ehrcgburg the Post ONCE was not
est Of The strags!Yg adobe hu,s which consti-
ter was noWhereF o be found. - ~
sn "a looTT nsii OF aii was MT aftcr1 !, while who
few days, Inspector Waterbury was told. The
other name of %HayzooS," which in English is
long time to elicit. The distance was TOO long and
the way too difficult TO traverse to leave hia
mission unaccomplishcd, SO Inspector Water
bury sat down and awaited the nlpa snrp Of
In the three days the Post Office inspector
busted himself, whenever he found any one 10
whom he was intelligibic, making Inquiries.
The assortment Of orma thus collected
settlers whom he cndeavored so hard to find told
him nm p that they ahhey received no more mnil through
spent most of his time away in the mountains
cutting wood or herdinS sheep,
Ehrcnburg in his birch bark canoe. The In
spcctor was moi, long in forming his acquaint-
mission. The Mexican gave a savage Rrunt OF
Understandings and grutiiy aeeGniesced to show.
Office. The examinati n was at once be-
gun. Shutters were thrown back. doors unboli-
pherc. The safe was first opened. In it In
spcctor Waterbury found thirteen registered
pOrtant nature, which had lain there from two
10 eleven years. He found some of tho people
livered them. There we're hundreds o. letters
lying about. many Of them directed 10 people
NJ IltI long nee Ic' IL. 1ll inspector W atpr-
bury's great lind was two commissions from
subsequent administrations for men appointed
TO succeed Jesus Daniel AS his successor. Ono
OF these men died in ignorance of his appoint
ment and The other was kept in ignorance OF 10
When confronted with the pile of documentary
evidence against ms ability or character or
which said plain as English could make it:
What now,it YOU have discovered itf' In
in argumcnt. The Postmaster was Of the bruie
type, too ignorant or cunning 10 volunteer ur
i've mh"er p,esl"rI an eAEI,hntlon: inHper'or
Post Office, delivered al the accumulated mail
that he could find owners for and started Off
After The two men had left the Post ofice
Jesus Daniel was met by some nCQUain'anccS
who gree'cd him after their fashion, From The
look of horror which crcri over til" faces of all
mark as 10 what caused il.
He took MS wife mp The river and drowned
her. he says" said ore of the hvstandcrs.
You took your wife npthe river and drowned
her. did you p asked the astOundcd Inspector,
as he looked at the immobile features of tho
Yes. l drowned her" d~oGgcdly replied the
Mexican. she was no good any more. She
got old and sick and ugly. and She bothered me-.
flower for me TINT was in the wafer. When shn
Inspector Waterbury, lcf, lEhrentnrs that
Daniel was arrested. tried and sentenced to he
hanged for the murder of his wife. The sem
although the accused man never had n rcpricvc.
Inspector Waterbury saw him not many weeks
ago. and says he seems indifferent and sullcn as
ever.
The second story which Inspector Waterbury
brought home from his trip had a mise en- sccnn
nearer home. inside OF Co. orado. No names will
be mentioned. but there is u small Post Otica
n"ar Telluride which called for some iuvcstiGa-
tion. The authorities were notified that Tho
Postmaster served stamps, at one end OF the
counter and good. If ilIictly, distilled. whiskcy
at tn" other Not alone This. but he was also ac-
cuscd Of extracting Sl6 from registered letter.
Inspector Waterbury, upon his arrival at Tho
little plnCe, walked directly inlo the Post Office
and saw the arrangement OF the store as re-
What have rou here p the Inspector asked.
Good whisky. promptly responded the POST
HOY much a drink = continued the Inspector.
"Twcnty-tivc cents cplicd the bartender.
well. who are You p he asked.
Offices. responded Inspector Waterbury.
"Thcn ! Will let y0u have the drink for
nothing. answered the Postmaster in The most
II was refused. and the Inspector commenced
You are selling this whiskey illegally. COM
mcnCcd the Inspector.
moh; no | amt" responded the Postmaster:
so, ne !. n"IS come mere WhHn thcy are slgH ana |
around for some Of the boys whom the In
spcctor had already disccrucd lying stupidity
drunk on the '!oor inside he counter.
The Posi- master was told that h" must AT once
get rid Of The whtskey part Of ms establishment.
at he did not make enough ont of the Post
Otficc alone. He was not one" COgnizant of mo
gravity of his case. SO f"r as the whiskcy part of
II went. so Inspector Waterbury said:
selling whiSkcy Is not tho only charge
against you. You arc accused hy Mr.. C OF
extracting, TlH,. from II registered letter adj
Vol y SLOWLY calculated the German in tho
Why. he ndmltcd that he owed me that much
when ! told him ] took it,