The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
Garrett FULL OF MAIL.
Attic or an Indiana House FILLED with Unde'
livered Aetters-An Inspectors Discovery.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
CINCINNATI, Jan. s.-Another chapter in the
poor conduct Of the Post Office at Georgetown,
Floyd county, Ind, by its late mistress has Just
come to light. A letter received yesterday at
the office Of Post Office Inspector In charge,
George Holden, tells the details. Readers will
remember that about two years ago complaint
came to the inspectors office stating that there
was mismanagement of the Post Office at
Georgetown, and that it was believed that not
one-tenth of the mail received there during the
previous year had been delivered. Post Office
Inspector w. T. Fletcher was detailed to look
into the matter at once. He had no little trou-
BILE in making the Investigation.
The office for fully twenty years had been in
charge of the Mottweiler family. For nearly ten
years old man Mottweiler was the Postmaster
and upon his death. a dozen years ago. his
daughter Louisa, a maiden lady well in the If
ties, succeeded him. She remained In charge
until her removal two years ago yesterday. The
a one-and-a "A. half. story frame house owned by
tho Mottwei!ers; Tho front part OF the house
this was used as a sleeping apartment, and at
tached to the rear Of the house was a shed used
for n kitchen. In the front room the letter
n small square space in front for inauirers after
mail. Back of the boxes there had been hung
Ing INTO the room: There vas smaIl:sized aper.
turc through which the business OF the office
was transacted. None OF tne Oldest lnnaDltantB
the interior of this office, except the slight
glimpses that may have been caught through
the wicker window. So it was no wonder that
when Inspector Fletcher demanded admittance
4 was refused; He showed his credentials, but
them. Seeing that nothing was to be gained
by %argument Inspsctor Fletcher said that II
forcible entrance. This had the desired effect.
he 1t s0 vas so ilde os tb "a sigai faat % net t his f gsze % M1fT
gpFnnnlnnA nirpfy. were DilpH laftnr9 In fha
d{eEth Of tnilE q foot with nth the aPpears9Ge Of
had walked thereon in attending to the wants
OF the public, On top of this, at one side of the
I %sarInE wG appa SsIr0i ali 9 aiisd w SRS m anii' Sstts or
Inspector Fletcher did not like the appearance
idea OF taking of his coat AMI going to work at
asserting, tho dirty, and musty stuff. He swore
IN, two clerks, and they were ordered to take
all except the first-class matter and dump II
under the trestle Of the Louisville. Evansville
and st. Louis Isailroad, where the inhabitants
mail. As this made n disagreeable mess. the
Board of Health Of the place ordered the stuff
and much OF II given to the persons to whom
i was addressed. Many Of the addresses had
Instances old residents. were given letters sent
them years and years before; Long'looked- for
letters from lovers were found, and the mysteri-
Gus fate that had separated such persons was
explained at last. but all too late. One doctor
VII - NEE " - 'bu NV lhtn super
intendcnt OF the Fifth division railway mail SER
vice, with headquarters in this city. sent an
order to the Georgetown Post Office to do up
and forward II certain package OF mail. The
envelope containing the order was found un.
opened. Mr.. French il now general manager
Of the Bell Telephone Company. with headauar-
tiers at Boston. In all there were about four
teen carloads of mail matter that had never
been delivered.
Inspector Fletcher was glad on finishing his
task, as he Thought no had. But 1t now turns
out, after a lapse OF two years. that he has not.
This, however, must not he taken as a rehec-
ton on him, as he il considered ono OF the most
thorough and painstaking officers OF the country.
The letter received at division headquarters
explains itself. Tho letter was written by John
II. Sims, the present Postmaster. Tho Post
master says that he pulled a nail from n door
leading TO a stairway TO n garnet above the old
Post Office. and found that place almost com
pletely filled with undeliyered mail matter that
had become mouldy. Postmaster Sims says
that the sight was an astonishing one. for there
are certainly four wagon loads of mail matter
stored there. He saws that he, in company
with Postmaster Clipp and David Kelly and
John i. Thombs. the last two being Miss Mott:
weiler's bondsmen, visited the place. and will
endeavor to assert the badly mixed pile OF
mail Thus ends Q most remarkable casa