The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
COMSTOCG AT P%OCANTICO.
VARS rHE HEAD NAE-PoSEMAsTER,
srArIoS AGENL. OPERATOR

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W. o., oAnc. Insr,ctor n,putv u,,t.d
49, T,-h.l NeNnhon arrested George Nor.
1890. a. Port Ch.s.er and John R.edy AZ
49,, u,,. rwo ana a half ufls, northeast
r-.~.,r, chNrred with conspirin~ To swim
-. az pre..ndinr TO ali -rrr.o
49,. IN, arrr..ed Al the port
70. r5tsl Yesterday morninr. He Was
49,, Il, his civ. .rruigned besors
49, So. conuisaioner shield. and ,ocked
rIlov s,rrr, Jan I'm dsfault of ~ 500
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49, ~ a bana Of ssy.n rroen rooss .vin-
sA--hi.h ~. Men op,r,ti,r vith ppr,nt,co
gn,.,. nae In all actions Of tn, oountrv for
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S.rsion.d in .he warrant a, O b Doe- little
= 80 Rs.dv ia nan Of No lfttl. iupor.
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.,d Pptn.m Railroad station master. the
w., Tnt,n T~lerr,nh Cnmpanv's a~snr ana
$1,000 ~. po..r..,er a. the - ~.
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most curling hair and . white
cOms,ock. who was present. said:
well x-s On Tour coas and come TO New
VI 1880
Rsety Is a man vho Is not easily frizhtened.
ana -u-nfn~ deliherntefv around from his deak
to Constoek, he said:
,up bT .eJ.qr,pb nas,i,e In either direction
every few mtnuses! I guess not without a pro
test. l refuse to take the responsibility OF closing
~ Ms saI'n- n!ou see u IT. WY we'll
nafeA re Tue AsJ1
Coustock weakened At this and concluded to
vas ordered TO remain with ths prisoner IL
thus AapDsned that Rsedy slept at home last
gaNa-
Il was from ReedJ that . reporter of The SCN
- L.. ,,-k. -. &C., - M. 80,
ens unoessnIs ne Aia
49, a. -. a. ,,u - .l;,, Ter 49,
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one DAY and asked 10 see the telegraph operator.
! tod him was The n.an he was 0oktnG for-
dhen he told ne inst his name was A Z. Crum-
He said De expected telegraph messaGes 70 be
received for aim ss my ofice. and thai. he wished
Any that came To be held for him until he called
be drove away.
"Idid rot zee him again for about ten dayA
f re I've " sSr hin. = Re hea Drove 81 uD De % tSe ssst s
one afternoon. took his messages, and then wrote
o.t Al order. directing me, on and after the date
70 him to the bearer OF q written order
nom. him; That was the last I ever saw
tsoG pb' sys<5 spaTn es .eps sominS TOT nlnn
ad.y. 1 gave little thought TO the man. con
Guiding that he was some View York business
AbouE once q week = young man would drive
up 70 the station, gee whatever dispatches were
here. and 90 away.
a short time after crum made his appear
ence Dispatches begsa corning here addressed
= ". Garcia Like the messages that came TO
iSTist statemeat 10 he e EJECT Il sh aHs& soe e2ns1soe sui
AtS a. zee same ADDRESS In the place IrOu
where the message was sent or that he had
changed his address. Garcia's dispatches. how
ever; were all addressed to some number. Pecan
tten Hills. The NUMBER N one despatch. SO fa-
sspa.eh, a short Time after these m;ssse-s
5Garrii began. coming. ! Becetved = telegrSm
addressed TO the operator. Pocartico Hills,
oGlteetiaR that al kilograms addressed TO ".
Steta De rsneated collect TO ". Garcia. at 1876
s,nse@ay. Brooklyn. The message was signed
H.Garc!A" After that I repeated all mes
a!sss 10 Garcia as directed.
ctun, Garcia, and the outside world had been
oosned no, thethen Postmaster. Frank Sheehan,
called my attention TO the fact that green
eoois circulars were being seat to Crum,
anf said he believed the man was a
@Ssindlsr. That was the latter part OF
;NoTsrb Der. lSs6. On Nov. % Of that year. in a
!.etter which I seaI TO W. C. Humsted. Eastern
SSqpertacsrden. Of the Western Cnicn Telegraph
IonpanJ. | informed him Of the character OF
me teseCrams received mere for Crum and
hsrria; told him what Sheehar had told me. and
AsAef for tnstruettons. In 4 short time I received
"a ansTer rom Mr.. Humsted. in which he stated
tier; and that IL was obliged TO handle what
business came 70 il. He instructed me 10 con-
Nhqe 70 receive the messages and deliver or
tsoeat hem. as the Instructions might be. After
mat | did not bother my head about the matter
tustner than 20 do as I was told.