New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-09

ALLEGED TO HAVE OBTAINED JEwELRY BY OPEN
ING 4 LETTER FROM HAVANA

ALLEGED TO HAVE OBTAINED JEWEIN hi OXEN
ING \ LETTER FROM HAVANA
Phuin q Mundf. twcnty-sever years CID clerk
IN the registry department of the Madison Square
Branch rostoffice N3s arrfigned before ''i''"
safes Commissioner Shields late yesterday d''el
noon on 4 charge Of stealing letters from inc Mail
Mundt. who Is single and lives with his father at
No. III India-st. Brooklyn. has been In the EN-
ploy Of the Postoficc Department about five years
having been Transferred 90 the Madison square
Branch from the General postofice. The special
charge on which be was arraigncd was the inert
Of a letter with It's contents. addressed to the
Providont Loan Company Of 40. 2'9 Fourth-aNc.,
which was mailed in Havana, cuba. 10y II. W.
Gardner The letter contained money order for
so a and pawn ticket calling for q gold Watch
and chain gold locker and TWO cluster diamond
rings In the lette- Gardner asked the Provldent
Loan Company 70 redeem the pledged goods with
the money called for by the fostoihce oIder ana
forward them 10 him
Mundt took the money order and pawn ticket
and according 20 the story he told to the inspector
in charge. John u. King. and Inspector Sutton.
who arrested him. gave them TO a friend Of his
named Frank Reyell, who. he said. WAS also known
under the aliases OF George Smith and George phil
Ups Revcll he said. inclosed them IN another let
ter to which he signed the name Of George Philips.
and addressed II 10 the loan company. telling them
that he had received them from Gardner VINO
turned from Havana. He asked that the watch and
JrWelry be sent by express. addressed 10 George
Philips No. So Manhattan-ave. brooklyn. This
letter Mundt says Rcyell mailed I'm Philadelphia.
II was received by the loan company on September
90 and the goods sent TO the Brooklyn ad
dress on October T. IL was delivered there To A
boy named Valentine. who is employed in Ramseys
stationery store. at that address. while above the
store are the hcaaguariers Of the Falcon Wheel
mems club. Of which Mundt j. member The boy
Valentine says he gave the package 10 Munit who
gave him 80 cents to pay the express charges
Mundt admitted that he received the package but
says he gave II 10 Revell who took the diamonds
from the cluster rings. and had them soil
tares I'm rings and pin. lie says also that Rcvell
took the works from the watch
teyell. he said gave him the case Of the watch.
the lockei. three OF the diamonds reset in rings
and $40 in money. Two Of these rings he says. he
sold for $50 and for the watch case obtained SO
The other ring he says ne gave to his brother. ana
kept the lOcket for himself Rcvcll he said had
tod him he obtained $50 for his share Of the spos
Mundt further SAYS that Rove sailed for Brazil on
October - This H. the story told hy Nundt 10 In
spectors King and sutton afisr they had subjected
him to a severe questioning They sim have doubts
or the existence Of the referred by the prls-
Oner Rcvell.
The attention ~ the Postonice authorities ,Yas
called 10 the case by the loan society when thov
received letter from Gardner asking why tho
Jewelry was not forwarded 10 him Mundt when
arraigned before Commissioner Shields waived OK
animation Ia default Of $3.50 bail he was commit
ted to Ludlow Street Jail