The times., 1899-11-06

PcstsEice Inspectors OwiuEs and Troy
yesterday arrested William H. 3-a b IL
letter carrier Of the local office. aad 10, sed
him up at the First precinct alton on a
charge Of robbing the Unl-cl 5 q es ma Is
TIE nan was apprehenled al tie corner o.
Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania a en- e
northwest shortly after o'clock.
Reports Of the disappearanea o. msi,
especially special delivery letters, had beea
received by the postal authoriue5 Tor
months past, and inspectors o. the deplro-
meut have been al work endeavorlHs to
capture the guilty PARTY II was DCu-
that special delivery letters frequently dis
appeared after they were received At the
Washington Office. A close watch was kept
an all employees OF the local Office. All
last week inspectors have witnessed The
The receipt and despatch OF all mai han
died here unknown TO the emp .Oyes Of the
Office. Suspicion is said TO have fallen
upon Marshall some time ago. bat the ar
rest was delayed until proof Of his guilt
could be secured. This the inspectors as
sert is now in hand. it being a lesei that
three special delivery letters were fovnd
Fpcn the prisoner when arrested ye t5rd ~.
The route covered by Marshall was To-
Gated in the old First ward. extending
along Pennsylvania Avenue from Seven
teenth Street northwest in a westerly di-
recton. This route was traversed yester-
DAY by Marshall, in accordance with his
regular schedule and about o'clock in
the afternoon he appeared at the Office
with the afternoon collections.
In the receiving division there is a large
table for the reception of all nail, and each
collector from the various boxes through
out the city deposits his load upon IL.
When Marshall reached the Office yester-
day he repaired 10 this table and opened
his pouch, suTrendering the mail IN his
possession. A force Of dozen OF more
clerks Immediately began the assortment
Of these letters, together with many others
deposited prior TO Marshall's s arrival.
A certain section OF the table is reserved
Cor special delivery letters This is in
charge OF the general clerks. who are re-
gponsible FOR the safe delivery OF the let
Iers- Near this portion Of the table Mar
shall placed himself yesterday and began
assisting with the assortment OF the mail.
There was nothing unusual about this, as
carriers frequently assume a portion of the
work al the table. Unknown 10 any Of the
employees the entire force was under the
supervision OF Inspectors OWings and Troy.
This is said to have been the case on pre-
vl0us occasions, but not until yesterday
did the Waichfulness of the detectives de-
relop anything wrong.
After th= assortment OF the mail was
concluded. Marshall left the building and
crossed Pennsylvania Avenue at Twelfth
Street. Ee was followed by the inspectors
End. Is he was about 10 board a car. they
placed him under arrest. Marshall was
taken 70 the ofiCe OF Assistant Postmaster
Davis aud there searched. According TO
Inspector Ow-ngs. thrse special delivery let
t5Ts were found upon his person The Of
Gcsrs ascertsiIed from the cards upon the
stolen letters. The third missiye was ad-
dressed 10 Mrs. A. r. Elliott. 2S29 CaIu-
met Avenue. Chicago. III"
When examined Marshall refused 70 talk,
but il is understood he denies his guilt
The statements of the inspectors who made
the capture are 10 the effect that they
witnessed the prisoner take the letters from
the table in the mail room. They assert
that evidence Of guilt was found upon his
person, which viii be introduced at the
hearing today.
Marshall has been connected with the
Washington postofiee about ten years.
During this period he has been free from
suspicion, and his work has proved salts
factory. He resides, with his wife and fam.
sly, al 246 Fourteenth Street southeast
Marshall is thirty-fiye years Of age. ana
has for several years held the route re-
signed yesterday by his arrest