The sun., 1900-10-20
POSTAL CLERK MISSING
EYER SINCE the BAG or REGIS
TIRED HAIL DISAPPEARED.
Joseph A. Conlin Was the Last Man to Handle tho
Hag and II" Has Not Reported for nut, 81 'ce
Monday NIghi. when boxes Were Carted
Prom the = atinn Platform TO IIa Home.

Joseph A. Conlin Was the Last Man to ia ndle the
Rag and II" Has Not Reported for nut, 81 ce
Monday NIEhr when boxes Were Csrted
From the = alton Platform 90 Hls Home.
Chief Inspector King OF the Post oflce and
his men Jacobs and James are unable to find
Joseph A. Conlin. postal clerk at Station II.
Grand Central Palace, who It was said at the
station last night has not been on duty since
Monday night when the pouch Of registered
mail was stolen from the platform in DeTew
place while 1t was lying there ready to he taken
by wagon to the General Post once. Conlin
was on duty on Monday night attending to the
transfer Of mail from the platform II was
admitted yesterday by the clerks who wero
associated with Conll that he had not re-
turned TO duty since leaving at o'clock Mon
day morning and that messengers had been
sent from station II by Supt. Baldwin 10 Con-
Inns house At 30s L lst lhlrty-second street
to find ont why he had not reported for duty
on Tuesday and Wednesday lie should have
reported at o'clock each afternoon.
The FIRST messenger was seut about o o'clock
on Wednesday light and brought back word
that he had been met at the door By Mrs. Con-
lin, who said that her husband had been III
and that he had gone TO some physicians about
O'Clock. To another caller at 10 O'Clock
that same night she repeated the story and
absence caused comment among the clerks
when be did not appear on Tuesday and when
the reports Of the messengers leaked out on
Wednesday night the whole floor Of men was
IN state Of excitement, Other messengers
were sent to CoAlin's home yesterday and
returned with the report that (onlil had not
yet got home, The men in charge were worried
over his disappearance while not willing 10
talk about the matter.
The Inspectors we're lose mouthed and
would not talk at all Inspectors Jacobs aud
James were seen several times near toniiu's
home ye-'e day, and hi"f kmg told repo ters
III an arrest In tus 'asc was expected At any
time lie admitted that the man whom the
Inspectors had urSt suspe 'ted was the one un-
dor survcillan'e 'e, but would not ~ay who the
man was " hen asked 'on 'erulug II his reply
was ] have nothing at Hll 70 report At pres
ent' lie rem. lned at his on e last night
several hours Inter than usual and when he
left h. told the V-tOdi.n Of the Federal Build
Ing To di. ct lnspe tors jacobs and James 20
report To him Al his home II there was any hing
-, Clerks Conl n, Nathan and Cornell were tho
three men On duty on Monday nlght on the
Cornell ,ay that tonllq was the last one TO
handle the pouch Clerk Nathan d covered
IT, .Hyi1g that he was the last man to touch II.
Conlln replied that he had thrown II on the pile
after that Cornell and Nathan have been on
duty every night since. lhey anI tonlin bad
reported a. u,uu at o'clock on Monday after
noon and all worked steadily until clock.
when thcre was an hours recess for lunch lon-
lin vas not with them during that hour. which
gave him plenty Of time to get to his home and
back
two wheeled affair draWn 10y ore horse, bad
ken somethirg from tho platform which
he sud he was to take to Conin's home
tyy aid Ia Iilht 70 a rr-ort.r that Conlin
had L. word igr him to call at station Il AZ
about 8 C'c CG Monday right and {" take rom
th' rlatf I'm thrNe wooden boxes to Conlin's
hDna. These GoVos, Toy said. were such as
!. ,aI supl lies Ia bulk come In, The largest |
o. the three wa' oren. ! he ether two were
nail 4 up and We're mall enough to so inside
car h0,Sa .,,ci hI "a! d"6 Ie6''''''S
Foy receive five cents from Conlin for carry
Ing the boxes u the lotte~'s home In his mall
az Conlin ret fo hun a. the house; TOOK The
went blck N work. renOrting U-onr'lv .
al 10 o'clock Foy is sure that the hoss w'rs /
empty because tfev were light, 4 quantity |
OF nall such as WIS IN the missing pouch |
the three boxes wee IN the var in tie rear Of |
ConluS house, tor!n's rooms were ark |
an no one relron Q the tell
Mon av, being the 18th ay of the month. |
se1ceS from utv without leave are not un-
common among the enrloveeS FOR a av or
two after nav ay. jonlln was not the only
emnlovee who | not aDrear for uty on Tues
was porter who returne % dut" on Thurs
nv m was taken terrre Postmaster Van oft.
He was examine closely rs 70 his whe-eabouts
" ne not on ,uty an his explanations were
satisfactory. He rle1 Illness, but was
h-e an warne against a ren titlon of the
offence nm was sent hack n work. Tie Is not
un or snsnici0n Conlln IL about 50 wears NJ
tai. very Slc1 er an consumntlye In appear