Woodruff County news., 1906-07-26
Jealous Husband
 Cave Clue

of a robbery of mail without single clew to begin with" said Inspector in Chief Letherman to Boston Globe writer
 "The recent finding of a mail pouch destined for Newton, but reaching the waters of the harbor, with the letters gone, is case in point. l re- member when was an inspector at Cincinnati I was called out by tele- gram to unravel the mystery of lost pouch containing valuable mail.
 'I reached the town late in the evening and hunted up the postmas- ter, who was a prominent politician and man of high standing. He told me there was absolutely no cleW to the pouch, which should have arrived at 11:15 p. m. the night before ana did not. He said, however, that city officer had said to him that if some one talked with a certain woman some information might be secured.
 'This woman, it was said, would witness a parade next morning from a window in the office of business company, and a description of her was furnished. Just before the pa- rade I went to the street number des- ignated, but saw no one answering the description at any of the windows.
 There was lady, very refined and well dressed, wearing the same sort of coat and furs, standing on the curb, but it did not seem possible that she could know anything about the robbery. Still, as a matter of duty, moved beside her and handed her my card.
 "She did not glance at it, but turned her face away. I then asked when the parade started. She made no reply, but turned and walked away. I fol- lowed at a distance, and saw her en- ter one of the richest homes.
 "1 went back, thinking I had been deceived, and saw at the window the woman who had been described to me l walked into the crowd around the windows and handed her my card I cannot talk to you here, but come to my house tonight she said, this is the address,
 q called that evening, and found the place was not the most aristo- cratic in the world. Far from it.
 "She chatted for time, and then, becoming friendly, asked me if could get a money order for $50 cashed for her. I told her I thought I could and would see the postmas- ter about it.
 T took the order, and the next morning satisfied myself that it did not belong to her, and furthermore, that it was in letter sent in the missing pouch.
 T went back to the house to see her about it. and asked where she got it. She said a man who owed her some money had sent it to her told her if it was all right it would be paid the next day, and changed the subject. At length she asked me if I would drink a glass of ale and started down to the cellar to get some. As an excuse when she was half down stairs I offered to help her, and started down. You must not come down here-my hus- band will not like it, she said, but I kept on down.
 "The cellar was filled with plum der-hams by the score, boxes and packages of all kinds, and one box opened at one end exposed two or three silk parasols. I asked her what the collection meant, and she said her husband was going to open store and had been collecting mer- chandise.
 "She pledged me not to tell, as he had not resigned his position yet. and did not want it known that he was going into business for himself until he got all prepared.
 "I had heard of the pillaging of freight cars when I first came to town, but as I was not on that er- rand I made no further remarks. The next day punches of footed mail began to come into the post office, picked up by citizens. It was found under board sidewalks, in store boxes and out of the way corners.
 "The mail had all been opened and rifled but the letters were in the en- velopes. On my next visit to the lady's house she showed me four silk handkerchiefs she said she had re- ceived, as present, and asked me what I thought they were worth.
 "The next visit resulted in a full confession of all she knew about the robbery. She had an admirer who gave her the order to be cashed and the handkerchiefs
 "The husband was suspicious of him, and gave the slight tip to the postmaster. I learned that the ad- mirer was employed at a livery sta ble and slept in the loft, that he was in the habit of hitching up for the man who had the contract for carry. ing the night mails from the trains to the post office, and that the two were very chummy.
 "I went to the stable and was tolt the employe was asleep in the loft took an officer with me- We had tc go up a ladder. There was nothins | ... lnft h,1t