The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-07-07
Jealous Husband
Cave Clue

office inspector to solve the mystery
Of a robbery Of mail without single
clew to begin with" said Inspector In
Chief Letherman to Boston Globe
writer.
THE recent finding Of mail pouch
destined for Newton, but reaching
the waters OF the harbor, with the
letters gone, is case in point. re-
member when I was an inspector at
Cincinnati | was called out by tele'
gram to unravel the mystery OF lost
pouch containing valuable mall.
II reached the town late in the
evening and hunted up the postmas-
ter, who was 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 and
did not. He said. however that city
oficer had said to him that II some
one talked with certain woman some
information might be secured.
This woman, II was said would
witness parade next morning from
window in the office of business
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 a lady, very refined and
well dressed, wearing the same sort
OF a coat and furs, standing on the
curb. but IL did not seem possible that
she could know anything about the
robbery. Still, as a matter OF duty
I moved beside her and handed her
my card.
"She did not glance at II. but turned
her face away. I then asked when the
parade started. She made no reply
but turned and walked away. fol.
lowed Mt a distance, and saw her en-.
ter one OF the richest homes.
Il went back, thinking I had been
deceived, and saw at the window the
woman who had been described to me
I walked into the crowd around ths
windows and handed her my card
I cannot talk to you here, but come
to my house tonight she said. this
Is the address,
Il called that evening. and found
the place was not the most aristo.
cratic In the world. Far from It.
"She chatted for a time, and then,
becoming friendly, asked me II I
could get a money order for $50
cashed for her. told her thought
l could and would see the postmas.
ter about II.
II took the order. and the next
morning satisfied myself that Il did
not belong to her. and, furthermore
that II was in a letter sent In the
missing pouch.
II went back to the house to see
her about It, and asked where she
Got II. She said a man who owed
her some money had sent 1t to her
] told her II II was all right II would
be paid the next day. and changed
the subject. At length she asked
me II 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 offered to
help her, and started down. You
must not come down here-my hus
band will not like it, she said, but
| hepb uOWH.
'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
o store and had been collecting mer-
.handise.
y "She pledged me not to tell. as
be had not resigned his position vet,
and did not want It known that he
was going into business for himself
until he got oil prepared.
II had heard Of the pillaging of
freight cars when first came to
town, but as was not on that err
rand l made no further remarks,
The next day punches OF looted mail
began to come into the post office
picked up by citizens. II was found
under board sidewalks, in store boxes
and out Of the way corners.
"The mail had all been opened and
riled, but the letters were in the en-
velopes. On my next visit to the
luuy y HOuse SIG sHOWeu me FOUR Sllk
handkerchiefs she said she had re
ceiyed. as present, and asked me
what I thought they were worth.
1.-THE next visit resulted In a ful,
confession Of all she knew about the
robbery. She had an admirer who
gave her the order to be cashed and
the handkerchief
"The husband was suspicious O,
him, and gave the slight tip to tn,
postmaster. | learned that the adj
mirer was employed at livery sta
BILE and slept in the loft, that he wa.
in the habit of hitching up for tn,
man who had the contract for carry
ing the night mails from the train,
70 the post office, and that the tw,
we're very chummy.
81 went to the stable and was told
the employe was asleep in the loft
took an officer with me. We had Z,
go up ladder. There was nothin,