Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-03-02
.s5 600 LOST N j. 5. MAIL
Put Into Pouch Going From Sag.
inaw to Shepherd-Trans.
fer at Alma.
PACKAGE WAS REGISTERED ONE
Missing Since February 14-lnspecter
and Detectives at Work
Visit Alma.

The Saginaw Courier Herald of last
Wednesday in speaking of the $1,000
loss said:
Special detectives of the post-office
department are wroking on the case OF
the mysterious disappearance of pack
age of mail containing 5000 in cur
rency. The package was registered and
was in process of transportation from
the Bank of Saginaw to the bank at
Shepherd, Michigan. The package was
put into the Alma pouch on the Pere
Marquette train February IA, but was
not there when it was opened at Alma.
"No arrests have been made so far,
though post-office detectives have been
working on the case for ten days. On
the afternoon of Wednesday two weeks
ago, the Bank of Saginaw forwarded TO
the bank at Shepherd by registered mail
a package containing the $1,000, which
was in currency.
The package was received at the post
office, Saginaw, west side, and was de-
livered in the usual way to the mail train
on the p. NJ. railroad, which leaves the
Court street station at 4:49 p. m.
On the train the package was handled
by Railway Mail Clerk Allen, who is
positive that he placed it in the Alma
pouch, which would be the pouch to
receive mail matter for Sheperd. The
clerk of the Alma postoffice, who opened
the pouch, is equally certain that the
missing package was not in the pouch
when he opened it, AS soon as the loss
was discovered it was reported at Wash
ington and the machinery of the post
office department was set in motion.
Postoffice Inspector Parsell of Flint. was
one of the first OH the ground, later he
was Joined by postoffice detectives from
Chicago, who have taken charge of the
case. That no arrests have been made
before this time is good evidence of the
puzzling character of the case.
The loss will have no local effect at
Shepard as the registry affords one pro-
lection, but in addition to this the pack
age was insured in banking association
which carries such risks"
In an interview with a representative
of THE RECORD, Postmaster Brown of
this city said:
Upon arrival of mail at postoffice on
date mentioned, the pouch was opened
by the stamping clerk in presence of the
register clerk, whose duty it is to take
registered packages when received and
enter same on office books. When sack
was opened no registers were re-
ceived and the register clerk went about
her regular work, and stamping clerk
back-stamped the letters. Deputy Post
master Fink arrived five minutes after
pouch was opened and went to distribu-
ting letters. In the distribution he
found the messengers receipt card call
ing for registered package from Saginaw
to Shepherd. He at once asked register
clerk if package of such number had
been received and was informed that it
had not. He at once, with his mailing
clerk. e. l.. Brown, took sack from which
mail had been opened and searched same
for missing letter or parcel. None wss
found, and messengers card was re-
turned to Grand Rapids on the morning
train of Feb. 10th with notation on same,
Register not received" The inspector
reached Alma shortly thereafter, made
careful investigation here and took affi-
davits of all the employees as to all cir
cumstances pertaining thereto. The
Alma office shows an absolutely clear
record, as shown Iby the affidavits of
all present at the time. Detectives and
postoffice inspector are hard after the
missing package.