Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-22
MAIL CLERKS ARE
NOT SUSPECTED
SEVEN POUCHES PLACED ON
TRAIN AT KANSAS CITY TO BE
TRANSFERRED TO CHICAGO
TRAIN At OXFORD


have drawn the curtain OF mystery
around the disappearance OF three reg
fstered mail pouches from Burning
ton train due to reach Omaha Friday
afternoon from Denver. One OF the
pouches Is said to have contained
s25000O being remitted to Chicago
bank. One Of them contained mall
from Denver for Omaha, and the third
pne was empty.
Supt. j. M. Butler Of the sixth divi-
sion Of railway mail service, with Of
Ace at Omaha, hurriedly called in
secret service men and detectives as
soon as the loss was discovered, anu
began an investigation.
On Sunday and Monday the two
mail clerks in charge of the car from
which the pouches disappeared We're
in conference with the detectives, but
1t is denied that any light was thrown
on the affair.
Clerks Are NET. Suspected.
Mr.. Butler says that no suspicion
attaches to either Of the clerks and
that he believes the pouches were
stolen by an outsider who entered the
car lust west Of the Nebraska line
while both clerks were asleep ana
threw off the bags.
information regarding the hunt for
the thief is withheld by the Omaha
official, who said yesterday that the
investigation was being conducted by
the Chicago postoff1ce. This was do,
MED by Inspector Stewart, whose OF,
Ace is here.
He asserts that the bags disappear
ed from train outside his territory
and he has nothing to do with the
hunt for either pouches or thief.
The seven pouches of registered
mail were placed on the Burlington
railroads Kansas City train at Den
yer last Thursday night, to be trans
ferred to the Chicago train at Ok
ford Neb., the following day. After
the mail had been taken from the
Kansas City train and while being
( Checked in" to the Chicago train the
loss was discovered.
The Story From Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 21-Three
pouches of registered mail, believed
to have contained between 100000
and s250,0O0 were stolen from Bur
Hngton train No 2 between Denver
and Omaha on the night of Aug. l5
The matter has been known to post
office officials for several days but j
was not made public until yesterday
Secret service men are working da.
and night to locate the missing
pouches. Assistant Postmaster Wood
ward admitted the pouches were
known to contain some large con
signments of currency, but was un
able to estimate the amount.
Car Robbed While Clerks Sleep.
The robbery took place just ives
OF the Nebraska line, according t
Superintendent j. M. Butler OF tn
sixth division Of railway mail clerks
Both mail clerks were asleep Will
the train was passing over loni
stretches of track with few stations
Butler believes some one slipped ir
to the mail car and threw three sack
out of the window. He has ascel
tained that the valuables were all Il
two sacks, one being empty
Seven sacks of registered mail wer
placed on the Kansas City train lea,
ing Denver over the Burlington Sur
day night These sacks were destine
for Chicago, and we're supposed to b
placed on the Chicago train at Oxforf
Neb. Two of the registered sack
were missin~ when Oxford was react
ed.
Burlington Denies Knowledge.
The Burlington officials in Denve
say they have no knowledge of th
disappearance of three mail sacks
They said all the information the
would have would come through tn
assson1ce department.
The Denver postotfice officials wha
approached, stated that they believ
that the mail bags containing thi
money were found missing, but ths
they will be found later. The inve
tigat.on was started by the Nebrask
end. they said, and efforts are bein
made to locate the parcels. So fs
no trace of them has been found
Men cut grotesque figures in scran
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