Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-24
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY
FRANK B. REED, p. O. EMPLOYS,
ALLEGED EMBEZZLER.
Charged With Secreting Letter and
Abstracting Postage Stamps-U.
s. Commissioners Decision.

| Frank B. Reed. letter carrier employed
| by the city post office. who was arrested ast
J Saturday by Post Office Inspector Frank
| R. Barclay on q charge Of having violated
| section 6467 of the revised statutes OF the
United States postal regulations. was given
| hearing at IL o'clock this morning before
United States Commissioner Arson 8. Tay-
| Tor at his office, 14O5 street northwest.
After hearing all Of the testimony in tho
case Commissioner Taylor held the defend
ant for the action of the grand jury under
bond in the sum of $500 real estate security.
Tho government was represented In the
case by Assistant United States Attorney
| J. M. Proctor. and Attorney Harry G. Kim
ball appeared for the defendant.
inspector Barclay was the principal wit
ness for the government. He testified that
| a letter addressed to Mrs. Charlotte Range
| ly. 113S 9Th street northwest. which con-
tanned three one-dollar bills. silver half
dollar and four two-cent stamps. had been
placed In Mr.. Reeds delivery box at II
o'clock noon Friday. July 10, and that Mr..
Reed had taken 1t out at 1902 o'clock. He
| said Mr.. Reed still had the letter in his
| mail pouch between 4 and 4:30 o'clock in
the afternoon, while he was delivering mail
| on the late afternoon trip.
Stamps Were Marked.
The inspector stated that previous to hav-
| ing placed the letter in the box the inclosed
VI the denomination or cents
had each been marked-that Is, an Ink dot
had been placed on the number two In the
| left-hand corner, and that later three of the
| stamps were found in Mr.. Reeds drawer at
| the post office. The money In the letter.
however. was intact He also stated that
the fourth stamp was found wrapper
which had been forwarded from this city to
Attica, N. Y. This wrapper was then sub
mitted evidence.
The markings on the stamps were only
seen by the aid of powerful reading glass.
1t was explained that when a letter car
| rier cannot deliver a letter on the early
route, he is supposed to record it at the
office. This Mr.. Reed failed to do, Inspector
Little having found 1T in his pouch.
The other post office inspectors who testi-
| fed were I. E. Little, W. S. Lackey, A. I.
| Gilbert, E. c. Bartlett and G. NJ. Hunt.
Attorney Kimball in his argument ivr the
defense contended that there was no testi-
mony to show that the defendant had Sc
GREETED, embezZled or destroyed the letter, as
the letter was found in usual place where
letters are carried by mail men-that u.s. the
mail pouch-and that to destroying it.
there was no destruction except where 1t
had been opened by the inspector. LAS to
the embezzlement," he said, there was
| none, the warrant read 1.-The embezzle-
ment of the letter. while the testimony
showed that only the stamps were misin.
Assistant District Attorney Proctor ar
gued that all of the charges. had been
proved In the testimony. and, after a care
full consideration. Commissioner Taylor de-
cided to hold the defendant for the grand
jury.