The Washington times., 1915-02-17
WOMAN HELD HERE,
BARES MAIL THEFTS
Husband Of Mrs. Clark Yale and
His "PaI" Await Extraditoin
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story which the police say. the woman
tells. Yale was robbing the mails Of
her husband would await the arrival of
mall wagons at night In front Of fash
ionable apartment houses. and then, as
the o.nt : a ,rn Saxe, the
some distance from the front door. he
would grab handfuls of the letters and
packages and hasten home with them.
Would Extract Checks.
In detail. the police say. Mrs. Yale
tbld how Yale. while he was operat-
ing alone, would bring in the letters
and packages, and throw them on The
dining room table Of their luxurious
apartment. He then would sit down.
ssn sss the essd to ssv,s ssye sa at e eess
Detectives and postoffice inspectors
assigned to solve the disappearance Of
s S,ied isr for Pae P%entss Seins H1 e1e Snapie to
obtain any clue.
Several arrests were made and for
while 1t was thought that the guilty
parties had been apprehended, but
Yale ana his wife moved from the
loRsdale and went to New York about
three week. ago. There. according to
and induced the other. who is only
tx'snty-four years old. to join him In
the scheme.
Went To Rosslyn.
~Several days previous to the removal
81 the Yales from Washington the in
cidents which eventually led to their
arrest occurred. man giving the
name Of Edward White appeared at a
9eselyn. Va. bank, and deposited a
check drawn by a Washington firm to
the credit Of e. r. Caldwell & Com
pany. New York concern. He is al
isssd to have represented himself to be
The bank learned that the signers of
the check had an account and that the
check was good. White drew out $500
and left the remainder on deposit
tor $50 and $oS. respectively. on the ac-
count Of the Rosslyn Bank. It had de-
Veioped In the meantime that the Cald-
we'll check had been stolen from the
to the arrest Of woman relative of the
man who had deposited the check.
IT was this woman who had had one
Of the checks cashed in department
store She was questioned at Police
Headquarters and satisfied the authori-
ties that she was innocent.
Police Took Time.
SuiHNicHt iilAOIIlldtlOn, however. was
obtained from the women to put the
police on the trial Of the Yales and
the couple finally was located in New
York several days ago. The police
b.ded their time until they were sure
they could accomplish the arrest OF
Yale. his wife, and Carey before they
descended on the apartment at 1866 Lex
ington avenue.
An hour after the raid on the apart
ment the woman was on her way to this
city in the custody of Detective Bur
New York police headquarters. Yale.
the police say. had been known in New
York under the names of John Hahn
and George Atwood:
l.cnsdale and going to New York. Yale.
the police say. visited this city in
company with Carey and spent a Gay
here obtaining check books from vari-
cording to the authorities, has con-
fessed that he and Yale obtained the
names OF several prominent Washing
rSnsns " %hieh ho.i.G they ,opsed to arge
estsblished by these checks. the police
say. the mon plotted to draw checks.
'.rhe banks would have been taken
detective Rurlinsame today. When
the head Of department store called
up to inquire II such a person as the
one on whom the check given him was
drawn the bank cashier would answer
yes -
Arrested In 1907.
"Of course there was such an ac.
count in the bank and time had no,
been given to ascertain il the check
deposited as the account was good OF
had. 1t is impossible to say at presen nt
how much these people obtained b.
their operations
In 1897. Yale. with accomplices, the
police say. was arrested in Boston 70,
mail robberes. The men had kegs tc
mail boxes. and, in letter carriers
uniforms, stole whatever money let.
ters contained and cashed check
they found.
Yale was sentenced to five wears, bu
since he got out Of the MaSsachusett:
prison had not been in the hands o
the police until yesterday.
Through st. Louis banks the Pinkcr-
tons have been appriscd that letters
from that city to firms in Washingtor
have gone astray. and Washington firms
have made similar complaints.
Carey is accused Of cashinc a chcct
mother, and showing the mothers letter
10 identify him.
Yale and his wife arc held OF, charges
Of forgery and grand larceny The
police OF several cities and the sosta
authorities arc Stll engaged in invcsti
eating tho operations Of the trio, anC
are leaving no stone unturncd in theil
ondeavor to run down Edward White
the man who made the ROsslyn banl