The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-29

abroad at such an hour. The boat car.
ried only about dozen foot passengers.
none OF them women. In the driveway
with the two mail trucks were four or
FIVE wagons.
From Liberty street the truck with
O'liare and Mccall on the drivers scat
rumbied up the lower West side. along
Eighth avenue, reaching the Post Once
a little after 5 O'Clock. Mccall jumped
Oft. opened the door with his key. and
again checked up his list IA the handlers
threw the sacks into their bins. Righ;
away he said To an inspector
Say. look here. We left Coiumuri.
paw with SIX pouches OF registered and
now there are only two"
Noticed NOthine CnUsuaI.
Search amohS the bags Of ordinary
mail for the four missing registry bags
was vain. Mccall who has been in the
service ten years and has an immaculat
record. was sharply questioned.
Don't you think" an inspector ASKED,
that the four bags were probably mis-
placed on the train or put into the wrong
wagon oy mlstakep"
NO" said Mccall, II counted them
carefully and they were all put into the
right truck at Communipaw."
Driver OlIsre. who Is employed by
the Postal Transfer Service. was also
examined. lie said lie knew nothing
about the count and tina; 10 far a. he
knew nothing extraordinary had hap
pened on the Journey from New Jersey.
On the lock Of the cage door the in
spoctors found no marks. The lock was
| in good condition. 1t had never been
opened with anything except key
Each mall clerk In charge Of mail
wagons and trucks has such n KEY. II
was said yesterday that the locks are al
alike and that the keys are Interchange.
able. II was learned also that neither
| the drivers OF these vehicles nor the
clerks in charge OF the mail are armed
II had run Tor nineteen years and
never saw gum" all official a; the post
Office said.
mo present or former employee OF the
Post Office Department Is suspected o!
this robbery" said Inspector Stephenson
He added that whenever big money ~
bond shipments are on the way to New
York the office here Is notified by regula,
| mail. As no such notices have been re
ceived the officials say they are sure that
the missing pouches contained nothing o'
great value Into each sack OF ordinary
miscellaneous registered mail the ship
ping Office puts a way bill on which th'
names OF the sender and the consignet
| q
of the contents Of tho packages As th'
way bills OF the four lost sacks hav,
gone with the sacks the post Office mel
here have no idea what tn. thef
amounts to- Duplicates Of the way bill,
are iiled In the offices at Washington ant
Baltimore and copies Of these will b,
sent here.
The Government insures a registered
article only TO the amount OF $50. bu
registered mail Is frequently insured 20
It's full value by private companies.
Arthur A. Alexander. secretary of Tn
Postal Transfer Service. would answe
no questions for reporters last night. a
the garage where the mail trucks arr
kept. First avenue and Forty-th;rd stree,
the superintendent said last night:
II will answer no questions OF an
sort. That's broad enough statement
isn't it?'
Joshua II. Gray, chief of the police O
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey. /
inclined to think that the four mail bag
went astray somewhere and will turn ur
But the Pos; Office inspectors say the,
are hunting for thieves. They suspec
that AZ least two men got away with III
bags. Each bag weighs less than II
pounds