Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-06-05
WHITE |SHELD
IN $1,000 BAIL
Postmaster Arrested Yester-
day and Arraigned Before
U. S. Commissioner
HEARING NEXT MONDAY
Is Charged With Opening and
Removing Contents From
Parcel Post Packages
HEARING NEXT MONDAY

NEWARK, June 5-Today. less
than twenty-four hours after Post
master Richard +. White, of Perth
Amboy was arrested on the charge
of removing the contents from par
eel post packages his case was pre-
sented to the federal grand jury in
session here by government agents.
1t is reported that a true bill was
voted by this body.
Charged with removing the con-
tents from parcel post packag IS.
Postmaster Richard White of this
city, was arrested by United States
marshal yesterday afternoon and
erraigned before United States
Commissioner John A. Delaney. who
placed him under $1,000 bail for
q hearing before him next Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. Bail was
furnished by former Mayor Frank
Dorsey.
The charges against Mr.. White
were made by Charles H. Harrison
an inspector of the postoffice de-
partment and according to the
complaint in the case the acts IN
violation of section No. 1875 of the
penal code of the United States
were made on or about December
IA and at various other times
within the last six months. In the
complaint there are four dlfferent
packages which White is declared
to have opened and removed the
contents as we'll as others for which
no name or address is given.
One of the most startling para
craphs of the complaint is thai
which follows:
'Deponent's information and be
lief is based upon statements made
to him by the witness in his ofticia
| investigation of the case"
This is taken py many to NEAR
| that some one employed in the loca
office has furnished the information
upon which the arrest of Mr.. White
was made.
At the post office here today it was
said that although Mr.. White car
not occupy his office, no one hai
been placed in charge as yet.
The complaint, which was sworr
| out before United States Commits
sioner John M. Emery in Newark
charges that Mr.. White unlawfully
and wilfully did, while being pos
master employed in the postal ser
vice at Perth Amboy, open parce
| post packages entrusted to him !ant
which came to his possession as sucf
| post master, and did secretly EN-
bezzle, steal, abstract and remove
| the contents from said parcel pos
| packages as follows:
Package from A. I. Naunn e Son
| Brooklyn, n. Y, addressed to En-
glewood, N. ].
Haughton & Straus, New Bruins
wick, N j., addressed to Max Gibian
I157 Water street. Perth Amboy, n. ]
Insured Parcel No. 432464, New
York, New York Station C, Decem
ber 13, 1922, by w. Nugeht, 10
Duncan avenue, Jersey City, n. j..
Package from Yorkshire K Co
Brooklyn, N. Y, addressed to Mrs
Lillian Coyte, 102 Knickerbocke
street, Englewood, N. j., and others
Mr.. White was appointed pos
master by President Woodrow Viii
son in 1916, replacing William II
Pfeiffer. He assumed charge of tn
office on the night of February rs
giving up the position of city col
lector to take this office. AS post
master, Mr.. White received a salar,
of $500 a year. Mr.. White wa
reappointed to the position in 1872
and his present term does not ex
pire until March 1 of next year. MI
White is fifty-fve years old.