Salt Lake Herald | 1897-07-24 | Page 5 | Postmistress Arrested

j I POSTMISTRESS ARRESTED Miss Duval at Port Russel Accused of Embezzling 1500 Special to The Herald Cheyenne Wyo July 23A sensation ii sensa-tion was sprung here and at Fort Russell p Rus-sell today when it was announced that V j Miss Elsie Duval assistant postmistress J postmis-tress at Fort Russell had embezzled 1555 Postofiice Inspectors Waterbury F f Water-bury and Fitzgerald have been working on the case for several days and as a t result a warrant was issued this evening even-ing for Miss Duvals arrest Mrs Annie < 1 An-nie Duval mother of Miss Elsie was y appointed postmistress four years ago r but her daughter has had completer complete-r chargeof the office during this time I Miss Duval was short 5300 a year t ago but she alleged she had been robbed by soldiers and her bondsmep IE I making the loss good she was permitted I i I permit-ted to remain The inspectors warned I r her at that time that she must remit I 1 ito I t i-to Cheyenne daily but this she failed I 1 to do and has been very careless in the p management of the office Miss Duval 11 t while she admits the shortage swears I she doesnt know where the money has r > gone to The authorities believe that her brother a tinhorn gambler who has been hanging around the Russell post office got away with the money arid T this his sister is shielding him j Fort Russell is a heavy money order office upwards of 3000 being received monthly Messrs Ira Fredendall Thomas Heaney and Charles Thomas of this city are Miss Duval bondsmen I I and will no doubt have to make the shortage gjid as it is believed young Duval wh is now under surveilance i has blown it in Habig Bound Over E Special to The Herald i Cheyenne Wyo July 23Fred Ha big who shot Joe Wilde at Fort Lara mine six weeks as1 was bound over to the district cprt here today In 1500 bonds and charged with assault with attempt to kill 1 1 II 1 If i 0 10 1W 11f