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Show I SHORT EIGHT THOUSAND. ; AND HAS FIVE CENTS CHICAGO. Oct 20. William Rapp. for eleven years postmaster at Hawthorne III., who disappeared last spring lcavimr an alleged shortage of 8000 in the funds of the office. wa;j brought, to Chicago , last night in charge of a deputy mured States marshal. IIo spent the night In ! the county jail in dcfaull of $5000 bail Rapp was arrested at Mi:ucle. Ind ' where he was working as a tea and cof-ro cof-ro salesman. He was living under in' ussumcd name and way practically nen- 1 jilless. When searched last night a sin- I gl o-ecnt piece constituted his entire ' funds. I j "I've been a good fcilow." was the only comment Rapp would mnko when he ulightcd from the train at tho Polk street depot. |