Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-04 | Page 8 | Postmaster Caught by a Decoy Letter

I POSTMASTER CAUGHT BY A DECOY LETTER S SAVANNAH Ga Feb 4 J. J. J C. C Legree Legree Le- Le gree col colored red Mayor 1 and assistant postmaster postmaster postmaster post post- master of Burroughs Ga a colored settlement settlement settlement set set- Is under arrest on n a charge of robbing the mails A decoy letter was sent through through-che I office containing money The letter and the marked money were found on Legree's person Legree was WM a sort of Pooh Bah of the village holding almost every office in it He claimed he was only retaining the letter because the postage on it was insufficient