Show d c I SLADE IS ARRESTED I FOR RIFLING MAILS II I I Trusted of Salt Lake Postoffice P Confesses When C Caught by Inspectors TI T. T I I 1 dont don't know V why I did it I 1 was hard up said Charles Tharies C. C Slade for 15 years superintendent of city delivery at t the postoffice when he was arrested last n night on the charge of rifling the mails The arrest was made at the postoffice post- post office at 9 o'clock by Postoffice Inspectors Inspectors Harry Harry G. G Durrand chief thief of tile the Denver office E. E L. L McKee also of Denver and C. C D. D Lowe inspector for Utan I I t I I I O On n Mr Blades Blade's person were found Ij six letters from one of ot which 25 2 InI in 1 j bilI bills had been taken takers He lie admitted his guilt and antI also that he had b been opening openIng open open- I ing letters leUel's for tor the six wee weeks 8 He lit- broke down completely when arrested and between his hla sobs gave as the only reason for Cor hl hIs hla crime I i dont don't know why I did It I was hard hal up I The amount of or his stealing mu muy mity never nc be known Mr Slade has s hsI kf kept pt a record tram rom which he will maI make a 8 Cl complete confession j I scene surrounding the arrest Vat mhd doul doubly ly hard h a tel as within live o I I minutes after niter It o occurred Mr Mrs Slade j ll the tho ot o to C nj an lIn a appointment J 1 roi e f r rn n 1 r r t t tn 1 n Wa II u d. d 0 JAAl 11 0 t tan f bIN hI guilt hs into t tELY n-n n mO tb ln in l' l private oi tice va wn a R. sad Bad one r th tho for or rifling malls mails and anel c by a a. vo postal lal em em- the penalty is fixed at one ono to at hard la labor Ia- Ia Imprisonment five years year care bor Tor each of fen at- at efforts of ot Tho eat art followed the the Inspectors who for tr more than then two years yeaTs have been called upon to answer an an- complaint of letters letter and money office In Inspector Inspector In- In Salt Sat Lake mt missed from the Lowe has lias been Investigating In but In time timo for tor some the l cal losses not once was as the te fing finger r of suspicion turned toward Slade The losses becoming more frequent I of Os late the tho Denver Delver In inspectors were called to assist In the tho Investigation arrived in Mr Durand and Mr McKee The at Lake Friday morning They Salt hole holo watch at the peep once began of ot system with which the work room Toom the thO office i Is h provided Every was watched with the greatest care Their Theil attention was finally directed to Superintendent Blade Slade who was WILS seen th th-j examining mail man and to be bo opening opel contents In lQ some son instances he put the letters In hi his pocket and In others placed the letter Iette was resealed and local boxe boxes back In n the carriers' carriers boxes or outgoing bags as the case required He lie work worked d without attempt at ot conlie con- con He lie worked without attempt at conall conall conan con- con and In Inthe Inthe city division all an mall In 0 th the rush of of- the he office he attracted no nn attention on I The inspectors watched all aU day and again Saturday waiting for evidence I Saturday take some o a afternoon bank n notes u he from was a l letter seen r he to had opened Hi His arrest followed The letter loter from which the money had been Miss Susie E. E taken ivus us addressed to Miller Princeton avenue Salt I ako and contained 25 On his arrest Slade admitted that he destroyed the letters letter from which he had bad taken money those that did not he resealed and placed back where the they belonged While he was bt being watched he ha was letters pinch and 8 seen en to take lake thick roll them between hl his fingers If It hi h practiced touch told of possible money Inside the letter was opened As superintendent he received a 0 salary salary salary sal sal- ary of oC 1500 a year eor Recently it Is said that-he that has been subject to heavy expense through illness of his wife and himself Mrs Slade is one of the th most popular society women of Salt Lake They live Jive at t Third avenue There i Is a daughter age aged seven years Mr Slade was one of the most popular popular popular pop pop- ular employee of the postal service 1 I is a club and fraternal man and has a a. wide acquaintance In Salt Lake Mr Mi- Slade Stade was Vas one of the oldest em em- In the local office having started In as a special delivery mes mes- AcAr 28 95 veur veal's alZo He lIe 11 was p perhaps th the Ioos most tr trusted man In the office and aDd i for years had handled his department aa as he liked his work woric often otton keeping him after regular hours Inspector L Dura Durand ml In speaking of the matter said If 1 wanted some eme confidential infer infer- information information mation matlon about tho the affairs of the office I would go to Charley Chancy Slade Postmaster A. A L. L Thomas was greatly greatly great great- ly affected at the arrest orrest of his friend and trusted I 1 often discussed dis- dis discussed discussed dis dis- cussed the shortage and loss losa of letters with Mr Slade said tho the postmaster I lie was wa the last man I would suspect of ot anything wrong Following the arrest word was telephoned telephoned tele tele- phoned to Colonel Hiram E E. Booth United States Slates attorney and W W. M. M I. I McCrea Mc- Mc Crea assistant attorney and word wa was wa also sent ent to Parley P. P ChrIstensen whom Mr r. r Slade named as his tile ney Major II H. P. P Myton Mylon deputy United Continued on lage l'age c 5 ti SLADE IS ARRESTER FOR Continued from flom c One States marshal was WalS reached and served the warrant as prepared b by bytho time the district altorn attorney With tho tIme other officers Charles Baldwin United States commissioner was summoned and sitting sit sit- ting tinS ting in the district attorneys attorney's tho time ball at 2000 Mr r. r Sla o. o with Major Myton was allowed to go out In search of ot bondsmen bondsmen bonds bonds- I men muon which up tip to a a. lato late hour ho had hadnot hadnot i not toun found 1 r 1 I |