Show VERY suspicious cripple creek post office robbed one of the night men held up large sum of money secured A peculiar case cripple creek col june 6 the post office was robbed at an early hour this morning two sacks of pennies and registered letters were taken the extent of the loss cannot be ascertained antil the office is checked up at this morning frank Erat eland who sleeps in the frame building which is the temporary quarters of the post office went home for a short time and upon bis return be was held up by two men who were just leaving the post office they held a gun on him until they had backed off into the darkness and disappeared brate land found the registered mail out on the desk and two letters which had been rifled the clerk says he cannot positively describe the men this morning the sacks containing the pennies were founds block from the post office denver june 6 inspector mc mebben received notice ot the post office robbery at cripple creek this morning but nothing was stated as to the amount of the loss it was given out however that the loss will amount to 1400 in cash and an unknown quantity of registered mail the gravest of suspicions have been aroused over this latest reported trouble from cripple creek and a most searching inquiry is to be promptly instituted under the administration of J C rose the cripple creek post office has been a continual source of trouble both before and since the fire complaints innumerable have beeri made against rose and the inspectors have reported his case to the department a score of times not long ago ne bained several tons of mail alleging his inability to handle it and the citizens were very indignant over this asserting that first class matter had been burned as some evidences remained of this on the dump where the stuff was consumed this week rose was reported inefficient by the department and his dismissal was but a matter of a few days he was required to keep one or two men in the office at night for fear of burglary or fire as the structure is of the most flimsy construction the circumstances justify the suspicions which are afloat regarding the truth of the story of the robbery |