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Richmond, Virginia
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William Fuller, a Western Post Rider, was arrested and jailed in Augusta for robbing the U.S. mail. He confessed to stealing $275 from letters to Petersburg, VA, and Savannah, GA, destroying the letters, with $220 recovered.
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Last evening was committed to jail in this place, William Fuller, the Western Post Rider, charged with robbing the mail of the United States, with the particulars of the transaction, we are not at present fully acquainted. It appears that the rider was observed on the road travelling towards Augusta, with the Mail behind him, and with the remnants of several letters in his hand, which he appeared to be destroying: several parts of letters and Post Bills and one letter was found in the road, and the covering of a mail directed "Augusta;" these circumstances induced the post master at Columbia court house, when the rider arrived at his office to arrest him, when he confessed that a mail hole had been worn in the mail port manteau, through which he contrived to get a packet or mail of letters; that out of the letters directed to Petersburg, Virginia, he took 75 dollars,—and out of, another directed to a Mr. Rhodes, in Savannah, he took 200 dollars; the money he pocketed, and destroyed all the letters in that packet; 220 dollars of the money were found upon him, these are all the particulars at present within our knowledge.
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Augusta
Event Date
Last Evening
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arrested and committed to jail; confessed to stealing $75 from letters to petersburg, virginia, and $200 from a letter to mr. rhodes in savannah; destroyed letters; $220 recovered from him.
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William Fuller, the Western Post Rider, was observed traveling towards Augusta with mail remnants in hand, appearing to destroy letters. Parts of letters and mail covering found on road. Post master at Columbia court house arrested him upon arrival; he confessed to exploiting a hole in the mail portmanteau to steal and destroy a packet of letters, pocketing the money.