Greensboro, Jan. 29—Guy A. Gibbons, formerly employed as special delivery carrier a the Greensboro post office, was arrested Thursday evening and placed in jail on charge of rifling registered letters and special delivery matter. He was given a hearing before W.S. Lyon, U.S. Commissioner, this morning and bound over to the June term of Federal Court under bond of $1,000. He was placed in jail in default of bond.
Gibbons, a youth of 19 years, was arrested by R.W. Hodgin, post office inspector, following an investigation of several weeks. A trap was laid for him last night and following his apprehension he pleaded guilty to rifling the mails for cash. He was formerly engaged as sub-carrier, but was under a suspension for two weeks for negligence of his duty. R.C. Chandles, postmaster, said that Gibbons had no business in the post office building at the time of his arrest.
Gibbons resides in Colfax and has been in the employment of the local post office for a number of months. For the past few weeks post office officials have been alarmed over the missing of certain registered mails and special delivery letters. The continuous losing of mail brought on investigations and Gibbons’ arrest followed.
From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Jan. 30, 1926
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