He stated that the information given by the clairvoyant lady was so minute and distinct as to leave a strong impression of its truthfulness on his mind. That she traced the letter from the time it was put in the office--saw it placed in the mail bag, saw the bag taken from the office, saw every station where it stopped--saw it taken into the Hartford office--saw it opened there, saw a clerk take the letter, open it, and on finding that it contained a number of bank-bills, put said letter in a drawer of his, and then lock the drawer. Farther than this, the Seeress declared that said clerk wore large whiskers, and a large gold ring, and that he resided in Front Street. In addition to these facts the lady declared that the letter thus opened, with the bills still in it, was yet remaining in the locked drawer of the delinquent clerk. Having carefully repeated this train of circumstantial evidence, pointing so distinctly to a certain culprit, the gentleman then commenced interrogating the head of the Hartford post-office:-- "Have you, sir," said he, "a clerk in your employment who wears whiskers?" The witness was compelled, on the part of some of his clerks at least, to plead guilty to this first count in the indictment from an invisible Grand Jury. As whiskers are not an expensive article of luxury, even post-office clerks can afford to wear them. "Have you," continued the counsel for the unknown prosecutor, "a clerk who wears large whiskers _and_ a large gold ring?" The reply to this query was not equally satisfactory, for the witness averred that his clerks were decidedly not given to jewelry; and as to gold, they felt that they could invest it more usefully than in the purchase of mammoth finger-rings. "Have you," continued the pertinacious querist, "a clerk who lives in Front Street?" Here again the answer was not gratifying, for the witness declared that to the best of his knowledge, no clerk of his had, whether with or without whiskers, or whether with or without a stupendous finger-ring, made Front Street illustrious by residing therein. Notwithstanding the discrepancy, the gentleman went on with his inquiries:-- "Have you a clerk in your employment who has a drawer of which he keeps the key?" The reply to this question was such as to meet the wishes of the querist, and he was told that there was more than one such clerk in his office. "Then," said the gentleman, "I demand that you have those drawers opened, and their contents examined!" Notwithstanding the urgent desire of the person who had reposed such confidence in the revelations of the female informer, the post master peremptorily declined to take a single step implying a doubt as to the integrity of his clerks, on the mere strength of clairvoyant testimony.