, 1866-11-09
FRAUD IN A RAILROAD OFFICE,
4 FIrst.Class Roguc-lIis Operations
and Detection.

|'l1alny IL ofton successful for tlMc, bnt
sooner or laicr It must 10 light, aud ia many
3n.tanccs under circumstances the most simple,
overwhelming the evil d0cr with confusion aud
scattering hls deep latd schemes Of rascality In
moment VI lime. Yesterday morning. after break
last, Mr. II. II. Tuca, u saroal engineer, waa sit-
Ing IN the gent!cn,csa room Of t!ic Union House.
at the corner Of Canal ard Madison streets. when
he heard III iH77ifry ma1ic ',y u llan whuso voice
~ 1ccoSn11'd ~ an instant a. one that had been
gcstea tfai,. VI thought, which quickly led 10
action: 1ntll quietly wcnt out and crossing over
e e., .is Plit1burAn Fort wa5ne De2o Requested
rey. Returning with The policeman to thc hotel,
he a1vacccd lew pacts from tho officer, npI ac.
e@oSi'rg @ r. man whose vocs he had sccoyolzcd,
surprise, recognized and greeted him, and .wo Va
minutes later Iuel1 directed I1cuIey to arr,.sf
a GG9k ppon 'hs sharSe ct robbery ilswas tmae.
charged with robbery ard being fugitive 80,
jnstce: nf gave the '4ame Of Cs---. Il. Walters.
rs, e iInoM1ns ny 1 iafs Feu:alnr tie robbery wcro
Several months ago Nj: Tuell was employed a.
eneinee. cu the Missouri racac l,ailroad, ,Is,werD
Isi;s.son Cis and War cnsburg, Missouri, and
Cook, who was ut ,hc iimc employed Is q clc;S in
t6e y freight office Of The road at Jefferson CITY.
About sl1 mouths ago, Mr. itice. In charge Of lie
S.atlon at California. twe,ty-tyc miles west Of
.!eslcls on cltS, and agent for lhe United States
Express Company, was taken sick, and Cook was
Eheu be 70 @ sks =, ,s paee nn
remained There onfy fonr or avc days. a div or
~ a,er Il IL. arrival lie reported hat tho Ecs Of
cisaei t0 make deposits IN 1t OF 10 get anyihIue
ouf. Not snspeettng anything wrong, aud
t.n esn9 cy Set a1 |o kS hid nssa
these who had bneiness at ihc Ex:resl nii -
ifatstetv! Il as usual Cuok aIccica 10 b.. creatiT
annoyed BY the delay in the .eturn ol the Sey, 50
ior Jefferson City, ostensibiy IL cet somath,na
that would open The taic Aftcr day or Two 4
~as 5isco, c.1d that he had not been seen al Jef.
repair. and lint Cook Lad left that pars Of Tho
county, taking with him the eontelts ot The esfa
e II . ansonnt 9f over $,,90 Or This money
COMPANY, s;0U to Mr lice, and St01 10 thu Tsifs
ioad Cemnahr, besides come private dcnosits Of
lhe pusineeH ll'cA Of the town entrusted TO Tic
Than could b. found elsewhere in the place Alter
his Encc' eE onious departure from Missouri.
Cooks t!asels have not tznnsp'led. 70 the knowi-
nLon him. until yesterday morning. Large re-
yards were Uttered, and detectives everywhere
Fave astn On sls alert but he had been successful
;ihisves aad ra>e9is esme ' to ~; Ghlssso g. ahs q
1Sse se2s ,na ~ shs it, saat exs
impossible .hai all should be succ: asfn, and Cook
va; m unfortunate victim, being ca,rbt before
e. pon LIE bs'ry ssssa he hso
fond checks, catda, Proofs or several Q!tQyft.
such as Alexander. Williams. Waltcrs, Sc, and
oshc. evidences Of a travelling h1st-clasE rascal.
ll1s amer IN conrt uaa aei.posscssed and qsl!,c
nsaezGiant. , Is He t. apparently twcnsy-ye years
nice. ~ "-"@4Ds siPPea3'
Aisr being locked np be admitted bis guilt and
sa,a inat ne e4nandercd the money IN gambling
ienhd .st employment upon The Chicago l. Alton
1ai1osd .n as ,erakesmaR apd stated that he bad
oeen 9ron ta9 road until the present time, 10
whom, however, recognized him. lis statements
az n9t correspond vel. With The mixed assortmeat
Of "d9@Samentaty" @ testimony 'ound upon bis per-
days, bail being required in The sum Of Is. CO.
, 1ie expressed his ability to procure bail II be
conld be permitted to telegraph 10 hfa fricnis
lie Is said TO be native Of Massachusetts,