The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-06
FIRST EDITION
CRIME.
Cnnture OF ~ Cunning Express EObber In Wis
COusin-sinXuiar -tntctnent.

c0usin-s1nSuiar Stntctnents
Some three years ago remarks n Milwaukee
journal, Henry Brayton, then living at Eagle,
Waukesha county, was entrusted with the sum
of $500 to bring to Milwaukee. Shortly after
he disappeared. The man sending the money
by Brayton had TO pocket his loss For three
years all trace OF Brayton was lost, when
suddenly he turned up again one day last week
i'm Waukesha. with his pockets well lined
with grecnbacks and himself in the most libe-
raj disposition. His first move was to buy
farm, paying the cash for 1t, and deciding it TO
his wife. lie also bought pair of horses, pay
ing 1920 for them. He paid up few small
debts, and seemed to be man of means gene
rally. The person who had entrusted the SlSOl
with BraytOn years ago thought il q good time
TO put i'm his claim and did Brayton was
sued and friend went the necessary security
for him, BraytUn placing the sum of $1,000 in the
friends hands to make him whole.
''On the 10Th day of July last HeZekiah
Braughton, the agent Of the nitGd States EY-
press ompany at Pacific City, Iowa, on a con-
meeting line OF the Pacific Railroad, robbed the
office of $4,000 in greGnbaChs, and dCcamped
The company commenced search Tor him, and
offered handsome reward for his arrest and the
recovery of the money. Photographs of the
agent were also sent to the different offices TO
facilitate nearest of the docamping agent.
''M hen Henry Brayton with his flush purse
appeared mt WaukCsha, q. NJ Tyler, the agent
OF vhe company, could not help assOciating him
with Hezekiah Braughton and the Pacific City
robbery. SO strong was the association in Tay-
cured photograph. BTayton had not the whis-
kers and heavy hair of H0ughton, but these
were easy enough to cut off, and q little invest-
cation showed that Brayton had been under the
barber's hands.
Satisfied beyond a doubt in his own mind
that Brayton and BraughtOn were one and the
same man. Tyler sent for Chief of Police Beck,
who, on Saturday last, went out there, Mr.. Vary,
the express agent at this point accompanying
them. They found Brayton at Troy, and upon
laying the matter before him all doubts diSap-
peared when he at once acknowledged that he
was Braughton, and the BraughtOn who had
committed the robbery at Pacific City.
upon searching him the sum OF $500 was
found on Brayton's person; the $4,000 deposited
with his friend as security was paid over; the
farm decided to his wife was given up, as also
was the S1200 team of horses. This made up to
the express company over 5000 of the amount
stolen and Brayton, the money, aud the horses
were brought to this city. Brayton has been
locked up for trial. No little credit is due Mr..
Tyler for the skill with which he started the un-
ravelling of the affair, and finally brought Bray
ton to acknowledge his guilt.
when arrested, Brayton was about three
miles from Troy. and driving in his carriage TO
that place His wife was with him. As soon as
Chief Beck took him in charge he acknowledged
the theft at once, and told where the money he
yet had was, and what he had done with that
spent. The money stolen from the express COM
pany was in one package OF $1,000, and one of
5000 belonging to merchants of Pacific City.
Before he left MullwOnago three years ago,
to commence his exploits, which have given him
so great notoriety, Brayton was a sort of farm
laborer, but was a man i'll whom everybody had
confidence His wife, who is in great distress
over the affair, is lady highly respected by all,
and she certainly deserves sympathy"