Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-10
HIS Correspondence with the Route
Agent of this CITY.

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Agent of this city.
Oar readers are familiar with the par
liculars of the doings of F. c. Harris, the
Adams Express Agent at Huntingdon, bis
sudden disappearance from the place with
5000 belonging to The company and 81 900
in currency, the property of the Nashville
and Northwestern Railroad Company. His
mysterious and sudden disappearance from
Huntingdon occurred on the 19ih Of Octo-
Der, Previous TO that time he led what
might be called fast life, but enJ0yeo
the confidence and esteem Of the enhre
community. He visited and won the hand
of one of the fair daughters of that county,
and the wedding day had already been
6xed Int the old truism that there is
amapy a slip between the cup and the lip"
was very applicable in this case. Fortu-
nately, however for the young lady,the viii
liany of the man was made known before
she was led to the altar. But to the par
ticulars:
As soon az the fact was made known
that Harris had absconded, Mr.. +. b.
Stahlman, the Route Agent of this city,
and formerly Cashier Of the Southern Ex-
press Company, determined to get upon
the track of the miscreant, if possible. lie
telegraphed 10 all the various points, set
detectives at work, but all without success.
He afterwards visited Atlanta, Memphis,
Cincinnati, Louisville, and other points,
/ but still could not obtain the least informa-
ton in regard 10 the missing agent.
1t is very likely, however, that Harris
discovered that S;ahlman was after him
with a sharp stick, and hence the finale
which brought the money back where it
properly belonged
A short time since, after Mr.. Stahiman
had returned to the city, lie received let
ter from Harris, bearing no date, but
mailed at Lawrenceburg, Indiana. This
was the first positive information as to the
whereabouts of the defaulting egent The
letter was as follows:
E.B. STAHLMAN, Route Agent, Nash
Vile, SIR: If the Southern Express Com
pauy. Nashville and Northwestern Rail
| road Company and Telegraph Company
will send an itemized account OF my ~
debtedness, giving me credit for my labor
up to the time left Huntingdon, with
clear receipt for all amounts due, to be II
effect when have delivered the money tc
the Adams Express Company, will senC
Won the money to any direction you may
name. IL you conclude to accept, please
Withdraw any reward you may have
: offered Immediately as ] promise TO com
= ply fully. l have the money In secure
Mace. and it will be difficult to recover i
in apy other way. Please make your ar
engagements as soon as possible, and direc
: | your communication to Charles Thornton
Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Hoping favor
able reply, ! remain you're,
+. C. HARRIS.
ST you conclude TO accept an ad
/. yertisement under the head of personal
inserted in the Cincinnati Commercial be
tween the 18th and 25th of December, "T'
II. all right" E. B. g., will bring tn
\ money as soon as hold the receipt.
D Yours, +. Y. IL.
. Without this advertisement is inserte'
within The prescribed time, there will b
no chance to communicate with me.
Immediately upon the receiP: of lib
above Mr.. Stahlmsn replied as follows;
d NASHVILLE, Dec. 2O,-F. G. Harris
Yours bearing no date received. Enciose'
find account of
3 Southern Express Company. /: 1886 9
t \. & \. w. Railroad, 1000 +
It w. u. Telegraph Company, l =
sI,989
i When the above amount, one thousaD
n nine hundred and eighty-nine dollars an
Is twenty-five cents has passed into the hand
10 Of Adams Epress Company, TO be To-
warded TO me at this place, and you hol
s. said Adams Express COmpan's receipt Il
: the amount of money counted by theL
= this shall be regarded as your receipt
. full Of all dues, etc, az per bills RENDERED
and no attempt thereafter will be made :
either company to prosecute you for Il
81 crime committed.
ie Immediately upon receipt OF amount
this office the reward offered for your u
rs rest will be Withdrawn. Respectfully,
70 +. b. STAHLAAN, r. Agent.
:. Nothing further transpired until yeste
q day, when Mr.. Stahlman received pacI
e age containing the money, accompany r
+ which was the following letter:
n ALEXANDRIA, VA, January BE.
StahIman-SIR: Enclosed please find 81
9 $50 %. Your bill is about right. I'll
Al railroad gets the best Of me on salary, al
3 Trabue is id impolite. But I'll peck
= that, and assure him that owe him mo
! than | did the Western Union Telegrap
~ Company, and will pay him the first o
y portunity. Yours,
1t F.C. HARRIS.
10 Mr.. Slshlman at the same time receive
:. another letter from Harris, in which W
le enclosed three dollars, with the reque
that it be applied to bis board bill. II
= letter is decidedly obscene in its characte
II and goes to show up the cool rascality
E. The fellow. He makes no excuse whstev
for his conduct, and it is evident that
resorted to the course lie has taken simp
II because he feared arrest. We may u
IN add, in conclusion, that the express al
g. railroad companies should be under la
n, ing obligations to Mr.. Stahlman for
OF vigilance 10 the whole affair.
rs The Red Crook.
D. The Pulaski Citiz,n says that the X
Crook, or, Story of the Lost Cause, WI
nd ten by W. G. Briep, Esq, of this city,
D. to be put upon the boards of the Pnlas
I'd theatre during the engagement of the pc
lis ular actress, Miss Leo. Hudson, VINO b
s SO completely charmed cur play goer5 d
nd ring the week. Divested of its tablea
nc and pantomimic features, says that pap
il! which could not be produced here even
Oh desirable, for the want of proper scene