The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-09-04


A RAILROAD AID ExrREss AGENT MrsrEnouHr Az
scoxp-Hv Miller who has been railroad and e1press
agent and telegraph operator at White Cloud for year
past decamped in mysterious last week and it
is surmse that that public sbber the Express Company
has again been robbed by Of its agents The facts
near get them, are these:
On Wednesday Of last week Miller and George Moore
together 70 St. Joseph-Mler leaving his station
and telegraph office without order but their arrangement
was to return ON the midnight train Forest City. At
St Joseph they went popular resort to obtain some
sort Of refreshmeDt but pretty Miller went out
saying had business to attend and would
Moore again before long he did not return and Moore
preceded their hotel but Miller had not been there
Moore became alarmed fearing that Miller might have
keen Knocked In the head snd he looked and inquired
every place where he thoaght Miller would have been like
Co. hut could mot hear anything Of him He remained
until the train Thursday, when thinking IL possible
that Miller might have gone up at midnight he returned
to Forest City and White Cloud But Miller had not
turned and his wife became greatly alarmed Moore felt
himself to be in rather peculiar position, having gone OF
with Miller and having been the last person Of his &C
quaintance known be with him before his disappear
He prevailed upon Phil Kelley accompany him
to 81 Joseph, Friday, to the search Arriving
there they put the chief Of police and his detectives on
the hunt but they failed discover the remotsst traces
Of the missing About this time. C. W. Hoyes Of
White Cloud who returning from the East arrived I'm
the city, ana met the Iney WEIR not long IN telling him
what the trouble whereupou he informed them that
he had Miller at Qainey the evening before and had
taken supper at the hotel and had talked with him
that he dressed in suit had carpet sack and
stated that he his way Michigan visit bis f.
Their. This threw light upcn the ai. and the par
ties smelt rat They made further inquiries but re-
turned home Saturday.
The opinion became general that some expres.
packages wead be found minus. The Railroad Conpapy
sent UP man overhead their books, but thew u.r,
found to be al right with the last months salary still due
Miller The Express Conpsnys Books found to be
all right far they compared with those Of the
seneers But Il has been sscertaned that package Of
so placed in the once b be sent " Js-eph did aota-
pear on the books and il has net reached ST. Joseph
is also said that other amounts knosn % be missing
increasing the deaeency thus far 10 about s but thi,
Ia not certain.
There was undoubtedly something wrong TO inauce
Miller be kas bot orun the risk be has for the
comparatively ptfnl that has - yet been found mis-
sing when he has undoubtedly osn bad thousands Of do
lars In his hands at time does reasonable: and
do not thnk the Pase mind is atagkss satisssd Is
the matter.
We do not know that Miller was addicted 10 any vices
except passion spending most Of his spare time at -
loous playing cards but have not beard that he gzm
bIed to greater extent than for the oysssrs cigars