The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-28
RUIN OF AN EXpRESSMAN.
RIsKING ms REIUTiTfON ron TEN
IHOUSIND DOLLARS.
The Man who Once Fought Hrnvciy for his
Employers Property Welding to Tempta-
tion - Very Queer Traits of character.

he Wan who once Fought Hrnvciy Tor his
Employers Property Yielding TO Tcmpia-
tion - Very Queer Traits of Character.
Pm, N, rar.,sol Diyaab
The astounding intelligence reached the
cars Of reporters yesterday that George II.
Price. the we'll known express messenger, was
oi stealing money from packages in his care
between ihis city and Chicago. The previous
heroic conduct. about Two and hui yours ago.
in shooting man named l}lnklry vino at
tempted 10 roban rNprcss car ON ia" l'Iisltur u.
Fort wayne and thirtgu huiirUId, liado it DIFF
Il ait for the officers " the company t. hclicvc
that he was other than II stritly honest man.
untd the most induNltahlr evidence Ot his quit
had hren laid hnior" ihom, Fnr moro than "a
year persons in Chicago and pO Mt wHsi at Tint
city have b"on con planning t. the officers of the
eNur, ~ company thit pa 'kugcs ol money re-
rinn.i thSr''in hv III s,ninr 'ibn sums ms.
INK re- small. ranging from $40 tu sou. ana
for while II WIS Thought that the persons ru-
cu-iH- the money were mistaken as 10 iie
The complaints at length grow SO frequent
that the agents at Chicago and t.ils city became
between The 'wo cities. and many consultations
and greut deal Of corr ..ppudonre ON The sui
lri have taken plar" during the past three
son.,ar residing In tiis r'iy. WILL Aaoni Smi,c-
ly insisted that the PITTSBURGH man WIS inno-
cont II was finally agro I'd e. ts to Il .te.t the
IT, prepared and shipped from the office hero.
Ihe dccovs were first tried on all tn runs
of h.s honesty. and. is they all went through
safely. 1t Wn- determined a. pui the honesty of
th" some time hero to the same 1T. TINS was
h"n" on sunday last. \ money ptkago was
uit pur ~. ami among the contents were two
ularl.ni trn-dullur notes. How much money
me packing" contain dhus not u"sn a-certtined.
hut tiir marked money Wu- placed yu the top of
ih" pil.. FIR AN obvious reason. When iri'r
r'u'h'd 'hrugo with his run, on Monday
morning. the DOGGY pnekngo was examined, Hud
iNr di7. uNcry lnad' That % Driion oi th" money
Tad brou al-trwtod. An officer 1T once took
A
Resulted ia the lindIug oi the marked MONEY
~ li~ luaSonslun aud DO" Was lode, 81 ~ l1il.
for his appearance before % certain magistrate.
Il p reported that rri. has confessed 10 steal
lus some -inail amouni. from money packages.
tenth oi the amount OF money that has boon
lost during the past year. which is estimated III
from -Nuul ~ tluui1
George II Price IL about % years OF age is
married. uud hiS wife ana three children reside
in Chicago. lie has been ia the service OF the
express company Tor ueariy ten years His re-
NJ rkuhlo. heroic exploit oh the Pittsburgh.
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad. near Al IDA.
o.. iu tnr spring OF l-fj, gNnri for him an
cnviahir fame among BIZ a~-n'.Htrs. anu mad,
Inn puie solid with ur company. Accounts
OF that nif,r wer' wldc.y published 40 the ilnl"
of ii. o.'urr'n g.. ami Price W - lunil'l whcr-
eyer Doe IS MT The story H. ia tri"i, Price had
charge of an express cag on AN eastward hound
tram h'twrrn ,hiedgo ana TINS city. ANA at q
point near Aida O.. Zee discovered % masked
man nt one md OF his car. lie at once OWNED
inc intention "l ms. Ni@it'r anu drawing, Ms
r"t"Is't. ordered thn man TO- -urr"id'r IHis
url"r - pui 'hp followed 10y shot from the
Ni-.t.i pistol. and q bullet pierced ia" mcs-
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