Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-08-28
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Vnarles ". Angel. Secretary of the
r"'lman Palace Car Company. Gone
To Europe with the Above Amount
Belonging TO the COmnany.

!" Europe with the Above Amount
Belonging to the Company.
Several days ago it became whispered
about that heavy robbery had been
committed in the Office of the Pullman
i'alace Car Company, but vigorous eff
iorts were made to keep the matter ont
OF the papers, and for u time with suc.
cess. Saturday evening, however, it
was found impossible to longer suppress
the facts, and Mr.. George NJ. Pullman.
president of the company, wrote out a
statement for publication. Mr.. Pull.
man stated that Charles w. Angell
who had been secretary Of the company
since Its organization, eleven wears AGO.
and was for three years previously in
his individual employ, had decamned
with $4,000 Of the companv's funds
of which about $4,000 was in cash and
the balance in bonds, which he probably
converted into cash in New York. MI
Pullman was on his way home from
Europe when Angel left, but expected
to meet him in New York on the eth
instant. When Angel left Chicago for
vacation two weeks previous he
stated that after tour Of the watering.
places, he would meet Mr.. Pullman.
but when that gentleman arrived and
failed to find the secretary, he became
uneasy. William A. Angel, purchas.
ing agent of the Pullman company,
and brother Of the secretary.
was sent in search of him. but
he failed to get any trace of him.
Then Mr.. Pullman decided that some.
thing must be wrong, and an examina.
ton OF the books confirmed the suspi.
cion by showing the accounts to be
$4,000 short. Offers were put upon
the case, and they learned that Angel
went direct from here to New York,
by the Erie railway, and after convert
ing the stolen securities into cash, sailed
for Liverpool on an lnman steamer on
the 9th of July, and was safe in Brus-
sells, where extraditon cannot reach
him, before the robbery was discovered.
Before leaving Chicago he purchased
5000 in English sovereigns. Mr.. Pull
man, in his card, states that the amount
taken by Angel, although large, is not
sufficient to cause the company any
embarrassment, or interfere with its
business or dividends. Every effort
will be made to capture the thief and
recover the plunder.
Charles w. Angel is "a years of age.
and has always enjoyed the full conf
dence of his employers and associates.
He was married four years ago, but his
wife died year later, leaving him one
child. Subsequently he paid attention
to young lady at Kenosha, and it is
said, was rejected by her. He boarded
at the Grand Pacific Hotel until a couple
of weeks previous to his departure,
when he took rooms at the Palmer
House, and his meals Mt the Chicago
Club. House. He lived well, but, rs his
salary was $4,000 year, this excited no
comment. His only known shortcom-
ing previous to the robbery was fond
ness for n girl named Sadie Wilson,
who lives mt Carrie Watson's house Of
ill-fame, and on whom he spent 800 or
$500. This girl nursed him for week
while he was i'll at the Palmer House,
and frequently went riding with him,
but she says she has not heard from
him since he left the city, and does not
know where he is. Up to the last few
months, as far as is known, Angel
lived an irreproachable life, but recent
ly he fell, and his descent was unusually
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