The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-19
August 19. 1878.
ILLINOIS.

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ports received by the Chicago & Alton
Railroad Company, the loss by the East
st. Louis fire is less than at first reported.
Two wooden freight warehouses were
burned, with their contents of cotton. flour
etc., and five Chicago 4 Alton and four
foreign freights cars and contents, consist
ing of slaves, iron aud grain. Total loss,
$4,000; fully covered by insurance in the
Royal of Liverpool, except the value of
the freight ears-about $1,000. The old
passenger depot will be used temporarily
for freight business, which will not be in
terrupted. The rebuilding oe the freight
depot has already commenced.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE papers to-
morrow morning will publish particulars of
defalcation by Charles W, Angel, Sec
retary of the Pullman Palace Gar Com
pany. From an interview with Mr.. Pull
man tonight the following facts are learn
ed Mr., Angel is a man of 40 years of
age, agreeable in manner and exceedingly
competent for the posision he occupied.
| His social relations have until recently, it
| is believed, been of the very best charac-
ter and by years of good conduct he has
won the entire confidence of the company
and of his associates IN business. About
three yeass ago his wife died, leaving two
infant children, This loss seemed for a
time to impress his mental and physical
health, Lately he has gradually been re
covering good spirits, but having suffered
during the past winter disappointment
in some social affairs it now transpires
that he fell into disreputable associations,
which, however, were unknown even to
his intimate business friends. At about
the usual time for his summer vacation he
proposed Ito meet Mr.. Pullman in New
York, as be. Mr.. Pullman. was about re-
turning from Europe, and started East
with that avowed purpose. Mr.. Pullman
reached New York by steamer on the 7th
inst, and as Mr.. Angel did not appear for
a day or two, became anxious regarding
him, and dispatched Angles brother to
Saratoga and other place which be
had intended visiting. Nothing has
been learned of his whereabouts up to
this date. The fact that Angel left.
no address or communication in Chicago,
excited comment here, and caused Mr..
Pullman to hasten home and institute a
thorough examination. This developed
the fact that Angel had disappeared. with
funds and securities of the company.
The amount taken, although considerable,
is not sufficient to occasion the company
any embarrassment. nor to Interfere with
Its regular business or dividends. The
. possible maximum OF the loss sustained is
! i$l20,0 900, partly in cash and partly in Sc
curities of the company, which were in his
, custody as secretary, The money he drew
out OF the bank was upon two checks ol
50 600 each, he representing to the com
pany's cashier that he was sending it to The
, Office of the company in New York, and
, that the proper vouchers would be return.
ed, thus evading or overriding the custom
of the Office, which required vouchers tC
accompany every payment of money Sc
great was the confidence reposed in hi,
: honor and integrity that the action created
no uneasiness until his mysterious anC
protracted absence became ofitself cause
of suspicion. 1t is possible that he hal
converted the securities and with the pro
ceeds and the money gone to Europe
The company is taking most vigorous
9 measures for MIR. Angels apprehension
7 and proposes, if possible to recover th'
4 funds aud securities distracted by him
but for obvious reasons the measure
adopted cannot be made public.
PiUkertcn's detective agency, aided b,
. the city detectives. this afternoon cspture'
the entire amount of iewelry stolen fron
the Palmer House yesterday and one Q
the professionals who did the job. TIL
capture was effected on information fur
e nished by lodging house keeper o.
e State street, with whom the mel
d stopped all night Their room was search
! ed during their absence and the jeweler
found intact in trunk At $50 the man
r who registered at the Palmer House a
e White, but who now says his name isCharle
/ Woodward, came to the lodging house an,
o was taken in charge by the detectives
, He refuses to talk or to inform upon hi
:. companion in the crime, but Mr. Pinker
ton thinks he is the man who did the 81
Louis Pittsburg and Worcester burglaries
10 He is an Euelishman and a stranger to tn
}; police