The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-21
TILLER TAKEN.
Arrest in Milwaukee of the ST. Louis Ex-
press Thief-NearIy All the Stolen Funds
Recovered.

Arrest in Milwaukee of the st. Louis Ex-
press Thief-Neariy All the Stolen Funds
Recovered.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 14.-Excfte-
ment is great here over the arrest yesterday
morning of PrentiSs TiIler the confidential
clerk of the Pacific Express Company at St
Louis, whose bold theft recently of COM
pany funds to the amount Of nearly $780,
600 is still fresh in the minds of the public.
He was captured by detectives of this city
about ten o'clock yesterday morning When
arrested he was dressed in ragged clothing,
wore a red wig, and his intention evidently
was to assume the disguise of tramp A
portion of the funds, amounting in the ag-
gregate to eighty thousand dollars, was re-
covered. He endeavored to shoot the Off
GERS who made the arrest The story of
the capture is as follows:
A man in the dress of workingman entered
the trunk-manufactory of Carpeles & Co., on
East Water street, and asked to be shown
trunk of a certain size and price. His
request was granted, and he selected and
bought such an article as he desired. He
stated that he was on his way to Detroit,
and as his sachel, though somewhat Worn,
contained such clothes and other articles as
he wished to take, he would simply have
the satchel placed i'll the new trunk, safely
packed, and the trunk and contents then for
warded to Detroit. Wednesday the sachel,
without the owner, reached the trunk-store. 1t
lay about for a time. awaiting further orders
from the man, who finally put in an APP
pearance and gave directions as to the man
ner in which the sa' chel should be packed,
and further directed that the trunk be sent
to the depot addressed to Detroit for him.
He then disappeared evidently on his way
to the city named. One of the employees
of the store proceeded to obey orders
in regard to packing, when the
satchel was accidentally broken. An eff
fort to close the rent resulted in MAX
ing the matter worse, and the con-
tents of the bag began to fall out
On gathering up the bundles he found them
wrapped in the Pacific Express Company's
labels, and closer examination disclosed that
every package contained money, the total
amounting to nearly $50, 0e0 The police
were notified, and, with the description Of
the man, traced him to a cheap boarding
house in the third ward, but he was not at
home. They found his trunk and seized it
AS the boarding house people said the man
WAS T6quenIly OUT all nlgnG the police
continued searching the city, thinking he
must be on spree. He returned to the
trunk store to ask about the yalise and was
arrested. He has been at the Third Ward
boarding house since March 8, but it is not
known whether or not he boarded anywhere
else before that. Besides money there was
large amount of valuable jewelry in the
valise The money was placed in the
Merchants Exchange Bank. He has made
clean breast Of tSse whole matter, and con-
fesses that he and an accomplish committed
a huge robbery His accomplish is also I'M
der arrest.
When counted at the Express Company's
Office the pile was found to contain 500, 900
in currency and ST., $50 in coin, which, with
So, 800 found on Tiller's person, makes near
ly Sis, 900. In addition to this there is be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in jewelry and
gold-bars. The checks were not counted
here, but Mr.. G. N. Thiel, who has been
working the case, said that the checks would
probably amount to fully as much more as
the currency, which would bring the total
amount above 100000.