The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-04
A STUPENDOUS STEAL.
4 Money Clerk Dsrssves tho Pacific
Express $4,000 Worth.
A Well Laid scheme Worked In Broad
Daylight.
A Full Description Of the Thlei

Sr. LOUIS, March .-Prendss Tiller,
money clerk In tps Pacific Express comp
any here, whose father 1. Louisyllln de-
sec'lve. disappeared about . O'clock yes,er
day aiiefnoons taking With him onr or iva
Yeln's iuli OF money packages, the total
amount hsins very nearly *I5 COO IL 10 the
custom OF tho company 10 keno u money
clerk aud day Waterman on duty In tho OF.
firo on Gu day. the doors beinr secured by
cept messengers who arrive on the morning
trains ard have money packages to turn
over. Yesterday Afternoon filler was on
duty aud the wn'chmun remained In the
back room tending 20 the door, the from,
doors being kept locked. Aboni 2 O'clock
tbs Waterman went out 10 luuch. leaving
three messengers sittiog by the stove.
While he was gone Tiller went out and r.
turned with stranger, whom the messtn'
gers took 20 he new clerk or messenger.
Filler and the stranscr went Into the front
olllcu aud wero ttouaht N more
~. An hour later riller came Into
the back oflics 10 wash
ms hands ann remxrk-d 10 the Waterman
gho ha1 relieved, that nn believed he
wonld 90 and get somr lunch. Wiping his
hands, he re-en.srod the front otice ana
ward the Waterman walked to the front Vt.
ilca Ia get something. and was surprised 10
fiuc the front door unlocked aud Teller sb-
sent. He rpoke OF II 10 TIC me scngeis
who were si,ting by this stove IN the rear.
and tney t,ld him OF HE stranger. This
alarmed him, ana he summoued the super
iuteudent. who soon discovered that about
bushel OF money packages wefo missing.
The detectives have learned nothing set.
II q Bufler, the agent OF the company.
rays tncre can hn doubt the man Brought
10 The Office by rlller was a confenerats anu
that hs aud Tilrr took al the packages
from the safe, sxsmined them aud selected
such as thcy desired or were easiest o dis
pose OF. Several envelopes were found
wnich had been cut ~ Que end. but a. thhl
contained checks were not taken. Othnr
packages contaIuing silver we're alec lei.
Bnlsr thinks. however, there must have
been nearly bushei 81 packages tHketi,
and t~at there was probably tnird con.
fsdsraie on the outside, rs The weight OF the
packages. mAry OF which contained
gold coin was too heavy TO have been essily
and quickly handed BY two persons Til
Ter aud his pal must have worked over nj
nonr preparing their plunder, durng
which time tho uaichnsn entered the front
Office IN which they were engaged Two or
three times, but IT was easy Tor tho c0ilfec-
crate to hide himself behind the close-
bo-ritd psrt VI the messengers pens IN
which they did their work. When every.
ming was Ienuy tne IRON, uoo' "bv uT-
locked and Teller wori 20 tho rsz' OF the
room, ostspsiply to wseh his hands. but
really to learn the position Of the watch
nan and messengers. aud iinding them
favorable to safe exit for. his
confederate, no gave tho signal
go. Shortly af;erward the wnichnsp
went to the front OF the office ard hndius
tho front door unlocked mud Tiller not
present, he tslsphoned Mr. Butler, also
Epltrr sunarul MANAGER nf fla Cnpt-
pany. and they came 20 the Office at one.
While IL was evident the robbery bad been
committed, they could not get into the
safe 20 asctrtnin wnst VAS missing, es
l'iller had taken OF the keys, aud IL was
not till alter midnight that the tsfe wa
opened, and considerably later before a.
formation al tho MISTER WIS given out. The
ana tslsprAms sent to conductors OF trair'
Of all railroads lendins.out OF the city giving
4 description OF Tiller. Ii was learned this
morning that riller brought 10 the
Office Saturday af ernoon large iestbe,
yal,ss which he put Ia the basement. II
could not be found to-day and from ibls
berry were made s Saturday. A visit to bis rbom
Il No. 1922 .Oavc STREET. today disclosed =
number OF unused money envelopes aud
printed alps Of the c0mpsuy, and, 40 he
could have had no honest purpose In hav
ing thcsc ia his room. Mr.. Butter thinks
ne has been robbIng the company for SOME
ysars old, formerly with tho America
txoress nt Lcuisvflie. He hiss beef
with the Pacific company two years and
had the entire confidence OF his em ployers
he being steady, qui~t man, at entive %
business. He Is describsd ~ rs years old,
brosn moustscEe aud hair; pimpiy face;
uncbtruaive features; slender build; weight
ABOUT 1876 pounds; neat dress and que
manner. His confederate is entirely I'M
Knowu. the express people not having The
d'ghtstt conjecture ~ 70 who be Is. Th'
company have offered reward OF s7,t0u
for the errest Of man aud money and ftl.
capture Is made prosecution will be mad,
fail ~ . Il