Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-08
THE WEST.
Illinois.

Time To Die-su,cide of Desperado Whe
 Had Killed Thirteen Men.
 CHICAGO, March "A telephone message from Joliet, H., says that Frank Rande, the desperado who made an attempt upon the life of Deputy Warden McDonald at the State penitsntiary last Saturday night, and who was placed in 8 solitary cell, last night succeeded in hanging himself. ksnds's real | name was Charles O. Scott. He killed no less than five men in 1877, and is supposed to have murdered thirteen persons in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. He was originally sen- tsnced to the. Iowa psnitentiary for burglary. He escaped, and fearing ar- rest, became 8 tramp. He was after ward sent to the Michigan city prison for burglary under another name, and left there in 1877. He robbed farmer near GiIson, H., and being pursued by party of six he killed two and wounded three others. Rande committed an almost similar robbery near St. Elme, ILL, and being pursued by party of citizens killed three of the latter and escaped. He was finally captured in St. Louis after desperate struggle with an of- icer. and on his trial for the Gilson tragedy escaped with life sentence. Rande's prison life was marked by three or four acts of des-
  night. He used his underclothing to effect his death and his ifeless bo 1y was discovered on opening the door of his cell.
 A Clever Robbery-A Safe Rifsd While Q
 Paymaster Goes off to Lunch Leaving
 the Combination Open.
 CHICAGO, March 7.-It has just come to light that the paymaster of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, has lost $27, 900 from his safe which was taken last Saturday noon while he was gone to lunch. The psymaster left the room without waiting for the return of the other attaches of the office who had also gone to lunch, and neg lscted to close the combination of the safe Before his return the safe was robbed, the amount taken being about $27, ,OO0. On the facts becoming known and an investigation being instituted, Paymaster Bartlett was dis charged from their service for negligence, and the matter was placed in the hands of de- tectives. An effort was made to keep the affair quiet in the hope that the detectives would be facilitated in their work, but upon the matter becoming known, and in the be lief that exaggerated statements would be published concerning the robbery, the officials showed 8 willingness that the exact facts should be furnished to the public.
 The theory advanc ed by the treasurer of the company is that the robbery was accom- lished by sneak thief. Two doors lead into the cashiers office from 8 vacant room, one of which was found ajar on the pay masters return. The paymaster's room is located in the general offices of the company on the second floor of the building, and was constructed especially to guard against intrusion or theft, but in this instance the most ordinary precautions appear to have been ignored,
 The explanation given by the paymaster is that it was supposed the vacant room adjoining his office was always kept locked, but in this case it proved otherwise. This door was close to and adjoining the vault in which the safe is located. The cashier of the compa- ny and an assistant occupy practically the same room, but usually sit at desks somewhat removed from the vault, and in an angle which partly conceals the entrance to the vault, so that anyone entering from the vacant room could have accomplished the robbery without their knowledge he paymastsr assumes that the robbery must have been committed by someone having complete knowledge of the room and the habits of the occupants.