The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-14
TILLER'S SWAG.
Betrayed by a Broken Valise Lock,
Tiller The Thief, Comes
to Grief
Excessive Caution Spells His Well-Laid
Plans, and Proves Sins
Labor Lost.
A Satchel Containing $4,000 in Pacific
Express Envelopes Found in a
Milwaukee Trunk Store.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, March l2.-The
greater part Of the $4,000 stolen in st.
Louis by Prentice Tiller is safe in the
Merchants Exchange Bank, and the prob
abilities are that Tiller will be arrested
inside Of twenty-four hours. He has UNI
doubtcdly been in Milwaukee for week
past, and it is believed is now
on HIS WAY TO DETROIT.
Whether he went by steamer across the
lake or by rail is not yet known. The sto-
ry If the recovery of the swag is given by
the detective as follows: A valse was left
at the trunk store of Carpeles, Schram &
Co., East Water street, by an unknown
man, yesterday afternoon, with orders
that it be shipped TO him at Detroit in
new trunk which he had purchased, The
satchel was accidentally opened AMI found
t. contain very large sun OF money in
closed in packages OF the Pacific Express
Company which Immediately led to the
sup osition that the money was that stOl-
en- BY Prentice T,lcr. CA Tuesday forenoon
ihc man had purchased at CarpclcS,
>chrum 4 Co. store q trunk for S2&, and
requested that it be LETT there until yes
torJay At about $3.50 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon the man
REAprEARED AT TIE STORE
with a yaIise and requested Charles J
Jctlcr the head salesman to place the
yalisc in the trunk and ship it to him at
Detroit, giving his name as 6 II, Pachem,
and then he LETT the store. While the
yalise was being handled the lock on it
accidentally broke, and as it opened part
OF the contents fell out and on the floor
lay large amount Of money and jewcIry
The packages in the yalise were found to
be the
PROPERTY OF THE PACIFIC EXPRESS
Company. One Of the members OF the
firm was notified at once. Pending further
Investigation the valise and its contents
were taken to the Merchants Exchange
Bank The local authorities were noti-
fed and all the
DETECTIVES PUT TO WORK
on the case, an accurate description of
the man who left the valiSe being given
them, but up to this time no arrest has
been made. The description given by
the employees
CORRESPONDS WITH
the description sent out by the st. Louis
officials, leaving no doubt but that the
man who left the valiSe at the store was
Prentice Tiller. The most plausible
theory rs to what became Of Tiller
after leaving the valse, was that he
took passage on the propeller Wiscon-
| sin, which left here last night for Grand
Haven, from there to 90 by rail to De-
troit, where he would await the arrival of
the trunk and then cross over the river
into Canada. Chas. j. letter, the
SALESMAN WHO MADE THE DISCOVERY,
was asked:
GLOW was the discovery madc?"
Chat do not care to tell at present"
"Was the money found in the yalise
counted by you, and how much was
there?n
1--WE did not count all the money, but
think there is between $50, 900 and $50, 600
in that valise"
"Was there anything else in the yaliSe
besides money!"
lts, lltTc WAS IdISC dluOuul VI NdI-
liable jewelry,"
"What was the appearance of the man
who left the yalise?'
ole looked something like a tramp. He
was young man with small mustache,
brown hair and slender build, unobtru-
siye features and weighed about 1855
pounds.
The above description corresponds with
that of the absconder.
The latest reward offered by the Ex-
press Company is $4,000 for the arrest of
Tiiler, and ten per cent. of all the money
found, SO that those making the discov-
cry are entitled to between $4,000 and
$4,000.