Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-04
EASTERN NEWS.
80, ,rrp PRESS DISPATCHES.


eQeavy Robbery.
,. March 3.-PrentIss Teller,
"I.rk of the Pacific Express
moDey hare. whose father isa Louis
Sstsctiye. disappeared yesterday
uhe . O'clock in the afternoon, taking
sooo S;1 one or two valises full OF
Usu nackapes. the total amount being
n0n15 az Go. The custom of the
lily ia 20 keep the money clerk
1sv vatchman on duty In the OF
80 Sunday. the doors being secured
p . ~ locks and no one being adInIt-
"a except the messenee,s' eno arrive
morning trains and nave money
.isoes to turn over. Yesterday after
Teller vas On duty, and the
.seshman remained IN the back room
.".d;no 70 the door, the front doors be-
- kept Hooked. About 2 o'clock the
lns .Sm.n went out TO lunch. leaving
~" neesengers sitting by the stove.
VIA. he vas gone Teller went out and
.ssrsd with a stranger, whom the
sssnoers supposed to be new mes
-, nr clerk. Teller went into the
80 nfioe and vas thought Of NO more.
y hnnr later be came back into the
- so wash dis hands, and remarked
~. vstchman, who had returned,
~. he believed be would 90 out and
w. -. .oms lunch. Wiping his hands, he
sntsred the front Office and WAS not
- aoain. Halt An hour Afterwards,
-. vstehman walked into the front
$50 "a get something and Was sur
S.;ssd 70 find the front door unlocked
"a Teller absent. He spoke Ut 1t to
-. u.ssaensers who were sitting around
- stoys in the rear, aud they told him
~ ~ stranger. Th . alarmed him and
~ mmmoned the Superintendent, who
sooo discoyered that about busn Ut
..onsv packages were missing. The
1stsetives have learned nothing yet.
II q. Butler, the agent Of the com
,arv' ays: There can be no doubt
thai the man brought to the ofi,oe by
TELLER was a confederate, ana that he
ssnd Teller took all the packages from
NJ aafe, examined them and selected
uch q they desired or as were the
s.siest 70 dispose Of. Several envelopes
we're found which had been cut at one
and. bot az they contained checks they
vrrs not taken. Other packages con-
aiming silver were left"
Batter thinks, Il Jweser, that there
,uust BIZ nearly a hl,nel OF packages
,aksn. aud that there was probably a
third confederate on the outside, as the
nacksoes, many of which contained
ma coin. were TOO heavy to have been
sssiIy and quickly handled by two per-
sops. Teller and his pal mast have
worked over an hour in preparing their
plunder, during which tune messengers
sntered the front office in which they
vera engaged two or three times, but it
vaa easy for the confederate to hide
himself behind the close boarded part OF
the messengers pens where they do
shsir work. When everything Vas ready.
tho front door was looked and Teller
vent into the rear room, Ostensibly ~
vaah his hands, but really to learn the
posltlon of the watchman and messen-
psr, and finding them favorable ~ a
ssfs exit Of his confederate, he gave the
signal to 20. Shortly afterwards the
vstchman went into the front Office,
and finding the door unlocked. and Tel
Ter not present, no telephOned Mr.. But
Ter. and also Mr.. Fuller, General Man
ages Of the Company, and they came To
the office at once. While II waS evident
that q robbery had been committed,
they could not get into the safe 70 ascer.
tain what was missing, as Teller had
taken off the keys, aud It was not till
after midnight that the safe was open
ed and considerably later before infer
nation Of the matter was given out. The
police were notified, however, and mes
sengsrs were cent to the conductors Of all
trains leaving giving a description Ut
Teller. Ii was learned this morning
that Teller brought to the office on Sat
urday afternoon large leather valiss
which he put in the basement. II could
no. be fOund today and from this fact
il is believed the preparations for the
robbery were made Saturday. On u
visit 70 bis room at 1l2l Olive street
today there were discovered a number
Of unused money envelopes and printed
hirs Of the company, and ~ he could
have had no honest purpose in having
these in his room, Mr.. Butler thinks he
bad been robbinR the company for some
time. Teller in u young man twenty
i've years Of age; he has been with the
express Company for two years aud had
he entire confidence of his employers,
h being steady quiet man and atten-
i've 70 business. He il described AZ
twenty-five years old, and having a
brown mustache and hair, pimply face,
unobtrusive features, slender built,
weight about l35, neat dress and quiet
manner. His confederate 10 entirely
unknown, the express people not hav
ing the slightest conjecture as to who he
\ The company has offered q reward
II 5000 for the arrest Of the man and
~ recovery Of the money, and II
capture IL made the prosecution will be
0ths full extent Of the law.
~ naplessa Company NJ Denver.
DuyKR, March 3.-The Mapleson
Grand Italian Opera Company clos. d
Meossfully n four nights engagement
hsn tot light. Both Patti and 0erster
vsss in perfect voice, aud completely
harmed their great audiences, which
npgsesnted the culture of the state.
Eaeh vas recalled several times, and at
eaeh appearance wac greeted with rap
tara. applause. The company is west
urd bound.
Fires In February.
N.w YoRK. March 3.-The Comnser-
~ Bslletia's monthly fire record shows
IA IN February there we're lS7 fires
v1oA The loss WAS between $4,000 and
W0O. With another of $5O0, 900. Tue
aeal Ian was $500 900. Adding the
January hrcs, the lOss for the two
soath amounts TO 81, 900.
CAlneae In New Ysrk.
NIN YoRx, March 2.-The remains OF
= IN, the Chinese cook lost vi b the
nlooR party in tho Arctic region, will
00hemed and removed 10 China for
aaneut burial. His brother, laun-
a1nAn, said yesterday that All Sam al
e1pssossd desire to b buried Ia
- pot In small village grave
~ Canton. The Chimes blame the
A loe not attending TO the burial.
epeAnl says that he did not knew
oan va buried until the day Of the
He romises TO render neces.
~ uo - having the body sent home,
o - Vas not invited 10 par ici.
ne funeral ceremonies.
IA Phan Lee, a young Chinese stu
veo vas compelled bv his govern
leave Yale College and return
arrived last night. He may enter
3epAomoss class.
~ vas made by Captain AeCul-
= two opium joints in Mott
~ night. Twenty Cinnamon
gsursd. together with two dozen
Hpea, lamps, shells containing
ma tvo gambling layouts.
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