Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-21
CAUGHT AT LAST.
Tufers the Sc Louis Express Thief, Captured
at Milwaukee and 500. 900 Recovered.

Tniers the Sc. Louis Express Thief, Captured
at Milwaukee and 5000 Recovered.
MrhwAUzEE, March 14.--frentiss Tiller,
TIE Pacific Express Company's agent at St
Louis, who decamped with nearly 500, 900
few days ago, was arrested at 10 O'Clock
Yesterday morning by Milwaukee, detective
and $4,000 of the money recovered. A
young man looking like tramp, with a
small mustache, brown hair, of slight build
and unobtrlisive features, and of about 1876
pounds weight, bought trunk at the store of
Carpeles Schram, and on Tuesday asked to
have it shipped to G. ii. Pachen, Detroit,
Mich He left valise which he asked to
have placed inside the trunk to save him the
trouble OF carrying it. When about to put
the valise in the trunk the clerk dropped it
and the clasps burst asundef, the bullying
contents rolling out upon the floor In gath
ering up the bundles he found them wrapped
in Pacific Express Company's labels,
and closer examination disclosed
that every package contained prize, the
total amounting to nearly 100000. The POI
lice were notified, and with description of
the man traced him to q cheap boarding
house IN the Third ward, but he was not at
home. They found his trunk and seized
1t As the boarding house people said
the man was frequently out all night, the
police continued searching the city, think
ing he must be out on spree. This morn
ing he returned to the trunk store to ask
about his valise, and was arrested. He had
been at the Third Ward boarding house
since March 8, but ii is not known whether
or not be boarded anywhere else before
that Besides the money there was large
amount of valuable jewelry in the valise
The money was placed in the Mer-
chants Exchange Bank The arrest
of Prentiss Tiller caused great crowds
to gather at the Central Police Sta
ton, but the prisoner was carefully guarded
and could be interviewed only very briefly.
lie was loud in saying he had no accom-
pllce, but at the same time it remained for
the company To prove who stole the money.
lie was very happy, and proposed that the
police shut the outer doors and charge the
crowd an admission price to see him as a
curiosity. Hey identified by Chicago and
st. Louis agents who were in the city, hay
ing been called from Chicago last night
when the money was found yesterday.
TIILER'S ACCoMPIICE
ST. Louis, March 14-lnquiry of the Pa
cific Express Company officials here regard
ing the arrest of q man at Milwaukee sup
posed to be Tiller, throws very little light ON
tne matter. They are very reticent, and
little information can be obtained. 1t may
be said, however. that officials and detectives
here believe that after the robbery Tillers
accomplice took charge of the plumber which,
ne being stranger, was easily taken out of
the city. The arrangement eventually
was that the accomplice should divide the
spols and send Tillers to him by express to
Milwaukee, addressing him, of course. in an
assumed name. Tiller reached Milwaukee
on the morning of the Sth, but there made
the troublesome discovery that he had for
gotten the name he was to assume in inquir-
ing for his express package. In this emer.
yency he telegraphed McFadden, at Sher-
man, Texas, asking what was the name the
valise was to bear. The telegram was in.
tercepted, and McFadden, who had
already been located, was carefully watched
to determine whether he sent an answer
He did not, and his arrest occurred few
hours later. Meanwhile express authorities
here We're notified, and on Tuesday eve
ming detective started from here for Mil
waukee. 1t would appear that Tiller sue.
ceeded in recalling the name he was to as
sumo, and got possession of the valise be
fore the detective arrived; but met with
disaster few hours afterward
through the trunk store episode which oc
CURED at a time when it is said the whole
detective force of Milwaukee were looking
for him, Knowing him to be i'll town.