The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-21
CAUGHT AT LAST.
1sller. the st. Louis Express Thief, C.ptuAa
at Milwaukee and $50 600 Recorerea, |

1sler, the st. Louis Express Thief, C.ptuAa
al Milwaukee and $50 900 Recovered.
MILWAUKEE, March I4.-Prentiss Tiller.
the Pacific Express Company's agent at st.
Louis, who decamped with nearly 500. 600
a lew days ago was arrested at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning bya Milwaukee detective
and $4,000 of the. money recovered. A
young man looking like a tramp, with a
Small mustache, brown hair. of slight build
and unobtrusive features, and of about 135
pounds weight, bought a trunk at the store of
Carpeles Schram, and on Tuesday asked to
haze 1t shipped TO G.. III. Pachen. Detroit.
Mich. lie left a yaliSe which he asked 10
nave placed inside the trunk to save him the
trouble or carrying it. When about to put
the NallSe IN the trunk the clerk dropped it
ana the clasps burst aSunder. the bullying
contents rolling out upon the floor. In gath
erlng up the bundles he found them wrapped
IN Pacific Express Company's labels.
and a closer examination disclosed
that every package contained a prize, the
total amounting TO nearly $780, 900. The no
lice were notified, and with a description of
the man traced him to a cheap boarding
house IN the Third ward. but he was not at
home. They found his trunk and seized
"t botiulls lHoucS people Sllu
the man was frequently out all night, the
police continued searching the city. think
ing he must be out on q spree. This morn
Ii.g he returned TO the trunk store to ask
about his yaliSe, and was arrested. He had
been at the Third Ward boarding house
since March S, but il is not known whether
or not he boarded anywhere else before
that Besides the money there was a 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
non, but the prisoner was carefully guarded
and could be interviewed only very briefly.
Tie was loud in saving he had 10 accom-
p.ice, but at the same time it remained for
the company To prove who stole the money.
He 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. He was identified by Chicago and
81. Louis agents who were in the city, hay
ing been called from Chicago last night,
when the money was found yesterday.
TIILER'S ACCoMPLICE
ST. Louis. March 14.-Inquiry of the Pa
cific Express Company officials here regard
ing the arrest Of a MAN at Milwaukee sup
posed TO be Tiller, throws very little light on
tlit matter. lney are very reticent- anu
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,
he being a stranger. was easily taken out Of
the city. The arrangement eventually
was that the a%ccomplice should divide the
spoilS and send Tiller's to him by express to
Milwaukee,, addressing him, Of course, in al
assumed name. Tiller reached Milwaukee
on the morning of the SIh. but there made
the troublesome discovery that he had for
gotten the name he was 10 assume in inquir-
ing for his express package. In this emer-
gency he ~telegraphea McFadden, at Sher-
man. Texas. asking what was the name the
yaliSe was to bear. The telegram was in
teTcepted, and McFadden. who had
already been located. was carefully watched
20 determine whether he sent all answer.
lie did not. and his arrest occurred a few
hours later. Meanwhile express authorities
here were notified, and on Tuesday eve
ming a detective started from here Tor Mil
waukee. II would appear that Tiller sue
ceeded in recalling the name he was TO as
sumo. and got possession of the yaiiSe be
fore the detective arrived: but met with
4 disaster Il few hours afterward.
through the trunk store episode which oc-
. Cured at q time when il is said the whole
detective force of Milwaukee We're looking
for hiTn, knowing hin to be in town.