The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-03-13


Capture-The Express Company OhiciaIs
COnfideRt of Running Him Down-They
win - Never Let Up on Him"-&5, 900 Re.
ward Onered'
ST. LOUIS, No, M1rch 5.
Tiller'S whereabouts is as much a mys-
terry as ever. Nota word has yet been heard
from him, though rumors of all sorts are
constantly aloat. When traced down,
however, there is never anything in
them. First he has been arrested in one
place, then in another, and so it goes.
Mr. Butler, the agent of the company,
appears to be very hopeful that the clerks
capture will eventually be effected. Said
he yesterday in speaking of the matter:
''YOu cannot cite single case in which
the Express companies have been success
fully robbed. BY successfully robbed 1
mean wherein the robber got away and
retained his booty. OF course the com.
panieS have been robbed time and again.
They count on this.
IT Is VERY RISKY BUsISEss,
and they are bound to suffer more or less
from thefts, particularly from their own
employees. These men may escape for a
time, but they are eventually taken. and
partially recovered. Some years ago,
you will remember, Detective Noyes
walked out that same door with $G2, ,000
He got away for the time being but was
afterward captured and the money nearly
all recovered.
He was convicted and sentenced, but
made his escape from the Penitentiary.
There was another case wherein an Ex-
press Company was robbed and
TIE THIEF WAS CAPTURED
And sent to the Penitentiary. The money
was not recovered at the time, but four
years after it was found buried in the
principal street of the town. So it always
is. The money is always recovered some
way. 1t may be some time, but it comes
out alright. OF course the Express COM
panies lose something by these robberies,
but the thieves gam nothing. You know
it costs something to arrest these men,
and in many cases some of the money is
gone before they are taken"
"You expect then that TilIer win be
captured?''
''Most assuredly. It may besome time,
but
HE WILL EVENTUALLY BE TAKEN.
We hope to get him, however, in time
| to recover all the money. You see it is
almost impossible for man to get out
of this country without being detected.
They have to travel by rail some time,
and there is hardly railroad in the coun-
4 J.
Though the Express companies fight each
other as hard as they can for trade, when
| it comes to capturing thief they are all
| one, and do their utmost to effect the
mans capture. These men who
do this stealing, generally regret
| their act few days later. Now, if a
man could steal several hundred thousand
| dollarsA@and then be free to spend and
| enjoy it, of course it would be all right.
But such is not the case. They cannot
| spend this money without danger of de-
| lection, and they soon regret their act.'
! 'But if this man is captured he win
compromise with the company for about
half the amount, will he not?"
"No, he won't. An Express company
| never let's up on a man who steals from
| them. They cannot afford to comprO-
mise, as it would encourage other
clerks to do likewise, and where
they have so much opportunity
of stealing it would be very
| dangerous precedent. The companies cal
| culate on these losses, and are not much
affected by them, but there is such a
| thing as their becoming so frequent and
| the sums so great, that the company may
| be so crippled as to prevent their carry
| ing on business. The sum taken by Til
| Ter will not hurt this company as they
| can pay it without feeling any strain.
| These companies never let up on a man.
They viii follow him for years and
save no expense to effect his capture or
| punish him after he is taken. The reward
/ offered for TiIler is $4,000, but they
would not stand on thatif it were neces-
sary to give more to get him"
| A report became widely circulated yes
| terday that TilIer had been scenin Spring
| field, III. There was nothing in the re
port, however, as the following special
telegram received last night from that
| point viii show:
''SPRINGFIELD, ILL, March 4.-The re-
| port that Tiller, the express robber, was
seen in this city, after thorough exam
| ination is not corroborated It is hardly
| probable he would frequent railroad OF
| its depot, where the messengers of the
Pacific Express Company would be likely
| to recognize him -