National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-14
TILLER TAKEN.
The Ascending Money Clerk Arrested
md 100000 OF the stolen Money Re-
royered

The AbscoDdlnE Money Clerk Arrested
and 100000 OF the stolen Money Re-
covered.
MTLwAUKEE WIS, March 13.-Prentiss
Tiller, the Pacific Express companys money
clork at St. Louis, who decamped with nearly
100000 few weeks ago, was arrested at 10
o'clock this morning by Milwaukee detectives
and 100000 Of the stolen money was rocov-
cred. lie turned out to be a young man
looking like tramp. He has n small
moustache and brown hair. He has un.
obstrusive features and Is of slight build,
weighing about 1876 pounds. He bought q
trunk at the store of Carples, SChram & Co.,
and asked to have it shipped to
G. II. Pachen, Detroit Mich, He was
traced by tho police to a cheap boarding
house in the Third ward. but he was not at
home. They found his trunk and seized IT,
As the boarding house people said tho man
was frequently out all night, the police con.
tinuod searching the city, thinking ho must
be on a spree. Tillor returned to tho trunk
store to ask about his valise, and was then
arrested He has been at the Third ward
boarding house since March s. but il is not
known whothor he boarded anywhere else
before that time. Beside the money in tho
valise, there was also quantity of valuable
iewelry.
The arrest Of Prentiss Tiller caused great
crowd to gather at the central police station,
but the prisoner was carefully guarded and
could be interviewed only very briefly. lilo
was loud in saying that he had no aCcomplco,
but at the same time added that it remained
for the company to provo that ho stole the
money. He was very happy and proposed
that the police should open the doors and
charge the crowd an admission price to SEQ
him as q curiosity lie was identified by tho
Chicago and st. Louis agents, who were in
the city, they having been called up from
Chicago last night when the money was found
yesterday.
sT. LOUIS, March 13.-The officials and do
toctives here believe that after the robbery
Tillors accomplice took charge Of the plunder,
which, he being q stranger, was easily taken
out of the city. The arrangement evidently
was that the acoomplico should divide the
spoils and send Tillers portion TO him by
express to Milwaukee, addressing him. of
course, in an assumed name. Tiller reached
Milwaukee on the morning of the eighth, but
there made the troublesome discovery that he
had forgotten the name he was to assume,
inquiring for the express package. In this
emergency he telegraphed to McFadden, at
sherman, Texas, asking what was the name
the valise bore. The telegram was inter-
cepted, and Ncl'adden, 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 tho
express authorities here were notified
and on Tuesday evening detective from
here for Milwaukee. 1t would appear that
Tiller succeeded in recalling the name he
was to assume, and got possession of the
valise before the detective arrived, but mot
with disaster four hours afterward through
the trunk store episode, which occurred at a
time when, it is said, the whole detective
force of Milwaukee was looking for him,
knowing him to be in town. The express
officials here will not acknowledge or deny
that the arrested man is Tiller. A dispatch
from Sherman, Texas. says: McF sdden was
taken into court this morning, when his
counsel moved to quash the proceedings and
the case was continued until this afternoon.
Stems have been taken to obtain a requisi-
tion from the governor for McFadden, and
the papers will probably be sent on this
evening.