Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-14
THE ST. LOUIS EXPRESS ROBBERY.
The Robber Thus Far Successful in Eluding
Capture-The Express Company Onicials
Confident of Running Him Down-They
win "Never Let Up on Him"-S5, 900 Re-
ward offered

ward Onered'
ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 5.
Tlller's whereabouts is as much q mys-
terry as ever. Not word has yet been heard
from him, though rumors of all sorts are
constantly afloat. 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
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'S VERY RISKY BUSINESS,
and they are bound to suffer more or less
from thefts, particularly from their own
employees. These men may escape for d
time, but they are eventually taken. and
in all cases the money is either wholly or
partially recovered. Some years ago,
you will remember, Detective Noyes
walked out that same door with So, 900.
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
THE 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 Tiller will be
captured?"
"Most assuredly. 1t may be some time,
but
UE WILL EVENTUALLY DE 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,
try but some Express company operates
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
dollars 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-
tection,an they soon regret their act"
"But if this man is captured he will
compromise with the company for about
half the amount, viii he not?'
''No, he wont. An Express company
never lets 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 d
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 will follow him for years and
save no expense to effect his capture OIL
punish him after he is taken. The reward
offered for Tiller is $4,000, but they
would not stand on that If it were neces
sary to give more to get him."
A report became widely circulated yes
terday that Tiller had been seen in Spring
field, Ill. There was nothing in the re-
port, however, as the following specia
telegram received last night from thai
point will show:
''SPRINGFIELD, LIZ, March 4.-The re-
port that Tiller, the express robber, wa:
seen in this city, after thorough exam
ination is not corroborated. 1t is hardly
probable he would frequent a railroad OF
its depot, where the messengers of the
Pacific Express Company would be likely
to recognize him."
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