Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-04
A BIG HAUL.
The Pacific Express Company NJ ST.
Louis Robbed by Conildeniim
Clerk of $4,000.
Plan and Execution of the Sciiehic-
Aided by Confederate.

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Aided by Confederate
ST. Louis. March S-Prentiss Tiiier,
money clerk of the Pacific Express
company here, whose father IL Lou,
isyille detective, disappeared about .
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, taxing
with him one or two valises iull Oh
money packages, the total amount
being very nearly
sEVENrY-FIvE THOUSAND DOLLARS
It is the custom of the company I"
keen anoley clerk and day watcn- /
man oil duty in tue office on sundays,
the doors beng secured by cnalh
locks. and 40 one being admitted eN'
cent the messengers who arrive on tne
morning trains aud have money PACK
ayes to turn over Yesterday ateI
neon Tiler was on duty, anu Vhe
wntchman remained in the back room
attendinr t) the door, the front doors
being kept locked. About O'Clock
the Watchman weut out TO lunch, leaV-
ing three messengers sitting. ny the
stove. While lie was gone Tiller went
out and
RETURNED WITH SrRANGhh
whom the messengers took TO he n
the stranger went into the front ONCE,
and we've thought no more OF. an
hour later riller came into the oack
office TO wash his hands, and remarked
TO the Waterman who had reviewed
him that he believed he would 20
and get some lunch. Wiping ms
hands he re-entered the front olllte'
and was not seen again. Half an horr
afterward, the Waterman wal ked l1lo
q. an. =. 1.aI III al
was surprised to find the front dyor
unlocked and Ttler absent. He spfke
of it to the messengers, who We're SIT
ting by the stove in the rear, and they
--f ii him of the stranger. rms alarm
cd him, and he summoned the super
inlendent, who soon discovered that
about
A BUsHEL OF MONEY
packares were missing. The detec-
lives have learned nothing yet.
l.. G. butler, agent of the company,
saws there can be no idOubt the man
brought to the Office by Tiller was
confederate, and he and riller took sil
the packages Jom tue safe examined
them aud selected such as they de-
sired or were tusy to dispose of. Sew
eral ENVELOPES were found which
had been / cut at one end
but as theyI contained checks they
wore NOT ta1- 0-hs pac' con
r.,,.-, e..ra also Pei" i}utler
lhirga hupi .. s.egaU4. b. been
nearly j-Gs. 20. pa a#g AIKEN,
A JfHIRD coNFEpERATE
on the outside, rs the weight OF the
packages, lmany of which contained
gold coin, were too heavy to have been
easily and quickly haudled by two
persons 1iller and his pal must have
worked overan hour preparing their
plumber during which time
the watchman entered tie front office,
in which they were engaged, two OF
three times, but it was easy for the
confederate ohide himself behind the
close boarded part of the messengers
pens in which they did their wolk
When everything was ready,
THE FRONT DOOR WAS UNLOCKED,
- euler went III the rear room os
tensbly TO wash his hands, but really
To learn the position of the watchmaI
and messengers, anu finding them ia
vorable to the safe exit of his confeder
ate. he gave the signal u
90. Shortly afterwards, th
Waterman went to the from
office, and finding the front door un
locked and triller not present he calle'
Mr.. Butler and also Mr.. Fuller, gen
eral manager of the company, an'
they came to the ofliceat once. Will
il was evident n robbery had been com
mitted, they could not get into tn
safe to ascertain what was missing, a
Tiller had
TAKEN OFF TIE KEYS,
aud it was not till after midnight tina
the safe was opened, AMI considerabl
later before information of the matte
was given out The police wer
promptly notified, however, am
kilograms sent to conductor
of trains ON all railroad
leading out of the city, giving descril
ton Of Tiiter. 1t Is learned this mori
ing that Tiller brought to the oiilc
Saturday afternoon a large leath,
valse. which he put in The basemen
IL could not be found to-day, and TO-
this fact 1t is believed
PREPARATIONS FOR THE RoBEEE
were made on Saturday. \ visit
his room disclosed number of none
envelopes aud printed slips Of Il
company, and as lie could ha,
had no honest purpose
leaving these in his rooI
Mr.. Butler thinks he has been ro
bling the company for some time. II
Ter is young man, . years old, fo
inerly with the American express
Louisville. He has been with the =
oiiic two years and had the entire co
lidence of his employers, lie being
steady, quiet man, attentive to bui
ness.
HE'S DESCRIBED
us twenty. i've years OLD, brown mou
lache aud hair, pimply face, uno
trusive features, slender built, weig
1876 pounds. neat dress and quiet
manner. His confederate is entire
unknown, the express people not In
ing the slightest coDjectuIes as to W
he is. Thecnmpany
HAS ofERRED A REWARD
of 81, 0UU Tor tue arrest OF the man al
recovery of the money, and If "A ca
ture Is made, the prosecution will
to the full extent of the law.
As-----s s-s------
PILOT POINT.
Burned to Death In a Hotel Holee M II