The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-02
A MISSING PACKAGE.
The Compeny's ofhcers as Dumb as
Oysters-Larry Hazen Working
Up the Gaze.

Early yesterday morning q rumor pre-.
vailed upon the street that the Adams Ex-
press Company had lost g package of
money ~variously estimated at from 81 900
to SIS. 900; some asserting that the package
had been lost In transit by accident, and
others that IL had been stolen. There was
an air of mystery about The Office, and the
officials were non -committal concerning the
matter, eyading as far as possible answers
10 interrogatories, and positively refusing
to state the mou Of money contained in
norman, OF Cincinnati; Detective Larry
Hszen, OF the same place, and
John j. Henderson, Of this city,
were In consultation yesterday, and there is
hardly any question but the company has
lost . money package, the facts about which
they are not disposed to give to the public.
As the sources from which reliable infor ma
Zion could be obtained see fit to close their
mouths. street gossip bad to be depended
upon for information with reference thereto.
The story is. briefly, that John O'Hara, night
clerk OF the Adams Express Company, was
in charge OF the money packages, and started
y tnc QcDtL tOI ~ po4 Ptoo " "A
same. This was about 10 o'clock Tuesday
night. Upon reaching the depot one package
was missing and the contents were
variously estimated as before stated. A hint
from an employ of the office gave the i'm
preston that the package contained $500,
and was destined to an Eastern city from
one of the banks at this place. Acting upon
this pointer" the banks were visited, and
inquiry developed the fact that on Tuesday
evening the Merchants National Bank con-
signed in care Of the Adams Express. Com.
pany . package containing S. 800 in cur.
Treasurer of the United States, at Washing.
ton, and being receipted for By H. Gansbsrg.
This is supposed to be the missing package.
and one among others which the clerk started
to deliver at the depot.
The theory has been advanced that the
pscksge was lost on the way to the depot,
and that its disappearance is the result of
accident. Another is that some mistake
was made in sending it. it being enclosed
with other packages and received with them.
A large amount OF matter was sent out that
evening, and the company is trusting that
v in return to inquiries from some OF
the Eastern points will bring TO light the
missing package.
During the afternoon it was said that
OHarra was under surveillance at the Dem
nison Hotel, and q reporter called at that
place bnt could learn nothing concerning
TIE truth or lastly OF the statement. he
visited Mr.. Zimmerman's room, but it was
evidently not that gentieman's day tor keep
ing open house. though Larry Hazen and q
young man whom the reporter supposed to
be OHarra occupied the room Mr..
Hszen expressed regret that he could not
give any information concerning the
missing package. aud the caller was forced
to take his word. though he did not appear
to be bound own with grief on that account.
Els that O'Hara sitting there ?' asked the re-
porter. Hszen ~vouchsafed q negative answer
to this query. and the reporter withdrew, in
the belief that the young man was O'Hara,
and that there was some truth in the street
,umor that he was practically under surveil'
lance at the Denison.