The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-30

A Large Amount of Money Stolen from the
Adams Express Company Recovered-Wit-
rocks Mother Makes an Apparently truth
full Statement.
LEAyENwoRTH, Kan, Dec. 29-Detective
Pinkerton came to this city yesterday in re-
Spouse to a summons from Mrs Nitrock,
SJim Cummings mother, who informed
Pinkerton that she had important informa-
ton for him. When Pinkerton arrived ut
Mrs. Witrock's house he was handed express
packages containing $22, 900 i'll currency,
which Wiuock had sent TO his family after
the robbery The money had not been dis
turbed and was in the original wrappers. 1t
is supposed that Witrock. during one OF his
visits to this city. hid large sums or the
money stolen, and that he will now turn it
over to the detectives There have already
been recovered OF the stolen money about
S45. 600. Witrock's mother in an interview
admitted that Fred had participated in the
robbery She said:
Shortly after the robbery Oscar Cook came
TO LeayeuwCrth and visited her. and said Fred
was in trouble, that he had made large sum OF
money on q wheat desi i'll CHICAGO and had some
difficulty viii a broker over the matter. which
ended by him shoe ing the latter; that he mad
to flee from the country, aud wanted his mother
to take care of the mony until she heard from
him further. This she agreed to do. and the
money was left in her possession. Some tIale
after this, another young man who lives IN tEis
city, but whose identity she refused TO divulSe
called and left another package of money, ana,
on two other occasions two other young men
called st different times and left money which
they said had come from Fred. when heard
of Fred's arrest Immediately wrote to the eA-
press company telling them Of the money. and
requesting them to come to Leavenworth. and
that is undoubtedly why they are here.
Robert Plnkerton fully exonerated Mrs
Witrock and family. saying they had only
done what others would do under
the circumstances. He corroborated Mrs.
WitrockS story.
lEAyENwoRrH, Dec. 3O-Mrs. Witrock, the
mother of Jim Cummings" was seen last
night She was anxious that the public
should know the real cause OF the robbery.
She said:
prompted the robbery, and the first question she
asked her son after he had been brought to his
home by the Detectives was: Why did you
take the money! He answered that he was
greatly worried because the time was growing
so short VIXEN the mortgage on her home TO Sc
cure 81. 7co that she had borrowed and loaned
to him, would become DUE and he was not max
ing money enough out of his business to pay
her. So, instead of allowing the honest cad to
go to sale. he made UP his mind to make des-
perate effort to save it, and finally decided upon
the plan of robblng the express car
Specials from Leavenworth and Kansas
City state that Oscar Cook made a confession
Yesterday in which he stated that Fother-
ngham, the express messenger, knew all
about the plan to rob his car, and was will
ing victim TO the attack OF the ro5bsr 1t
was said that he was promised $4,000 OF
y,
and that SUM was part OF the money which
Fred Witrock sent To bis mother for safe
keeping.
MONEY RECOVER IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec 3O.-Two thousand dollars
of the money stolen by the Adams Express
robbers was recovered here to day. The
money was obtained from a Chicago printer
whose name is withheld by the detectives.
He printed the official letter heads Of the
Adams Express company, by means OF
which Witrock gained admission to the ex-
press car The printer says:
Witrock approached him with the request tc
do this work Witrock explained that it would
enable him to obtain passes on which he could
criminal, the printer complied. Shortly after
ward he was sent the sum mentioned, which he
has kept intact. knowing it must have been part
Of the proceeds Of the robbery. The money has
been load on his mind ever since ne came into
possession Of It, and he is happy to got rid OF IT,
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 3O-Supt Damsel. Of
the Adams Express company, arrived here
this morning with Mrs j. Haight. on the
strength of a confession made by Haight
He brought information which Robert Pink
erton acted upon by going to Leavenworth
found buried in sealed cans. Mr.. Pinkertor
returned here tonight 1t is reported tina
Mrs Haight was taken from Loavenworth tc
tchison this evening.
MORE MONEY RECOVERED.
KANSAS CITY, Dec 29.-Robert PinkertoI
Il engaged in recovering more of the stoleI
money. It has been found that a consider
able amount was distributed here amonl
Cooks friends in sums ranging from $500 t.
81 600 lot of bank notes were foun(
concealed in beer bottles under the house o
John Cox in the East bottoms, where Cool
boarded and Witrock stayed while here An
other portion was found under house op
posite that Of Cooks father and Jack Cook
Oscars brother, gave up 81 900 that he had
There are rumors of some further arrests t.
be made
CINCINNATI, Dec 29.-Col l. c. Weir, gu
perintendent of the Adams Express com
pany, states that the amount stolen last DC
sober was between S81 900 and 1872 600.
CHICAGO, Dec Z9-W. A. Pinkerton to
night stated that he had secured information
as to the whereabouts of all the none.
stolen by the Frisco train robbers The por
ton not captured in Chicago and Leayen
worth was buried in five different states
Each of the locations has been designated b.
Witrock.