The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-01-08
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ssslllam = rsgs. station snd Express
Axeus q Gsslslsn city. Missouri. Wsads
an Christmas spree ~ stealing &c.
go ana De~smping u Female Attire
Arrested - ~. Louis and Most ~ tho
Money Recovered.
81. LOUIS. So, December so.-De-
tective Frank Erskine boarded the inccm-
Ing Frisco train ~ Grand avenue last
evening. and arrested young man dr.
guised In woman's clothing, whom he
identified a. william \. Page, station and
express agent Al Golden City, Barton
County, Missouri. on the Gulf Road
Page was attired IN half-mournin=. con-
sisting Of . black Jersey. closeIy-Aliing
and displaying q wcll-dcveloped bust.
long black crepe veil, black skirt and Az
dies shoes. Beside him waS sat VA
which was found 60 be Oiled with mnns,.
stolen from m express package. The
missioner WAS taken % the Four Court.
much 20 the surprise Of the passenger.
who were surprised 20 discover that ths
demure little lady was man.
Al the Four Courts Page wa~ lru-ht
| before Captain Fruchte and compell4N t.
| disrobe. when the beautiful bust was
| found % bc composed ~ gffrnAafk>
| amounting "a several thousand anllar-
| His waist and hustle were formed NJ ihs
| came valuable material. and Whom NJ.
| money was counted II footed M : .,Qz
| He admitted taking about $1,000, and
said the remainder Of the money hal iecn
lost while Skulking In the woods.
Detective Erskinc was formerly ron.
nected with the police force, ani NV ltfi
employed by the Frisco Road. III knew
Page. who Was considered q rsliaalc man
and good telegraph operator. Yr-tef-
day ErSkin. received a telegram from ths
conductor ~ a train On the Frisco Rad.
stating that Page was on n. train and
traselin. disguised A. woman.
Page had neglected 20 provide himself
with male attire aud was sent down ~ ~
calaboose grotesquely arrayed IN hls i'ml.
nine draperlcs, which foatcd aI'GinA linn
until he looked like clothes ms ln ,
| high wind
To A reporter Page said tits morning
II thought over The siiuS ier >"h''
time. but was never tempted - srrpu-
before. live AT Golden City, Where
have a wife and child am twenis-nlus
xrar~ ~ age. anil have hcen drinking win
| ,hc bows since last sunday Last vsvs
Revived message stating that parka-
~ money would arrive Monslat ior ~
Golden CITY Bank While dFu1s
III determined to rob fhr fA
press company and clean out ihy sAi
Monday message came that tbs racea-t
{ containing 5000. would come from M
: ~as City on the i've o'clOck train. Il'
| safe contained about 5000, and 20 n
cent of the message weni hnme f1'
told my wife that friend ~ her nafiei
4 10 see her. When she lett tbs house
4 took LOT ~ her clotliiu. and hin \ ln iA
4 brush. Then Went hnrk Ny t'
depot. received the packa-t, r'sArVi 9g
the safe and started for the neoN~, NAer
I broke open the package aud pui ~ M
y bills could inside the package lp-i
+. GOOD deal ~ the money ~ the darNnFr
i and walked around all might Nest PATTI
!. inr slipped into freight car ana NJ
10 Springfield. where bought uckf
= Tor ST Louis over the Frisco. pn
= train recognized the conductor. Anf
N Carey. hut he did not seem
: recognize me NJ first. urr
reached the statiCh. where H
q passengers dine. Ny WAS ihen -Ass
= away. and ! noticed that thf coiilur
4 and brakeman began cycling me, AM w.
n wanted % leave fhe train ~ Sc M
= they wouldn't let me- and knew Z.
game was np. tore M letter wh'2
had written 70 my wife Informing 4
Y that l was going 20 Canaiia, AMI w.
- never return"
81 the Adams Express Company wsrs 4
g ded aud visited the prisoner. who VA
II sen. back "a Golden City to-day