Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-13
SAD IF GUILTY.
FRANK HOWE A WACO YOUNG
MAN ARRESTED.
Charged With the Theft Of $4,000
From the Paoif1o Nxnras Go.

On the night Of the 18th Of Sep.
TENDER last the north bound night
train on the Missouri Pacific railroad
came into Waco at midnight, and the
express messenger turnd over, to Luther
Moore, an envelope Of the Pacific Elk
press company, the express matter and
money packages belonging to Waco.
The night express matter is not
brought to the express Office on Fourth
street, but kept in the Office at the de-
pot till morning. Tie goods that
night were placed in the depot Office as
usual, the money packages being put
in the safe. Among the packages was
one containing the warm little sum Of
$4,000, rent by a bank at Austin, to
the Waco National bank Of Waco. An
employee Of the company sleeps in the
depot express Office, and Luther Moore,
who had received and receipted for the
express matter that night slept in
the Office. In the mornisg when he
opened the safe the package of which
we have spoken was not in it. Four
thousand dollars had mysteriously dis
appeared. Moore was discharged. The
matter was kept quiet, but it created
excitement in tho express Office, and .
few days after the superintendent was
in the city looking into the affair. Sus.
picions were plenty but proof none as
to the guilty party, and before the su-
perintendent left he placed the matter
in the hands OF the Hall & Waller
detective agency.
Since then the matter has almost
passed out Of recollection, until it was
revived last night by statement in
the EVENING NEWS last evening that
Frank Howe, a we'll and favorably
known young man of this city had
been arrested for the theft Of the
money package.
The circumstances of the arrest are
as follows On the first Of December
young Mr.. Howe left the employment Of
the Texas Express company, and In
the last day or two purchased ticket
for Rochester, New York. 1t some.
how transpired that he has an uncle
in Honduras. Central America, who is
at present visiting his sister, Howe's
mother, at Rochester. and it was, per-
haps, the idea that he was purposing,
after seeing his mother, to accompany
his uncle back to Honduras. At any
rate, Howe babe his friends in Waco
goodbye on Tuesday night and took
tho midnight north bound Pacific
train. Mr.. Waller, the detective, took
the same train but in different coach.
Mr.. Waller was met at Hillsboro by
one Of the employees, and at Fort
Worth by Fort Worth officer, who
accompanied him on the way north.
The two went on as far as Denlson
keeping close watch ON Howe, and
near Denison Mr. Waller, on pretence
that he had warrant for Howe, un-
der another name, from Coleman coun.
ty, for another offence, sat by him.
Howe protested that he was not the
man wanted but he was arrested on q
warrant for another man and searched
and $2575 were found on his person
in bills Of $1O0's and $6Os which cor
responded in amounts with the money
contained in the missing package.
Then Mr.. Waller confronted him with
statements Of his every movement since
the 10th Of Sept, the money he had
spent, the denomination Of the bills and
the original bills themselves and ad-
duced other things acquired during
three months in which he had been
Howes very shadow. The accused
sat silent and when asked about his
guilt said: "There is no use in saying
anything; you have told it all" Howe
was brought back to the city and
spent last night manacled in private
Office. This morning he was taken be.
fore Justice Makeig and waved exami.
nation, and, though told several times
that anything no might say would be
used against him, confessed his guilt
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