The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-05
a TRUNK ADVENTURE
Embezzler Vines Novel Scheme to
Escape from the Lynx-Eyed Detect
ives with Lot of Doodle.
From The Pift8burg Dispatch

From, the Pittsbrg Dispatch
ST. LOUIS, Jan. Thomas ". Vines,
erstwhile of Chicago, is fully competent TO-
night TO lecre on the Delsartean movement,
as applied to Saratoga trunks During the
twenty-four hours the principles Of the
poetry Of motion have been called to his at
tention in such a way that an impression
deep and lasting has been left This i'm
preston is not alone confined 10 his head,
but extends 70 his body and the extremlties
thereof. Thomas is the hero of q frank ad-
venture beside which that of Maxwell pales
into insignifcance. For several years Mr.
Vines was employed as a time-keeper of the
Adams & Westlake Manufacturing Com
pany of Chicago. Once every week he dis
tributed among the other employees the
weekly stipend to which they were entitled
This association, with the small envelopes
containing the aforesaid stipend bred a
familiarity that developed last week into
prOprietorship. Instead Of distributing the
funds as usual among the employees, he dis
tributed EN- about his person and started
hence. The flnds thus robbed amounted to
81, 500. The embezzlemenr was soon discov-
cred and the police were given descrip-
ton of Thomas. The fugitive discovered
that the exits Of the city were so well
watched that any attempt TO escape would
be fraught With considerable danger. Then
he planted himself and cogitated. He called
10 his assistance a confederate, now IN
known, and the pair evolved a novel
scheme
BAGGAGE sMAsHERs IN CLOVER
A big Saratoga trunk was purchased by
the confederate and Thomas and most of
his Doodle were deposited in the trunk.
Thomas is 6 feet high, weighs $50 pounds,
and the trunk was pretty full of the de-
faulter when Thomas was packed in.
Holes had been bored under the handles,
and through these the bold Thomas inhaled
air. The trunk was carried to the depot
and checked to this city last night. The
confederate took the check and was 10 have
claimed the Saratoga as soon as il arrived.
Then began a rather hazardous adventure
for Thomas. TIE first baggage snashsr
that seized him stood him on his head, and
then, with the assistance of another friend
pitched MIN 20 feet into the car. His head
swan and swelled, but ne vas game.
Arriving in the car and bringing up with
a violent coucussion, ths first words he
heard was This is 8 hard looking box to
be out on the road this time Of year, and
with this another pair OF trunk bumpers
picked him up and tossed him half way
across TIE car. In minute big samp,e
trunk came laundering down on him and
shook all the pluck out Of him. Then he
was stood on his head and bombarded with
trunks and other pieces of baggage until be
was threatened with suffccahon.
He says: They banged and slammed il
around IN a frightful manner. and made
existence miserable for me. | was tossed
about in all manner OF ways. Sometimes
was standing on my head and sometimes
my fest. While the trunk was standing
still was all right My hands were
scratched, my head bumped and body
bruised by the way In which | vas tossed
around in my crsmped quarters. l had
taken a bottle of water with me, and had !.
in the back pocket of my uantaloons. A
toss of the trunk by ore of tie enterprising
handlers Of the baggage broke the bottls,
and the water poured down MY neck. You
can imagine what sort OF a position | was
tnrown into. The first 100 miles got along
nicely, aud the air was all right Thea !;
became thick. and after going another City
or seventy-tive miles began to yell and
kick.
DISCOVERED AND RESCUED.
81 could stand it no longer sndldeter-
mined to get out Of the trunk at all hazards.
My kicks and yells finally attracted the al.
tention of the men in the car and they
pulled out the trunk which had another
trunk on top Of l.. and broke il open. They
were a long time finding me, however, anu
/ thought they never uld come. | thong BIT
| would be ARRESTED but to my surpri 50