Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-17
PAUL YET uNHEAzD FROM.
The Pacific People Admit Of an Absence but
sit Does not Include Money or Valua-
bles," SO stated-Mr hartman Says
Its Case Of "SIugged Or
Drugged"

The statement of the facts as far as de-
veloped, yesterday morning, concerning
the mysterious disappearance of Ed. Paul,
cashier of the Pacific Express company,
created quite stir in the city. Quite a
number knew him and some were very
much surprised while others seemed to
think there was no cause, for one who was
acquainted with the situation, to think
anything strange of the disappearance.
Some thought it was disappearance Of
the worst type, others thought it was Of
another type and he would come around
again some of these days with his hat
little too small and possibly disfigured,
but ready for business. There were many
opinions expressed but it the meantime
Paul failed to put in an appearance. The
percent who thought he was in the city
gone wrong" seemed to decrease in num-
Der last evening, as he would have heard
the report, in all probability and under
average circumstances would have put in
an appearance and cast away the elements
of suspicion.
Special agent of the company, Mr.. Kyle,
was on hand early yesterday morning,
having arrived Monday evening from
Kansas City as a result of a message from
Mr. Zarlman, local manager. He had
with him a safe expert who, working
about two or three hou S, forced the outer
doors of the safe open and the combinat on
for the inner doors had not been changed,
and a few minutes later the contents were
ready for inspection. 1t was not expected
that anything would be reported missing.
There never was anything miss
ing when couple Of years
ago Stewart jumped out of the Western
Union telegraph Office and went to Canada
where he yet resides. There never was
anything wrong about his books, in fact,
everything reported perfectly correct as
far as statements of the special agent was
concerned. 1t was not expected that the
management of the Office would say
word no matter what WAS taken, for it is
explained that no express company desires
the public to ever find out that any en-
pioye had ever done anything wrong. 1t
was stated, however, last evening that the
affairs of the Office were examined on the
Goth of last month and found to be correct,
and SO far as the investigation had been
made yesterday nothing could be found to
indicate that the company had been done
up.
Mr.. hartman. when asked what he
thought was the matter, any way,
or if really anything had happened in that
vicinity he said he had not seen the cashier,
Mr.. Ed. Paul, since Saturday, nor had he
seen anyone that had. AS to his opinion
about the matter, based on the fact that
Ed. had always done good work, was
good accountant, and on hand for work at
proper hours, mo matter if he had been
out with the boys the night before" he
said he was inclined to take the charitable
view of it and think he had been foully
dealt with. He could not think he had
run away; he might have been out for
time and got smashed and wanted to look
natura, before returning. When asked if
it was necessary to change the safe COM
bination for time preparatory to a
smashing" he said that he had under
derstood the combination had been
some days ago, and no one knew
it but Ed No one else had needed it, and
the parties about the office who had the
former combination had not de-
manded to know what the change
had been. On being asked if
it was necessary to change the combina
lion, if the old one was likely to wear out |
Or too many people had found out the one |
used he said he did not know that any but |
the proper parties knew the combination |
and could see no good reason for changing |
it, although it is generally put down that |
there is reason for most everything. He |
thought it would not take but few days |
to thoroughly examine the books and the |
at least, could know the exact |
situation.
Paul came here two years ago from Du- |
buque, Iowa. where his parents lived. He |
was of a highly respectable family and |
Monday Mr.. hartman telegraphed his |
father about the slight iudiscrepancy of |
and aimed to put it in as mild |
L form as possible, and the old gentleman
with implicit confidence in his son, did not |
AXE the hint and wired back that he did |
lot understand and to write him what was
.he matter Mr.. hartman will give lit
lie time for developments before writing
Paul WAS under bond in the American
Assurity company for So, 600 which reaches
utO the boodler row in Canada, and it
would do him no good to 90 there. A
switzerland ticket, it is said, would be
about the only sure plan for being out of
hanger, provided his disappearance is of
hat sort The city marshal said last
,vening that he had been informed that
Paul had left Saturday night for
Atchison accompanied by party
Who lives in the city. He could
lot say that it was reliable, and as
IS an opinion did not wish to commit him.
elf. He also stated that Paul had rela-
ives in Atchison, and might have decided
o make a visit telling no one where he
vas going.
WICHITA AND KANSAS GOOD ENOUGH.
Mr. Steinmetz of the firm of Steinmetz