The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-15
DEFAULTER PUNK ETTS WAN
behring's.
Flight and Discovery of the Hartford
Man Who Got Away With $780,.

Flight and Discovery of the Hartford
Man Who Got Away With $780,
900.
San Francisco Dispatch to 81. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Three years ago Thomas F. Plunkett of
Hartford, Conn. disappeared, taking nearly
S3OO,G0O in com and securities belonging TO
two firms with which he WIS connected.
Nothing was heard Of him Until last April,
whe dispatch was sent out from Hart
ford saying news had been received there
that Defauter Plunkett was dead in Mexico
There were no details, but it was thought
he was murdered. Within a few days it
has been discovered here that PUNK
EFT is alive, aud himself furnished the ma
terlal for the dispatch announcing his death.
The story of his wauderings and adventures
these three years rivals fiction, and will be
given Ill to-mOrrow's Chronicle.
Plunkett was one of the prominent men
of Hartford, Conn, being president of the
SILK Manufacturing Company, and secretary
of the 1ion Manufacturing Company. He
stole $4,000 in casa from the U ion COM
pany, and negotiable paper from botl
amounting to nearly S2j0000. He disap-
peared on Aug. 2S, 1886, and although a
large reward was offered, no clew. was OBJ
tanned to his movements. TIE Union COM
pany failed, and many poor stockholders
suffered. Plu ikett'S friends said he had
been swamped in unlucky speculate MS,
but the facts are that he left New cork
for Canada by schooner, with all
his plumber, two days after his flight
he t aveled under the alias of
Thomas f. PlAnk nan. When he reached
Toronto ne bought ticket by the Ca iadlan
Pacific for Nictorias. o. the train he me
a young CanadiaT, who Travelled under tle
name of Arthur Robert Enpey, but in re-
atty was Stevens, one Of the lieu ena Is Of
half-breed Kiel, who escaped when his leader
was caught. Empey had successfully
eludeu the police by hiding in the Indian
untry. He was almost without flu DIS.
but Plunkett agreed to p owl lie for him if
he would travel with him and act as his
agent.
The two came to San Francisco, where it
was arranged that Plunkett should go to
+ senada, where he had some land, and
Empey should stay here, forward letters
from the defaulter's family and keep
sharp watch on detectives. Punkett re-
manned at Ensenada until the great rush of
American settlers began, when he moved to
| Guayma and struck across to Chihauhau
| usl his stolen funds speculate III cattle
He made money ID last year Empey Joined
i'll the cattle business, but returned here last
| winter PIunkett thea left for the CITY of
| Mexico. List March one OF the Raymond
" ni'CoiIo NC" III IouFlSU excursions
| visited the City of NJ x.co and one of the
party, Hartford man, caught glimpse of
| fIunkett. The fugitive saw him at the
me moment ami diSappearel in an alley.
| As he was under false name no clew could
0e secured by the Hartford man, but Plum
kett evidently thou ht there was danger,
| for on April p "a dispatch was sent out
from Hartford stating news hal been re-
| ceived Of the sudden death of Dafaulter
Plunkett in Mexico a d it was thought he
had been murdered. Nothing further was
| heard until yesterday, when a Chronicle
reporter CHANGED by accident to see letter
| from Piunkett to Empev, showing that the
defaulter was alive in Mexico. Empey is
/ living in Oakland d s run through all
| his money, being fond of q in aud women.
In his cups 10 has several times BETRAYED
his identity with RjelS lieute an, but he
has faithfully reserved Plunkett's secret.