The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-14
Pacific Express o.. ". ~, ~.
February 1. $3.50.
Sack gold. $4,000 From city Ma
tional Bank. Dallas. "a Commercial
Bank. 81 Louis.
II. H., 20. L. 4. 4. Il. X.

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I Sack gold. $4,000 From city Ma
tional Bank. Dallas. 10 Commercial !:
&: bank. 81 Louis. !:
: II. H., -. L. 4. 4. II. X. /:
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This billing was correct in form. and
the bag was accordingly delivered to the
81. Louis consignecs. Yesterday an OH
Ger Of the Commercial Bank reported to
superintendent Fuller that the $40. 900
in gold was only part Of remittance
from the City National Bank. and that
the receipt issued from the express Office
at Dallas was for two packages. one Of
$4,000 gold, and the other SIS. 900 cur
rency. 1t was thought strange that
only part Of the remittance had arrived.
and the Commercial Bank made its re-
port Of the S35.0O0 shortage accordingly.
On receiving this decidedly alarming
intelligence. Superintendent Fuller inn
mcdiatcly autographed 70 Assistant
superintendent James Aiken at Dallas
informing him Of the big shortage and
ordering an immediate investigation
and reply. Mr.. Fullcrs worst fears OF
anotherheavy robbery Of the Pacific COM
pany were confirmed by the answers re-
ceived to his kilograms. He was noti-
fled by Assistant Superintendent Aiken
that no trace Of the missing SIS. 900
package could be found. and that the
money clerk Of the Dallas Office.
young man named +. A. Walton. had
been missing since Sunday night. OF
course Walton's flight had caused i'm
mediate suspicion that he was an alb
scondcr with funds entrusted to the
company, and an investigation OF the
books and accounts OF the Dallas
Office had been begun at once. but until
the news OF the missing st. Louis pack
age was wired from this city II had been
impossible 70 find that Walton had
stolen any thing. Upon receipt OF SUI
pcrintendent Fullcr's message, however.
investigation into that one transaction
revealed the fact that the missing
money-clerk was q heavy defaulter. He
had undoubtedly made away with the
S35. 900 package, but had SO managed the
record on the company's books that he
had time to make his escape by good
long start before suspicion was excited.
1t was done in this way. On the day
that the $1,000 bag Of gold was for
warded to the St. Louis Office for de-
livery to the Commercial Bank. Walton
made out the way-bills for the two
packages received from the City Ma
tional Bank. containing In all $4,000.
and took the impression OF those way
bills in the company's lettcr-book. He
then destroyed those bills. and made
out Others for the one bag Of gold, which
he duly forwarded to St. Louis. Thus
the records Of the Dallas Office showed
that $4,000 had been shipped 70 ~.
Louis instead Of $1,000 and Money
Clerk Walton rightly calculated that
before the discrepancy could be discov-
cred he would be beyond arrest
As soon as these facts were developed
Assistant superintendent Aiken wired
superintendent Fuller:
walton has doubtless stolen the $4,000
billed 10 Commercial Bank. Was with Amer
lean Express Company. Iona. Mich. i've
lives Ia -. Joe. Mo. Have traced him 20 In
dian Territory. Detective on his trail. Gar
rison a. s. Louis Tonight.
This telegram was received by Super
intcndent Fuller yesterday afternoon.
and that official Immediately wired to
all points likely to be passed BY the
fugitive full description Of him with
which he had been furnished from
Dallas. with instructions for his arrest.
The following hue and cry" circular
was also struck of. and Is now on its
way broadcast to every quarter OF the
country:
THE PACIFIC EXPRESS CO.,
srrEnf~TENpENr's OFFICE.
Sr. LorIs. No.. Feb. 5. 1890
AnSCONDED
!. A. walton. clerk In the Pacific Express |
office nt Dallas. Tex: left that place sun. |
day evening. February 2; was last seen on |
she ~, H. & I. X. X going north. /
DESCRIPTIONS.
Good looking. smooth red face. hair dark. /
cut short behind weight. II. pounds height.
. ret 2. medium build; round scar on back /
81 head. just above hair line; new scar above Il
left eye; deaf In right ear. Wore Derby hat.
black clothes. sack coat. chinchilla over
coat. Carried gold headed nm brclla
Alibcral reward viii be paid for his arrest.
or any information that may lead 20 his /
capture. L. a. FULLER. superintendent.
superintendent Fuller was seen last
night AZ the office Of the Pacific Express
Company. and said ''Thc missing money
clerk. Walton. has not made away with
more than the S3J.O contained in the
package addressed TO the Commercial
Bank OF this city, as the accounts have
now been thoroughly gone over and no
other shortage discovered anticipate
> speedy capture Of the dcfaultcr. rs
you can see BY the description Of his
appearance that he ran be
Easily identified. am not sure whether
he will try 70 reach Canada or will
make for the West and trust 10 hiding
himself there. The Guarantee Com
pany OF New York was on his bond 10 the
express company for $1,000 They have
not yet been notified Of his flight. Wal
ION had been working for the Pacific
Express Company since last October. lie