The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-20
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5.-One of the biggest
sensations since the famous "Jim" Cum
mings robbery of Express Messenger
Frothingham, on the st. Louis and San
Francisco Railroad, securing between
$4,000 and s75, 900 ofthe Pacific Express
Company's cash, was occasioned to-day
when L. A. Fuller, Superintendent Of the
Pacific Express Company, was notified by
the Commercial Bank of this city that
package containing s35, 900 in greenbacks,
consigned to that bank by the City Ma
tional Bank of Dallas, Texas, and for
which the Commercial Bank held the re.
ceipt of the Pacific Express Company, was
missing.
On Feb. / the City National Bank of
Dallas remitted to the Com mercial Bank
of ST. Louis the sum of $4,000, of which
amount $4,000 in gold was contained in
a canvas bag, and $4,000 in bills were
enclosed in regular express package.
The gold vas duly received two days ago,
and delivered to the bank. The bank
reported 10 Superintendent Fuller that
the gold was only part of the remittance
from the City National Bank, and that
the bank held receipts for two packages,
one of $35, 900 and one of $4,000.
On receipt of this information, Super.
intendent Fuller at once telegraphed AS
sistant Aiken, at Dallas, notifying him
ofhis shortage, and asking him to inves.
tigate and forward information as soon az
possible. Mr.. Akin replied that there
was no trace of the missing package there.
This fully confirmed Superintendent
Fuller's fears, and with it came the addi-
tionally astounding Information that The
money clerk of the Dallas Office, young
man named F. A. Walton, had been
missing since last Sunday night Walton's
flight led to the belief at Dallas that hs
must be defaulter, and an investigation
was at once instituted, but without result,
as the cash of the Dallas Office was found
to be intact.
When the Assistant Superintendent
received Superintendent Fuller's message,
however, it opened up a new avenue for
investigation, and the cunning scheme of
Walton to secure delay in the discovery
of the shortage was unfolded. He had
made ont two receipts, which we're on file
in the Dallas office-one for SIS, 900 and
one for $50, ,000-on one bank. On the
duplicate forwarded to st. Louis, however,
no mention was made of the $35, 900, and
it was not until the Commercial Bank of
this city had notified the Dallas Bank of
the receipt Of only $4,000 Of the $50, 900
that there was the least suspicion of any.
thing wrong. After pursuing this line of
inquiry to the end, Assistant Superinten-
dent Aiken telegraphed as follows to Su
perintendent Fuller:
Walton, our money clerk, has taken
the $4,000. He was with the American
Express Company, at Ionia, Mich, five
years ago. He came to US from Wells,
Fargo & Co. His father resides at St.
Joseph, Mo. Have traced him to Indian
Territory, and have detective on bis
track"
Tonight Superintendent Fuller said
that Walton was always considered q
young man of good habits. The Guaran-
tee Company, of New York, is on his
bond for $4,000. Walton had been with
the com paDy since last October. He was
first employed in the Office at Jefferson,
Texas, and from there went 10 Dallas in
November last. He is Is years Of age,
and unmarried.