The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-02-13
AMONEY G LERk MISSING


A Trusted Emplode at Dallas. Texas, Alb
seconds with = hclxage Containing S35.-
600, Left with dlle Company for Trans
portation-The Fugitive's Past Record.
E. A. Walton money clerk in the
Pacific express company's Office at Dali
las, Tex, has absconded with So, 900
deposited with the company by the
City National Bank of Dallas for
transportation tb the Commercial Bank
of ST Louis Walton was employed
by the American express company
for five years at Ionia, Mich, and
went into the Pa eific company's employ
at Dallas from Wells, Fargo & Co. His
father resides al st. Joseph, Mo. He
has been traced 10 the Indian Territory
and a detective Is ON his track.
The exposure of Walton's crime has
caused the biggest sensation axperi~
enced since ~ i'm Cummings robbed
Messenger Foil eringham on the St
Louis & San FrJnciSco road of $50, 900 or
SIS 600 of the Pdcihc express Ompany'S
money. The Commercial bank was ex-
pecting a rem tt l &c of SO, 0G0 from the
Dallas bank an receiving but S15, o0G
in gold in a can1 as bag notified Che aanlr
Of Dallas. Lea ming from Dallas thaS
$50, 600 had beei shipped Feb. / in two
paclages-the i 600 in gold and S35,
600 in greenback IS inclosed in regular
express package the st. LomS bank no
titled Supt L. A. Fuller of the Pacific
express compau of the loss.
On receipt of this decidedly alarming
information SUI erintendent Fuller tele-
graphed Asst ktant superintendent
Aiken at DalaE notifying him of tho
shortage and skiing him to investigate
and forward inf rmati0n us soon as pos
sible Mr. Ak bn replied that there was
no trace of the missing package there,
and that Walto had been missing since
last Sunday nj Eht Waltons flight led
to the belief at Dallas that he must be a
defauter and h investigation had been
made, but without result as the cash
of the Dallas Office was found go
be intact Whbn Assistant Superinten-
dent Aiken bceived superintendent
Fuller's messad e, however, it opened mp
new avenue for investigation, and the
cunning schemb of Walton to secure de-
lay in the discovery of the shortage was
unfolded He hbd made out two receipts,
which were on file i'm the Dallas Office
one for SIS, 000I and one for $35, 0OD-on
one blank on the duplicate forwarded
to st. Louis, How ever, no mention was
made Of the S3b 600. The discovery OF
this fact revealed Walton's guilt, and tho
assistant supf rintendent telegraphed
Mr.. Fuller thai Walton had stolen the
missing money
Descriptions of the absConding money
clerk have bee wired everywhere by
Superintendent Fuller, and the following
circular was Sd mt out:
sAbsconded| II. A. Walton, clerk
i'm the Pacific d Xpress company's Office at
Dallas, Texas, left that city Sunday
morning, Feb 2, and was last seen on
a Missouri, Kansas & Texas train
going north.
Description Good looking; smooth
red face; hair bark: weight 1877 pounds;
height 5 feet s inches; medium builds
round scar on the back Of head; deaf in
right car; dar clothes, derby hat"
Superintend ent Fuller says that Wal~
ton was AWAY 5 considered a young man
of good habits The Guarantee company
of New York Is on his bond for 81, 600.
Walton had been with the company
since last October. He was first en-
ployed in the office at Jefferson, Tex,
and from thGl e went to Dallas last No
vember. lie IS 25 years of age and un~
married.
A Mr. KcrIey, a clerk in the Dallas
office, now in St. Louis, says WaIton's
habits were o the best. lie was not q
drinking man nor aid he gamble. There
was some sort of story about Walton
having shot nd killed man in Mexico,
but beyond I'll is his record was supposed
TO be unblemiEhCd