The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-21
A BIG THEFT

CmcAdo, Nov. 2O.-Did United States
Express Messenger George /. Bagiey
steal 100000? Is Bagley under arrest?
Chief Detective John Shea, OF the Chi
cago police force, answers yes to both
questions. General Manager shepard
OF the United States Express Company,
answers both questions no.
One hundred thousand dollars, Mr..
Shepard saws, was missing for day by
virtue Of what circumstances he cant
explain in detail or with any definite
ness" Captain Shea says his officers
have tho man, who have the money,
and are now with him on the road work
ing up the details OF the robbery.
Basley's run is between Davenport,
Iowa, and Chicago. Captain Shea says
he LETT the train at Davenport ~ 3
o'clock yesterday morning to arrange
Tor sending some potatoes to his family.
lie did not return. When the train
reached this city it was found that u
large package Of money was mis- ing.
The captain detailed Officers Pluukett
and " oaver on the case, and they
learned that Bagley had afemalc friend,
Mrs. Miller a dressmaker, at SllO Mich
igan avenue. Bagley had not been there.
They waited. Soon he appeared, and
was promptly placed under arrest.
At police headquarters Bagley met
General Agent Wygant, OF the express
company. The messenger admitted the
robbery, and said the money could be
found ut Geneseo. Detective Weaver
at once started for Gencseo with Baeley
and on arriving there found the money.
Bagey, the captain says, made false
statements concerning his actions,
which led up to the securing OF con-
iession. Then, too, his action in buying
ticket to Chicago, when he is the
bearer OF u pass, is peculiar. such Is
CAPTAIN Shea's story.
Now for General Manager Snepard's:
ut is not true" said he, when told
the captains story, that any money
had been stolen from this company;
that any'arrests have been made or will
be made"
surely the story has some founda-
TOM?
eyes, it has. 1t is true that pack
age containing 100000 was missing Tor
some time. lean not explain IN detail
or with any dcfniteness just how 1T
occurred, but it has been found, and
was not stolen. All can say is that a
package OF 100000. which should have
been delivered from certain Office to
the express messenger was not found
in his iron safe. That it was not de-
livered was mistake Twelve hours
lnter il was delivered, and is now in the
hands of the proper persons, those to
whom it was consigned"
"You say the money was not in the
safe? Was it in any other place on
the carr"
"No."
at was not delivered toB agley?"
"No."
Sat what station was it held back?"
81 can not say"
at was withheld by mistaken
ayes"
elias Bagley been arrested?"
mo"
"Will he be arrested?"
"No."
"Does the company censure him?
There's nothing to censnre him fol"
"Will he be discharged"
"For what"
"Was he on the car when it arrived
in this city?"
mo: he missed the train"
as not that sufficient reason for his
discharged"
swell, I've nothing more to say"
Baglcy is now locked up at Harrison
street station, in this city. lie was
brought back late this afternoon by
Officer Weaver, who says that Bagley
told him that he opened the package
because ofcuriosity. Then he became
alarmed at what he had done, and de-
termined to keep the money rather than
turn in a broken package. He put the
money into sack OF potatoes which he
was bringing home.
Alter the train had gone he shout
dered the sack and took it home. hiding
the money in the hay NOW. lie took
from the bundle $1,000, and taking a
train ut $3.50 a. IN. stopped at Geneseo,
where he gave $3.50 to James Ray, 81.
loon-keeper. WHO'S friend OF Bagley's.
Hc told Ray that he had stolen 500, 900,
and wanted him to keep the $3.50 for a
lawyer in case he should be arrested.
He came on here and was taken into
custody. At once, in company with
Superintendent Degong. of the express
company, and Officer Weaver, he went
to Davenport and turned over the
money The party also stopped az
Geneseo and asked Mr.. Ray for the $3.50,
which he readily surrendered. Then
the party came on to Chicago, and that
night Bagley was taken back TO Daven-
port. 1t is not likely that he will be
prosecuted.