Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-23

Yesterday the manager Of the Office Of tn,
United States Express Company in this cit,
was considerably disturbed in mind over a no
tce received from two banks in this city that thu
money intrusted to the company to be sent tc
correspondents in New York city had not ar
rived 1t was found that the packages haC
been received at the Office here IL
due form. This news gave considerable.
significance to the fact that Edwin ]. Ryan. 1
clerk in the Office, had not put in an appear.
ance since Tuesday night.
THE AMOUNT UNAccoUNrED FOR
1t was discovered that the money unaccounted
mainly in large bills. Mr.. Topham, the
superintendent Of the Atlantic division
with headquarters in New York city
was at once notified. He has been in the city
ever since, and has been in charge of the
measure adopted to secure the arrest Of the
thief and the recovery Of the money.
The money that was taken was
returned yesterday to the banks, SO that the
entire loss thus far falls with the company.
Mr.. Ryan WAS not a young man Of bad habits
and the cause Of his action is a good deal of a
mystery.
MR. roPHAM's STATEMENTS.
This afternoon Mr.. Topham made the follow
ing statement: Edwin J. Ryan, clerk in the
employ of the main Office, Pennsylvania avenue
near 9th street, absconded with $780, 900 on the
night of Tuesday, June Il. The money was con-
tanned in three packages, shipped by business
institutions to business parties in other cities
The amount stolen has been paid by the United
States Express Company.
"Iiyan had been in the employ of the United
States Express Company nearly two years and
was trusted as a faithful employee.
''The company will offer liberal reward for
his capture or information which will lead to
his arrest upon arrival Of their chief detective
this afternoon
Ryan resided at sl3 G. street northwest where
his mother, a very respectable lady. and an in
valid father kept boarding house. He is twenty
years Of age, five feet six inches high. liz
pounds, complexion light, light brown hair
blue eyes, straight nose and usually wears thin
mustache light in color, and has decided cast
in right eye and has a defect in his speech when
talking fast
AT RyAN's HOME.
To reporter Of The STAR who called this
morning at the home Of young Ryan, SIS G.
street northwest, brother of the absent young
expressnan stated that the home folks
knew nothing whatever OF his where
abouts and nothing Of the alleged robbery be.
yond what they had seen In the papers and
which had been told them by the officials Of the
express company. Young Ryan, his brother
said, had not been seen home since early
Tuesday morning, when he lefteat the usual
hour to attend to his duties at the once OF the
express eon pany, Market space. He said nothing
Of leaving the city, and his people. have, OF
profess to have, no idea As to his destination or
as t. where he nov d.
RoRslR1 BIG DoBbnRIDe HERE
In 1875 . package Of al 800 mysterioukly
disappeared from the cash room Of the treas-
ury, and TO-. time the o6hcers could
formulate no clue, Finally II became
known that 1hsodore W. Brown, be,-
ter known a. Psyleg Brown, vas betting
large treasury bulls on . roe course and his
arrest followed, - also that Of VIM. b. Ottman,
then keeping : restaurant on the svenu
near l7h street and subsequently Ben
jamin B. Hailack, the clerk Who NJ
supposed to have handed out the paclsaee
from the cash room 70 0ttman. Thsy we're 81
indicted, but the turiss each time fsdsd 70 con-
Wet, although Halleck was used e witness.
FinaIly . nolle pros. WAS entered, The iosS
money being q leest partially made good
March Is, 1888, The announcement vas nade
through an indictment found BY Tie granl
Jury that Gym p. Benedict, ne aeent & u
TREASURY for ~ Adans 1x1rso Cssspany, haA
emhe9zle4 About el&eoe = - fps@A NJ
three ysars IN the Albany psnihsntiary, fFsa
which b vas pardonsd . ysaE q - sfHsrward