The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-09
EXPRESS MESSENGER AND
RAILWAY CLERK IN JAIL.
TEE MESSENGER STEALS $1,000.
The Two Then Board a Train at Chicago
and Have a Nlght OF RIotous Living
Only to Come to Grief at Kansas
CIty-rhe Messenger Makes
Confession and Restores
Most of the Money.

KANSAS CITY, Me-, Dec. 2 e. II.
Knapp, a messenger for the American
express company, and H. w. Blood
good, postal railway clerk, were
arrested this morning at the Union de-
pot as theAlton train pulled in fer steal
ing 81 800 from the express company.
The two men boarded the sleeper at
Chicago last night and commenced to
spend money very recklessly. Bottle
after bottle of wine was drank. The
porter and ''peanutter" were literally
fed, and the conduct of the two men
was the talk of the train. The
passengers were mildly surprised when
Knapp drew out roll of bills and
leisurely counted out more than 81, 600
in small denominations. When the
Union depot was reached this morn
ing both meA were sound asleep in
their berths
Their slumbers were disturbed by
Officers Hayden and Nichols, who
awoke them by poking them in the
ribs with their batons.
They got up and attired themselves
in suits exactly alike. Before leaving
Chicago they each bought new suit
of brown speckled tweed, u short
overcoat of the newest olive green,
patent leather shoes and black derby
hats, Even their ncckties were alikej
The policemen slipped an old
fashioned Colts pistol from under the
pillow where Knapp had been sleeping,
and then relieved him of the big roll
of bills which he had. Before the
two were taken TO the police station
Police Captain Burns and Sergeant
Casey came up and to them Knapp
confessed that he had robbed the ex-
press company of $1,000.
When taken to police Headquarters
Knapp made a. complete confession.
He said he was a messenger for the
American express company and ran on
the Chicago and Alton railroad be.
tween Chicago and Woodstock, Ill.
Yesterday afternoon when the
time approached for him to
take charge of his car he went to the
depot at Irving park, and there found
Sidney Rodgers, an employee of the
company, who agreed to take
his run" for him last night. w. H.
Bloodgood railway postal clerk on
the Chicago, Harvard and Rockford
railway, and another friend, whose
name he will not give, were with
him. He says he then entered his car
and stole package containing 81, 500.
OF this money he gave $500 to his
nqmoless friend and some to
BloOdpOod and poclketed the rast
After taking a few drinks and buy
ing new clothing Knapp and Blood
good started for Kansas City to enjoy
a spree. Knapp says Bloodgood is in
nocent of any wrong in the matter
and did not know the money was
stolen.
All that was left of the stolen
money, Sl,116.2O has been recovered.
CHICAGO, Dec. General Agent
Hilton said this afternoon he had
heard nothing about the robbery,
and if Knapp had been arrested
the company had yet to be adj
yised of the fact. He would not admit
at first that any such man was in their
employ, but finally said that
II he was, the company
had lost nothing. He finally
admitted later that Knapp had gone
astray. He had always been regarded
as trustworthy employee and thought
the act was due to drink and sudden
impulse rather than malice afore-
thought. He will be brought back
here for trial.