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

Yesterday the manager Of the Office of the
United States Express Company in this city
was considerably disturbed in mind over a no.
tice received from two banks in this city that the
money intrusted TO the company to be sent TO
correspondents in New York city had not ar
rived 1t was found that the packages had
been received at the Office here in
significance to the fact that Edwin J. RYAN. a
clerk in the Office, had not put in appear
ance since Tuesday night.
THE AMOUNT UNAccoUNTED FOR
1t was discovered that the money unaccounted
for amounted to about $50, 900 and that il was
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 young man of bad habits
and the cause of his action is a good deal of a
mystery.
Mr. ToPHAM's STATEMENTS.
This afternoon Mr.. Topham made the follow
ing statement: Edwin J. Ryan, clerk in the
employ of the main Office, PennsyirsHih avenue
near 9Th street, absconded with 600 on the
night of Tuesday, June 81. 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.
Ryan had been in the employ Of the United
States Express Company nearly two years and
was trusted as q faithful employee.
"The company viii 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 s1s G street northwest. where
his mother, very respectable lady. and an in
valid father kept boarding house. He is twenty
years OF age, five feet six inches high. 112
pounds, complexion light, light brown hair,
blue eyes, straight nose and usually wears q thin
IN right eye and has q 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 @
street northwest brother Of the absent young
expressman 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 left at the usual
hour to attend to his duties at the Office Of the
exprcM com ony, Mafket bpoce. ne ea1o mourning
Of leaving the city, and his people have, or
profess to have, no idea - to his destination or
. to where he now il.
YoRNx1 BIG RoBBERIEs HERE.
In 1875 . package Of CAT 500 mysteriously
disappeared from the cash room Of the treas
ury, and for Q time the officers could
formulate no clue. Finally IL became
known that Theodore W. Brown, bet
ter known - Pegieg Brown, was betting
large treasury bills on Q race course and his
arrest followed, - also that Of VIM. e. Ottman,
then keeping . restaurant on the avenue
near l2th street and subsequently, Ben
jamin B. Hsllack, the clerk who was
supposed TO have handed out the packaQe
from the cash room TO Ottman. They were all
indicted, but the turies each time failed to con-
Wet, although Halleck wss used - Q witness.
Finally . nolle pros. was entered, the lost
money being Ct least partially made good
March Is, 1883, the announcement was made
through an indictment found by sths grand
jury that Cyr1 p. Benedict, the agent ct the
treasury for The Adams Express Company, had
smbsesisd about els,o0o Of the funds. The
nms Day b PLEAD guilty and Was sentenced 10
snree ysars h. the Albany penitsntary, iron
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