Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-18

On July GOD last Charles Phillips, who
was employed at the junction Of the Will
mington X Northern and Baltimore d
Ohio railroads rs Joint agent, and agent at
that station for the United States Express
Company, left the office in charge Of his
two assistants, ostensibly on visit to his
parents. us he said. Since that time nothing
has been heard from hImI He had FREE
quently left his duties in charge OF his
assistants before this, and nothing was
thought Of his absence for \ few days. But
after four or five days had passed and
nothing being heard from him the rail
road officials became suspicious and the
travelling auditor of one of the roads was
ordered to make an examination of his
accounts.
The result, it is said, was the discovery
that his accounts had been doctored for
the past six months and showed a shortage
of over $1,000 with the w n n. railroad
and something over 500 with the b. Il o,
railroad. 1t is said that the exact shortage
with the Il. 4 q. is not learned positively
as vet, as tickets were sold to Washington
hearing w. n \. coupon, with the W. 4
n. coupon not filled out and not reported,
which gave the initial road no check ON
this business. consequently this shortage
could not be ascertained until all the
tickets were used and the amount due
from their sales reported from the
auditors Office Of one road to the other.
There was also an express money pack
age which the United States Express Com
panN expected via this junction about this
time reported missing. Since Agent Phil
lips flight it has been learned. il is said,
that q money package billed from Allen
town, Pa, and one from Reading, Pa,
both amounting to over $4,000, contain
ing exchange bank notes consigned to the
Newark National Bank of Newark, Del,
,ilSI Il NANNY pnrE ana said In rpru ain pynr
81 100, from a point in Pennsylvania,
billed via Reading and consigned TO John
FILLING, owner of the kiamensl wooden
mills, Newark Del, have heen missing or
have gone aslray with Agent Phillips.
II is said that there We're three money
packages about that date for Newark, Del,
turne over to Agent Phillips: one, con
tanning something over 800, reached its
destination; the other two as above de.
SCribed amounting 10 over $4,000. have
never hcen heard from. AT any rate the
consiguGes have not received them up to
date
Phillips flight has been keep very quiet
outside of railroad and express circles
with the hope that the silence would tend
towards his carly capture, but rs yet his
whereabouts is a mystery that seems un.
lathomable
Agent Phillips, few nights prior to his
disappearance, while visiting certain places
III the city. had the misfortune to he re-
lieyed of his gold watch, valued at 800.
lie reported the loss at the police depart
ment, but AS he was unable to give any
clue which the police could work upon,
they were unable to recover the tlme-piece
for him.
Phillips was highly esteemed by his
superior officers of the three companies by
whom he was employed, and great conf
dcncc had been placed in him. He was
always afIable to the travelling public and
had hosts of friends wherever he went.
While in this city he lodged at a house
on Market near Eighth street and took his
meals at a hotel in the immediate neigh.
borhood. He was an expert banjo player
and n member of the Banjo Club Of this
city.
Phillips is u man Weighing between $50
and 10 pounds, about 5 feet Z inches In
height, ruddy complexion light hair and
sandy moristachc, His friends claim that
he has not taken the money that is
charged against him, and hint that he
may have been foully dealt with, but the
disappearance of these valuable express
packages with himself has very sus-
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