The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-02
WHO BROKE THE PACKAGESi
THE THIEF HAS ONE CHANCE IN
TWENTY-FIVE OF ESCAPING.
As Vet u Has Not Beeu Determined who 10
Responsible for tho Loss OF the 100000
A Similar Robbery Four Years AGO,

have exactly one chance in twenty-five OF
escaping. The Wells Fargo Company and the
other companies have been robbed in years
past Of hundreds ofthousands OF dollars. But
in only one case in twenty-five has the thief
escaped. and in many Of the remaining cases
the plumber has been recovered.
The National City Banks package was taken
to the express company last Friday by three
bank messengers. The messengers were
trusted men. All had been in the banks EN-.
ploy number OF years. and they have at.
tended to the taking OF all money shipped by
the bank to the offices Of the express com.
panies This $4,000 was billed to Ball
HutchinCs. X Co. OF Galveston. 1t was counted
and done up in n package In the bank. and
was sealed four times with sealing wax, on
which was impressed tho seal OF the bank. 1t
was marked currency. $4,000" In this
condition tho package was delivered to tho
Wells Fargo Company. and receipt was
given for one package said to contain S25. 100.
consigned to Ball. HutchnEs & Co.. Calves.
ton. Texas"
No one in the employ OF the express COM
rany saw or counted tho money. but every
man through whose hands the money passed
saw that the seals were oil properly fixed. and
that none Of them was broken. The Wells
Fargo Company forwards to Galveston by sew.
eral routes. This particular package went to
SihSihuhll uL0 VIA INC ESpT6Sb SOms
pany to New Orleans. where 1t was again
transferred to the Wells Fargo Company and
forwarded, to Galveston. There it was found
to contain brighS new pieces OF brown paper
cut the shape and size Of tho bank notes it
had originally cantained. From New York tho
package. with other packages OF money. was
in heavy canvas bag. sealed with wax and
iron safe. 1t was taken to Jersey City under
an armed guard; as oil money Is taken and
there was turned over to an express messen.
ger on the Erie road.
The bag was out OF the safe on the way to
Hinfn maj, but the seal On It Vas not broken
age was taken out and examined by the mes.
senser who had carried it from New York. IL
satisfy himself that they had not been tam.
pered with He gave the ckage to the agent
was also TO examine. all the seals; II these
men did their duty it is reasonably certain
that the money was intact at the first transfer.
II the agents at the second transfer did their
1nty It Is Just as certain that the money Vas
maj who received the packass at Galveston
did not DO his duty. or he would have diecoy-
S5ed that ma the sea! At one end OF the package
kountze Bros's $4,000 package was handled
In exactly the same manner as the other one.
General Manager stedman Of the Veil:
Fargo COMPANY said that ut present the CONE
about the robber.s further than that the
cases were in the hands Of the detectives. and
that the thieves would be caught If it cost
w. know little Il a1ythipsg more than the
system employed in ferroting out these things.
and m.n at every point, .! the route have
de us
spmRanys SssHsSsi5ility, II ihs MISTER. i.
900 packages sent by the bank one Of which
at the end Of the route was found to be 5000
hS sns oea aeps NOT
said. There was report that one OF the en-.
fails iaise .ne''s. A'' s'oaAan 'a'u 'AA' mat "''
At the National City Dank Cashier Palmer
$1,000 package had started from New York
sn the xs ss th b w a4 t"5nsa ys ~:
good evidence that the money had been stolen
by an employee OF the cypress company. The
story OF tho other packages being short and
over he denied only by saying that no one In
the bank had been careless In regard to the
80 II one package was really SHORT and the
other over. the amount marked.u, asked the
who put up the money made q mistaken"
There has been no carelessness on the pars
was his reply. and he added: II have no sus-
pcon OF any one Of our employees At all They
9ss has
President, Stillman said. referring to an in-
terview with him printed in one of the morn;
would not talk any more. kountza Brothers
referred in1uirers to the express company for
1t is an interesting question whether or not
ne e5pre NS company Is liable d9F the loss o.
Bs Co.. h eeH Fseea.
Ihes that the package was received In good con.
ceipt Of the package and the opening Of it. the
SiS s hsr hat syan.
package, when it was delivered to the com.
Thnn NM nc ma m IN
must prove that the package was delivered
two packages was stolen Is not new. The
most con. piouous previous instance OF this
Of a0f TxsRanss
package supposed TO ntain 81 900 by the
to sss scn:
John j1ianf hosy then tho President OF the Adams:
was satisfied that the money was stolen by an
the ,compapys check for the amount to The
case for the Adams Express Company. was not
| satisfied. however. and he continued work on
s hS eraWosd one 81 the Lob bank empoysss
| CRAWFORD learned that he was discovered and
ns The S'' Pi rs r traced him all over tho
] 6 ar1ss t f and IN
81 soldiers: The piShs before he was as, to e
| turner OSbT VI tNo ho V''opcus AAO
| was quickly overtaken again. but It was In one
| OF the South American republics with which
| there was no extraiition law covering his
| crime. lie il still watched, and II he ever
| comes within jurisdiction he will bs brought
| here and punished.
The American Exchange Bank. on the proof
| thnt Crawford was the thief. returned the
Sii 900 the express company had paid. but
he expense OF catching the, thief. which
amounted to nearly tho sum stolen. was borne
Sy s iSs ME- IdSs:.s:s
| A detective who does work for great corpora
from a great railroad com pany. 81 from Q bank.
| or from Any other big corporation. but he II
| n fool il he tries to rob an express company.
| They will spend $40. 900. IL necessary. to catch
a $500 thief. The pursuit is merciless. aud
| expense is no object"
| Josie Dannerberg May Recover.