Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-28
TRACING A DEFArLTINs CLERK.
Rumor that the Missing Express Agent
Has neen Pound In 81 Louis.

Has Been Pound IN II bcuir.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. IA special dis
patch 10 local paper denied during the
day. states that George z. Ross,
the missing money clerk for the Pacific and
United states Express companies, has been
located in ST Louis by the surety company
that furnished his bond and is now under
surveillance by them. II Is stated that
the express companies oficials had all
along known Of Ross exac; location, but
had kept IL quiet because there are. IL Is
said others implicated. who are not yet In
custOdy. The ofiCials sttl refrse 70 give cut H.
formation q definite character. but enough
has been learned saws the local paper. TO
warrant the statement that evidence Of COL
fusion between certain employees 70 rob the
express companies has been turned up
Last Sunday there was handled through
the Office over which Ross presides money
packages containing $40 oeo. Already s. 300
OF this amount is known 70 be miss Ing AID
the books are stlll being gone over.
Shortage checks have been coming in 50
regularly since the examination began. il
Is said. thai the officials have renewed their
efforts and now fear that the whols SllO,-
600 may never have reached its destination.
As the system Of checking Is necessarily
slow, the packages having been destined
for various points. the result Will not be
known Immediately. In the meantime the
express officials absolutely refuse 70 give
out any statement for publication.
Later in the day Superintendent Conklin
@. the Pinkerton agency denied that Ross
rad been located. and City Agent Lewis OF
the Pacific Express company substautiated
his statement.
ST LOUIS. Nov. s7.-Upyn investigation
the special report sent 70 e Kansas City
paper 10 the effect that George :. Ross the
missing money clerk OF the United States
and Pacific Express companies al the latter
point, had been located in 81. Louis by the
surety company which furnished his bond is
found 20 be untrue. At the joint Offices
Of the United States and Pacific Express
companies here. Superintendent Fuller OF
the latter company said that he had received
no Information from any one COZ corning
Ross presence in this city. He felt sure
that If the missing man hPd been located
here he would have been Informed Of it.
President Morsman OF the company was
not notified yesterday that Ross where
Ebouts had been discovered He placed no
faith in the story that the express company
had been robbed o. large sums OF money
by Ross and other employees. who were
working in collision.
The man stole two money packages, one
containing 81 900 and the other $500" said
President M0rSuau Both were Kansas
City packages. Ross was N q position 20
steal large sums q money, but an certain
that 10 more was taken By him than she
amounts have mentioned. He carried
packages between the deprIs and the Office q"
The local officials were auTprised at the
robbery. Ross was tr1s e. euuloye and
had been in the ssrvicez Of the company
for ten years He was married and was
alwaya cor sl-=red man Of good character
Ross fed with the money % sunday night
and presumably went 70 ST. Louis.