The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-20
STORY CAUGHT In ST. LOUIS.
Detective Thornton Arrests the stock
Yards Confidential Clerk.

Frank B. Story, the young man who de-
serted a bride of two weeks and, as it is
alleged, absconded from this city few
months ago with 500 of his employers
money, has been arrested in St. Louis and
will be brought here for trial to-day. De-
tective Thornton went to st. Louis yester-
day and last night a message was received
stating that he had arrested the young
man.
Story was the confidential clerk of Tolin
Totten, Tibbs & Co.. live stock commission
merchants doing business at the stock
yards. He came here from Rush county
highly recommended and was employed by
this firm Jan. / as weigher. He proved his
ability as an accountant, however, in a
short time and made the confidential
clerk. AS such he had access to the bank
account of his employers. Messrs. Totten
ana I1bbs are the active members OF the
hrm, Messrs. Tolin and Harrell, the latter
being the Co" of the firm, not putting
in their time in the business. MessrS. Tot
ten and Iibbs spend the day at the stock
yards and their business is large.
AS is we'll known to stock men, but not
generally by the public, stock commission
men sell stock for people who ship to this
city, pay the owners out of their own funds,
deduct1nS commissions and look 10 the pur-
chaser for the amount of the sale price.
Messrs. Totten and Tibbs spend the morn
ing hours out in the yards, where they have
frequently a dozen or more c0nsiorSments
of stock. Often the seller of the stock
comes to the city with his stock and fire.
qpently he wants his money Immediately
sfter the sale. To meet SIch an emer8|
ency and to prevent the interruption OF
business, one of the members If lIe l.rm
will sign in blank a number of checks be-
fore leaving the office. Certificates Will then
be issued to the sellers for the amount due
them and the confidential clerk in he office
will fill out check for the amount. 1t
was on account of this practice that Story
was able to take advantage of his en-
plOyers.
He had on several former occasions been
instructed by the firm TO make payn ents
by express, and he would then take check
to the Indiana National Bank, draw ire
money and ship 1T by express. Monday,
May 3, he went to the bank with a check
made payable for 500 on account of Malone
q Todd, of Elnora, Ind. Theme was nothing
unusual in his presenting such check and
it was paid without question. The young
man requested that he be given bills of
large denomination.
Our customers complain that we send
them too many small bills, he explained
to the teller.
bills of smaller denomination.
When Story disappeared he left behind
heart-broken bride. He had barely estab-
lished himself in the good will OF his en-
ployers when he went to Anderson and mar
ried Miss McGuttin, an eStimable young
lady of that place He was barely OF age
Her parents did not consent readily to the
marriage, but when 1t was arranged that
the parents were to come to this city and
all were to live together, the matter was
settled. The ceremony was performed and
the family located in a handsome little cot
tage at 15S NOrdyke avenue.
The arrest of Story came about through
his CORES pondence with friends in this city.
He went West far as the coast and
through his correspondence the police have
been able to keep track of him. Recently
it was learned that he was to go to St.
Louis and Detective Thornton was there TO
meet him when he arrived.