The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-30


Mentally Temporarily and Led
Him to Appropriate All the Cash
In Sight-Left an ARectiOnate Let
ter for His Wife and Mother.
/ Friends Searching for Him.
Brunswick. Ca, Dec %. = P. II.
Mabry, agent of the Southern En-
press Company at this place, dis
! appeared to-day with 5000. consigned
TO the Brunswick Savings and Trust Com
pany, and $50o0, consigned TO the National
Bank of Brunswick.
This currency was shipped by the Sa-
vannah Bank and Trust Company arriv-
ing at II O'Clock last night
In addition, Mabry is supposed to have
taken $500 placed in the express Office
by the Johnston steamship line last night,
Other shortages may develop tomorrow.
| Mabry's safe is locked. The combina-
ton will arrive from Chattanooga to-mor-
ro@'
Mabry's shortage and flight became
known early to-day.
Last night Route Agent Lovett arrived
to check up the office. Mabry worked all
night and checked himself up $500 short.
After figuring in vain trying to find IL, he
wrote a three-page letter to his wife,
couched in most affectionate and despair
ing terms. In 1t he stated that he was
short and did not know where the money
had gone. Agent Lovett would to-day dis
cover the shortage and probably jail him.
The disgrace was 100 much for him to
face, and he took $4,000 then on hand and
left If apprehended. he would kill him
self.
|
| prayed Gods blessing and the hope that
they would not suffer through him. To
them he would send money to keep them
from want In a chest al home he left
$500 for them.
This letter and the money Mrs. Mabry
gave to agent Lovett through a friends
advice.
Immediately on the news getting out,
Mabrys friends began to consult. Ii was
learned he was in Brunswick this morning
at O'Clock. He visited his wife's room
for a few minutes and left apparently in
| a distressed mood. She apprehended
trouble and followed. His old clothes were
/ left behind ana he carried a satchel with
him out of the back door Parties report
ed seeing him in the western part Of
| Brunswick later.
While Attorney Kay and Agent Lovett
were IN consultation over appfehending
Mabry, his friends were at work trying
4 to locate him. He was universally liked
| and it Is believed when located he Will
be glad to return with the money. His
record Of twelve years with the express
company and several years in Brunswick
/ is irreproachable. His habits were tenn
perate ana his home life exceedingly
| happy and economical. If he Is short any
amount previous 20 the $4,000 shortage
! every one believes it was nos lntenional.
! and that Mabry did not use the money.
/ If Mabry will return with the money nc
took last night his friends viii aid him
in the shortage through errors
Every one in Brunswick believes Mabry
| was crazy through fear of possible dis
I grace, and all over Brunswick there Is
| regret expressed that he did not ask his
! friends for aid. 1t Is not believed he VIII
! be prosecuted If he now returns. His
! wife is Frustrated over his disappearance,
| and friends of the family left tonight foi
Atlanta TO comfort his aged mother, who
| now lives there.
The first heard here of the robbery was
about Q O'Clock in the morning, when
! telegram from Brunswick was received by
/ Supt. c. l.. Myers stating that Mabry had
/ disappeared, and was supposed to have
I taken $4,000 with him
/ When asked about the matter Mr. My
/ ers said he had not yet secured full m
! formation with regard to IT, but so far
! as he had been informed only $4,000. in-
! stead of $l5000, had been taken. The
/ amount however, might have been larger
4 il the event that Mabry took packages
which came to the Office there through
/ ether sources.
| The package sent from Savannah was
from the Savannah Bank and Trust Com
/ pany, and was sent to Brunswick to the
/ National Bank Of Brunswick and the Say
| ings and Trust Company of that city, 5000
/ going TO each bank. Il was expected
Traders Bank would not open yesterday,
/ and Il was their intention to be prepared
| Tor any emergency that might arise The
money left Savannah at o'clock Tuesday
| afternoon and arrived in Brunswick about
| 10 o'clock thai night. 1t Is supposed Mabry
got hold Of it at once, and made his de-
! parture Whether he succeeded in get.
ting more than this amount Mr. Myers
did not know.
Mabry has been In the service OF the
company about eight years His home is
| in LaGrange, Ga. and he comes Of good
family. His description is given as fol-
1 lows: Hight, 6 feet; complexion, fair; eyes,
! brown and deep set; light moustache;
| mumbles in his speech and has a stern
look
General Manager NJ. J. O'Rrien and
| Supt. Myers will leave the city for Bruins
wick this morning on a special train for
the purpose Of looking into the matter and
beciQiHb upon Wiidi tOufHe 70 pursue. a
! close watch has been kept IN Savannah
| and other places, but so far as Is known
| here no trace Of Mabry has been found
| Chief McDermott's theory Is that Mabry
took one OF three ways in leaving Bruins
wick. He is not inclined to believe the
man came IN this direction because he IS
too well known among railroad men. The
chief thinks he has taken to the water
| from Brunswick, going either TO Tampa
| or Fernandina, whore he could take YES.
! sci for other climes In the event he has
| taken either OF these directions the chief
thinks il will require quick work 10 catch
him, as il will have to be done before the
vessel leaves port The CHIEF thinks II
possible, too, Mabry has taken to tho
woods aud will remain In hiding among
friends. Many successful escapes are
made in sleeping cars, however, he said
and IL rs possible he may have gone 70.
ward Atlanta by Waycross, though this Il
not given much credence. The best way
to work the case, he thinks Is 20 find tht
last place Mabry was ana then track him
Taking chances on catching him roaming
over the country Is not thought TO be IN,
lest method
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