Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-08
PROMPT SETTLEMENT.
Ky Southern Express Company OF
Brunswick Robbery Claims


The Savannah News OF Tuesday says
In connection with the absconding of the
Southern Express Company's agent. p. II
Mabry, from Brunswick on the morning
of December 18th, and the adjustment OF
claims growing out of the theft by the
absconder OF packages of money in tran
sit, the company received yesterday The
following letter from the Savannah Bank
and Trust Company, the shipper of two
of the packages of 5000. each stolen by
Mabry:
Savannah Bank and Trust Company,
Savannah, Ga. January s. 1885,
NJ. J. O'Brien. Esq, General Manager
Southern Express Company, Savannah,
Ca.
Dear Strive feel that the prompt set
Element by the Southern Express Com
pany with the banks interested in the
currency recently stolen from their Bruins
wick office entities them TO our thanks.
The two packages of 5000 each were
shipped by us from this point on the after
noon of the 18th of December. They ar
rived in Brunswick on the evening of
that date. They were stolen on the morn
ing of the 29th, and payment was made
ny tilt tApitSS Nbiiipbhl ~ Ailt III uil'-
wick banks on the morning of the 3Oth.
BY this it will be seen that the banks
were actually reimbursed within twenty
four hours after the packages were known
to be missing. Such promptness should
be made known to the banking interests
generally. Respectfully.
SAVANNAH BANK AND TRUST CO.,
Per w. G. Cam, Cashier.
When the large amount Of money in
volved is taken into consideration, it re-
fleets credit upon the express company
that the owners were deprived of the use
of the funds but a few hours, as stated
by Cashier Cam. the expedition in reim-
bursting patrons for losses of this charac-
ter will be of interest to banking people
who, of course, are the largest shippers
of money by express.
This calls to mind a recent article in the
New York Evening Post, referring TO the
prompt adjustment by the Southern Elk
press Company of a heavy loss sustained
in South Carolina, in which mention was
made of the fact that some bankers are
disposed to use the mails for forwarding
currency, taking out insurance against its
loss the government not being response
BILE; but from the experience recited by
prominent bank official at the last meet
ing of one of the western bank associa-
lions, IL would seem llldl III the went ol
the packages going astray In the mass
of mail matter handled. there is not that |
expedition in the settlement of claims as
is afforded by the express companies. ow
ing to the measures which the insurance |
companies have necessarily to adopt to |
prevent being imposed on, as they have !
no direct personal knowledge of the ship |
ments or the nature of contents. The ex
press companies have the advantage, as
their receipt is given for each consign-
ment and the contents known, and in case
of loss no delay is necessary in making
restitution.
One of the leading officials Of the South
ern Express Company was seen last night
and expressed pleasure at the apprecia-
tion by the Savannah Bank and Trust
Company at the action of the former in
so promptly reimbursing the banks for
the $4,000 stolen and added that it was
a source of much qualification that since
the payment of the amount 1t had been
recovered from the absconder.
In addition, the express company also
paid the Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany on the morning OF December Goth
1900, taken by Mabry, which was turned
into the Brunswick Office on the evening
Of the 2Sth, to be forwarded to Savannah.