Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-02
THE LAST CHAPTER
In the History Of the leying-
ton Bank Robbery
| CHARLES N. F|GGAT DEAD.
He Passes Away In the City Of
Leckett, Colorado.
NO DOUBT As To HIS IDENTIrx.
a Letter Received In FincastIc TELLS
the story of His Last Moments and
His Buriai-The History of the
Wrecks.
NO DOUBT As TO HIS IDENTITY.
WTrccIS.

LENlNGTON, VA, March l--(Speciai.y
After leaving Lexington, Va. On tho af.
ternoon Of February Is. 1896. just four
years and fourteen days ago. and disap-
pearlng "a completely as though ths
earth had swallowed him, Charles Miles
Figgat. the man who wrecked the Bank
OF Lexington. has been heard from. A
letter was received here yesterday from
Figgats brother-in-law. i'm Finoastle. Va,
who was the teller in the Bank of Lex
ington under Figgat. and who also paid
| a penalty for the crime committed BY
his brother-in-law. This fetter is as fol-
lows, and adds the last chapter in ths
history Of Figgat:
"On the 18th Of February Turner Nc.
Dowel Of this place, received letter
addressed to j. II. II. Figgat NIcDowcll
is j. II. III. Figgats administrator, anu
that is the way that the letter was gwen
to him by the postmaster stating thas
man by the name OF Charles Miles"
had died at his house, az Lockett. Col.
on the lst of February. and wanted to
know what he knew OF him. The man
81. w wills by name) sail that he found
a little slip of paper In his tMilesD
prayer-book. on which was written In
pencil. Write TO J. III. II. Figgat. Fin-
castle va We were almost perfectly
satisfied that the letter referred to our
Mr. Figgat but to be satisfied beyond n
doubt. my brother James wrote 10 Mr..
wills. and to-day we received long
letter setting forth all the facts; and we
now have no doubt that the man referred
TO was Mr. Fggat lie CWill9 sent tho
little slip Of paper OF which ] speak. and
the writing is Enthusiastically Mr.. tisgats.
He sent also his prayer-book In which
the name Charles Miles is Mr.. Figgats
writing. He Wnls) says that Mr. Fig
gat came TO his house in May, 1895. ana
/ STAYED some time: went away and stayed
/ somewhere at hotel and then came
back TO him. He died with heart-diseAse,
and only complained a short time before
his death: and died suddenly, retaining
consciousness to the last. Mr. Wills is a
farmer and Commissioner OF the Revenue.
| He does not say anything about what
| MIR. Figgat did except th1t ne dld II
little writing and adding for him on hls
! books. He says he paid his board w
per week and had about AZs when no
| died. that he was decenuy buried, ana
| tells of the kind Of coffin ana the clotnes
| I'm which he was buried; that the amount
expended was more than he had, and that
friends. OF whom he had many. paid the
balance. His description is worry accu-
rate i'm many particulars. Mr.. wills says
! tbot he had seen Mr.. Figgat take a drink.
but that ne did not drink to excess.
| Igiggat had been the trusted cashier OF
! the Bank Of Lexington for twenty years
! At all the examinations made by the di-
rectors he skilfully covered up MS peeh-
! lations and successfully did the sam"
| uitb his teller until n discovery by his
teller caused his sudden departure. Ihs
! tovn WAS startled when n notice APPEAR
od an th. banks door. CLOSED pending
an examination" but thought II the usual
course pursued in making specihl eNaini-
! nation of the banks annirs. as new
nresident had taken charge NOT unui
| re.r midday was IL nOiscd abroad that
| riooot had gone away and rumors be-
gan 10 nv. So great was the ialtn IN ,he
man that scarcely any one beh.Neu ~
| rho reports were true. Inc dement, Oh "o
doubt was given Figgat until inc hsN.
| dav when il became an assured fh,t ihat
/ he had stolen nearly the entire nnnN ""h
| bod only left the building ana BOOKS
gI,e capitai stock was $1,000, whch was
- ci.ar ioss 10 the stockholders. Out or
~ si-o 100 Figgat succeeded IN getting
aa.,v Grst one time or another with {iio'-
| O00.. ., uhic,
lie kent all manner Of accounts, "h'c.
,,.r,. oriv understood by himself. some OF
the depositors' accounts were kept on ~,
',,,.,io,os the money deposited placed IN
~ anyclope with the depositor's nome
| an f. ana as checked out. was taken gu.
of the envelope. This line ot depoSi''F'
did not appear on the banks booNs'
Through the mastery Indnas,ilen' "
the late Colonel James ~ H"i"".,,a' ,.1,o9',
assignee Of the bank anu '.,',o nov No'', ,ns
pntort Catlett the present assignee the
s',,s,,ors have been paid IS per cent. ~
tneir deposits. and there will yet be paii
sn,ae s,',,, tlme I'm the future another diyidend
OF per cent