The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-11-24
4 5000 PACKAGE
STOLEN FROM SAFE
Mysterious Robbery at Sioux City
Of The american Express
Company.
NO CLUE 10 THIEF re
Money Said to Have Heca Locked In tho
Strong BOX by Levi sawyer. the
Night Agent, F-lday
Evening.

Sioux City. la, Nov. 20.-Ffye thou
sand dollars in one package shipped
by the sank of Sneldon, Ia, to the
security National bank OF Sioux
City, is missing. Hign onIcials OF the
American Express company, through
which the money was consigned, are
here making a determined effort to lo-
cate the missing wealth and the person
or persons VINO stole 1t.
That there has been n of the bold
est and most batiiing l'obberies ever
known5in Sioux City IN the theft of this
valuable package there isnodoupr. The
express company officials declared this
afternoon thai they had no Information
iof any value to give out as a result OF
sheir investigation. They hope, 10Y
eve to be apie to clear it up soon. AS
yet no one has been detained, but 1t is
safe to assume that a careful watch is
being kept in many localities.
The following men connected with
the American Express company are
here to work on the case: General
Superintendent w. A. Naylor OF Chi
Easo, Superintendent l.. A. Gardner OF
Omaha and Special Agent j. w. Harris
horn of Chicago.
Robbery Friday Night.
Although the robbery occurred Fri.
day evening the investigation has been
conducted with such secrecy that no
outsiders learned OF 1t until today.
The money. believed to be $4,000 in
currency, was shipped by the Bank of
Sheldon. The agent at Sheldon is u. u.
Dean and the messenger on the train.
who had the package in charge was
Thomas Eiland. Levi Sawyer, the
night agent at the branch Office of the
express company at the Chicago and
Northwestern depot, is the one who
checked in the Shipment and locked it
In the office safe.
1t is said thai the money arrived on
the 7:05 train Friday evening from
Sheldon. 1t was checked in and Agent
Sawyer, before going out to attend to
affairs before the 7:l5 train left Tor the
south, locked the money IN the safe
and locked the office door. When he re-
turned the office door was ajar, the
safe was open and the $4,000 package
gone. He processes 10 he IN total is-
llorance OF wheraN.it could have van
ished of who could have been impli-
Gated in its disappearance. lie is APP
parently greatly downcast by the loss
and by the unravorable light in which.
it places him.
1t Is Most Mysterious.
.The money. was turned ovet
to us at Sheldon" said General
Superintendent Nay!or. Before It
reached its destination, q Sioux City
bank, 1T disappeared. We are wholly IL,
the dark about the affair as yet. When
the loss was reportedI came here from
Chicago with our special agent, Mr..
Hartshorn, and we nave been diligent-
" looking into the matter slnee our
arrival Sunday. We of course hope tc
be able 10 clear up the mystery Don
although we canno say when such &
thing will be accomplished
Special Agent Hartshorn has grow1.
gray IN the service of express compan,
les. fcrreting out cases of loss. o we
Will find the eulpgIt sometime, there is
no doubt" he said laughingiy. There
is no letting up in the pursuit when the
company is robbed. The public trusts
with us Its raluables and we must at
ford 1t security and also protect our
selves, Some years 6 in Springfield,
ILL.,, an agent stole $4,000. Mr.. Fargo
put me on the case and said. Devote
Your exclusive time to this case until
you have spent s10,OoU.' There Is prac-
tically no escape for men who rob an
express company. The case here Offers
some puzzling features"