The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-29
Leaves Package of Money and
Securities on G. w. Car.
When Search Is Made, Packet
Cannot Be Found.
Disappearance of Property
Worth $500 to $500.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Joseph Warner of Elysian, a wealthy
land owner, stock buyer and money loan
er, was in the city this afternoon seek
ing for package containing from $500
accidentally left on a seat in the Great
Western passenger coach last evening.
He had been to Mortified, where he had
a haying crew at work southeast of
there, and took the evening train for
home. He took some money with him to
buy cattle at Elysian, and had between
5000 and $500 in currency, and some
notes, checks and drafts. The money and
securities. he had carefully wrapped in
a white handkerchief and carried it in
his trousers pockets.
Somewhere between Mortified and
Faribault he laid the package down ON
the seat, as he had occasion to get some
other article in that pocket, and for
got to replace it. Presently he went
to the end of the car and got drink of
water and then sat down in another
seat. On arriving at Elysian he was
met at the depot by his daughter and
was driven to his home, and it was not
until after he had gotten home that
he missed his package and recollected
that he had left it upon seat in the
car.
Mr.. Warner telegraphed to the conduc-
tor to hold the package for him, and
met the train as it went east this morn
ing. Conductor Stearns and the brake
man remembered having seen the pack
age on the seat and laughing about it
as they joked one another, both think
ing it a baby's garment that had been
tied up and left on the seat by some
mother. The brakeman gave it toss
up into one of the hat racks and thought
no more of it. When they took the train
out this morning the package was gone
Mr.. Warner found passenger who re-
membered seeing the conductor and
brakeman laughing about some white
package and saw the brakeman toss it
into the hat rack.
Philip Weingartz, the night hostler,
had charge of the car over night, and his
business is to clean it and lock it. He
stated to Mr.. Warner this afternoon that
he had seen no package in the car or
in any of the hat racks. The local Of
fcials of the road have every confidence
in Mr.. Weingartz, and also in Round
houseman Hilton, who also saw nothing
of the package.
The disappearance of the package is
quite a mysterious affair. Mr.. Warner
states that he will pay reward of $25
for the return of its contents. He re-
members four of the papers that the
package contained. One was a certif-
cate of deposit of $50 on the First Ma
tional bank of Mankato, endorsed by
Michael Hubel, and payable to the bear
er. Payment on TINS ana any otner
checks on local banks have been stop
ped. Another was check for SIT on
the Security bank of Minneapolis sign
ed by Andrew Filler. Another was a
draft by the First National bank of
Mortified on a Minneapolis bank for
$40. The fourth was a draft by Fort
Dodge, Iowa, bank upon Chicago bank
for $40. These three papers were all
payable to Joseph Warner.
Mr.. Warner has reported the matter
to the police and an investigation will
be made. 1t is thought that possibly
some party other than the the train
crew may have entered the car after
its arrival in Mankato and taken the
package.