The Washington times., 1906-01-04
ii2RESS COMPANY
R0BBED0F $4,000,
SLEUTHSA At WORK
Supposed to Have Been
Transferred While on
the Road.
BIG SUM UNDlSTURBED
Lying in Same Pouch Gives
Detectives Clue to Solve
Mystery,

Detectives Clue to Solve
Mystery,
Eighteen thousand dollars was ab-
stracted from an express pouch between
Augusta Ga. and New York, presum-
ably ON Sunday. and the Pinkerton de-
tectives are now making a minute in
vestigation into the case with little
hopes OF success. One report places the
amount at $1,000. but it is thought the
larger sum is correct.
The Southern Express Company re-
ceiVed the package al Augusta. From
there IL was carried TO Columbia, 5 G.
where j, lay over for two or three hours
in the station. according 10 what could
be learned this morning, and was then
transferred to the through Southern
train from Savannah 10 Washington,
which train was due in Washington
about p. m, Sunday.
In Washington the pouch was trans
ferred 10 the Adams Express Company
and by II transferred to New York
When IL reached New York and was
opened, the loss of the Sls 00O was dis
covered.
Big sum overlooked.
The pouch. which was robbed. cOhtain-
cd another money package, in which
w@s $4,000. This was undisturbed. The
failure TO touch this second package,
which could have been as easily re-
moved as the smaller one if the man
who made the raid had had the chance.
is the clue uron which the detectives
are working and they hope by a process
of elimination 10 narrow the field Of in
Vostigation materially from this feature
he pouch was opened by shipping the
wire running through the folds in the
Top when the pouch is fastened. the
money taken out. and then the two ends
oi the wire were fastened together
again. This left the seals intact Fur
la4-, s. gpasseDser in making the usual
test 9i the security of the pouch by pull
ing ON the two cuds of the wire wouJ5
be deceived into thinking that il was
I'm the same condition as when original
j. ge1-.
Locked in Safe
In addition 10 the safeguards afforded
by The pouch Itself and the usual pre-
cautions in regard To messengers. the
pouch was locked ia d safe. the combi-
nation OF which was not known 10 the
messengers or their helpers ana only TO
The transfer clerks the various places
where the safe was opened for the re-
ccipt of additional pouchs.
The loss occasloned u c1umo7fo1
among the express officials. ana among
those who are now said 10 be ia WASH
mgton- looking into the situation are
General Agent Barrett OF New York. of
the Adams Express Company; Super
intendeut IL T. Hut. OF the Adams
company, formerly OF Washington. but
row located in Baltimore, ana Super
intendent Sadler. of the Southern Ex-
press Company with headquarters AT
Charlotte, n G They have had uumer-
Gus conferences with the Washington
oincials, the messengers and helpers.
Who came into contact with the pouch
ana with the PIukerrOus but so FAR
as cal be learned they have made but
little lrcSresS-
Messengers Closely Questioned.
Three men who handled the pouch
have been closely questioned and are
now ia the city. laying of their runs
while the investigation is in progress.
These are Messenger Moore. who had
the Adams Express run from Savannah
70 Washington; Messenger Jordan, who
had the Adams Express run from
Richmond Va. 10 New York. and who
picked up the pouch in Nashinaton
and Arthur Teller, helper ON the New
York run, who Is q Washington man
and lives at 461 q street southwest
They have been practically immurad
IN the office Of the Adams F,xDrsse, |
Company in this city. has been i'm
possible to see any of them. and II /
would have prOated little if they had
been seen. as the officials have warned |
them 10 say absolutely nothing abont |
the case to any one.
The name OF the original sender Of the |
money from Augusta or the persOn IN |
"hoIn il was destined in New York IS /
ioI Known, bul Il ls supposed 10 have
been transfer between ls.nksf as ar
this season of tho year large aD7ounrs oT
money are annually ira rsferro-5 - |
the south 10 the North because Of tho
sale OF cotton crop.
Investigation at Columbia.
Another Investigation is i'm progress
AT the Columbia office. and tbaea Nh.
are f-miliar with the facts prefict thsr
II the mystery is ever solved n yin - |
found that Messengers Moore and 10.
dan. and Helper Teller had absoI,,tel,, |
nothing To do with the loss b,,t ~
II took place oofer the supposed bundle 1
OF money was ever transferred to fbn-,, /
a coincidence which is ca,,Si,,s, i rIic-it !
comment Is the report that fhiS - tt ~
third money package passing through
- - - - ".i4ch mas been lost /
first was for $1o,000. and was siInnoi,aS
10 have been abstracted from me % Fa
at Columbia, The second was n esls
of hocus pocus, IN which a shioroenf
which started out as $4,000 in +a-f
money reached New York in the sham
of pieces of newspaper neatly o9It - -
the size OF bank notes They We're ss
mysterious as the disappearance OF tSs
$4,000 last sunday and, 10 is said fba
culprit was never found
sI.zs 60 Baltimore and Return, SI.a..
Pennsylvania Railroad. Saturday and
Sunday; tSkets good on all trains ex-
cept Congressional l-imiteu and good |