New-York tribune., 1907-08-29
RUNYAN TELLSOF THEFT
MRS CARTER ON TRIAL..
DefauItiRg Paying Teller Says tie
care WOman OUer $15 900.

Chester r. Runyan defaulting paying teller
of the Windsor Trust Company. told the story OF
his association with Mrs. Laura M carter VINO
was nraced on trial yesterday before Judge Whit
man in General Sessions charge of criminaily
receiving stolen goods from Runyan lie ieit the
trust company one day last June with $4,000 in
cash in suit case. large part OF which lie Is
alleged to have given TO the woman Several Gays
later Mrs Carter gave Runyan up TO the police
After witnesses had told of his connection with
the company, Fo1nyan was put on the stand
He said that he met the Carter woman when he
first feared discovery. He told her that he knew
a who had stolen money and wanted to hide
He said Mrs. Carter answered that she could hide
the man. but it would cost about 5000 On June
20 Runyan says he gave her 500 to pay the
expense of % fat uptown where he could be
concealed. On June % he left the bank with the
stolen money in suit case, and went to the hiding
place
She was waiting for me- Inc went on, and the
first question she asked was Have you got the
money! told her that had 1 opened the dress
and showed her some OF the loose bills
The day / took the money out of the suitcase
There s79.5O0 there
Runyan said this in tone OF surprise. He de-
clared this the first time he had counted his
stealings. Continuing. he said:
Then got up and went to ny vest, where
got my cardcase and. drawing out card. showed
it to her She read 'Runyan. Windsor Trust
COMPANY Cedar street That's where | got the
money, l told her. Then she wanted me TO give
thes s.. .01O but did give it to her
then. The next day she again asked me for the
money
''I demonstrated with her, but she said she knew
what do: that She wouu put 1t in safe deposit
vault That Monday morning, and after
breakfast L gave her S5O0O-five one-thousand-doi-
lar bills and also 5000 in small bills. She got the
afternoon papers. and we looked through all of
them but there wasn't line in any of them
about me.
The next day. Tuesday. July 2" Runyan said.
she wanted money. I gave her 500. We
got the papers and found the story. but not my
picture. She said then that would have to be
awfully careful and must not appear at any of the
windows. She went downtown and bought a skirt
and then came back. and we talked things over"
At this point recess was taken Runyan going
back stand when the trial resumed.
taking up his story with what he did the day be
fore his arrest.
Mrs Carter pestering all the time for
money! he testified .and at first she told me
she wanted 5000 do shopping Then she
spoke of the risk that she taking In having
in the house. After receiving some money she
went out. She returned for luncheon and then
asked for $4,000. I went to the satchel. and
opening it, gave her 200 bills She put these
In her purse and went out again
After she had gone dressed. II was the first
time l put my clothes in a week The next
thing that happened was the arrival Of the de-
tectives. When they found out who I was. the
first question they asked was where the money
first undecided whether to give 1t to them
or not. It locked in the chinonier and the key
in my pocket. Whether to turn this over
and give myself or try to make
escape l could not decide Inspector Thompson
then took aside and had talk for about
fifteen minutes which resulted in my turning
the money 10 him"
This closed the direct examination by Mr. Mar
shall. and MI Goldfogle questioned the prisoner.
The first questions his early life and his
for various concerns before going with tho
Windsor Trust Company. He told about his han
ding thousands Of dollars daily. During the ex-
animation II brought out that Runyan had
worked for the United States Steel Corporation.
Continuing the witness testified that the first
time he had speculated in Wall Street last
October He said that he dealt with Butler q
johnson, and that the first amount involved was
only $50. In June of this year Runyan said he had
lost $40 or $1,000. the largest sum he lost at
Cne time being $1,000.