The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-06
RUNYAN'S RACE
QUICKLY ENDED
New York EmbeZzIer Betrayed
by a Woman-Found
in Her Flat.
MUCH MONEY RECOVERED
TROUBLE AROSE OVER DIS
TRIBUTION OF sPOiLS.

New York. July Chester b. Runyan,
the defaulting teller of the Windsor Trust
company, was arrested in New York today
and S54. 40 of the money stolen from the
bank was recovered.
Runyan was found in the apartments
OF Mrs Laura NJ. Carter of 619 West One
hundred and FOrty-fourth street, where
he had been since he walked out of the
bank on Saturday with ali the money in
the tellers vault packed in his suit case.
MIS- Carter reported to the police this
afternoon that Runyan was in her flat.
Five detectives at once accompanied Mrs.
Carter to the house She furnished them
with a key to the, apartment, and two
of the detectives entered the room while
the others remained outside.
As the detectives entered Runyau was
standing in front of the chiffonier. He
turned suddenly on the officers with a re-
volver in his hand, The detectives rushed
at him, telling him to throw up his
hands. He thereupon dropped the revolv-
er and calmly submitted to being hand
cuffed. saying, The jig is up"
When asked where the money, was he
said that part of it was in the suit case
aud the rest was in a drawer of the chif-
fonier.
When the detectives had finished ran
sackng the flat Runyan was taken to
the police station. Mrs. Carter and her
negro maid, Mary Duncan, were also
placed under arrest. At the station Run
yam was placed under arrest. He said
.
laughing al the efforts the police were
making to locate him. He sand he had
shaved off his mOustache and was letting
his beard grow a disguise
When questioned as to the wherea bouts
of the remainder of the money missing
at the bank-the sum lost was said to
be more than s96,1G0-he stated that he
had been specializing and had lost heav-
might know something about any money
that was missing. Mrs. Carter indig-
nantly denied that she had any of the
money. and angrily told Runyan that she
he had lied 60 her and had not given her
money as h had promised.
Runyan stated that he had given Mrs.
Carter $1,000, but this she denied. He
said he gave her 5000 on Monday and
$4,000 this morning. Mrs. Carter said
that he gave her 5000 on Monday, but
that she withdrew it from the bank this
morning and returned it to him
1t also developed that Runyan gave
Mrs. Carter a heavy gold bracelet ana a
diamond ring on Saturday evening. These
were valued at $1,000 The bracelet was
on Mrs. Carriers wrist at the time of
Runyan's arrest and is now in the pos
session of the police.
Mrs. Carter was closely questioned by
the police as to her acquaintance with
Runyan. She said she first met him on
the street and had met him several times
after that Finally she said. he agreed
to furnish a flat for her and give her $3.50
n Weeh / he lldl WIS SeCuTeU anu size
moved in two weeks ago. After that she
said. she saw little of Runyan until last
Saturday and he had given her little
money.
Asked about the motive for the rob-
berry. Runydn said:
Il needed the money. 1t was there and
took it. Some of it I lost in Wall street
and some of it | gave TO the woman"
George W. Young. a director of the
Trust company. was closeted with Run
van late tonight. Later he made state-
ment in which he said that he had secured
list from Runyan showing shortage
of SS1, 900.
Mr.. Young said that Runyan had done
everything in his power to stTaighten out
matters at the bank