The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-23
HEAVY LOSSES OF
EXPRESS COMPANY
fifth Man E. M. slaufley, Ar.
rested Yesterday Afternoon
in Richmond.
SAID TO BE FRIEND OF OVERS
Clothing Found i'll His Room, He
Claims to Have Bought i'll
Washington.

u. NJ. Slauhoy, of North Ninth Street
was arrested yesterday afternoon b.
Chief Special Agent l.. l.. Schercr o.
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, ant
Detective Sergeant Thomas Wren, OF
the city force. He was taken TO the
Second Station and locked up on 70
warrant. charging him with having
stolen mems clothing to the value OF
$55 from the Southern Express Com
pany in Richmond.
Slauhey is the fifth man arrested
through the efforts of Mr.. Scherer and
the city detectives. All have been
charged with stealing packages and
goods from either the Southern or the
Adams Express Company. The capture
of the fifth man grew out of the ar
rest Saturday night of Walter Dyer
a messenger, who lives in North Caro-
lima, but who stops at Mrs. Moore's, In
North Ninth Street, when on this end
of the run, which Is from here to a
point In North Carolina on the South
ern Railway. Slautiey, however. is not
employed by the express companies,
but is friend of Dyer. and lived in
the same house with him When Mr..
Scherer learned that Slaufley was fire.
quentlv seen making trips with. Dyer
he suspected the friend.
After investigating the case the po-
lice say that Slaufley was found with
some of the stolen clothing on him.
This was identified by the owner. Slau-
fey. however, denies ever having sto-
len the things charged against him. and
claims that he bought them in Wash
ington.
Heavy Losses.
The warrant was sworn out by NJ. j..
Michigan. agent of the Southern EN-
r,tx,c ('s,y,1 l1nr Nfa1, NJ
Huff and Mr.. Alexander of the South
ern and Adams Express Companies.
worked hard all last week assisting
Mr.. Scherer in breaking up the gang
of express robbers, who are estimated
to have stolen goods from the two COM
panies to the value of at least $4,000.
Mr.. Michigan rode to the stations
house Saturday night in the police
patrol with Dyer to swear out the war;
rant against him when lie was taken
from Mr.. Scherer's Office to the station
house. Several persons recognized Mr.
Michigan. and 1t was rumored abroad
that Mr.. Michigan and another man. an
cmployc of the express company, were
under arrest and being taken to the
station-house in the police patrol
wagon.
Just as soon as the case was inves-
tisated thoroughly 1t was found how
the report OF the arrest of one of the
best men in the employ of the express
company gained currency. Yesterday
when Mr.. Michigan was informed Of
the rumor lie laughed and said that
he mad been working too hard to help
break up the gang of thieves and to
save the company from loss for any
one to suspect him of being arrested
). b. Arebaugh and G. C. Gibson We're
the first express thieves to be arrested,
and they pleaded guilty to get light
sentence. Their arrest enabled Mr..
Scherer to learn other tiers con-
corning the thefts While. have cost
the express companies so much re-
Gently. and as result the four men.
Arebaugh. Gibson, G. NJ. Shumate and
Walter Dyer, all express messengers,
and Slauiley, friend of Dyer. have
been locked up. Dyer and Shumate
have not been tried.