Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-12
BANK
THIEF IS TAKEN.
CHESTER B. RUNYAN GIVEN OVER
TO GOTHAM POLICE BYA
WOMAN.
$4,000 OF LOOT RECOVERED.
Ruined Young Man Faces Court Broken
in Spirit While His Charmer
Smiles at Predicament.

Mrs. Laura Carter, the woman who be
trayed his hiding place to the police, aft
CT he had given her a part of the stolen
funds, We're arraigned in police court to-
day.
Runyan was arraigned on a charge of
grand larceny in having stolen $1,000.
Mrs. Garter was charged with receiving
stolen property. Both waived eXamina-
ton and were held for the grand jury.
Runyan in $4,000 bail and Mrs Carter
in $4,000 bali.
Neither Runyan nor Mrs. Carter were
able to give bail, and they were taken
to prison.
How Runyan Was Taken.
Runyan was arrested yesterday after
noon IN 4 fat ut G19 West One Hundred
and EOrty-fOurth street.
Mrs. Carter says she cannot read but
! that she knows Il picture when she sees
one. Runyan hadn't been out Of the
One Hundred and Forty-fourth street
fiat since he arrived there, but he had
sent out for the newspapers every morn
ing. Thursday in one of them Mrs. Car
ter found his photograph.
Isn't that you, George?" she de-
manded Of Runyan. She knew him only
as George" she claims.
That's George, all right enough" she
says Runyan replied, but if you or the
woman say anything III blow your
heads off"
Decides to Betray Him.
Hes a dangerous man. the woman
said she thought. So she left for the
grocers, but the grocer" was at the
West One Hundred and Fifty-second
street police station, and he was Lieut..
private" to tell, she said. The lieuten-
ant moved up close and nearly toppled
over when she proceeded to relate how
dark, thin, little man with eye glasses
was up at her flat i'll pajamas, with a
suitcase full of bank notes in the chif-
fonier drawer near by.
is his name Runyan?" inquired Nc
Grath.
No, it is just George, as far as 1
know
Five detectives hustled to the fat.
Two with Mrs Carter in tow guarded
the rear, while the other three walked uD
the stairs from the front. Nobody an
sWered the bell, so the detectives used
the latchkey which Mrs. Garter had Civ
en- them.
There's nobody here said the faith
ful Mary Duncan.
Mop returned Cotter. Wen just
look"
Runyan's Gun Wobbles.
In the dining room, backing toward the
parlor door, they found Runyan. He
was pointing revolver at the detec-
tives, but his hands were wobbly. and
the two kept on advancing with their
guns pointed. too.
We've got you, Runyan Better
chuck the gun said one.
To which Runyan replied: It's all
up, then" and quietly laid the pistol on
the table He lit a cigarette, and sug-
gested that the detectives might like to
take away the suitcase from the chif-
foner.
The party-Runyan, the woman, the
maid, and the five detectives-then pro-
! ceeded to the West One Hundred and
Twenty-ffth street police station.
Woman Tells Her Story.
Mrs. Carter. who says she's 80, wore
a white gown, slightly soiled, and
black, wide mushroom hat with a train
ing ostrich tip.
George and [ first met on Broadway
in front of Healy's on the night of June
lS.' she told the inspector. we went
over to my home, SO West Sixty-fifth
street and by and by he asked me how
L would like 10 live with him. He
would put up $50 week, he said. That
was agreeable, all right, 50 things went
on until the 9th, when he said he was
tired OF that place and that he guessed
we'd better move. So | found this fiat
up at 619 West One Hundred and Forty
fourth, and we moved up there, but
George didn't join me until half past II
last Sunday morning. When he came in
he had a suit case. | hadn't any idea
what was III it then"
When he finally told you he had
stolen the money, didn't he tell you
whyE the woman was asked
20, yes, He said-let me see. Why.
he gave some funny reason. some curious
thing-I can't remember what it was
now"
He Says $4,000; She $4,000.
-;,b+ -
| give you $15,000?" demanded Runyan,
sitting up on the couch.
You know, George, you only gave me
Woman, look me in the eye and say
/ only gave you S500O''
I'm look you in the eye" proceeded the
you gave me only $1,000 and that this morn
ing l gave it back to YOU
20, what liar! My God, what a liar.''
exclaimed Runyan. lighting another ciga-
never had seen her before.
Well asked Inspector Thompson,
Runyan replied he couldn't really say ex-
actly. He then helped Lieut.. McNally
count the packages of bills, remarking that
he was an 'od hand at it and might save
some time The total was So4,4 40.
Faces Trust Officials.
When the inspector got through with
Runyan he had a session with the officers
of the trust compauy-President John A.
Young. Director George ". Young, Treas
urer Ford, and Secretary Nerra. He told
John A Young that along the first of June
his lungs had been bad He had plrFaged
Il bit i'll the street to if he couldn't
raise money for Il long health trip. He
lost. He got to wondering what would hap
pen when the bank got TO going over the
accounts on July /. 1t looked if he was
in for it anyway, so he just decided to get
in deep while he was q it.
The womans part. RuIyan said, was TO
have been keeping him under cover for a |
few months right in New York. Then he |
would have tried to get away.
Il know I've got it coming to me- Run
yam went on.
Woman Is Unconcerned
While Runyan was talking with Mr. |
Young Mrs. Carter sat with one foot on a |
chair, chatting quite blithesomely.
Who's this with you in the locket?" |
asked somebody, swapping open gold |
bauble that hung from the woman's throat |
indicating the picture of an old man whose |
head was close TO that of the rejuvenated |
Mrs. Carter.
That? Why, that's the old gazabo who |
pays my bills she said. ASK me no more !
but say l KNEW just knew I'd get into |
some trouble along of this George. Did I |