Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-06
RUNYANS RACE
WAS SOON RUN
His landIady Gave Him Away to
Police Who Easily Cap
turned Him.
HANDCUFFS WERE PUT ON HIM
He Simply Remarked, "The Jig is Up
--S5t,tt0 of Money Stolen From
The Bank Was Recovered,

New York, July 5-Chester b, Run
yam, the defaultIng teller of the Wind
SCR Trust company. was arrested in
New York today G1d $54,4lO of the
money stolen from the bank was recov-
cred.
Ruuyan was found in the apartments
of Mrs. Laura NJ. Carter OF go West
One Hundred and Forty fourth street,
where he had been since he walked out
Of the bank on Saturday with all the
money in the tellers vault packed in
his suit case.
Mrs. Carter reported TO the police
this afternoon that Runyan was in her
Hat. Five detectives at once acCOm-
panied Mrs Carter to the house. She
furnished them with a key TO the apart
ment, and two of the detectives en-
tered the room while the others re-
manned outside.
As the detectives entered Runyan was
standing In front of the chiffonier He
turned suddenly on the officers with a
revolver in his hand The detectives
rushed at him, telling him TO throw up
his hands.> He thereupon dropped the
revolver and calmly submitted to be-
ing handcuffed, saying, THE Jig is
up"
When asked where the money was
he said that part of 1t was in the suit
case and the rest was In a drawer OF
the chiffonier.
When the detectives had finished
ransacking the fiat Runyan was taken
to the police station. Mrs. Carter ana
her negro maid. Mary Duncan, We're
also placed under arrest. AT the sta
ton Runyan was placed under arrest.
He said he had been in the fat since
luIUDtnp a % hsp
police were making to locate him. He
said he had shaved Oft his moustache
and was letting his beard grow as a
disguise.
When questioned as to the where
abouts of the remainder of the money
missing at the bank-the sum lost was
said TO be more than s96.000-he stated
that he had been specializing and had
lost heavily. and lntimated that Mrs.
Carter might know something about
any money that was missing. Mrs.
Carter Indignantly denied that she had
any of the money. and angrily told
Runyan that she had betrayed him to
the police because he had lied to her
and had not given her money as he
had promised.
Runyan stated that he had given
Mrs. Carter $4,000, but this she denied.
He said he gave her $1,000 on Monday
and $4,000 this morning Mrs Carter
dav but that she withdrew 1t from
the bank this morning and returned 1t
to him.
It also developed that Runyan gave
Mrs. Carter a heavy gold bracelet and
diamond ring on Saturday evening.
These were valued at $1,000 The brace
let was on Mrs, Carter's wrist at the
time of Runyans arrest and is now
in the possession 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 Nat for
her and give her $3.50 II week. The fiat
was secured and she moved in two
weeks ago. After that she said. she
saw little of Runyan until last Satur-
day and he had given her little money.
Asked about the motive for the rob-
berry, Runyan said:
81 needed the money. 1t was there
and | took It, Some OF II | 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
yam late tonight Later he made
statement IN which he said that he nc d
secured a list from Runyan showing a
shortage of ssh. 600.
Mr.. Young said that Runyan had
done everything in his power 10
straighten out matters at the DanK