The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-06
TELLER RUNYAN CAUGHT HERE
LIVING WITH A WOMAN AND HAD
S5S,4fO OF PLUMBER LEFT.

Was Hiding I'm q Harlem Fiat, and she
Betrayed Him - Accuses Her OF Taking
SlO,OOO-woman and Maid Looked In.
Chester B. Runyan, the fugitive paying
teller of the Windsor Trust Company. was
arrested by detectives yesterday afternoon
in a nat at ele West Hath street. The tip
that he was there came from Mrs. Laura
Carter, whom Runysn first met on the street
on the night Of June IS. and with whom he
had been living since he left the trust COM
pany's ofice on last Saturday.
The suit case in which Runyan carried OF
his loot was recovered, with So. 40 in tissue
covered original bundles. or the rest Of the
missing so. SIT Runyan says lie lost SIC. 900
in stock speculation before he disappeared,
n had given Mrs. Carter si5, 900 odd. Tho
other $4,000 he thinks the woman must have
sto len.
Mrs. Carter says that she cannot read, bat
she knows a picture when she sees ons.
Runyan hadn't been out Of the ll4th street
fat ince he arrive there, but he had sent
out for the newspapers every morning. and
| oA uhbNn III VbO VI u SAID0T
found his photograph.
Isn't that you. Georeep" she demanded
Of Runyan. She knew him only as George
she say g.
That's George. all right enough she
says Runyan replied. but il you or the
maid there MARY Duncan. a colored m
who came for the Homework in the after
noop) say anything about my being here
Ill blow your heads off,"
Hes a dangerous man. Mrs. Carter
said she thought. Yesterday afternoon
she left for the grocer's but the grocer
was the West IS2d street police station,
Lieut.. McGrath at the desk. She had
something quite private to tell, che said.
The lieutenant moved up close and nearly
toppled over when she proceeded to relate
how a dark. thin little man with Eyeglasses
was up at her Hat in pajamas with a suit
case full OF bank notes in a chiffonier drawer
near by.
rs his name Runyan'- inquired McGrath.
No. 1t was just George. so far as abe knew.
Five detectives were hustled to the house.
Detectives Gallagher and Largerun, with
Mrs. Carter in tow. guarded the rear. while
Detectives Hochter and Marion. and later
Kane. walked upstairs from the front.
Nobody answered the bell and the officers
had to Use the key which Mrs. Carter had
given them.
There's nobody here, " said Mary Duncan.
Nor returned Marion. We'll just look
In the dining room, backing toward the
parlor door, the detectives found Runyan.
He pointed a revolver at the detectives.
! but his hands we're wabbly and Hochter
and Marion kept on advancing with their
revolvers pointed too.
We've got you, Runysn. Better chuck
the gun" said Marion.
Runyan replied. Its all up, then" Then
he laid his pistol on the table. He was placed
in a chair, where he smoked a cigarette
and sarcastically Suggested that the de.
tectives might like t6take away the suit Gage
and the money with him.
The party-Runyan. woman, maid and
detectives-then went to the West l25th
street police station. where Inspector
Thompson presides over the Sixth Inspec-
ton district. Runyan threw himself back
on a couch in the Inspectors Office and
lighted a cigar. He wore the dapper light
suit he wore last Saturday, a white
frilled shirt, a low rundown collar. black
DOW ttc, Dfuc Elm btOChIlkr, WHICH WCTb
very apparent as he reclined. and patent
leather low shoes. His black hair, slicke1
down close. and an incipient goatee, also very
black. with his black cleaning eyes be-
hind glasses, helped to make his face appear
very thin and pale. Mrs Carter. who a y
she's IS. wore a white gown. somewhat
soiled, and black wide mushroom hat trail
ing an ostrich tip.
sHaor-a ard n Arat mat an nrAaA-a- q,
front OF Healy's on the night of June 49,"
she told the inspector. we went over 10
my home, at 80 West Sixty-hfth street.
and by and by he asked me how I would
like 70 live with him He would put up
$50 n week. he said. That was agreeab BILE,
all right. so things went on until June "a.
when the man said he was tired Of that
place and he guessed we'd better move.
$50 | found this fiat up at ois West i44th
street and moved, but George didn':
join me until half past ~ o'clock last Sun
day morning. When he came in he had a
suit case. l hadn't any idea what was in it
then
when he finally told you he had stolen
the none didn't he tell you why'' a
reporter asked.
oh. yes. he said--let me see-why. he
SoNc eohht AHAhhy AN"''hhs NSaAN NAt
thing; I~can't remember what it was now"
A row started right away. Didn't I
give you si5.oOo?" demanded Runyan,
sitting up on the couch.
you know, George. you only gave me
5000"
Woman, look me in the eye and say
I only gave you 5000"
-I1l look you in the eye" proceeded the
dialogue. -and say that o gave me only
IS. 900 and hat this morning I gave 1t back
to you
ooh. what a liar! My God. what a liar"
exclaimed Runyan. lighting a cigaretts
and looking at Mrs. Carter as II he hal
never seen her before.
When Inspector Thompson got down
10 the real quizzing he told Runyan tha;
what he might say would be used again't
him and asked him how much money there
was in the suit case.
-Sixty-four thousand five hundred dol
lars. as far az I know" replied the teller.
sWhara'a tho raaf Of ifg"