New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-06
MISSING TELLER FOUND
BETRllYED By 4 JVOM4N
Runyan Li1ing Hcrc-SfM Has
Ouer S50 .O0O.

home Chester b. Runyan the abscondinr ma,
Ing teller of The Windsor Trust Companv was
arrested hy The police yesterday afternoon with
S54+lo OUT of the S96.317 he stole from tba
rust company still in his possession Al the
tine Of his arrest in the apartment of Mrs
laura Carter at No. G19 West l44tb street the
consumT1ive model: paying teller held loaded
revolver in his hand. and search Of his pocl-
ets disclosed a bottle OF laudanum
of Tho $4,000 still missing Runyan after
lis arrest declared that about $4,000 had been
los 10 Wall Street speculation since June 10
leaving $1,000 still Unaccounted for.
Accordingly. the Carter woman IS under arre.l
also. The police being convinced. apparently
that ltEny"n Is correct in his statement that
she knows the whereabouts Of At least Sl5.o00.
4 late hour last night the pair still
prisoners at The West 125th street station. and
10th VIII he arraiCnoi this morning Dotoc-
t.Ves joan II. Kane. Thomas Marion. William
Eor.or. Eugene Gallagher ana John Larazenne
az ~ Inspector Thompsons staff. made the ar
rcst The bulk o. the money recovered was
fouu5 in rhe same dress suit case with which
human disappeared last Saturday.
The Carter woman visited The West 1122
81 81 station al about : .. m yesterday. saying
thai. although she could neither read nor write
she had seen newspaper photograph answer
ing The description e man with whom she
.ros living and of whose presence she was des-
Ieratel- afraid. The woman was taken immedi-
ately 70 The 10th street station whence the de-
iacriv-s brought her 20 the West 144th street
address.
RJEYAN DRAWS REVOLVER
While the others ascended TO the apartment
described by the woman and entered with the
key she furnished one man watched the
o. The house and two remained with the woman
e. The foot Of The stairs. Unlocking the door of
the apartment without difficulty. Marrow and
Kane Went in. confronting q man they reCog-
r-zed Immediately the fugitive teller. AS
lie TWO men entered Runyan was standing at a
cl:fon-er IN one Of the bedrooms Of the fat. his
hands cropping IN the top drawer. As tno TWO
men advanced he swing around sharply cover
ing them with . bUsinesslike revolver.
"HoET, no funny business Put up your
hands cautioned one Of ;h1 detectives and
seeing they were in earnest and that he was
outnum o-red, Runyan promptly obcyed With
You Ye got ne. ! guess the teller permitted
himself 70 be handcufed.
As he indicated the much discussed e,,f-,5s,
and The bureau top drawer IS The hiding r.ata
Ct the stolen money, Runyau sank Onto the bed
seemingly overcome. Water soon revived him
As he SAT there. handcaned. his saow face
flushing and paling as he watched the move
n'ents Of his csptors. Tuayan looked rather The
quiet student than The thief whose sargfroid
had aroused the Whole country ana the re-
lurfant admiration OF veteran Pirkcrton de-
tecires alike by tle mastery conception and tho
seemingly perfect exec'I-..u Of hts plans
RUnyan was fully dressed IL ne time ~ his
arrest- wearing 2 faskioneb,y cut gray suit
light blue shtr', silk socks of a gray color
IGStfCeC gray tie Of corded silk
N.rn -Ee- l-lshed rensacAing -ne fat The de-
tec-Fes. who 5y his tiInc had been joined by
lnspectr- Thomson himself took tho prisoner
10 iEe Vest i-5th street station with the Carter
woman and Mary Duncan. q negro maid. At the
slalion me trio vrere - once taken into the in
spector's ROOM and the examination Of the man
began. Here, as al the house. he was quiet
answering al the questions readily and seemingly
"ishfGl 10 tell all that he knew
RUNYAN TRIED DISGUISE.
i vas noticed that Runyan had shaved off
his mIsiache and permitted his beard 10 grow
evidently with some idea Of discussing himself
he coughed frequently though with a bad
cold. He Insisted that he had turned over all
the money he had 10 the police. Asked for the
motive for the robbery, he said. 7 needed the
money and il was there TO take. and took il L."
When the inspector showed that he ras dis
fat-shed with Runyan's statements regarding
lAe whereabouts Of the money. Runvan turned
10 the Carter woman, who was sitting on a chair
near him. and said: You'll have TO ask her
about that You see. have not been awake an
the time since Saturday night"
Then the woman turned on him furIousIy.
I'm responsible for your being here ," she
shouted. 4 gave you up to the police and I'd do
the same again Tomorrow after the way you
lied 70 me. You were going TO take me to live
al the Waldorf, weren't you? You were going
10 give me all the money that needed weren't
you? And then you never gave me a cent"
Runyan in a long statement he made 70 the
inspector declared that he had given $4,000 in
Eli 20 the Wornen-$5,0oO on Monday morning
and $4,000 yesterday morning
What awful e," called out Mrs. Carter.
He gave $1,000 and / gave il back 70 him
this morning / took the hundred 500 bills
he gave TO the Garfield Safe Deposit Com
pany yesterday. and this morning ! went there
and got The money out and gave II back 10 him
as soon as got home"
The wonans statement led 10 an argument
between herself and Runyan, the insisting
that he had turned over to her $4,000 and the
woman denying that she had ever received that
amount kept any OF the money.
During the argument IL developed that Sat
urday evening, the day Of Runyan's disappear
ance, he had presented 10 Mrs. Carter heavy
gold bracelet and diamond ring, valued at
$1,000 The woman wearing the bracelet
when Runyan referred to il, and drawing II from
her wrist she flung II on the floor with the ex-
clsInation. There's your bracelet. I'm sorry
that ever took IT,"
STORY OF RUNYANs COMPANION.
In support of her statement. the woman pro-
ouced two bank books In her name, neither Of
which showed any recent deposits.
The Carter woman said she met Runyan in the
street IN front of Healey's restaurant, Columbus
avenue and seth street, on June 49, for the first
time She said that she then living at No
80 West 65th street. After the meeting she and
Runyen had gone to a hotel nearby, where they
remained for time. He later agreed to give
her $50 a week and furnish her fiat. Then he
took her TO the Harlem fiat, she said, which he
fitted up for her, and June "a she moved In
there. Runyan, however, had been to her
only few times since she moved 10 her
quarters. and had given her little money she
said
Superintendent Thornhil, Of the Pinkerton
Detective Agency. gave full credit for the arrest
20 the police.