The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-06
fBLAMES THE BANK
THEFT ON WOMAN
Runyon Declares She Got $4,000
and Then Betrayed Him.
PACKED $4,000 IN SUIT CASE.
Tells How He ROBBED the Windsor
Trust Company For, He Says, Mrs.
Laura M. Carter. Whom He Met on,
the Streets-Took Suit Case Full of
Notes to Her Apartment.

New York Especially Chester B.
Runyan, the former paying teller who
stole nearly 100000 in cash from
the Windsor Trust Company last
June, told in the Court of General
Sessions the story of his downfall.
He charged that Laura A. Carter,
now on trial, charged with receiving
some money which she knew to be
stolen, was the tempter who led him
astray. Runyan testified that he
met Mrs. Carter on the street by
chance and visited her at her home
several times. During these visits
he told her that he had stolen several
thousand dollars from the bank
where he was employed. One even
ing, he said, when they were talking
about his case, Mrs. Carter said:
You're in bad now; why don't
you take some more and have enough
for yourself?''
A few days later he crammed near.
ly 100000 into suitcase and fled
He was delivered over to the police
week later by Mrs. Carter. He had
spent all the time between his dlsap'
pearance from the bank and his ar
rest at her home. Mrs. Carter is
charged with having received several
thousand dollars of the money Run
yam stole from the trust company,
About $4,000 of the money has new
err been found; the rest has been re-
stored to the company.
When Runyan went on the witness
stand he appeared to be little trou-
bled by his predicament. He an
swered all questions readily. Run
van said he was a drug clerk in
Rochester up to few years ago.
Then he came to New York and was
employed as a messenger by the
Traders National Bank. Later he
went to the United States Steel Cor
poration, and three years ago became
an employee of the Windsor Trust
COMPANY. He never violated the
trust imposed in him until last May,
he said, when he took 500 to specu-
late in stocks and lost. Between that
time an the June day when he pack
ed nearly 100000 in suit case and
fed, he stole between $14 900 and
$4,000. Runyan told of meeting
Mrs. Carter one evening While STROLL
ing down Columbus Avenue. IheV
went to restaurant, and later 10
her home. According to his story,
he told her that one OF his frlenos
had embezzled several thousand dol
lars and wanted someone to keep hln3
in hiding until the trouble blew over.
The friend would be willing to pay
$4,000, he told her. She replied
Runyan said, that it would be IN
necessary for him to look further
that she would do it. Two or three
DAYS later Runyan told Mrs. Carter
that he was the man, and she lmme-
.diately began arranging a retreat Tor
him in Harlem. Then she began 10
press him for the money.
you're in bad now" Runyan de-
clared she said to him; why don T.
Won take some more and have enough
for YOURSELF"
A little later he filled the suitcase
from the bank vaults and started for
the apartment which Mrs. Carter had
rented in Harlem. He visited sever
al saloons and during the afternoon
checked the suitcase at the Grand
Central Station and left it there IN
til IL O'Clock that night. At that
hour he redeemed it and drove to
Harlem in a cab. Mrs. Carter met
him at the door and, he said, her
first words to him were:
Have you got the money!"
He replied that he had, They
spent some time drinking and dis
cussing the possibility of his being
followed. The next morning they
emptied the suitcase and counted the
banknotes. There was $79,500. He
gave her $4,000, he declared, and
she went out and deposited it in q
safe deposit vault. Runyan said Mrs.
Carter asked him for money con-
stantly and that on several occasions
he gave her sums amounting to sever
al hundred dollars.
Runyan said Mrs. Carter continues
to ask for money and finally said
"I'm not being half paid for the
risk l am taking for you. lsmust
have $4,000 or there will be some
thing doing"
II gave her the $4,000" said
Runyan, land got up and dressed FOR
the first time in a week. Then the
nolice came and arrested me-"