Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-06
WOMAN BETRAYS HIM
Bank Teller Runyan Captured
 at New York.
HAD S54,OOO LEFT IN SUIT CASE
Windsor Trust Company Omcial Civ on Away by Mrs. Laura Carter, Who, He Says, Got S16,OOO
 of the Loot.

NEW YORK, July Colchester B. Runyan, the consumptive paying tel Ter of the Windsor Trust company, who disappeared on Saturday, carrying with him dress suit case packed with money that didn't belong to him, was captured in the boarding house of Mrs. Laura Carter at GA West One Hun dred and Forty-fourth street.
 He made desperate resistance when three policemen broke in on him and did not cease his struggle until a loaded revolver had been wrenched out of his hand and his wrists had been ironed behind his back.
 Of the S96,137 which he is alleged to have stolen from the bank a sum be- lieved to be $54,OO0 was recovered, still tucked away in his handy dress suit case. Mrs Carter and her negro maid were taken with him to the po- lice station.
 It was the boarding house mistress who betrayed his hiding place to the police.
 The woman gave Runyan up, she as- serted, because she feared he would kill her. He threatened to do so, she declared, when she suspected for the first time on Thursday that he was the absconding teller whom the police of the entire country were after.
 Amazing facts were disclosed in the capture of the thief. For nearly a week, ever since he slipped out of his cage in the Cedar street branch of the big trust company with his loot, he has been constantly in Harlem, within a few blocks of the home which he de- serted without a word of farewell or warning.
 Inspector Thompson, Sergeant James Kelly and Plain Clothes Men William Hocter and Thomas Marron made the arrest after Mrs. Carter had gone to the station house and told where Run- van was concealed.
 Thompson and Kelly. guided by the woman, led the party. They slipped up the stairs of the house to the room where Run.fln is said to have spent most of the time since his flight.
 Putting their shoulders to the door, they lifted 1t off its hinges. A small man, half dressed. was squatted on the floor transferring bundles of bank notes from a chiffonier drawer into a suit case.
 The man took one look and jumped for a revolver that lay on the dresser. He grabbed 1t up and aimed it at Thompson's head, but Kelly's fist shot out, knocking the gun from his grasp. The others rushed in. The five of them thrashed over the room, smashing the furniture. For a sick man Runyan showed surprising strength. Finally they got the handcuffs, on his thin wrists. The moment the locks of the bracelets clicked he grew calm.
 Well, guess the game is up," he said to Thompson as he slumped down, white as a sheet, on the side of the rumpled bed.
 They searched him and found a bot tie of poison in the pocket of his coat. Evidently he had contemplated suicide as last resort
 All the money I took is there except S15,0OO. which gave to Mrs. Carter" said Runyan while the policemen were taking the last of the bank notes out of the chiffonier drawer.
 It was the first intimation that had come to light that Runyan, model hus- band and prize homebody of his neigh borhood, had been leading a double life. 1
 That's a lie," said Mrs. Carter, who . had entered. He gave me money from time to time" went on the woman, but never any large sums. I met him In front of Healys restaurant last month, and we have been meeting each . other since then"