Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
WOMAN BETRAYS
DEFAULTER RUNYAN
Windsor Trust Co. Embezzler Captured
and $4,000 of His Loot Recovered.

taken to Reimans, on 9Th avenue near
sd street. to be altered. Mrs. Carter
wanted wan two diamonds set in it. Runyan
also gave her some money with which
10 buy piano, but she paid only $40 on it.
Woman Demanded $4,000.
Still, Mrs. Carter was displeased. Run
yam was very stingy, she said. According
to her story, she demanded $4,000 Of him
yesterday. Runyan refused to accede Then
she asked him in casual way If he was
not Runyan. the defaulting paying teller.
She had seen a picture in the paper. which
was ms prototype. He swore that he was
just George" She threatened to leave
him If the $4,000 was not forthcoming
Then he admitted that he was Runysn, and
cautioned her not to tell anybody. Accord
ing to his own statement, he then gave her
$4,000.
But Mrs. Carter denied yesterday ever
having received this sum. She asserted
made her present of on Monday. This,
she said. she had deposited in safe de-
post vault In the Garfield Trust Company
at his orders. but had subsequently with
drawn it and given 1t to him. TO prove
that she had not received anything she
showed the police two bank books. made
out in her name. neither of which showed
any recent deposits.
The woman left home yesterday after
noon to get some provisions. She walked
to Amsterdam avenue and Hath street, and
there met a policeman. She asked him
where the nearest police station was
located. He directed her to the West 152d
street station. There soon after she fright
ened Lieut.. McGrath by announcing that
she thought she had Runyan living with
her. Her explanation was that she feared
Runyan would kill her, as he had threat
ened to do SO. The police believe that this
couple had quarreled.
Capture of Runyan.
When Lieut. McGrath had recovered
from his excitement-the West 152d street
station is the quietest in town, and big
things happen there once jim countless
years-he hurried Detectives Horton,
Marren. Gallagher, Cain and several others
to the apartment to catch Runyan Then
ne notified Inspector Thompson, who took
charge of the case. The detectives took
Mrs. Carter to the apartment with them.
In the hallway she refused to 20 up to
the apartment. He will kill me-" she
said. After covering all possible avenues
of escape the detectives went above to
the apartment, which was one flight UP
and consisted of six rooms They tried
to steal in unheard. and Mrs. Carter had
gwen them key for this purpose. While
opening the door they were discovered by
Mary Duncan. She demanded their bust
ness and commenced to talk loudly The
detectives grabbed her and stopped her
mouth.
Through the hallway they had seen
Runyan In mirror in the uining room
lie vas staIul0S near Sl1eD0aEdszztly
top drawer of which was open. His back
was toward them, and he was so en-
crossed that he did not discover them
Ihey crept upon him with their revolvers
drawn; But he heard them, and swung
around with revolver in his hand
Throw up your hands, or I'll blow YOUR
head off, said Horton, VINO was determined
to do all the shooting if, indeed any snont
ing was to be done
Runyan threw the revolver on the table
and sank back into chair
Who are your asked Marren
You know who l am" Runyau repljed
Big Sum Recovered.
Then the detectives searched the apart
ments for the money They found the bn,k
OF 1t In the drawer and the rest hidden
about the room. BY this time INSPECTOR
thompson had arrived. He hurried Runyan.
Mrs. Garter, the colored servant and the
money around to his office in the West
l2oth street station. Then he notified Pres
ldent Young of the trust company of the
capture of his paying teller. Mr. Young has
tened to the police station.
Everybody was then examined. Runyan
sat calmly on the inspectors soft couch
and smoked a cigarette during the inouisi-
uon Beside him lay the money that had
ruined him. He contemplated it without
am show of emotion. When asked for an
explanation of his actions Runyan talked
freely unit; he was Informed that anything
lie said would be used against him. Then
he declared he had said enough Toward
the end realization of the disgrace he had
Drought upon himself and his wife dawned
upon min. He trembled and admitted that
he WAS fool.
When the police came upon me 1 was
PREPARING 20 Pack the money in the valise
SO thlt L night return it, he declared Il
had given enough away and thought womb
return the rest. l was taking it from the
drawer, where had kept it. / intended to
take the revolver back, too, because it be-
ionged to the company. That's why it was
in my hani I had no intention of shooting
myself or the policemen with it. At their
orders dropped it upon the table"
The police found a bottle of laudanum
upon him. Inspector Thompson asked him
II he had any intention of using this to
kill himself. Runyan said he had not. He
had a sore tooth, he said, and thought the
laudanum would soothe the pain.