The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-25
WARRANT SWORN
,OUTFOR GREGORY
Missing Railroad Cashier is
Charged With Theft
Of $1,000.
DETECTIVES GET TO WORK
Full Descriptions Sent Out.
Attachment Against His
Automobile.

! Sufficiently satisfied now. after an
exhaustive examination of his accounts,
that Louis L. Gregory, the missing
cashier of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road, has absconded Ernest Poindex-
ter special attorney for the American
/ Surety Company. which went upon
| Gregory's bond for $4,000. yesterday
swore out n warrant for the former
cashiers arrest, charging him with
the theft of $4,000 from the railroad
| company.
The warrant was Issued after CON
ference between Mr.. Poindexter and
! Captain Mcmahon, at which were pres
ent Fl. L. King, freight agent OF tho
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in whose
| department Gregory was employ ed w
! G. Farmer. chief travelling auditor for
the company, with headquarters in
Wilmington. y. c.. and II. r. Fisher,
travelling auditor. with Headquarters
at Rocky Mount. y. C, The three men
were named on the warrant as Wit
| ncsses against Gregory. The one war
rant Is sufficient in itself to cause the
arrest OF Gregory anywhere In the
United States Or Canada but 1t is ex-
pected that other warrants Will he
sworn out. as the shortage which
GREGORY knew would be discovered.
and which led TO his sudden departure
VIII amount to $4,000 or $4,000 and
possibly considerably more
Detectives Mt Work.
The warrant was inlmediately nl,ccd
| in the hands OF Captain McNahon Nh,
to-day VIII begin the sending Of telo
grams and circulars to every point \
the United States. describing the miss
ing man and asking for his arrest on
sight The detective department
which previously had hecn quietly M
work tho n On
knowing that n warrant would he
issued sooner or later will nov taI.o
| active charge OF the case Detectives
We're specifically assigned YESTERDAY 10
run down all clues as to C,rerory,s
destination when he left the ci,yNtor
no one believes in the suicide ,beorr
ana 10 discover all they could con.
sernlng his movements here before his
aeparture. Il is definitely known thgl
gregory was hero until al lcast i
o'clock Saturday night for he was in
.ne company OF a woman in the east
o'clock that night. She stated posi-
uvely that he had been with her, and
that ne left her about IL O'clock
AZ o'clock on the same ni.ht no
-. lahSterred from a Broad and Main
olreet car to an eastbound Main street !
Iar a. Eighteenth and Main Streets.
~ Is supposed that he went down ~ !
u. me Old Dominion docks. deposited Thai !
farewell note. and then returned nm
town. where he cashcd one or noore
Snecks. and then went ont FOR last
m ,,4 But the detective department is /
80 interested In Gregory's move F,
..ients mere except as they may lead I
10 some Information as 10 his destina.
Hon When he left Richmond.
River Is Dragged.
~ ing Tor supposed body in
$3.50 re IS. progressed yesterday. at the |
IS, requsst OF the family: but. OF course. |
no one. not even the men EMPLOYED !, !
me expense OF the city. EXPECT 10 and
me remains OF Gregory In the turbid /.
.ide OF the James River I he sc,rct
IS IS oeihS conducted purely Al a formal /
ny Tor II is argued that ii is harllv
ieasona pie to suppose that Cirerory I
Mouiu leaVe MS note OF the river bank. |.
return uptown to cash checks forllaree
sums of money. go out in the con-
pahy OF women. and then wind IN nv !,
throwing himself into the river Ana !
IN the extremely hot weather or The |
past week a body would have risen 70
found peeh
no further clues were received YES
terday as to the Baltimore end NJ tha /
case. though even before the warrant
was issued the police departments Of
i,aitlmore. Washington and Philadei-
phia were asked to look out for Greg. :
ana mold him until papers could be
forwarded. But the defauitcr has had !
Jour days start. and may be half way !
across the continent by this time
Automobile Attached.
1t seems that Gregory left some
debts behind him. and yesterday the
Foster Motor Company. claiming Il
debt OF s2o7 caused an attachment to
pc issued by the clerk of the Tenrlco
county Circuit Court against one of the
automobiles owned by HIM 1
The warrant issued against Gregory
YESTERDAY charges that the money was
stolen within the past six months. dur
Ing which most OF the peculation Is be-
lieved to have been committed This
sum was paid into the hands of Greg
DRY as freight charges by tobacco
company. 1t was not credited on the +
hooks until sufficient other funds to
cover the deficit had been received. AS
other moneys came In, all preceding
deficits We're covered up. and thus
Gregory managed TO keep ahead of the
game until the auditors began their