The daily sentinel., 1912-04-25

The money was hidden by Bert
Teachout in his fathers yard on Or
chard Mesa. About 3 O'Clock this
morning the officers went to the
place designated and found the miss
ing gold. The sacks had been emp
tied and in the excavation the coins
were mixed up with the loose dirt.
which was later covered with trash
and sand. All but 1882 of the mon
ey was found in this hole and was
brought to the city about 4:30 this
morning 1t was counted with the
assistance of President Orson Adams
OF the Mesa County National bank
and deposited in that institution.
The solution of the mystery of the
stolen sacks of gold was cleared in
most sensational fashion. While
the officers have been practically sure
that they knew who had executed the
robbery almost since their arrival on
the scene, tie suspicion had not been
allowed to be known outside of a
very small circle. Every night Gil
bert and Teachout we're put through
grilling examinations by Sheriff
Schrader, C. w Shores and Nathan
C. Miller. Gilbert was especially put
10 exhaustive tests in reciting his own
story of the affair. Several state
ments made by the boy stood out as
improbable when viewed in the light
of other events and on these points
Gilbert was closely pressed. He was
asked to explain why it was that he
was struck by revolver and knock
ed unconscious, although only slight
bruise was found on his head. His
other stories conflicted when often
repeated and other features of the
occurrence as related by him did not
appear to be wholly veracious.
Gen. n. c. Miller was actively en-
gagged in the investigation and it was
he who demonstrated the impossible
ity of Gilbert having been bound as
effectually as he claimed and showed
how ridiculous was the messengers S
claim that he had been gagged be-
yond any chance of raising an outcry.
Teachout. who is declared by many
to have originated the plan and later
secured the assistance of Gilbert, is
night depot messenger for the Wells
Fargo Express company, He holds
the same position for that road that
Gilbert does for the Globe. 1t is
said that in his confession Teachout
declared that he had known of the
monthly arrival of the money from
the Utah Fuel company over the
Fargo line to this city. where it was
taken by Gilbert and locked in the
safe until the following morning,
when it was turned over to the mes
senger on the Montrose train to take
to the Somerset mine and later dis
tributed among the employees there
Bert Teachout is as well known as
Gilbert. For several years he and
his brother, George Teachout oper-
ated the Palace pool hall and later
entered the employ of the Wells-Far-
go company as wagon driver. He
enjoyed the respect and confidence
of his employers and after returning
from a visit to the northwest secured
a position with the company as night
depot messenger. His father is a
well known ranchman on Orchard
Mesa, and was associated with his
son in the conduct of the pool hall
for some time.
The relatives of young Gilbert are
heartbroken He has a father. NJ.
w. Gilbert. with whom he resides
at 6O7 North Sixth street. His broth
er, Millard w. H. Gilbert, resides at
the Mcclure home at the corner OF
Sixth and White avenue. He has
another brother, Walter Gilbert, who
was formerly a deliveryman for
Wadsworth & Sons. He also has
married sister on Orchard Mesa. 1t
was some hours this morning before
they would credit the confession of
the Young expressman, but the evil
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