The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-09-27
LOSES HIS NERVE
RETURNS $4,000
TO BANKS DOOR
Janitor Of First National at Pen
sacola Finds Stolen Package.
|TELEPH0NED CLERK OF
BANK SATURDAY
Detectives Searching for Man
Thought to be Joking.

Pensacola, Fla, September 23.-
The package containing the SIS 900
which was stolen last Wednesday
night was found at the back door of
the First National Bank this morn
ing at 6 O'Clock by Matthews the
old negro janitor, when he came
down to sweep out. That it had
been there since Saturday night is
indicated by the fact that some one
called up the bank Saturday even
ing late and told Mr.. w. N. Roberts,
who answered the phone, that if he
would look at the back door you'll
find what you lost. +"
WHO CALLED UP THE BANKl
Who called up the bank Saturday
night' That's the question the
Burns detectives would like to OBJ
tain an answer to.
The bank claims to have taken
unusual care in preparing that pack
age, having had five men wrap it
up, and several of the same men
took it in the runabout of Mr.. ThoS.
Beck to the Southern Express Com
pany, where a receipt was received
for the package. A son OF the pres
ident Of the bank accompanied the
package when it was delivered to
the express company. Unusual
precautions were taken by the bank
owing to the frequent railway rob-
berries in this section recently.
PACKAGE FOUND is ORIGINAL.
The package found at the back
door this morning was the real one
and contained the S55,0OO in one
Aundred, twenty and fiveAdollar bills,
1t is fifteen and half by seven and
a half inches and is the depth of the
width of a bill packed neatly, one
against the other.
This is the package that was sup
posed to have lain at the depot all OF
Wednesday night in the little mes
senger's safe on the floor. The
First National Bank the next day
sent the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, at Flomaton, SIS, 900 more
to pay off the men with.
SEALS NEVER BROKEN.
The seals of the package found
this morning had never been broken
or tampered with. In tine lower lett
hand corner was stamped: From
the First National Bank, Pensa-
cola" The package was addressed
in pen and ink to "Mr. H. F. Thomp-
son, paymaster, L. & NJ, Flomaton,
Ala" In the upper left hand cor
ner there was written in pen and
ink, "S55, 100000
NO ARRESTS YET.
No arrests have been made but
detectives are working on several
important clues which are expected
to reveal the identity of the robber.
The telephone message received
at the bank Saturday evening was
unheeded under the belief that it
was from a practical joker.
NERVE FAILED ROBBER.
That the robber was pursued SO
closely that his nerve failed him and
he crept to the bank and deposited
the money against the iron door, IS
the belief generally expressed here.
Another theory heard on the streets
is that the thief was cornered by the
detectives, and on promise that he
would return the money was as
sured against prosecution. This
theory is not generally accepted
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