The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-24
MISSING PACKAGE . 0F CURRENCY FOUND Thief Returns Money to
 Pensacola Bank DETECTIVES CONFER Telephone Message Received Saturday
DETECTIVES CONFER
Telephone Message Received Saturday K ysght Notified Officials Nho
 Thought It Practical Joke
 Theories of Its Return

Pensacola, September 2s.--As result of
 the mysterious, return to the First Na-
 tional bank some time last night of the
 $55, 600 stolen while being delivered to the
 Louisville and Nashville pay car at Flo
 maton, several days ago, a conference
 was held tonight between officials of the
 bank and private detectives and special agents Investigating the robbery
 At a late hour 1t was stated that an
 arrest was momentarily expected.
 l The package containing the money was l in the original wrapping as made up by | the bank sSnployes, 1t IS said, and was | enclosed in a newspaper.
 l The package was found this forenoon at an early hour at the rear of the bank ! by the negro janitor or the place.
 telephone message received at the bank Saturday night, but which 1t was
 unheeded under the belief that 1t was from a practical joker. indicates that
 the valuable package was placed in the
 rear of the bank building that night l by the thief. The bank officials re- assert their confidence that the pack | age containing the S55,000 was delivered l intact to the Southern Express agency l here Wednesday forenoon of last week. | When delivery was made to the Louis vile and Nashville pay car that day at | I scnted the railroads monthly pay roll | for that district, was missing and in l its stead were found slips of paper cur 1 from ma magazines.
 l Nat Thomas, the old negro janitor at | the bank, when he came to clean up dis l covered the package of currency. lt | was wrapped in Pensacola paper or September 19. It waA ieaning against | the iron grating of the rear door | There is four foot wall in the rear | of the building and the package easily might have been observed Sunday by any person who passed there.
 Ignored Message
 Saturday night late, w. N. Roberts, an
 employe .of the bank answered the teie- phone. He was told if he would look at 1 the rear door you will find what you
 have lost Roberts said he paid little attention 10 the message as he thought II
 was another of the hundreds of jokes which friends had been playing on the bank employees since the disappearance or
 inc money Manager Peel of the teie- nhone company and agents of the Burns detective agency which represents the | hank are trying to ascertain from whom l The mysterious telephone message came. | That the robber was pursued so closely i that his nerve failed him at the eleventh | minute and that he crept 10 the Dank | and deposited the money against tht iron 1 grating, is the belief generality expressed. l Another theory is that the thief was cor nered bv the detectives and on promise that he would return the money was as- sured against prosecution. This latter | theory is not generally accepted. The 1 bank claims to have taken unusual care | In preparing the package of currency for 1 srlpment, having had five employees as- sist in counting and wrapping If. It IS 4 nf inc emDlOypg in | automobile took the fortune ;o the South crn Express company's office here, where ] a receipt for the package was taken A 1 son of the president of the bank accom- panied the package when it was deliv- l cred to the express officials.