The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-15
Hold Secret Conference
in Effort to Locate
Stolen Money.
LEAVE HURRIEDLY
FOR ROCKY MOUNT
Superintendent Buckner, While
Admitting That Express Rob
berry Is Battling, Denies That
Company Knows Where
$1,000 in Currency
Is Hidden.

| Officials of tho Southern EXPRESS
Company and detectives who are try
ing to solve the mystery which sur
rounds the theft of $1,000 in currency
from portable safe handled by tho
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad from Ter
sey city to Savannah last week. came
TO Richmond yesterday and spent many
hours In secret conference. Exactly
what evidence they picked up, If any.
was not made public. While the safe
! passed through this city on Tuesday
morning and was technically trans
ferred here from tho Adams Express
Company to the Southern Express Com
pany, 1t did not leave the car. and was
not touched or examined by local
agents at the Byrd Street Station.
Hurry to Rocky Mount.
Accompanied by operatives of Pink
erton's National Detective Agency, w
Buckner. of Wilmington, y. c., division
superintendent OF the Southern Express
company, arrived here yesterday morn
Ing and was In consultation most Of
the day with local officials a the offices
In South Seventh Street. He left last
night ct $50 o'clock for Rocky Mount.
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Il wish I had some information to
give YOU" said Mr.. Buckncr In response
TO question. We are exertinC every
ehort to clear up the mystery, and have
many clues on which we are work
ing. 1t would be impossible to pre-
dict any arrests. But no stone IS being
left unturned and think that it can
safely be said that the robbery will
eventually be cleared up"
Mr.. Buckner was asked about n Sa-
vannah dispatch to the effect that the
Whereabouts Of the stolen money was
known TO officials and detectives. and
the names OF the parties who stole it
were also in their possession.
Not Known to Company.
! Il heard that before 1 left Whining
/ ton, and II was given such prominence
! that at once communicated by long
distance telephone with our Savannah
! Office. only to learn that there was not
a word of truth in IT. Naturally we
hope TO recover the money and bring
about the arrest OF the person or per-
sons who stole 1t. and are now trac-
Ing down clues with this end In view.
but there is nothing tangible that /
can now give you for publications"
Mr.. Buckner and his party We're met
here by j. w. Erb. superintendent OF
, the Richmond branch OF the Pinkerton
Agency. Not until o'clock yesterday
afternoon was the work which brought
him here concluded. An hour and a
half later Mr. Buckner and the detec-
!
not disclose what is hoped TO be ac-
complishcd there.
Make Sweeping Inquiry.
All the way from Savannah To New
YORK officials and detectives are spend
Ing sleepless nights trying to trace the
money. which was shipped last Mon
DAY by the Chase National Bank and
the Coal and Iron National Bank. of
New York
J@iftv tho,e,,1 ,a,,
ten and five-dollar bills were consien
ed TO the Savannah Bank and Trust
company. Ii was sent from the Chase
National Bank. The sum OF $4,000 was
consigned to the Real Estate Bank and
trust Company. also of Savannah. and
the remaining $4,000 to banks in Val
dosta, Albany and Brunswick.
1t mas now developed that when the
looted safe was received in the Sa-
vannah o;iice of the express company.
the waybill was missing However. II
was subsequently found. Officials sald
Yesterday It's loss had no connection
with lie robbery
In view OF the fact that most of the
detectives and agents have left Savan-
nan TO continue their work at various
points along tho line, it is believed
that when the mystery is solved 1T will
snow mat the robbery was committed
sci.e distance from the Georgia city.
Think They'll Get Money.
lne case Is the most banling with
which detectives have ever had to
contend in this section. The rob
peri was evidently carefully planned
and skilfully executed '.rhe amount
stolen said one OF the detectives who
mas been labor.ng day and night on
the case, els so large that it is almost
certain that the thief VIII be caugnt as
the concerns interested VIII spare no
expense TO prosecute the chase to tho
end"
Tho little iron box. barely two feet
SQUARE waS locked and metal seals,
much Ike those used on freight cars,
attached, when it was shipped from
New York 1t would have been neces-
sary TO remove the seals before the
safe could be opened. The seals were
INTACT when the box reached Savannah
The box was also securely locked
In an envelope, sealed and addressed
10 the savannah agent, was the key
TO the Lo%. 30 one else was supposed
to have 4 duplicate key. The envelope
containing 1t arrived In the same cx-
press car with tho safe There was
no indication that The. envelope lad
been tampcrcd with. When the safe
was opened ty the money clerk OF the
express company, in the presence OF
another cmpioye. il wts found that
the money was missing.
Messengers Under surveillance.
From New York to Jersey CITY, the
safe was handled by tho Adams I.x-
press Company There messenger
emplo. cd Jointly by the Southern and
i.dams Express Companies took charge
Of it and Kept it in custody until he de-
livcred !; 70 messenger at Florence.
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All OF The express messengers and
others who haudled tho safe. from the
time it lcft NLw York until 1T reached
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