The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
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people have been called upon to deal.
The money, which was shipped by the
Chase National Bank Of New York to
tho Savannah Bank and Trust Cou-
pany. was placed under lock and seal
In Il portable safe In the office of the
Adams Express Company. on Broad
way, New York, and hauled to Jersey
CITY. where 1T was placed aboard tho
through express car
Hard to Understnnd.
When the safe reached Savannah 1t
was found that tho seal was unbrok en-
but when the contents wero brought
torth the money was not there Elk
press company officials said yesterday
that this was one phase of the case
wliich was beyond their understanding
The key to the safe Is always sent in
the car under Il separate seal the re-
port here being that the key was found
intact. its seal unbroken. The only ex-
pianation to be offered, IL tho money
really left New York. is that a skclo-
ton Key was used. and In some mex
piicable manner II duplicate seal was
put on the safe after 1t had been
robbed.
The car in which the money was be-
ing transported arrived in Richmond
early Tuesday morning on Atlantic
Coast Line train No. 50. From New
lork to Washington the train is han
died by the Pennsylvania Railroad and
by the Richmond, fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad from Washington to
Richmond. The safe was billed through
from Jersey City to Savannah. and wos
not opened en- route. In Richmond all
express stuff is technically transferred
from the Adams to tho Southern, there
being joint service on all through
shipments.
Crew Not Changed Here.
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nothing whatever to do with the move
ment. The messengers who leave Ter
sey city go through to Florence. S.
G.. where another crew takes charge
OF the cars, running through with
them TO Jacksonville. One messenger
Is In charge of each express car, and
he has one. and often two, helpers. 1t
was pointed out last night that the
messenger does not know what each
safe contains. He is res ponsible. how
ever. for It's delivery at destination and
his responsibility ends when he turns
1t over to the next man At the trans
Ter point. with the seal unbrokcn
Agents of the company and Pinkcr-
ton detectives Will make 4 careful in
vestigaton at all points at which the
train stopped on its trip South. Be
low Richmond the main points along
the Atlantic Coast Line are Petersburg.
w eioon' NOckS mount, Fayctteville.
Florence and Charleston. AT many OF
these cities there is n very large trans
fer business. The robbery, It appears,
was an inside job.
Envelopes Were Opened.
Whl the seals on the outside OF the
steel trunk showed that they had not
been tempered with. the sealed en-
velopes in which the money was con.
tained when 1t left New York were
slit open Messengers in charge Of the
car have been closely questioned but
they have been unable TO throw any
light on the robbery. Train crews ar
irving from the South over the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad last night
said that the robbery had tho whole
service by the ears. and that detec-
tives were following every possible
clue in the hope OF running down the
thieves and recovering the money 1t
is expected that the special agents on
their arrival here to-day Will confer
with the police. although the local
end. II there is any local end. IL being
handled by Superintendent j. W. Erb.
of the Pinkerton National Detective
Agency.