Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-20
sEXPRESS AGENT
LAYS THEFTSTO
SMALL WAGES
Dunnaway, of Ogle-
thorpe, Admits Thiev-
cry; Says No Gang


county jail at Oglethorpe yesterday
Emmett E. Dunaway accused agent
of the American Railway Express at
that place, told an Americus newspa-
per man of his misdeeds, and exon
Grated his handsome young wife from
all completely in his peculations.
Dunaway wore the same overalls in
Jail that he wore while he was agent
at Oglethorpe before his arrest a few
days ago, and though he was reti-
cent in his statements, he did not
deny that he stole quantity of
goods from the express company.
Asked if his thefts had any connec-
ton with the operations of the alleg-
ed band of thieves of which he is sus-
pected of being the head, Dunaway
entered strenuous denial.
"The express company pays its en-
ployes less than any other company
in the world" Dunaway said, ex-
planning how he began his stealing,
and saying that until few months
ago he had never taken anything
that did not belong to him.
"The big art square found in my
home, and which Burnet says stole,
beings to me-" said Dunnaway. 81
bought that from Hughes, one of the
messengers running between Mont
gomery and Atlanta, and he brought
it to me here in Oglethorpe. | paid
him for it. | think the price was S25,
but about the price | am not sure,
he added. Dunaway then launched in
to a complaint against Solicitor julie
FELTON, and the authorities, who have
insisted upon his bond being placed
at high figure, and which has pre-
vented his being released OH bail, he
said.
Bond Too High"
"They first wanted me to give a
bond of $4,000, while the Others al
- ready arrested have been let out on
rbonds from $3.50 to $780," said Dun
Waway, ''but they have reduced this
to $4,000. Still it is too high for the
offense charged against me, and ]
am not being treated falr."
When told of the Arrest OF McMl-
chael, one of his alleged 'pals" in the
thievery, which is said to have
extended over number OF
months, Dunaway admitted acqualn-
tacne with Mac" but said he had
never been on intimate terms with
him. and that if McMichael had stol-
en- anything from the company ne
knew nothing about 1t.
Dunnaway has been agent for the
express company at Oglethorpe since
November II, 1917, but much of the
work in the office had been done by
his wife, according to Oglethorpe
peole, and some surprise was caused
BY his arrest. He was an accommo-
dating young fellow just % years OF
age, and one of the mysteries OF his
case in which OglethOrpe people are
interest is "What did he do with the
money?" Detectives and Sheriff
jolly, who searched his home, found
approximately 1900 worth of prop
erty there, which the detectives say
was stolen from the express company,
and Dunaway himself adnIts he has
been stealing from the company for
months, but during all the time he
worked at the Oglethorpe depot he
wore overalls about his work, and
was apparently economical IN his ex-
penditures, and his wife was not a
fancy dresser. either. He is known
to be temperate as regards drinking,
and there is no one to voice Tue
faintest suspicion that has ever en-
gagged in intimacy with any other
women. So fat as the detectives
engaged in the case have learned, he
has no money. on deposit in either
of the banks in Macon county, nor
has he any property of any descrlp,
tion. He isn't a gambler, either, and
some who have studied the case de-
clare Dunnaway must have ms Ill
gotten wealth hidden out, or that ne
is being made the goat oy Wen
organized band of thieves, with Wnom
he is affiliated.
That Dunnaway's wife must have
known of his peculatlons Is lndlcat-
ed by the quantity OF alleged stolen
goods found in his home when ne ac-
companied the officers on their
search of his premises. Among the
alleged loot found is a quantity OF
Jergen's toilet soap, which the Dun
away family had been using, as evil
denced by a half-used cake found IN
Asoap-dish on Mrs. Dunnaway's dress
@er, two Gage hats of finest quality,
and seven suits of clothes from which
all identifying marks had been re-
moved by some persons skilled in the
use of a needle. Besides these ar
ticles, the officers have the art
square taken from Dunaway's
home, quantity of roller curtains,
a dozen or so silk shirts, numerous
vests, suit of clothes that had new
er been worn that was found IN an
out house on Dunnaway's premises,
a handsome leather bag, wardrobe
trunk, more than a gross of grapho-
phone needles, large quantity OF j..
& P. Coats thread in various sizes,
and lots of other valuable merchan-
disc, which express company officials
declare was stolen from their cars
either at OglethOrpe or en- route
there. Most of the stolen merchan-