San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-14
HOLD SUSPECT !
HERE IN BIG
SAFE ROBBERY
Man Arrested at Laredo
Said to Be Implicated in
Louisiana Theft.
CASHED CHECKS HERE
Claim Suspect One Of Those
Who Blew Railway Ex-..
press Company Safe.

Held by San Antonio detectives as
suspect in connection with the
blowing of the safe of the American
Railway Express company, at Shrese-
port, La, three weeks ago, when
financial paper. valued at $4,000.
was stolen, n 25-year-old. well-dressed
young man is in the city jail. he
was arrested at Laredo by express
company detectives.
The robbery Melted the cracksmen
unsigned money orders. foreign money
orders. foreign limited checks, and
travellers checks. Three days after the
robbery the yeggs came 10 San An
tonic. and cashed travellers checks
amounting to $1,000 on local banks.
Because Identification is waived and
the financial paper regarded as vir-
tual currency, the robbers have had
little difficulty in converting the
checks into cash. leaving a trail of
cancelled checks behind them in their
flight across the country. What
amount has been realized through the
robbery cannot be determined.
Safe Robbed March "a
The prisoner held in San Antonio
was brought to detective headquarters
at 6 80 Saturday morning by Spec
ial Agent Bell. of the American Rail-
way Express company. He was ac-
companied by other detectives of the
company. 1t was stated the prisoner
had made a confession relative to the
extent of his participation in the big
robbery.
The man is being closely question:
ed by Detective Captain Sam STREET
and his Bertillon measurements and
finger impressions recorded BY Owen
Kilday.. superintendent of the detec-
tive bureau of criminal Identification.
Whether other captures in the safe
looting case are scheduled for the i'm
mediate future 81 is not known. In
agents assigned on the investigation
and engaged in the chase for the rob-
bers was not divulged. Agent Bell,
head of the southern branch of in
vestigation. advised local officers be
had been conducting his hunt for the
robbers in the vicinity of Laredo and
other Mexican border points.
The safe of the American Railway
Express company at Shreveport. was
wrecked when blown by yeggs on the
night of March "a. The financial
paper as reported stolen at the time
included the following:
Got $1,000 From Banks Here.
Domestic money orders: Series C,
9223600 to 500; series +. 7962660 TO
7962759 and 5754566 to 5754659.
Foreign money orders: 94436S1 to
800.
Unlimited checks: 3124S14 to $40.
Foreign limited checks: 61625 to
$50.
Travellers cheques: In denomina-
tons $40, 500. $50, 500 and 5000
French francs: LOO, 6SSJ10 TO
6SS510; five pounds sterling. 1SS090
TO 1SS119, ten pounds sterling, 512640
to 512659. V
The victimizing Of local banks.
which included the Frost National
Bank, the Commonwealth Bank &
Trust company, the City National
Bank and the Lockwood National
Bank of $1,000, through the medium
of the stolen loot, Just three days
after the wrecking of the safe. plainly
showed the robbers caught the Sunset
Limited out of Shreveport the night
of the robbery. heading straight for
this city. The passage of the stolen
financial paper here was the first is
sued by the band of clever operators
and was the first clue furnished =
to the whereabouts of the men.