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Show GOLD BAR WORTH $25,000 IS MYSTERIOUSLY STOLEN FROM A WABASH TRAIN Entire Detective Force of Detroit Working to Re-' cover Bullien Shipped From a Western Mine; Denial From Buffalo. BULLETIN. BUFFALO, N. Y., March 19. At the office of the Pacific Express company com-pany all knowledge of the disappearance disappear-ance of a bar of gold is denied. They say further, that bullion is never shipped to Buffalo. DETROIT. March 19. A bar of gold said to be valued at $20,000 to $23,000 dlsappeaied from the express car of Wabash train No. 4, which arrived at the Union station from the west at 8 o'clock last night and left for Buffalo at midnight The property was In charge of the Pacific Pa-cific Express company and was consigned con-signed to Buffalo. Just as soon as the messenger missed the gold he notified the local express agent of the company, who In turn asked the police to assist In the search for the missing treasure. Detectives on the Case. Every available detective of the staff of Chief of Detectives McDonnell was assigned to the case and private detectives detec-tives were also retained to assist. The general manager is expected in the city today, and he will then give out a statement. Pending his arrival no details de-tails will be given out at the local office. It is supposed that the gold was shipped from some Western mine. The bar was missed Just before the train pulled out for the East. May Have Been Misplaced. Local officials say there Is a bare pos-elbillty pos-elbillty that the bar of gold has been misplaced and will turn up In Buffalo. "We are impatient awaiting news from Buffalo," said the manager of the local branch of the Pacific Express company. com-pany. No Clue to Robbers. At 1:30 o'clock Capt. McConnell, chief of detectives, said that his men had discovered no clue to the whereabouts of the missing gold. The precious bar was checked out by the in-coming messenger mes-senger in the customary manner and receipted for at the company's office in. the Union depot. The outgoing messenger then checked and receipted for It. His train was an hour and a half late, and while awaiting await-ing its arrival the bar of gold, the detectives de-tectives learn, was loaded on a truck in the office where several persons not employed by the company saw It and examined it. Outsiders Examined Bar. When the truck was unloaded after the arrival of the train th bar was found to be missing. Capt. McDonnell says he has found that at least three persons not connected with the Pacifi' Express company were In the office and examined the bullion and discussed it. rJ he value of the bar. as given to th police. Is $23,500. At 2 o'clock the promised prom-ised statement from Superintendent Newhall had not been issued. Four Bars in Shipment. There were four bars of gold In the shipment. In-coming messenger Is positive pos-itive that he unloaded all four of them and wheeled the truk Into the company's com-pany's office here. When the midnight train on which express matter is sent East, was ready but three bars were lound or. the truck. Although the messenger was sure he had unloaded four, the hope that possibly possi-bly he might have overlooked one ar.it left it in the car. which went on to Buffalo, Buf-falo, was. entertained until word cam from Huffalo that there was no gold In the car. 1 Several men who were in th office while the gold was awaiting transfer to the midnight train were taken into custody and examined but later released re-leased after convincing the officer that they knew nothing of the missing bar. |