Falsely Jailed Over Missing Gold, Two Express Clerks Win $7,000

TACOMA, Jan. 27. — [Special] — The friends of J. B. McIntyre and W. D. Stewart, ex-officials of the local office of Wells, Fargo & Co. express office, congratulated them today on the result of the former's suit for damages against the express company and the Thiel detective agency. The court at Portland today having rendered a verdict of $7,000 damages in favor of Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Stewart is expected to be given the same amount in damages, as both brought actions at the same time and for the same cause. The actions resulted from the arrest of the young men in connection with the theft of $2,500 in gold from the express company's box between this city and Seattle about fifteen months ago. At that time McIntyre was about to leave the employ of the express company, and it was concluded by some of those interested in recovering the missing gold that he was short in his accounts, and had made away with the money for the purpose of covering up his shortage. Shortly both McIntyre and Stewart were arrested and taken to Portland before their friends had a chance to assist them. Each subsequently brought suits for $10,000 damages for false imprisonment. Mr. McIntyre has since stated that the lock to the company's box used between this city and Seattle had at least two or three keys, any of which could be used in robbing the box.

PORTLAND, Jan. 27. — The jury in the damage suit of J. B. McIntyre vs. Wells, Fargo & Co. and M. C. Sullivan, for false imprisonment, returned a sealed verdict this morning awarding McIntyre $7,000. The amount sued for was $10,000.