New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-23
ROBBERY EFFECTED THROUGH THE
AGENCY OF CHLOROFORH.

Col W. NJ. Berrien, OF Rome, Ga, while riding 10
the cars on the Georgia Railroad, few evenings
,irce ives robbed of large sum OF money, whue un-
Ter the influence of cbloroforn, administered 10 him
nv soue finished scoundrel Col B. furnishes TO The
A.er,ta Con,t,,ational,si the following account OF
the robbery:
lief, Rome on Thursday last, the 7th inst, for
Charleston snd at Atlanta procured ticket, for tna
place. There were very few Passengers on Tue cars
ior Augusta and procured seats for tnose unaer my
eb,rc. in the r. ar ear occupying the hpdnost seN
10 II e lefl mysel Ny daughter was ID front oil me,
and Misc Horsey, of Charleston, who Vas uader my
protection in front of berthe seats OF the young ID
dies being 20 arranged that they faced each other.
Bet~een II cir seats was the lamp. On my rignt IN
the last seat my servant girl was seated and IN front
Of her nv son thus bringing all my charge as near
Together as possible esch occupying separate sea
lad in the side pocket OF my unaer coz pacsase
of morey containing IS loo in bank notes, on various
South Carolina Banks, and my pocket book, contain
itrupsard OF 81 100 mostly Georgia funds.
In nv LEFT psutaoons pocket had package m
tsipipg s2o55 90 moe. in Georgia blls, and IN my
tight pantsloops pocket, my pocket wallet aud Miss
H.rsf,'s. Nv impression i, thst the lamp in front
of the car was not lighted At all, and 1t so, knoS
that early il the light il eeased 10 6urn; remained
awake Until after psssog the Double ellis, aud ti
inc asleep was a sk.u.d by the conductor passing
aeaips, M feet which over the arm OF the seat
r,.t tie back coor-he was shoslng female and
tao children out and informed me it was Camsck;
and soon fell asleep again, and knew nothing more
uIiI found my whole - stem paraiyZed as then
surposec ty cold; attempted 10 RISE and could not
do 20, heard the rolling OF the ear woeels, kne
where ] was, and where ] was going, bui @uld not
move for come moments SITTER repeated efforts, |
raised myself from my Tecumbent POSTURE ana feit
completely ruuoed a. though my ~ -em was afiec'ei
a. OIL feet often become ghen under the ioidence
Of what is designated being asleep, found my over
coat unbuiioned, snd made an attempt to button ~
when found first and then anoiber button miss
ire; upon ex6mioetion, discovered that the pack
ace and uocket book IN the side pocket OF nv under
- At was mi-sirg and immediately requested p 49,
s.nper then unknown Ia me, to request toe con-
ductor to come 10 me, as was totally unable To 90
m,self. On the conductor getting to me informed
lin of n loss, and requested him 10 BRING some re-
T.bl. man 70 ne He returned, accompanied by Nr.
HARRISON of either Atlanta Stone Mountain aud one
oriwo Others who kindly offered their services. Inc
GERS h,Rk, were stopped, and a eirch m me upon
the persons and csrpetbsgs OF ell the passengers IN
the r,0r car without any discovery. Tho rogue hal
either concealed the money or made ms escape if0n
the cars. =.
would rsmaik, that Mr. Dunwoo1y, OF Ros sell,
saw man blow out the only lamp which was lighted
on the car about kGif hogr, he thinks, before dis
covered that was robbod-thus leaving the plssen.
eeJs in darkness. My servant also saw Inc llgdt
/ blown CUT ard soon sfterward s4w man stand by
Tie door and Of course, by M, little while, and 90
ou-ihen return and close the door, and stand by 1t
again little while, and 20 GU. again. was asleep,
| ard did not see bin, bu, have no doubt II 1t was
| robbed then and there, by whoever that was L
would also state, that the conductor on the train,
/ whom saw again on Yesterday morning, informs me
that on ihof ufgM man got ON the train at Madison,
and paid has passage IN money to Camack; that VII 81
the train arrived that station. he was not frthc ,
ing: that he waited the usual time aud had the train
nut in otion Immediately passing through the cars,
be- found his passenger for Cams,k seated in the ear
which occupied in part; tina, heiaformed him that
be had passed his stopping place to when the man
replied. :" be would just as soon go 10 Augusta ani
/ duc.1 n f,ckf from augusta, NXrkng
r,Ously paid his fare IN money from Nad'soH 10
/ Comaok. | would also state that bottle, or large
pbs was found after The arrival of the train at Au
| lusts under near my seat, containing sponge
! saturated with ether choroform, with which, no
! COubt, wac operated on.
My whole sy.em has been paraly zed since Fcdly
morning last, attended with great sOrene of the
tbrost and breast, and though much improved, still
feel in most uDcou table state. and am induced Il
make these statements to put passengers on their
Guard.