The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-09

Extensive Robbenes ON ne Central R.1k
Two gentlemen were robbed Of ! large
amount in money and drafts this morning
at the Central Depot in this city. The
first was Mr. Myron Botsford, amerchant,
Of Pennington, Mich, who came down
| from Suspension Bridge on the train
which arrived here at IL So thismorning
Passengers going East, change cars at
this point and twenty minutes are allow
ed for that purpose. Mr. Botsford got
upon the train going east just before the
time for starting, accompanied by another
gentleman. The seats were filing up
quite fast, and the two had reached the
middle Of the car, seeking for one that
was unoceupied, when they were surroun-
ded by five men who crowded upon them
as though endeavoring to pass. While
in the midst of them, Mr.. Botsford' : com.
panion, whose name we did not learn,
feh somebody's hand in his pocket, and
| clapped his hand over his wallet just in
time to prevent it from being distracted
The fellows hurried off and Mr. Bots
ford immediately missed his pocket-book
from his pantaloons pocket. He gave the
alarm before the rogues had got out of
the car, but they managed to make their
escape before any body was sufficiently
awake to comprehend what had happened.
BY the time Mr.. Botsford reached the
door of the car, the williams were out of
sight.
The stolen pocket-book contained s74
in money and FIVE drafts calling for 81,
$50. They all were upon banks in Wall
street, the names of which Mr.. Botsford
is unable to recollect One of the drafts,
for $50, was drawn by Mr.. Bresslcr, q
banker in Detroit. The others were
drawn by the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank, Detroit; four of them calling for
$500 each, and one for $500.
Mr.. Botsford was left entirely penni-
less by this misfortune, except single
dime, which he had loose in his pocket
The Geographic communication with
New York being cut off, he was compel
led to send dispatch to Detroit requcs-
ting the drawers to communicate with
the drawecs, and stop payment on paper
Fortunately he found friend in the city
this morning, who accommodated him
with small loan sufficient to meet pres
ent eXigences. He thinks he could rec
ognizc two or three of the thieves if he
should see them, Besides his money
and drafts, his tickets were taken from
him.
The second victim was Mr. George
W. Whitlock, of Fulton county, who came
up on the 3:35 train on his way to In
diana, and was despoiled, by what appears
from his description, to be the same gang.
of between 800 and 200 in money, FIVE
tickets from Suspension Bridge to De-
troit over the Great Western Railway
and $4,000 in drafts
Mr. Whitlock, of course, went no fur
Their west, but took the L. clock train
hast, IN order to stop payment on the
! drafts.
We were unable to obtain the partic-
MARS respecting the modas operandi 0.
! the robbery Of Mr. Whitlock, but pre-
sumo it was not dissimilar to that prac-
ticed In the case OF alr. Botsford
I'm addition to the robbcries mentioned
above, We learn that passenger ON Capt
Bromieya tram for Suspension Bridge
last evening, had his pocket picked Of q
wallet, containing & snail auou4t o.
moaey-about five dollars we understand.
/ Wednesday afternoon, gentleman
named Robert Bowling, who, with his
family, were on their way from Iowa to
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