The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-21


Mails.
EsQAPE OF THE RoBBER AND HIS SUBSEQUENT
ARREST.
An astemp, Of a most daring and extraordinary nature
WAC made on "Wednesday night 10 rob the malls Of tho
New York and Erie night express train The train leaves
New York at NJ, and arrives at Port Jervis at Sb5
p NJ and here the longest station in the line occurs
which was the selected by the robber TO effect his
purpose Narrowsburg is the next station beyond Port
Jervshe distance between the two places being forty
one miles The first car behind the engine is the one
selected for the custody of the mails and express pack
ages and the mail agent remains continually in this car
The robber, appears, secreted himself in the water
closet inside this car and made his attempt about nean
minutes after the train le Port Jerv for Narrowsburg
me mail agent, Adam Keck had just lain down on the
bags 70 sleep little between the stations, when he was
aroused of partial slumber by the dropping Oh cod
fluid on his face, which afterwards proved to
he chioroform that fell from sponge in the
hands of the thief. He immediately bounced
mo and seized the fellow, and scule followed, which
lasted some time The bottle Of chloroorm fell and was
broken in the tusse and the fumes of il filed the
some of the containing the express packages
also broken in the struggle and the combatauts dnay
stumbled against the berope communicating with the
bDsine and as this the usual signal OF something
wrong" the train Stacked up and was Immediately
brought to stand by the engineer. Before the train
stepped however, the mail agent seems to have been
much effected by the chloroorm permit the robber
10 jump of the and effect his escape When others
90 the train able to 10 the scene, they found
Me agent partially insensble and the filed with
smel Of chorosorm. The rob5er left behind him
cvercoat, valued at $35; revolver banke. containing
provisions bottle Of brandy and bag, supposed to
intended for the carrying away of his booty We under
stand that there SOD 900 the car that great
haul would have bsen made had the attempt been
Sessiul.
AS soon the reached Nsrrowsburg the tele
graph extending along the entire route OF the New York
md Erie Railroad called in requistion, aud In short
slime every station the route notified of the bold
attempt rob the mails Just previous the departure
OF the train from Osville the station twelve miles from
where the attempt was made, young man a total
stranger TO the officers at the station made bis appear
Anoe and purchased ticket for New York The ticket
master observed that he had black eye, and being ap
ised by telegraph of the facts in the case, at
made up his mind that the young man was the
robbers. The ticket master, however proceeded eau.
tiously and did not for appear have his sus.
cons aroused jus. before the train started he tod
ahe conductor that he believed that this young was
the individual who was wanted AS the proceeded
the conductor made very scrunous examination the
ysung man, who, by the had fallen asleep and open
ing hs lips deep cut, probably from the effect Of the
mail agents fet discovered At the next alton the
conductor eegrapned to the Division Superintendent at
man on the train That officer requested his
description, which was Immediately given; and in few
inmates, return answer for the conductor not to
allow the young man to escape any condition At one
Of the stations few miles the other side Of Jersey City
Mo fellow wanted TO get out bu. was prevented by Con-
ductor WDetts By this time the authorities in Jersey
spprsed by telegraph of toe facts and a agent was
NJ once despatched TO meet the train and lake the s,s
pcious individual into custody This was accomplished
without any difficulty and the train reached Jersey City
NJ 1922 NJ Thursday when be was given in charge
Of the Chief Of Police Of that city for safe keeping
On Friday morning Thomas Clarke, ESQ., the special
agent Of the New York Post Office, and Deputy United
States Marshal, went over TO Jersey City, and brought
me prtoper 70 this CITY, He quite ntegen. young
man ratner a be gave his name as Edwin Jackson and
ssys he resides in this city He was taken before =
United States Commissioner and held bail in the sum of
~, TO await an examination Monday next TIE
PRISONERS wife subsequently appeared, attended BY coun-
tel, and went in search Of bail Mail Agent Adam Key
has been teegraphed to at Cincinnati ami he viii prob,
bly, arrive TO- night. f''