The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-21
The Great Express Robbery.
ADAMS EXPRESS SAFE STOLEN, WITH $l1 900 OR

prom the New Haven Journal, April 1871
day morning, about the robbery from the HoSdsy nigh
express train, between this city and New York, Of h'
IRON safe Of Adams Express containing from 500
$500 900 in bills sent by the Boston Bank TO New Yorl
for redemption The stories took various shapes ant
were duly magnihed.
went through here safe on Tuesday, at noon I1 con
tents vary from $4,000 TO $500 ,O00 but 1t ID always
sent Ia the day time, and Il always accompanied by n
especial AGENT who leaves II under any circum
stances.
The safe which was stolen on Monday night was one
train and fortunately The which had the leas,
amount Of valuabes In IT, II supposed is contents
lara How or where l was stolen is not definitely known
The agent Mr.. Woodward, who had II In his especial
charge, saw the baggage master handling at the New
Haven depot, and has no further recollection Of until
he missed Il on arriving In New York person n.
nected with the road who got the train at Norwak,
probably removed from the between New Haven and
Norwak-either 1t Bridgeport or at some Of the drs
bridges, else was showed OF while Tie tain in
motion. The safe weighs about 200 pounds, and ID diff
cult how could be distracted without attracting
the attention Of the person in charge.
paDy, a. soon as he heard Of the loss Instituted tho
rough search at and about depot and senout parties
who examined both sides Of The track "a far Milford
and the most careful investigations being made TO
discover the place and circumstances Of the robbery
save ben psns NM .nd Ss
months, watching for the opportunity 70 abstract
the vauabes This opportunity would not have occurred
had the agent remained at his post.
The express built In the fcrepar Of the baggage
car and has three docTsone upon each side, and one
leading out upon the forward platform passage way
connects With the baggage in the Of the
and between the two Is the mail room. The parties who
were undoubtedly the WATCH might have approached
the safe from either the front or platform, but ID
almost certainty that II was thrown either from the
front or side door,
The agent DID not discover his loss until the train had
reached Forty second street, In New York he 10, how
ever, sure that he noticed the safe Ut New Haven.
The following . liz. OF the property contained in the
safe a. far as II known, furnished by Mr. John Hoey
Ten $500 bills Of the Atlantic Bank Of Boston.
5000 IN blls newly Issued, rom the Langdon Bank
Of Dover, New Hampshire.
A number OF notes Of various amounts
Three coupons, Of $26 EACH Of the Bank OF Commerce.
New York
Notes belonging to RAthboue Brothers, and some small
Ter amounts IN money.
is the opinion Of The officers Of the company that tn.
safe wae buried immediately any rate the thieves
VIII nnd hard work 70 get rid Of the notes they should
The company have pad The amounts called fov in the
various receps % that their customers do nos lose even
by delay Inc most strenuous efforts win, Of course, be
made to detect The perpetyaters of ths bold robbery
we are informed, on good authority, that the
act amount contained IN the afe sixteen thousand
dollars There was another safe lying near BY contain
ing thirty thousand dollars, which was NOT disturbed
by thieves.