, 1863-09-09
Chicago Qrtbn1re.
THE ST, LOUIS EXPRESS ROB-
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THE ST. LOUIS EXPRESS ROB-
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Arrest Of Chas. Noyes and others.
E0W THE ROBBERY WAS FERRETED
OUT
From the St Louis Republican, eth.l
From various sources wcgct some particu-
lars which seem to be rs neat reliable as can
be gathered at pre- sent, with reference to tile
Express Company ID this city. 1t wil be
recolItcted that The robbery was committed
on Sunday flight, the Esd Of August Officer
Moore, Of the night police, patrollug his
hea:, found the front door of the Express OF:
fee open. and upon going in, noticed evident
signs that all had not been right. One Of the
c]erk!, young man named Hard, twenty.
two cars Of a9e, lay upon lin the office
in State OF lnse1 eibI1ty ard srupor, thedoo
of tt safe WIS oEen, and upon the floor WIS
q bo lie which had .:hloroform in it, and a
spo, &c and other matts1als Of a suspicious
cha acter., The facts were promptly made
knt wn at the police Office It one or quarter
past one O'Clock, Monday 4. o1ning, tia oath
pltsmo. The chief Of police, Major Couzfns,
WAS ut ooce notified, and he immediately sent
for Mr. Parker, Who Is connected with the
Express business. The St. Louis agent, Mr.
Fold, WIS ont Of the city at the time, but he
had left word With Mr.. Parker that In case Of
any police.bnsiness being needed in bis ab-
renee to call upon detective Easan. Parker,
1t seems, did not remember the name, and
was in some way induced or directed to
CHARLES NOTES
as suitable person to detect the perpetra-
tors Of the crime. Noyes came TO this city
several years go from Chicago, where he had
been detec live +l'ce Officer, but where he
got into some difficulty y connection with an
Indictment for kidnapping neeroes-some
lthe ncgroes) had run M away from on St. St.; Louis us
and gone to seek protection among their
friends in the Lake Clty.::eNorcs was EN-.
p16yed by Major Rawlings, then Chief Of Po-
lice here, and enjoyed q reputation for shrewd-
ness and cunning in tracking up the "htgher
order Of thieves, fogers, confidence men,
SC: It wns often wondered how man who
salary Of not more than fiftyor sixty dollars
d month, could fport such lime clothes, take
so many buggy rides, play SO much billiards,
and 60 1t SO rapidly, generally, not to speak
Of wine and other things; but these are mat
ters to which. in large city, comparatively
feT;people pay much attention, and the fast
bJ those who at first shook their heads, and
couldn't understand the thing.
PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS.
Noyes was In bed when Mr. Parker went to
his place at that carly hour Monday morning,
bnt on hearing the story Of the robbery, he
got up and busued about as though he was
going to work out the thing ze1lously. Best,
the Chief Of Police, officers Lee, Egan, Sails.
burg. and Harrington, were sent for In haste,
done wns to watch the trains going out Of tho
city that morning. Eagan was posted to the
North Missouri Railroad, and Others were d.
rccted to the other side of the river to look
out on the Ohio and Mississippi, Terro Haute
and Alton, and Alton and Chicago cars.
So!os stayed behind, and appeared to be
butily engeged in arrangements for erecting
out the whole matter. Eagan WAS not to 70
further than st Charles, aud was to cone
back On the return trim. The other officers
we're to proceed NO further than to satisfy
that the robbers or the money
were not md could not he On any one Of the
went ont In buggy to meet EagAn at the
North Missouri depot on his return, and
brought hin into town, at Q o'clock Monday
ornipg, dropping him near the police office.
On the way, We learn, Charley sounded Eagan
in regard to his opinion Of the case, and as to
the return Of the other officers, none Of
whom had found out anything, the city was
piled In every direction to find ont what sus-
I,icious characters we're In town, md in short,
managed In the manner only known to de-
tectivcs for evidence and 'tpolnts' upon
which to discover the perpetrators Of the
robbery, for It was at once seen that more
than one must have been concerned in 1t.
cmoRoFoRM AxD SPONGE.
The materials found in the Express Office;
including the chlo7otorm bottle and sponge,
were taken to Leitch's drug store and exam
incd. The bottle was one that would hold
eight ounces, and about three ounces OF chic
rofor1n were found still in 1t. Upon looking
ut the sponge 1t Was first thought that 1t had
not been saturated, and, to test the matter,
snother sponge vas soaked with the volatile
mixture named, but ut the e1piration of two
hours there was no more indication Of the
presence OF chlorDtorm thau had been In the
fret sponge. So tho suspicion that had sug-
gested this experiment received no substan-
a bottle of chloroform, like the one found,
had been purchased, day or two before the
robbery, In Caronielet, but we do not under
etand that tho putty buying it WIS identified.
The inquiries In Ecgard to the sponge were Of
more satisfactory result Charles Noyes had
Olive streets, on the day Sunday preceding
the transaction. The one found had been cut
into five or 6ix parts, which, united, made one
OF about the size ps that purchased BY Noyes.
Here WIS the first tangible ground on which
to base Suspicion Of Noyes, and it VAS fol-
stances were brought out that seemed 70 con-
firm a suspicion tllat had dawned upon the
officers, among which was tho very peculiar
manner Of Noyes In questioning Eagan- He
had, besides, become Immediately confden-
till with Captain Lee.
ASETE on NOTES.
Matters remained about in s,atu quo, so lar
as We can learn, during Monday and Tuesday.
On Wednesday or Thursday, Ham Best, .
BrYdley. Of Chicago, arrived. Bradley looked
around here, and left, Friday or Saturday,
fully Of the opinion that Noyes was :. In lt.n
By this time, we may say, this Was conc1rred
in By all the detectives working In the case.
1t vas asce1talned that On the 24th Of Au-
ing hiB name as J. ": Brewster rented Of Mr.
Lancaster, house agent, d tWo-story brick
house In distant part Of the city, for twenty
dollars month. Chief Couz!ns and Officer
Eagan looked into that natter, and found
that J. n. Brewster was no other than Fred
Noyes, younger brother Of Charley. The
far was pile Of wood, about half cord, and
that apparently WAS about all there was about
til. pre1n1bes. The wood Was removed, and
after digging unler it there were discovered
a newspaper Of tue date Of August ed and d
piece Of Irvine similar to THAT used in the Ex-
press office for tying, up packages.
ADRoIT MANAGING.
From IN early stage Of the proceedings the
night clerk {Hard) ii the Express office was
an object Of suspicion, which the fact Of his
having been stupi6ed by the chloroform did
not remove. Hard, as we have said above, Is
q young man twenty-five years Of age He
Is yery respectfully connected, his relations
being wealthy, and occupying q prominent
Eocial position. One Of these relations Was
sotue Years since Mayor Of Western city.
Hand Eas recently mess enger Of the Express
Company on one Of the railroads. and was
known to be on intimate terms with Noyes,
who, having occasion to travel great dea1,
WIS frequently thrown into his company:
Noyes Was, ot course, constantly watching
the movements ct the police and endeayor!ng
to throw them off the true scent. Consulta-
ticns were frequently held by the officers in
the absence Of Neyes and it was determined
not to give him the slightest reasen to think
that be WAS suspected. It WAS agreed by Mt.
Colyin, President Of the Company, who had
come On from Buffalo, and MT. Cone, Diyi-
sion Superintendent, who was here from In.
dioua, together Nth Aessrs. Couzins, Resy
and others managing the case, that Noyes
should be sent Oh that an opportunity
It was thought, would not s'biow,' p as long Al
| he WAS at all under the influence of Charley
| II. this stage Of affairs, the Prcsident of TIT
| c. mpauy sent Tor NoJes, told him he WA
| convinced he IN. was the man to work NJ
| the case, stated that he would be nberall,