The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-29
EXTENSIVE HAED Bsy THIEVES ONEuE
NEW YORK. AND ERIE RAILWAY.
Passengers Robbed TOdiscrifutnRteIy- -
Death Of one Of the victims.

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Passengers Robbed IDdiscrItuinnteIy- ~
Hcath Of one Of the victims.
One of the most daring outrlgcs ever commit
ted in this vicinity took place on the New York
and Erie railway on Thursday night, by a gang
Of fully two hundred Of the worst class OF
bruisers, blacklegs, and thieves that iufcst New
York and Philadelphia
The wcstcrn-bound train from jersey City at
f'l5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon carried ont
about two hundred rutlilus from Now York and
Philadelphia 10 witness prize fight which wIsto
come OF yCsterday somewhere no the Eric road,
between DOgney Harris, Of New York, and Peter
Martin, Of Philadelphia. Before the cars had
left the Long Dock several persons were relieved
of their money while passing through the cars in
quest of seats.
After the cars had left the urians becoming
more bold, roamcd through the cars, and atcyery
stopping place between Jersey City and Middle
town, siNty-siN miles distant, robbed pas5eng .r5
as they were getting in or out. AT MddlctOyn
the train broke down, and about the same time
the eastern bound through express train came up,
and was detained for some time in consequence.
The thieves then sailed out in squads passed
through the express train and robbed the passen-
gers, both male and female, of watches iewery,
and money and in some cases used considerable
violence.
One elderly gentleman from Kentucky, whose
name Is believed to be Wait, was seized by
gang OF rufiians, handled in q brutal manner,
and robbed of n considerable amount of money.
The i'll treatment he received is supposed to have
brought on a fit of apopleXy. At any rate, soon
after the cars started he expired, and his remains
were left at Goshen.
Citizens of SIiddletown, who were passing
along the street, were also seized and robbed, and
other depTedations were also committed before
the rutians continued on their journey to witness
the prize fight.
The facts of the case were telegraphed to the
fI,o ,v,If 10
they placed a special train at the disposal of the
police authorities Of New York, and in all proba-
bility considerable portion Of these men will be
taken into custody.
LATER PARTICULARS.
CAPTURE OF sosIE OF THE ERIE RAILWAY
RAIDERs-THEY TAKE POSSESSION OF THE
CARS.
Chief of Police Jordon, of Jersey City, was
notified yesterday afternoon that large number
of the prize. fighters who were engaged in robbing
passengers on the trains on Thursday night were
on their way 10 New York. and would arrive in
Jersey City about ?. NJ; also, that the tss ,
been ordered to Come through without stopping
at ~ station.
The Chief, with posse of about twenty men
proceeded to the Erie Depot and laid his plans
Tor capturing the whole party. AS the train
neared the west end of the Erie tunnel, the des.
peradoes broke open the doors of the cars and
| put on the brakes, by which means the train wal
| stopped sufficiently to allow about one hundred
and fifty (nearly all of the party, to make the
| escape.
| A number of men jumped off while passint
| through the tunnel. Upon arriving at the depot
ten men, supposed to belong to the gang, wert
arrested, and upon being taken TO the station
| house, gave their names and residences us fol
| lows Samuel Rivers, No. II Bowery; JOhI
Small, Philsdephia; Benjamin Caswell, No Il
Leonard street. New York; Stephen Gordon. New
York John Norton, No. l89 Greenwich street
RoI ert Mahoncy, No. IS9 Greenwich street, New
| York; Charles Reilly, Grand street, Williams
burg; Thomas Kelly, No. 26l Tenth street; Pete
! Burns, Philada.; John Meghcr, No. "a EldridgC
| street, New York.
Upon the arrival of the express train at II
| O'Clock last night, twelve more of the gang wcr
captured. All of the parties were committed L
the city prison, and will probably be detained
during today to allow Of parties who were robbed
to come forward and if fpOssible to identify them
| NJ Y. Times.