The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-14
NEWS FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
A Passenger Train Captured Near
XearnysVille Depot.
The Passengers Robbed 81 Msney
and VaIuahles.
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MO PR1so1g1RS TAKNM.

The Perpetrators Supposed to be .
~ Local 4redat Org Band,
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Our Baltimore Correspondence.
BALTIMORE, Feb IS, 1854.
The express passenger train which left Camden street
station Thursday night for Wheeling and intermediate
points captured by company Of raiders whom
Keanyeviie depot, about eight miles west Of Harpers
Ferry.
IL appears . switch had been turned. and the usual
signal-the waving OF q lighted amp-made
by he raiders, the train approached. The
ea the engineer stop the engine. The train
was then surrounded by the raiders and . number Of
AIMED entered the cars. The passengers, among
7aom OF course, there great CONSERVATION. were
less muoted In the shape Of Some pro-
decd greenbacks, others Watches while several reuct
an,y gave diamonds rings or breaspins as equivalents
for their personal liberty.
am informed by ono Of the sufferers. who returned
to this city by the express train that reached here from
Wheeling at yesterday that the aggregate amount
OF money taken from passengers was not less than
$4,000 while the value OF the jewelry also consd
cred large.
Conductor Perry who had charge OF the tran IL was
stated, compelled TO hand check for 81 $780,
the property OF the railroad company This however,
will prove valueless The fact Of the check conscaton
was denied yesterday.
number OF the passengers who arrived here yester
day in the express train had interviews with some
o. the passengers on the captured train, and
their statements widely differed both a. To tho
amount OF money. &C., con6soated, and the char
aOter Of the raiders OF the former the amount ranged
from thousand 70 three thousand dollars, while
Of the latter some certain that they
were persons residing In the neishborhood, while
auelher party, well known resident OF this
CITY, declared that he conversed with one OF the
muosed passengers, who stated 70 him that Major Har
vey 0ilmor, OF the rebel cavalry, in command Of
the expedition that he knew and conversed with him
No one injured, there the least disposition
the part Of the raiders 70 take any prisoners Several
members OF tho Maryland State Legislature, dole.
gates from the western counties, were among
the passengers. but on the occasion repre-
scented 10 have been quite taciturn as TO their
Official positions. Their greenbacks and watches
are sad 10 have formed part Of the booty. Il
also stated that several Union officers and soldiers
on the train, but Jared worse than their fellow pas
songers After tho raiders accomplished their purpose
they the locomotive and tender OF the track causing
injury to the engine They tasn left the train,
going through the fields in the direction Of Smtn6eld,
small village In Jefferson county, Va.
Although company OF Union troops were stationed
within short distance Of the point where the
stopped OF the passengers employees OF the road
enabled 70 got any information TO them until oil
hope Of capturing the raiders had vanished. The
inside the train after the affair, stated BY eye
Witness was mournfully ludiorous. As certain
Of the passengers would bring forth from hiding
places various amounts q greenbacks other valu
abIes which they had saved from confscaton,
gratuatlons and errimeut would ensue which, however
from time time well balanced by mprecatons and
mournfu Of loss on the part Of others
The whole AFFAIR indeed strange and novel one This
10 the hrst time since the war, II s alleged that pas
senger train has been captured and robbed As TO who
the raiders really we're, 30 many various opinions
have been expressed that nothing definite can
yet DO stated on that score. Il was
thought by some that was done BY local predatory
band organized for the purpose Of pundering at every
opportunity The fact that prisoners taken or
regarded as arguing rather strongly that they
regular rebels.
report 10 circulation yesterday that the Adams
Express Company had sustained some loss, which was
during the evening denied by Mr.. Perego, superin
teudent Of the company who alleged that in the affair
the company had lost neither goods nor funds
7he line Of the railroad where the raid took
plano ID not In the department under General
Lockwood, but in tho department under the com
nand Of General Kelley As regards the injured engine
energy repaired all damages in about three hours, and
detained tran with s mulcted passengers, arrived
In Cumberland yesterday morning almost on time. All
tho passenger and freight trains wQys running usual
yesterday afternoon, and announced that large
Union cavalry force had been placed along the line Of the
road while similar force had been out Ia search
Of tho raiders.
Additional Particulars.
lis very strongly suspected that the attack upon
the express train the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, ton
miles east or Matnsburg the other night an account Of
which have elegraphed you, by gang Of robbers
aud cutlnroa from the loyal States peniteuary birds
and probably deserving Union soldiers who had no con
ncction with tho rebels.
Tho robbery Of the aGrighted passengers was very
general Not Of them escaped losing something Ono
man Is said TO have lost over four thousand dollars In
greenbacks.
The passengers made no resistance, supposing they
were surrounded by On overwhelming force Of rebels
good many OF them threw their watches, jewels and
money away some OF which have since been found No
insult offered to the ladies' and no attempt was made
10 mako prisoners neither there any effort TO burn
destroy the train. The deed committed almost Ia
sight Of quito strong Union eucampment.
All these things look very much a. II the offending
party was q band Of robbers belonging to our own
SIDE. Had they been rebels, the strong probability I
that eIsrts would have been 70 make all the pas
sengcrs prisoners as they aid know but President
Lincoln or some other distinguished dgntary might
aboard No clue has yet been had TO the perpetra
tors, or suerlas, as they called.
The cars are running regularly and undisturbed
over the read.
wc have bot little general news to-day. The washing
ton paper dry.
Fnlistius goee on very briskiy The weather 10 do
lightful.
London Theatr3cals.