The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-16

The Express Robbery at OhiCago.
CAPTURE OF THE THIEVES.
A ROMANTIC EPISODE IN THE CASE.
Statement Of Rosa lie Craig,
The money stolen from the express
wagon in this city, on Thursday, has
been recovered, aud the thieves who
took il have been apprchendcd For
ty-onc thousand dollars were found ia
a house in Brown street, in the west
division, whore it had been conveyed
by the robbers, and all concerned in
the theft, with the exception of one,
were surprised and captured.
The house where the robbers were
found, stands near the Jesuit church,
in Brown street, aud was occupied by
two families, one Of them named Craig
Charles Andrews Craig lived with his
young wife in neatly furnished apart
mcnts, which they had occupied for
months. During the search of the
afternoon the attention of the detcc-
tiycs was directed to this house aud to
Craig, and it was resolved to watch it
that night.
THE Young WOMAN.
There is, as we have before stated,
a woman in this case. Rosa Lc Craig
is u handsome, dark haired girl, very
prcpossessing in appearance, but with
eyes that were last evening swollen
with weeping, and a heart filed with
apprehension for her fate. The cir
cumstauccs surrounding her case, OF
course, led to her arrest upon suspi-
cion that she was an accomplicc in the
robbery but if her own statement OF
Il o care is true, she is indeed more
sinned against than SHINING,
Her husband is the man who escap.
cd at the time of the capture of Prout
aud Morrissoy. She is yctvcry young,
being but sixteen years old on the
10th day of January last. She tells
her story plainly, in a simple, confd-
ing manner, giving her history as
follows: Her maiden name was
Rosa LcGordcn. She is of French
descent, her mother residing at the
present time, in Lansing, Michigan,
whore her father died about three years
ago. After her fathers death she
went to Warsaw, Indiana, where she
resided with an uncle. Three months
before her marriage she became ac-
quainted with Charles Andrews Craig,
aud ut the time above stated came to
Chicago with him, in opposition to the
wishes other uncle, aud was married
upon the evening of their arrival
During their residence here he has
represented himself To her as u clerk
in u store on Lake street, and, again,
as travelling agent, and at one time
i said he was a brakeman upon rail.
road. With this, in the confidence
she rcposcd in him, she was content
though he never would tell her whcr,
the store was located nor permit hei
to 30 to it.
Among her ncighbors she bore Al
excellent character, and, being kindl,
treated by her husband up to the du,
of the robbery, for she says up to tha
time he never gave her cross word
she seemed to live happily and to hay,
u pleasant home. On the night pre-
vious to the robbery, her friends Ia,
given her surprise party, and sh
did not retire until late, her hushan
coming in after she had lain down t
rest. Though coming home before tn
party broke up, ho remained outsid,
, secrctcd under the ccllar.door, an
came in after the last person had gon'
The robbery, which was undoubtcdi
7, prcconcerted arrangement betwce
the two prouts, Morrissey, sand hin
self, took place the following mornin!
; and from this point We give the girl
, statement as To what took place
her own room, aud lr, m her own lip
STATEMENT OF MRS, CDAlG,
4 was in bed at l01 o'clock yestc
day forenoon. My husband came
n the window and raped. l got u
Il aud let him in, There was anoth
/, man with him whom l never saw b
g fore. The last man had a bundle u
: der his arm. My husband told me
I, hurry aud dress myself and go in al
q stay with Mrs, Myers, the next pcig
N Dor. He said he wanted 10 look ov
" some books,
m lie hurried me aud | went in al
If staid with Mrs, Myers until IL o'cloc
rz | came back and asked him if he wa
is ted me to get dinner, Hc said,
at don't want any dinner, but You go
pc saloon aud get me u pint whisky
lc | said, "why, Charlie, Why do y
Ao want it?' lie said, "you get it-i
to none of your business. You can
r. into Mrs. Myers again and stay I'M
twelve" When l came back the
cond time, l asked him il he want
ye dinner. Both said they did. I
NO other man gave me Ave dollars, a
Nc. after they had eaten, he told me to
at back to Mrs. Myers After | ca
A | out of there again, he told me to
nst and got another pint of whisky, viii
fe. | did. came back then and got $,
i'd per, aud after supper my husba