Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-05-18

The unlucky train was the St. Louis night
Express, which left here Friday evening, at
eight clock, containing four passenger coach
es, a baggage and an Adams Express car..--4
The former were pretty well filled with passen-
gers, including perhaps hundred men. The
train had passed North Bend, fourteen miles
below the city, when the locomotive was thrown
from he'track and turned over on one,sids,,
the express and baggage cars sharing the same
fate. : The first passenger-coach stove into the
baggage car, causing great shock, but iniu-
ring nobody seriously, the others retaining
their positions on the track Immediately
following the concussion, volley Of firearms
apprised the passengers that the affair was not
simply a railroad accident and before they
had time to concert any measures of defense,
q desperate with revolver in hand presented
himself at each door of the several cars,
backed by one or two companions of the same
character. The order was given: "Rob every
id man. but don't touch the ladies'" and
while one kept guard at each door, the|others
proceeded through the train and made every
man stand and deliver Pocket-books, watch
es, chains and jewelry changed hands rapidly.
out lt" vi tne WHole uulllDer we're SHTeWu
enough to save anything. A soldier, return
ing home, was robbed of $500, and although
he begged hard to be permitted to retain a
portion of the money, the villains took all.
Another individual was relieved of u gold
watch and five hundred dollars in greenbacks
Still Another lost two hundred dollars, besides
a watch and valuable brcastpin. The con-
dpctor, Mr.. Sheppard, had forty dollars taken
from him. but, by cutting the lining Of his
coat pocket, and allowing the contents to drop
into the skirt, succeeded in saving $500 The
engineer likewise lost valuable watch. We
are unable to give any statement of the aggre-
gate loss of passengers, but it was considera-
While the passengers were being robbed in
this way, FIVE Others ofthe gang plundered the
express car 1t had capsized in such way
as to imprison the messenger MI. Pierce,
who, after the accident thrusting out his head
from small opening, to see what was going
on outside, was greeted by a loud oath from a
desperate standing near, who threatened to
blow off the top of'his head if he did not get
back. The party, with the aid ofan AK, soon
cut their way into the car, and drew out the
money safes, three in number. They demand
ed the keys from the messenger, under pain of
death, but two ofthe safes being through from
Cincinnati to ST. Louis, he was only able to
open for them the local safe e,H The others
they blew open with gun-powder, having vain
ly endeavored to force the doors with an AK.
The amount of money lost BY the Express
cannot be accurately stated but /! was not
very large, "" "' f rt 'n.
There were, however, $50 900 worth Of $50
United States Bonds abstracted from one of
the safes and carried off The only object of
the rutfans seemed to be plrndcr, for as soon
as they had obtained all the valuables they
could find, they fastened to the Ohio river
and crossed in skiffs to the Kentucky shore
The most reliable accounts obtained since the
affair took place, give the number as not ex-
cceding ftteeh They were dressed, with one
exception, in citizens clothes, and but for the
fact that one was called Captain and another
Lieutenant, and the character OF the enter
prise no one would have suspected they were
rebel guerrillas Even now it is thought they
may prove to be band OF burglars pickpock-
cts and kindred characters, who united to
make big haul under a gucrrilla-likc move
ment.
Pront action was taken by the military au-
thorties in roierence to capturing the gang.
General Palmer, at Louisville, was informed
of the facts; and before daylight General VII.
Itch had Il detachment of sixty men, under
command of Captain Booth, ready to proceed
to the vicinity of the disaster, which went
down on the clock train. A force of cav
airy also went down from Corington on the
Kentucky side. Captain Booth returned Sat
urday evening, without having discoverndany
clue to the retreat Of the brigands. Nobody
in the neighborhood had seen them previous
to the arrival of the train, and only fisher
man, in hut near by, saw the scene from out
side the cars, and saw the fellows fleeing to
the river On the Kentucky shore it was
learned that.l farmer had missed two of his
horses, and that the fugitves had fastened
back toward the interior. The cavalry that
went in pursuit have not been heard from.
We append the following card from the Su-
perintendent of the Adams Express Compa-
ny which persons dealing in 7-30 bonds would
do well to put in their pocket-books: ,,
THE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY TO THE public.
Among other securities and valuables Tor
cibly taken from the possession Of this Com
pany on the train Of the Ohio and Mississip-
pi Railroad, thrown from the track and robbed
by band Of armed men on the evening of
Friday, May 5, we're the following:
Twenty United States 7-30 coupon bonds,
of 81 900 each, numbered from 66, l0S, to
Sc ,l27, inclusive ten United States 1880 cou-
pom bouds, of $4,000 each, numbered from
81, l2S to g. l37, inclusive. .:...........
These bonds are the property of the Trehs
ury Department of the United States, in course
Of Transportation to the consignees at St Lou
is, in charge Of this Company, as the Agent
of the Government, for that purpose. Their
abstraction and detention, is, therefore, an Of
fense against the Government, for which any
and all persons in whose hands they may be
found, will have to answer. ,t, ..ri ,tt ,r,i,
=, The public, bankers and brokers especially, |
are warned against purchasing Or negotiating
the above described bonds, and are requested |
10 furnish to the undersigned any information
they may become possessed Off as to their,
whereabouts, 80, e; .,,.... h., ;,.,,,o. 49,. 4
'' E''''lii nus =, " Superintendent