The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-10

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Raflroad-TraIn stopped and R'assen-
rers observation-disclosures &c.
The following description of the robbery
of AtrAin on the Ohio and Mississippi rail-
road, fourteen miles from Cincinnati, Is
from the Cincinnati Times:
THE TRAIN THROWN FROM TIE TRACK
Theregular 8 P. N. train on the Ohio
and Mississippi railroad left the depot in
bis city at the usual hour, bound for S..
Louis It WaE composed of four passenger
coaches baggage car, and the Adams
express car.
The train was heavily loaded with pas
ssngers, quite number of them being la
dies.
About seventeen miles and half from
oinncinsti, and between the stations known
IS Gravel Pit and North Bend, the loco
motive ran from the track, and tipped
over on one side, the cars following in q
promiscuous smash up. The Adams Ex-
press car and the baggage car were cap
sized with the engine, and both badly
damaged. The first passenger coach stove
through the end Of the baggage car, pro-
ducing considerable havoc. The remain
-
and kept the track.
The first shock of the crash Of course
awakened in the minds Of the passengers
the idea that it was an ordinary railroad
accident, but the Volley of firearms and the
shouts outside which followed Immediately
after undeceived them, and the nature and |
cause Of the mishsp became pAlpably evil |
dent when two despersdoes made their ap- |
pearanee at each car, and backed by two |
more who kept guard outside, commenced |
plllaging the passengers.
NoDUs oPERAEDI OF FTHEATTAcKMG PARTY. |
Subsequent Developments have revealed |
the plan pursued by the guerrillss in esp |
turing the train, and show that considers |
bic skill was manifested in its design. The |
band, numbering about twenty, crossed in |
skiffs from the Kentucky shore sometime |
during the day, and made their arrange |
ments TO attack the night express train to |
st. Louis, probably as being the one which |
might repay them, robbery being their
only object.
They selected spot where the track of |
the road runs in close proximity to the |
river, and simply displaced one of the rails,
not tearing up ten or dozen, as one of
our morning cotemporaEies has it. The
advancing train, when itresched the place,
was, as we have seen, sthrown violently
from the track. As soon as the first crash
was over the guerrillss, who were armed
with navy reVolvers, fired a volley over
the car, and with osths warned the pas
sengers not TO make any demonstrations or
they would have their brains blowed out.
TIE WORK OF ROBBERY.
While everything was wild with confu-
sion in the passenger coaches the despera-
does entered, and with the viIest osths de-
manded the money and valusbles of the
passengers. One of the party delivered
himself of the following chivalrous SEN
tence as he entered one of the cars: H Rob
everv id man, but don't hurt the la
dies"
The pluRdering was very general and
thorough. Few, save the coolest, succeed
ed in saving anything in the line of money
and vslusbles. Gold watches, pocket
books, diamond pins and money package
changed hands in remarkable quick time.
One poor soldier retm ming home was
robbed of three hundred dollars and al
though he begged hard to be permitted to
retain portion of the money, the villains
took all. Another individual was relieved
of gold watch, and five hundred dollars
in greenbacks. Still another lost two hun
dred dollars, besides watch and valuable
breast pin. The conductor, 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 en-
gineer likewise lost B valuable watch. We
are unable to give any estimate of the sg-
gregsteloss of passengers, but it was heavy.
PILLAGING ADAMS EXPRESS CAR.
While the work of robblng was going on
in the passenger coaches. five of the viii
lains plundered the express car. This car,
as we have stated, was cspsized and badly
smashed up, and in such way as to COM
pletely imprison the messenger, Mr.. Pierce |
who, after the accident thrusting out his
head from small opening, TO see what
loud oath from desperate standing near,
who threatened 10 blow of the top of his |
head if he did not get back.
The party, with the aid of an sx, soon |
cut their way INTO the car, and drew out |
the money safes, three in number. They |
demanded the keys fiom the messengers |
under the pain OF death, but two OF the |
safes being through from Cincinnati to st. |
LOUIE ne Whs only hDlo " Op6u AOE bueAu |
the local safe The others they blew open |
with gunpowder, having vsinly endeavor-
ed to force the doors with the AZ. The |
amount lost by the Express cannot be &C
curAtely stated, but it was not very large. |
There is known to have been some Seven
tn rty bonds and other vslusbles.
The mail and baggage we understand,
were not molested, and are consequently
safe
| APPEARAECE OF THE DEsPERADoES.
The gueFrillss were all, save one, dressed
IN citizens clothes, and we're remarkably
villAincus in bearing and action. One of
the party they addressed as Lieutenant
aed another as Captain. They carried no
arms but revolvers, and these they were
constantly hourishing around in the most
threatening manner.
One ef the despersdoes shot at the con-
ductor, who showed signs of resistance, but
fortunately missed. They also fred at the
baggage master, who attempted to escape
up the bank after the tram had been
thrown from the track. All ofthem seemed