The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-07-26
Bold Robbery.

On last Friday morning, between one
and two o'clock, John Fletcher, Of Green
field, Pennsylvania, was robbed on the
track of the @. Q. & O. Railroad, between
Gallon and Crestline, Of a. silver Watch
worth $50, q gold chain worth $50 and
between $500 and $4,000 in currency
The facts in the case are about as follows:
Mr.. f. was on his way to visit som
friends in the West. He should have
changed cars at Mansfield, but fell asleep
and was carried on to Gallon, on the At
lantic and Great Western Railway. Wish
ing to reach Crestline in time for the
train on the Fort Wayne Road, he start
ed on foot, accompanied by two persons,
who idthey were going to Fort Wayne,
and wished to take the same train. When
about midway between tho two places,
he was suddenly struck by one Of the
parties on the back of the head with a
pair Of brass knuckles and knocked down.
He rallied, however, Immediately got up,
and in turn knocked one Of the robbers
down; the second thief struck him, and
the ether one, having got up, attempted
TO throw chloroform in his face, but he
struck the bottle from his hands and
broke it. The three then clinched, and
in the scuf1e rolled down the bank, where
they soon overpowerOd Mr.. Fletcher, and
beat him until he was insensible, when
they robbed him Of the property we have
mentioned, and. then placed him on the
track, in the hope, we supposed, that the
southwark train would run over him.
The train, however, was behind time, and
Mr.. +. in the meantime dragged himself
from the track.
When he became sensible, the robbers
were gone. He stayed in the place until
daylight, when he dragged himself back
to Gallon, where he had his wounds
dressed. He was in q very bad condition,
having no less than FIVE or six holes in
his head, from the blows he received by
the brass knuckles. He was confined tc
to bed two or three days.
The officers Immediately set about find
ing the perpetrators of the robbery
From the expressions mado by one Asa
Leech, at Crestline, it was suppose that
if he was not one of the parties engaged
in the act, he was connected with ant
knew who was. He was accordingly ar
rested by Mayor Jones, Of Crestline, ant
upon examination, was committed to thu
County Jail in default Of a $1,000 bail
to await his trial at the next term Of Cour
Expressions made by Leech after hi
arrest, led to the arrest of Jonathan X
Warner alias "Flying Dutchman," a no
%torious character. The watch was fount
upon his person. He was committed t.
Jail in default Of $4,000 bail.
S, Barker, having been seen in thu
"Flying Ducnman'S' company the nigh
of the robbery, he was tracked to Massil
lon by Detective Hackett, where ho wa
arrested. The gold chain was found ii
his possession. He was taken to Gallon
where he underwent an examination, an,
was committed to Jail in default Of $500
bail.
None Of the money, we believe, ha
been recovered but the %"Dutchman" i
the person known to have had it, and
is supposed that he put it out of the way
We hope that if these fellows are tn
guilty ones, that they will have justic
done them, that is to serve the State for
goodly number of years at Columbus
Crawford 60. Forum.