New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-31

informay in Clarks trial he had sued for new tria
but in the time he agreed to tnrn States evidence
in the prospect If thereby escaping punishment for him
self.
WHO is CLARK OR KENYON
The man convicted as Clark now snrms that his trne
name klnyon; that he was born, and until lSb hVed
in Oswego, N Y; that he then enlisted in volunteer
regiment and honoraby discharged at the end of two
years service that he then engaged in the business OF
bounty brokerage in Elmira until the end OF the war
then he became loae the business Of bounty brokerage
having prepared him for the new character.
CLARK's HISTORY oP THE ROBBERY.
Clark-so still call him-says that Grady brakeman
the train, originated the plan OF the affair and eommu-
nicated to his brotherin law, McGoy who, In turn,
suggested to Welles Martin Allen and Mcclure These
five held conference and agreed to breach the matter 10
Clark Tor kinyon). lie Immediately became one OF the
gang and his great boness and GOODNESS and natural tact
soon made him their leader in the conspiracy.
THE FIRST PLAN
The six held several meetings at Lafayette Hall to can
vass the project and finally hit upon and developed plot
to break into tho when the train stopped at the
tunnel at Foryscconds get the safe ont in the dark be-
tween trains, and carry it away in wagon. They
wefe hand four five times, but something always
happened to deter them from the attempt and the scheme
wac finally abandoned.
THE SECOND PLAN.
Another series of meetings developed the bold scheme
that finally succeeded IL Was arranged that four OF the
confederaies, Weles, Allen, McGIory and Hudson the
last not yet arfescd should go passengers upon the
train and leave at a convenient point to carry off the
booty. Clark Grady aud Mcclure to whom the moro
difficult part committed, entered the Express car at
FOriysccond-s II raining, and the night was very
dark which assisted the preparation OF the robbery The
three burglars effected admttance into the iron car by
breaking of the lock with steel punch Another lock-
fac sime of the fractured one, substituted so - TO
escape the attention Of the agent Others According to
the original programme the four passengers wore to get
OFF at Harlem brde the carpet-bags OF money were TO
be thrown oil Just beyond and the burglars were to pull
the bell aud stop the train half mile further up and
mako their escape. The passengers ct ~ Harlem, w per
ngement. The burglars found II impossible TO smash
the safes with their slcdge-hammer they intended each
one irving and being baled in turn. Al last they
brpl IT lnllg Will le
money god and Bills piled into the bags lhey now dis-
covered that the belTopc would not pull accordingly
they rode on. throwing out the bags at Cos Cob
bridge, and they got oil somewhere httle further
up They left 100000 worth Of gold, bills aud
diaAs on the floor # the car, beside tho $780,
coo which they managed 90 into the carpet-bags
Getting OF near Stamford, they returned to Cos Cob,
found and secrecd their punder; the bag Of bills under
lumber and the gold and pistol IN stone wall,
about a mile from the Cos Cob Bridge, toward Stamford
The three then proceeded the house OF Grady III STAN
ford where they lunched and then took the freghrnn
t. NOrwak where, doubling on their track, ihey took inc
owltain 20 Newly ok aud arrived there Oh sunday morn
ng. They vent imyedatcly TO the hQYse q Augustus
TnstIaD, taken into the conspiracy condition OF making
MS house rendezvous and here they met the other onr
who had followed up the train for distance beyond
Harlem aad concluding that the attempt was failure,
had returned To SewYork to await developments. The
whole parry stayed y nsEams until Monday afternoon,
when il was agreed tIat Clark Irlstram, and Mrs:
Tns,ram should meet at the depot and go To Stamford
aiter the m9gsy; H.! + did not appear in time and
Firm Stanford they returned to Cos Cob and took the
bag Of bankuotes f0m the pile Of ros aud proceeded 10
the residence Of Josiah rsram, relative of Augustus
Ins,nm who entirely innocent of any knowledge Oh
the robbery. Here they counted and assorted the
money az night, and without difficulty prevailed upon
Josiah to carry the capct-bag to Barmores, No. iV
Diyon-st New-Yor where 1t WAS ultimately recovered
by piRIerrans lynx Jed detectives.
.. 3d. ....-. TIE ARRESTS. q So. .
Augustus Tdsipq gg5 .Is2pas Clark wore arrested
n.Tf da-ll 40 yic1ity Of N6rwak. The hiding places
of most Of the othes were discovered but being known
a Mc,iuire and Hudson had fed TO Canada, they were
allowed 10 run a. large unsuspocting their fate but
wltche by the police aud detectives night and day. Inc
rssa was succ ssf.l, and Mciure returned, waen inc
parties were all arrested excepting Hudson, who IS still at
hrc.
THg PROPERTY RECOVERED.
blE containing 5000 in gold, gas .ound near Cos ,oD
Rrdy. .oon after ths robbery. About $4,000 more was
oupd m the veil: fhc bag IT slOO 900 in bills At Bar
moo and other sums recovered here and there, make up
tie entire amoJnt missed, excepting about $1,000
The PRISONERS
sok much more nell gent than The average Of criminals
a-rigued for such o1elscs CLARK the leader Of the
ny aui now the >tae principal witness, hos the doyll
IN lis eve and >. evidently bold bad mau the worst OF
the ,t plyoguomi,t would say They are al scrup1
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III. ~iTgEssEs
,,,d,v wore called for the Stae-Mr. Capp Spooner,
s,t,riucuca o. the Adam. Express Company benjamin
y smith simeon Remcr and William h06M. lBls
-,to.uiue I.uf Smti Of the NcWHaven Police force,
vas the only witness Thcsc stan 20 witnesses Tor the
T-.,..ruton aud the defense have as many more The
vii tt4r sps'l Wsdnoes,"v
.e II lilo pleading tor seits even after the staining
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