The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-11
THE LATEST EXPRESS ROBBERY.
Particulars Of the RObLiHx OF the Adams Ex-
press Car on the Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
rOnd Of $4,000.

press Car flie Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
r0nd Of $4,000.
IFrom the Cincinnati Gazette, Oct. s.
Ono Of daring robbcries occurring the
West took place Saturday night last Scy ni0ur
Indiana The victim was the Adams Express Company.
II IL pretty definitely ascerianed that ganzed eff rts
have been made by parties OF professional thieves
mako desconts upon the various express companies
lying upon the fact that they have more treasure in
less condition than be found anywhere else
II may also b. safely stated that there few
places through which carry than Tho
vciuty OF Seymour
This robbery perhaps the most aroitly committed
Of any in the annals Of express robb ries The great
New Haven robbery was done by getting In a
station which not occupied by messenger this
was committed while the were in motion and
with q messenger IN tho car
AS the Eastward bound train the Ohio and Mssis-
sipp road was leaving SEYMOUR Indiana, couple Of
Express Company, occupied by one person. Mr. E. b.
Miller, the messenger. In the cars Of this company
there are no doors at the end the only place Of
entrance being At the side doors But to provide
for passing TO and from the engine from the
train there Is what is called running board reaching
along the outside Of the level with the noor from
the platform TO tho side door, rod overhead for the
hands serves 70 keep the pcron passing from falling or
BY Of this running board the thieves passed from
the platform TO the door Of the and entered while
The messenger was sitting with his back toward them,
pnd S ,sS
presented, and demanded from the messenger the
keys OF the safes, four in number. The messsn-
ger gave them the key Of his "local" eafcthat Is,
the safe containing matter gathered local stations
on the road--but could not give them the keys OF
TIC OturTS tneY Wero tnOuRn Sales, ana inc Keys
only kept ut the termini While stood guard, the
other gathered up tho loose packages in the SAFE also
three canvas bags made up at yincennes New Albany
ard Nashville, destined for Cincinnati. The robbers
then placed the messenger In snch position that he
could not 500 their operation. and threw Of the
through safes from the door, and pulled the bell
giving the engipeer the signal to stop AS
the whistle blew for the brakes the robbers made their
escape In the manner they made their
When the speed OF the train slackened Efficiently they
jumped from the train.
The fireman OF the train told the conductor that two
men had Jumped m, and as the train then but
half mile from Seymour, the presumption fair that
they passengers who had been carried by aud the
engineer again used until again sgnaied by the
messenger
One Of the route agents OF the express company who
the train returned to Seymour foot, and with
large of and hand they repaired the
Of the escape OF the robbers The through safe
found In the woods, some fixty seventy Yards
from the railroad where the robbers had evidently
70 procure assistance for It's removal the weight being
about two hundred and fifty pounds
Al early hour yesterday morning almost the entire
population Of Jackson county abroad searching for
traces Of the robbers
The loss sustained by the company will be In the
ncighborhood Of $4,000.
The entire police force OF all the adjacent cities and
counties where Il "a possible that the thieves have
escaped 10 have been no1ed and diligently search
ing for them; and, with the evidence already In the
hands OF the company IL IA believed not many days will
pass before they will be In limbo.