, 1866-11-18

n RftkoA-0nc OF the RobbefA EnEnA
Statesa Hstdcncc and Tells \ Graphic
story-
From the Louisville Journal, November ISL
Intense excitement WIS manifested In the
city yesterday evening by rumors that q
number OF men, supposed to have been the
band Of despcsadocs tha: committed the Ia
test Outrage upon the Nashville Railroad,
Kentucky, and the detectives in the employ
Of the railroad company. These 1umuts hare t
been Utmost fully verified. Late IN the after |
uoon We received the following special de-
spatch:
The whole gang d 1oeocrss. ~ Mo soSbsd tram
m the nnisvi1e and Nashville Railroad few
il. KeausSy. Tnis sseeess = 4 espta1,ns ,as rob-
bc1s, Is believed. Will put an eud TO their opera
ifuns il. Kentucky and Tennessee. The military
Auihotf les ind citizens along the Has Of the
bands.
ber, were placed in charge Of Nj. Duncan, Of
Franklin, mud started for this city on the
train which lett Nashville at 80 r. m.
Owing to slight Incident on the road, the
train dla not arrive here until after Il o'clock
Ore Of the party. Stephen Conwen,
young man Of about twenty. made a full
ccpfes sion Of tho whole affair. From him
We learn tha. two men, residing near Frane-.
lip, named King and Finn, conceived the
They argued thst il thr.e men dcould get
] that, a larger gaug con1d rob any traIp.
These men then sought allies, and got ten
| men besides negro, Who Proved leading
a mill about four miles from franklin, where
they matured their plans, The7 then rode
| down toward the railroad. when one ofthem
proposed to stop at Conwell's house till he
contd borrow his pistols. Couwel refused
to loan his FisfolA and WAS anxious
Finally they urged him 70 90 aloog:
telling him the whole plan. He accompanied
them to the place on tue road where 1t was
agreed that the track should be torn up.
the track, and they forced the rail on one
side out, hut had not time 10 remove the
other as they heard the train coming. So
they piled some loose rails on the track, and
noTcd back about three hundred yards ~
await the trnin. Con*ell sayn that the train
cane laundering along In the darkness at
/ full speed, and when It struck the raila on
the track It seemed to him IS If 1t jumped
ff.y feet. Then be wished that he was safe
hong and had not come As soon
bank. the gang rushed up beside the cara and
fired, each man, shot up in the air. They
had greed to do this to fnghten the psssen-
gers, and il any Que returned the fire, they
were to shoot into the train. No one fired,
and the men entered the cars, leaving two
! they rubhed the passengers. As soon as they
had finished this, they started for the express
: car, but found that the car had fallen on its
side, and that the only open door WAS on the
: other door open thc whole car was adre-
! | They then riiled the baggage car Of what
; they could carry. mounted their horscs. aud
= | rode Oft four miles, whsu they stopped.
airIded The apol|s. Conwell says that when
the diyiaion was made each man had eleven
:. dollars in money. They then dispersed, each
gong to his home
!. Soon aftcr the robbery some detectives
] we're put on the truck, and some Of the mill
i tary were sent down there to hunt the thing
! out, Thu ci,lzebs Of Franklin extended
q every assistance In their power, aud, By theil
l. knowledge OF persons and places, enabled
ees to ssgSa g., 81 ss snS en- re sa t
i suspected Conwell from some expression
0 that he had been heard to use, and arrestet
. him. He immediately confessed bis parttci
patton In the affair, aud told all he knew
: there be saw. Ktug, one Of the leaders, sit
= ting in the telegraph Office, listening to wha
IS was going on. The messages that we're paks
e Ing between the authorities here and the PEG
a pie at Franklin, relative to the robbery
q must have been amusing to this cool knlgh
e of the road. He wss REGARDED is one Of th
= / citizens who wcro anxious to ferret the ma!
t, ter cut. As soon as ConWeu saw Eng, b
n ssid, "Thcre's one Of the ieaascs!" Kin
= walked ont little way, sud then tried t
os make bis escape, hnt It Hss too Iate-th
;! military arrested him.
n n The detectives wh> took passage on th
~ morning train succeeded fp capturing thse
Of men. named James r. jackson, David Rus
ID | sell and Jake Smith. They were discoyerc
In lurking suspiciously along the railroad, nea
g. Rocky Hill. As the northwars1 train WIS OF
g Of time, and momeutarfly expecting to met
ut the South Eui E Train, it Vas necessary Il
ve It to move cautiously around the curves an
nc keep up signals to aTofd collision. III
be ersbled tire detective officers to observe Il
a. maneuvefs Of the Uen, and when within
hSg few hundred yards Of Rocky Hill Staten, Il
IN. | detectives lesped from the train, pursue
lot and nabbed the suspected gents
m On the arrival Of the train last ntEht the
B men also were turned over TO the Chief
a. a, Police and officers Shanks and Needy, a.
..e ae confined Ia the city prison. 4 tcrror>strfc
T.! en- Dutchmsn WAS gobbled up ant bro1g
pis along with the supposed {hIghwaymen, b
~ 1t being we'll asee7taiued that'hc had Inn
sty Gently fal1eI into bad company he was
cr; leased. This trio hal been hounded Tor q
,ta days. and had two or three times eluded t
~ .ae adroit officers. Subsequent to the!s impt
q. orment Captain kay received thu folIowi
hr- note:
ha. o17c1 AsetrrAzr su>r I ~ 2: r.,
nst LetDrI11x. November II, 1851.
no- Nm. EAy. Chief Of pptice:
a;n. sats hold The rsnners uatsl Duaean from Fra,
I In arriree. He II In charrs Of the six nsbers e
il rc rp. pesp1ieh just r ceixed says The lead
:on- King: has been canEht sul VII h. up to-mo7ro
{ IN Ecspeds1ll<, p. We RovlAEo.
Of AEahtan, Superintendent