New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-09
TTKE GREAT EXPRESS ROBBERY
Particulars Of the Daring Deed-Loss
Over Half n Million.


berry of one of Adams Express Co.'s safes have been re-
ccived at the oco in this city than those given below
Ii is supposed that the hinges of the safe were forced
off BY Of hydraulic ram, as no other portable
instrument could exert the necessary power Tho
Adams Company has rarely ever failed TO pursue to
arrest any robbers BY which it has suffered Probably
10 otier organization in the world has such complete
system Of expert detectives The amount Of funds ab-
stracted is between 100000 and 100000 The alb
s.raoion must have been made while the train was In
motion.
One Of the most daring and successful robberies we
have ever been called upon 10 chronicle occurred on
Saturday evening on the express train from New orx
10 Boston which leaves the former city az and arrives
here at II o'clock The facts SO far as we have been
able 70 learn them these In this train there was
an non car belonging 10 the Express Company the
only one the road, In which was placed all the ex
press bundles, aud on this occasion three small IRON
safes weighing abolt lsO pounds each, one OF when
belonged 10 the Harnden Express Company. and the
other TWO TO the Adams Express Company, oil contain
The car has two dooIP' one on each side which,
after the property was placed IN IT, were locked Win
paalseks. Tie car was then run oai from the depot
where il remained about 20 OF 81 nhu.eT Wien h
city Conductor Patterson observed one OF the doors OF
the car little opened, and in an instant knew that
sometlag was wrong is the rule OF the company
not 10 open the al all until its arrival ut Hartford
where ii is opened and money packages put aboard and
taken off The car Is also opened at sRrngnee ane
New York 20 Boston r'sE
Seeing then that the door open examination
Of the car and Its contents was immediately made when
found that the door Lad been pried open BY
iron bar the paddock broken off and that tie robbers
had entered tie car, and by means Of an iron oar
forced open the doors of the two safes belonging the
Adams Express Company aud takon cut all their
tents. They had torn open all the packages gppropri
atng to themselves all the contents except those OF
two packages leaving the envelopes tani wavoills
zfr N "a nor u al "a hand.
red envelopes tnGs opened but of the amount they
taneG we have IOt yer learned. on the two packages
the contents Of which they did not take contained
eighty bills OF 5000 each the same being greenbacks
ibe other roll about TWO inches in diameter con-
tainiug $4,000 in ive-twenty bonds making in al
Sl3, 900 which shoy let behind. These were only two
packages out Of about 100 that overheued The
l1eeepbacks evidently lost among tho papers ON
the 1oOr, as Tie package was small but the bond. il
property not as readily disposed OF as bank bills.
THE greenbacbs were IN little drawer in the safe,
which was quite fail. The package was found on the
looI with corner torn on 1t Is thought. from ITS
lammed appearance that in opening the drawer this
package got caught so az to tear off the Of the
laper covering and fell unObseryed 10 the floor The
roll OF bonds had the outside paper torn down sufficient
TO disclose the contents OF the package. That too
found Oh the foor The safe belonging 10 The Harndcn
Company was uudisiuibed When and where the rob. |
bers got into the is unknown but 1t seems impos
sibe That should have been entered at other place
than New. Iolk as the train stops but few moments
at any station after IeaYng That city, I'LL lis arrival
here. it is thought probable that hey got into the car
while i was waiting on the track 70 be htched on and
taken down tO the tunnel.
THE car is Of the same size as an ordinary box |
leigh car. II is built with an iron framework sbeathed
over with thick sheo-lOn plates Tyeied together and
is closely made that lght placed inside would not
be seen II the doors were closed. sseneer aways
aeeopanes The car. but usually stays in the baggage
IT Is has business 10 Keep watch the ard
N ock ard uoiock 1t at the stations where tho car is
olen'd. lie robbers probably got abOaid quietly at
New oTE, provided with DIRK lanterns and all the
neees ary tools and knowing the rules 10 regard 20
hs tan, iesure.Y Helped themselves 10 good sized 4
'ot'-f Gnd then watched their opportunity and as L
JleDy ELECTED landing. The telegraph lines between
Eewfoik and DoAtol were kept busy yesterday by the
.vA9any ana ltTge number Of messages were trans.
Hnt.CL indicating that strenuous Efforts were being
made 10 feeove? the property and the robbers
Ane scene IN the car WHOM opened at thii city,
bass pen quite angular The floor strewn with II
..uenes Wien tLe hieves had rejected overlooked.
ontea States bonds in considerable number Law around
'voSs; Pag OF pennies was picked up and quantity n
e sFei ION was strewed Gpon the foGr; and the en-
Felopes and wrappers Of e yeluable packages stolen
were scattered abont Seeing something apparently 1
tiepon ssfed i, -. ,n fT oasI empty wrappers, gen
coo IN one handful The lhievesleft dark lantern IL
is reported that sSOOO OF the tessure taken was in
gold.
lu the amount taken, as well as in Che holiness and
success OF tic operation this IL Oi the most re-
narkabe ro1beIies on record. Last evening" Superin.
teDdent Sanford and Acknowledgements Spooner
OF Bridgeport came here with dcte ctyos and |
held consultation itb tie express officers here al the
Ncv.Haven House. The way.biIls for the missing
treasure sent on Saturday nlgb brought up and
examined and Mr. Sanford subsequently, telegrspbed
10 the Associated Press tbat fbe loss not less than
500 coo in bills. bonds. &c We presume She precise
ainouA: is not get known, but half million Is pretty
large sun for oge n! ghts work
THE thieves must bave studied their job pretty
Thoroughly. The messenger who With
ibis ear SHOULD haze exam ned its fastenngs at every
station bnt VIC believe be states tat he neglected 10
DO except az Bridgeport and then only examined the
door on the side nearest the depot. Now it happens
saT at all tie stations coming from New.York the
,lafolm Is the efthand side while le thieves broke
o the rglthand door, and thus the robbery was. not
discovered until the train reached this city The ruuor
hat the telegraph wires were cut 10 incorrect. Whee
he thieves left the train is not yet known; but with
telegraph wires In active opefsoD.Jt would seem
roeGbls that they must sooner or later be sppro' /,
ended" n