The New York herald., 1866-05-09
the ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY.


the Anafr-Neariy All tho Funds Re-
covered-Tho Prisoners Safe in Bridge
port ,Conn.) Jail.
Tho bold robbery of the iron car belonging TO tho
Adams Express Company, in January last, on the ex-
press tram from New York 10 Boston, in which the
robbers secured hundred and thirty thousand dol
lars, principally in government bonds and treasury
notes. must still fresh in the minds Of the readers of
the HERALD The robbery nrst discovered on tho
arrival OF the train at Bridgeport The conductor OBJ
served Of the doors little opened and his sus-
Instituted and il was found that the door had been
priod sopen with iron bar the paddock broken of
and that the robbers had entered the car and BY
Of iron bar forced open the doors of Of the saes
belonging to the Adams Express Company and robbed
OF its contents There was also safe In the Same
undsurbed. The robbers TO have done their work
with great deliberati0n they tore open all tho pack
toss q two packages Issvns the envelopes and way
bills about the floor Therc about hun
dred envelopes thus opened wtha their success there
thousands OF dollars left scattered over the
noor besides valuable papers and checks The fact OF
tho robbery becoming known TO the central office Of tho
ford, Mr. Allen fnkerton Principal Of the National ro
lioe Agency ia New York. with number of
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manager Of the company at that point They
subsequently, took into their oondence Sheriff Brown.
OF Stamford, Connecticut Their Investigations were con-
Quoted with great care and whom they had got chain
Of circhmstantia facts they proceeded to the
work OF arrestng the robbers Tho result Of The work
was the arrest Of t~o named respectively Clark and
Trisam who were tried on an indictment charging them
ncr ,ns m s state The cong
vicon of these did not satisfy the minds OF the
company the detectives as they had good reasons
TO believe there others In tho plot They,
therefore, determined to press the matter TO sue
cessful issue regardless Of xme or expense For
zeal deserved but persistent vigilance and
unremng toll found their reward few days ago by the
arrest Of all the other parties concerned ~ hs robbery
1t that the entire scheme originated in the
brain of brakesman on tho New Haven Railroad,
named John Grady, and that Martin Allen, whom we
shall particularly refer to. the director Of the
affair Grady subsequently arrested on the charge
belief that he was one o the parties The Express rob-
berry. How far this suspicion was well grounded the
sequel will tell. The three remaining robbers,
who were arrested in this citv and Brooklyn
within tho past week, named Martin Allen Gilbert
McGlano alias Ghly McGlory, and James wes the
under the direction Of detective Pnkerton, assisted by
Deputy Sheriff York. OF Brooklyn, and Deputy Sheriff.
deeces Of and New YORK had nothing what
to DO with the affair." and II Is alleged the latter
although they knew who the robbers were Immediately
after facts became known. made very little or no effort
to them In regard TO the arrest Of the prisoners
Martin Allen arrested at 1872 Carlton avenue Brook
lyn on last Saturday morning. sherids McGonigIe
and Moore "piped" Aliens house during Friday night
and saturday morning. and at five O'Clock just as the
occupants were astr the officers entered tho house IN
mation-probaby from the servant giri-of the move
ments Of the officers and when they entered the house
he into the back yard and was thore met by two
officers In pursuit. returned, and botng the door, came
out OF the front basement door, whore he met another
officer, who demanded his surrender. The prisoner
back into the house and cndcavoed to find refuge in the
basement The officers who had enered through the
paror window at this time down stairs and secured
him. Tho prisoner, finding himself cornered. made the
best OF the situation and walked along quietly with his
captsrs and cust0dians
Mcsane alias McGlory, Is well known Now York
thief and had his haunts in some OF the low places In
Howard street, Crosby. he Ia well known 10 tho
New York detectives and doubt has been constantly
operating In his professional line 70 this time eudng
the vigilance OF the officers He arrested last Friday
night in Howard street, in this city.
James Wells arrested at nine O'Clock the Same
night on Broadway, near the ST. Nicholas Hotel. He
pleasantly chatting with two friends at the time
When the officers told him their mission he did not
express tho lcast SURPRISE but took matter Of
fact piece business. Tho prisoners taken 10
Bridgeport Conn., last Saturday and Sunday, and there
brought bofore Judge Hail. OF tho Supreme Court and
committed in default OF 900 bail each They will be
tried at the term OF the Criminal Court OF Fairfield
The proof against the prisoners Is said TO be very
elusive and they will probably ere long go and keep
company with their confrere Clark and Trisram Tho
abors of the detectives rewarded BY the most COM
plete successthe Of within forty thousand
dollars OF tho entre amount stolen and tho arrest OF all
the robbcrs