New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-15
DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT ROB-
Berry.

An Engine aad Express Car ON the Ohio
and MtsslssiPpI Railway Detached
from the Train and AttacRed-The
Robbers FaIIed-An Exciting COnaiet--
One Man Reported Killed and -four
Captured.
The St. Louis Republicaa of Saturday
says:
Between three aza four o'clock Friday
morning daring attempt was made 70
plunder the car of the Adams Express com
pany attached to the Ohio and Mississippi
train going eastward.
The train left st. Louis Thursday after
noon. The express car was in charge Of
one of the company's agents, and was next
to the locomotive. On board was a larger
amount of money than usual and to guard
it there were more men than usual as the
sequel proves.
The train was watering as usual at the
little village Of BroWnstown, in Indiana.
when one of the gang of robbers very qui-
city detached the express car and locomo-
tive from the rest of the train and started
off rapidly. Mounting upon the locomotive,
the robbers intimidated the driver with
drawn revolvers and fierce threats.
After going several miles, and deeming
themselves unpursued and unmolested, the
robbers endeaVored to force an entrance into
the express car where all the money was
stored. Anticipating some movement Of
this kind, the express agent having the
money in charge had associated with him
self in its defense two resolute men thor
oughly armed and determined.
As soon as the robbers had broken
through the door the guards inside fired
point blank upon them. One robber fell, it
is said, mortally wounded, and the other
four were captured. The wounded man
was sent to Cincinnati, where, it is report
ed, he died almost upon arrival. The four
prisoners are now in close confinement, and
il is expected to gain from them sufficient
information to bring TO light the names and
operations of a very large band of robbers,
whose exploits of late in Southern Indiana
have been slarmingly daring and singulariJ
successful.
TO say the. least the attempt was most
startling and daring one, and the surround
ings favored the freebooters. Stealthily and
with resolute purpose not exhibited in
their after exploits, the robbers did make
the attack, did uncouple the cars, did take
possession of them did batter down the
door Of the money room, but did not go
further in the welEconceived enterprise.
There Is no doubt but that one.half of the
robberies occurring of Q similar character
are rendered perfectly feasible by the cow
ardice and criminal neglect OF those men
who have custody over the desired proper
ty. Here three brave fellows whipped i've,
killing one and capturing. tour-a clean
sweep. Their names should be published,
and they should be rewarded wen BY their
employers.
Since the above was written we have
received the following Telegram from Gin
cinnat In reference TO the matter;
CINcINNATI, July 10.
The name Of the rob6er wounded and
arrested near BroWnstoWn Is Val. Elliott,
fpIlerly a brakeman on the Ohio and Mis-
sissAppi railroad. w. M Flanders, one OF
the guards, was shot through the knee,
rendering auputation necessary. This Is
the fourth or ifth time that robbeties have
been committed in the Beighb6rhood of
Seymour The express companies hare O.
termined to protect themselves, and viii
carry sufficient guard for that purpose.