The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-31
FIRST EDITION
THE BENNINGHOFF ROBBERY.
yhe Great Mystery Partially Solved
RhrOe Implicated Parties Arrested -
what they Rave besn Doing since the
Robbery.

ThrUe Implicated Parties Arrested -
What they aove bssn Doing since the
Robbery.
Frowt The Tttuscille (Pa } Herald, July 90.
The police and the detectives have at last been
partially successful, aud the Bennington rob-
berry, which created such an excitement IN TINS
vicinity last January, is in fair way to be
Investigated by the Courts, three persons haVlng
been arrested who are kno wn to have been con-
nected with 1t almost beyond doubt. me clue
to the robbery was obtained within teW DAYS
after it occurred, and on Saturday last three
men implicated in the robbery, named Louis
Weldly, George Miller, and JAKE Shoppord, were
arrested. On Monday they were conVeyeu 10
Franklin and lodged in Jail. Wedly and Shop
pord were secured by the officers at Akron, ono,
and Miller at SRgertown, Crawford county. -FOUR
are yet at large OF the five principal actors IN
the affair and two or three parties who are sus-
pee, ed Of having aided them. The following
particulars of what happened from the time OF
the robbery to the arrest OF tue apoYe,patieu IS
parties are from persons acquainted with the
working up OF the case. During few days pre-
vious to the robbery, } m Sgger, OF SegertoWn,
Crawford county, was heard Dragging az Mead
vile and Spgerown of speculation that he
was going into that promlseu to yield the green
backs LARGELY Besides s@ger, there were two
or three other parties at or near S@gertoWn,
among whom was Weldly, who promised
their friends that they would be
flush in a day or two, and saying at the
same time with a very mysterious AR that they
had big speculation on hand. VI course.
aft er the particulars of the robbery became
known, and these parties were noticed 10 De
unusually well supplied with funds, suspicion
was aroused and 5l watch % Was SET 10 On shd 1nelr
pord were in Sac ertown during the next two or
three days after the robbery, spending money
quite freely, aud having good time generally.
Or the third day Seger disappeared with Shop
pord, but after beng away some days they
SCI arated, the latter going TO St. LOUIS and the
former to parts unknown. ShopPord spread
around st. Louis for about week, spending
all but $500 of his portion of the Bennmghot
fund. The $500 was in his trunk, and one night
the hotel at which he stopped was destroyed by
fire, with the trunk and the SSoo' Alter THIS
loss he returned to his old haunts.
Weldly staid at SRgertown Tor q week or two,
Offering to loan any y0ody or everybody sums OF
money. He then went to Akron, Ohio, where
he purchased q dstilery, farm, and hotel
site, meanwhile disbursing money quite laVishly
and living in a very comfortable style. He
STAYED at Akron most of the time, and was, 1t is
said, having good time IN his distillery with
some boon companions, when the officer ap-
peared with the warrant for hls arrest. Miller,
1t appears, was, unlike the others, content to
get rid OF his money nearer home, and stayed
for the greater part of the time in and around
Meadville and S@gertoWn.
After being arrested, Weldly and Shoppord
partially agreed, it is reported, to turn states
evidence, and the following details of the plans
for the contamination of the robbery have been
partially obtained from them bV detectives and
other persons interested: From all that can be
cipal IN the affair, aud Weldly was the first
assistant. these two were observed number
of times during last iall talking at S@gertown
with one of John BenDinghof's hired men. 1T
man such information regarding the situation
of the Benninghof residence, the amount OF
induced them TO form a gang and attempt
the robbery. However this may De, Ger
tain it is that IN November or December
last they broached the subject to Miller
enterprise with them. A date was hXed at
which the attempt was to be made but about
that time the two last mentioned packed out.
Sager and Weldly we're, it seems, Determined TO
have the handling of the Bennnghoh bonds and
greerb backs, notwithstanding the withdra|al OF
their contederates. AT er some consultation
among themselves they thought it eXpedient to
secure the assistance of professional hand or
two and to this cad they started for Phadel.
phia. Arriving at this place they mgrauated
themselves, among the ropghs, ana were not
agreed TO engage in the Bennington speculation.
Anew programme was arranged, and S@ger,
Weldl,, and three of the professionals started
for the scene of operations leaving the fourth
professionals in Philadelphia, on account OF some
disagreement having taken place among them:
How the Benniughof family were secured, and
how John Beuninghoff was brui ally beaten, the
two hired men thoroughly frightened, and the
$3.50 600 or $3.50, 900 IN bonds, greenbacks. and
specie carried OFT, are matters that our readers
are well acquainted with. After the robbery a
division of he spolls was made, S@ger getting
the lions share Weldly was forced TO be con
tent with something like S26 900 or $50, 600. To
Miller and Sh0pp0rd III Is tnOuSnt SbSer gave
$500 each as hush money.
As soon as the division was made two OF the
professionals started for Canada, and the third
made for New York. Within a week or two
after the robbery, the man who had been con-
suited in Philadelphia and who had been left
there, laid what he knew before the police. A
clue o. the prOfes- EQUALS who had started for
Canada was Obtained by this man, and he in
company with a detective started after them.
After some search they were found in Mon
treal, where, while attempting to arrest
them, one of them fred at and wounded q
policeman. They were both arrested, how.
ever, and locked up, but subsequently, one o
them WAS released through some techncality
of the law and escaped, while the other was
held on a charge OF attempting to kill the police
man whom he mad wounded requl5ltou
was obtained a few days since tor the surrender
OF the latter TO the United States authorities
but it has not transpired whether he is still held
at Montreal or not. The whereabouts OF Saigel
and the three professionals is known only to
the detectives aud the parties most interested
The three men who were arrested and confined
in jail at Franklin, were up for examination
yesterday, but 1t was postponed until Saturday
next upon the request OF the prosecution.
Death of Famous Whaleman.