The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-24

EXPRESS ROBBERS ARREsTED.-Ad ar-
ing robbery was perpetrated at the ex-
press office, in Baltimore, on Wednesday
night last. The agent at the office, late
az night, was followed up stairs by two
men, and seized and gagged, and the
safe of the company robbed of Sl6,0 900 in
coin and greenbacks. The robbers were
tracked to the Relay House, where they
were on foot, and it is supposed they
took the train for the West. On Friday
two men were on the b. Il o. railroad
cars who answered the description OF
the robbers to a button, and informa-
ton was at once sent along the
line of the road, and instructions
to take the suspected parties
They left the cars at Swanton,
Md, however, without being disturbed,
and took to the woods. Meanwhile a
description of the two mon had reached
Swanton (there is no telegraph station
there) and arrangements were made to
capture them should they be discovered.
Early Saturday morning two men COM
pletely answering the description walk
ed into a store at Swanton, to purchase
eatables. They wereimmediately taken
in custody. A search established their
identity beyond a doubt, for most Of the
stolen money was found upon their per.
sons. They were taken to Baltimore.
The Psrkersburg Times shows what be-
came of the missing portion of the
money. The robbers evidently have
made scape goats of the boys mentioned
in the following extract:'
A detective, ascertaining at the Relay
House that two men had bought tickets
for the West, and paid gold for them,
sent kilograms ahead of the train. One
was received by our Chief of Police here,
who had man in waiting for the train.
A dispatch was also received from Con-
ductor Bailey at Grafton, informing OFT
police that the supposed robbers would
take the Northwestern train. Upon the
arrival of the train, two boys were point
ed out aad taken in charge. They give
their names as Geo. r. Alsop, aged Is,
and VIM. S. Young, aged Is. They
were brought before Justice g. W. Tag
CART this morning REORGANIZATION. When
requested to submit, to . search, they
handed over railroad tickets for Spring
field, ILL.,, and wallet containing some
So In currency aud stated it was all the
money they had A further investiga'
ton discovered gold in their boots and
in small bags concealed about their
persons to tl5e amount Of Sl63 in all.
| This fact initiates against them. They
stoutly denied the charges, but Justice
Taggart considered the evidence sum-
Gent to warrant him in OBTAINING them
until further facts are developed. They
were locked up and will remain until
advises can be received from Baltimore
These boys appear like green country
boys and entirely unaoqdaiuted with
the world. The youngest one states
that this is the first time he was ever on
railr0ad car. They claim tn have
come from near Fredericksburg, Va,
and walked 10 the Relay House where
they purchased their tickets for Spring
field. Everything indicates their inno-
cence except the fact Of their denying
that they had money and so much was
found on them afterwards The gener'
al impression is, if these boys are con-
neeted with this robbery or have any
knowledge of it, they were picked up In
Baltimore or at the Relay House by the
real robberssnd this gold given them
ana they started of West to cover the
tracks of the real culprits.