New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-12
BOLD ROBBERY ON TIE CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD .......

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS oOMPANY's MESSENGER
GAGGFD-A SAFE OPENED AND PLUNDERED.
A most daring robbery was perpetrated near
y O'Clock night before last, the NewYork Central
Railroad between Fonda and Albany The robbers be-
gan their operations the Pacific express tram JUST
after il left Fonda The American Express Company hao
no valuabes in their except money IN saies whch
were IN the care Of messenger The story told by TINS
messenger who reached THE city yesterday as follows
He and a baggage man in tho front way-oaggage
car Soon after the train left Fonda three men entered
apparently from the rear baggage car when COP
tanned the through baggage The messenger Yas
living down at the time, bnt, seeing the
strangers, attempted to get up. They pounced
upon him, and struggle ensued. lie was
struck several severe blows over the head and Cayenne
pepper was thrown into his eyes and he was finally over
powered pinoned, and gagged. His companion was
more easly conquered and also bound and gagged
The messenger also treated 20 dose Oh
and buffalo robe thrown his head, so that he could
not have any possible chance OF seeing what WAS gong
on. The villains then got his keys and commencea w
they threatened 10 kill the messenger II they could not
succeed with the keys The way saie was nnay op ,
the car going through from Chicago 70 TINS city kor TINS
the messenger KEY, and u reached its destination
without being opened The robbers tried TO force IT, but
failed II will be some time before can be known now
much money the robbers got as the packages from
various poiRts Including Buffalo, where II started, aud
stations between that and Fonda Ihese feiiOwb TOOK
Charge of the baggage car and IL the coolest
neT Imaginable When tine train stopped stations
they put the baggage The conductor would sing out
gageHiasters would answer, IAN right" and shut he
door Thus matters went without any suspicion peng
excitd until the train reached Albany. The robbers
were not in the car when II stopped The messenger
describes his condition as being most excrutating He
thinks lie could not have survived nall an
hour longer He almost snhOeated with the
gag and the pepper The first man who
papy and alarmed Mt seeing the two men laying
HELPLESS on the floor that he fed preoiptately Next a
policeman came and liberated the sufferers The eondi-
ton Of the messenger yesterday fully eoropoTaed ms
reny inflicted With club his mouth was bruised and
cut With the gag, and his whole face so infamed and
swollen scarcely 70 be recognized by ms friends HIS
p9ytpeF IN thWi0 mac hadig hBUf "6fS
sferers The raiders entered first the rear baggage
where they found in charge OF the through Dag
| gage They OvorPOwered, bound and gagged him,
and he was o fsg9a n a s No.hos
missed from this The messenger is well satisfied the
robbers left train after II stacked up In West Albany
The time from Fonda to Albany - ABOUT an n2u anu ~
To recognize the faces Of the men, as they we're disguised
hut he wonld know their voices They gave MN no Op
portuny to see any OF their transactions after they sue
ceeded I'm binding him. most valuable sAfe DelonglnR
IN he Express Company failed 20 be IN the owing 10
tGe fact that the Shore Road failed TO make the
connection with this train. There IS st some mystery
confident they of at West Albany; while - stated
that papers waybills were found scattered along
tile track this side Of Albany A club and set
| Of false whiskers were picked up IN the car.
one OF the scoundes proposed TO bis associate 10 throw
the messenger out Of the the train was running az
full speed but his hord proposition was not seconded
The messenger was, however, several times reminded
that II any noise he would he summafiy queted
The reached this city yesterday morning and
will be disabled by his bruises several days or course
the detectives have the matter already IN hand ana are
searchng the present location Of the thieves aud
burglars absent from their accustomed haunts
/ Oh Tuesday night.