Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-06
THE EXPRESS robbery All
HUNTING DON.
A fulI History of the Case.

A full History of the Case
The Express robbery which took place
at Huntingdon, on the 23d OF December
last, will be remembered by most oil our
readers. E. Cole, the railroad and express
agent at that place, reported that he nad
been robbed of large amount OF money
(S3. POO by two masked men, who knocked
him down and presented pistol to his
head. and threatened him with instant
death if any attempt was made by HIM to
escape. -,
Time moved on, and Cole, after telling
many ridiculous stories as to the extent OF
his injuries finally told that he had been
SO badly hurt as to render it necessary for
an operation to be performed, extracting
from his breast two pieces of broken bone
which had been crushed by the robbers
knee while upon his breast. Cole was re-
quested by the Route Agent of the Express
Company, Mr.. E. B. Stahlman, on the 22d
ult., to go with him to Memphis for the
purpose of making a settlement with the
company. and also of identifying, if posi-.
bic, two men in Memphis who would be
shown him when there, as the men who
committed the robbery.
After their arrival in Memphis, two
prominent and reliable business men of the
| eitv were show1lto Cole, who unhesitatingly
pronounced them the guilty parties. This
| unnecessary elimination OF unknown and
innocent men, was another Ink In thu
already lengthy chain OF circumstantlal evl
denee anchoring him so firmly to the crime
| Between the hours of two and three o'clocl
| Sunday afternoon, 23d Ult., in room o
the Southern Express Companys building
| in Memphis, with only MIR. Stahlman ant
McEwing present. Mr.. Worley superin
tendent of the company charged hin
| (Cole) with the robbery, and toll
him he had sufficient evidence t.
prove his guilt. Cole Indignantly de
| MED the soft insinuation, and attempted t.
cover himself with the robe Of innocence
which was too short and too narrow for tn
occasion, and wouldn't stretch to suit it
Cole was then taken to the statlonhous
where he remainded only a short time
sent for Stahlman and told him that he ha'
himself done the robbing, and was willin
to make clean breast of the affair. Stahl
man then went with him to the Office c
the Express Company, and sent for Nh
Worley-this was near o'clock IN the even
ing-who came Immediately and hear
Coles confession. He said he ha
stolen the money to replace none
| that had been stolen from him at tn
Office in Huntingdon, which amounted i
all to about ST., 800 or 81, 900, and that b
was ready to turn over the remainder G
the So, 400 to the company. He then CAV
them what money he had with him, an
gave Mr.. Stahlman authority to examir
his trunk-which was herein which wa
found two $500 bills, identified as bein
part of the So, 200 package. He also gay
them a draft on Mr. E. T. McGill, of Hun
ington, for $500, which Mr.. McGill owed
him. The money he had on his person
together with what ne had in his trunl
and the draft on McGill, amounting in Il
aggregate to $3.50, was secured, leayiI
a balance due the company of near
LOO. @
On Friday night last, says the Huntin
don Courier, Cole was brought to tn
place by Mr.. Worley and Mr.. Stahlma
and Saturday morning he was arraigne
before Esq. Y. w. Allen on charge
robbery. He waived an examination, al
was committed to jail in default of bail.