The New York herald., 1871-08-31
ARREST OF A s0rED EXPRESS RoBBER.
From the Cincinnati Times. August ss.l

from the Cincinnati Times August ssl
On Saturday evening last detectives Hazen aud
Carey, while walking through Skin street market,
happened to across Joe Baxter noted thie,
and robber, and, as he was wanted IN ST Louis for
o heavy robbery, took him 10 Hammond street
station house. The following tho facts in the
case:-
On Saturday morning, February H. 1885, George
Miller the delivery messenger Of the United States
Express Company IN ST. Louis, was decoycd into a.
room In the upper story OF building on the corner
OF Third street and Washington avenue, v that CITY,
and robbed OF a satche containing about forty
thousand dollars In money. Five men were en-
gagged In fhe robbery but for some reason or other
arrests were made at The time. ana 1t was noe
until March 5 tnat the news OF the occurrence was
given To the public. On that day two men, named
+. II. johnson and Edward Neumestcr, we're ar
rested on the charge of having men engaged III the
bold ROBBERY. subsequently one Howar! was also
taken into custody. but Baxter, who II was known
had been engaged III the matter succeeded IN max
ing his escape.
Mi!ler tue messenger. was so much confused at
the time that he was unable TO give any description
Of the VINO robbed him. and the first informa-
ton obtained from a MIR. woodruff Who recog-
nlzed Johnson as one Of tho party he saw running
along the street with satchel in his hand On the
morning OF the theft soon after Jollsons arrest,
he 10 use detectives term 'squeaied,r and gave
Information winch led to the arrest or Nellnc,ser
Baxter also implicated but we have already
said, managed TO get out OF town, as ala also How
ard.
Having captured two OF The robbers the detectives
now set about finding the stolen money. They
learned that Neumeister had sister-ill-law living
IA a respectable family In st. Lons as 4 sister aud
naturally supposed that he would leave his snare Of
lDe money with her for safe Keeping They found
her TO be simple minded girl, ana she told them
that ON the AFTERNOON o. tne robbery Neumcistcr had
lett with her lot or money tied up In han.lker-
cnlef hut had taken L. away on the following dav
after giving her $780, This money she gave up after
having learned that 10 had been stolen. Nenmefs-
ters snare OF the money, some $500, was secured
and handed over to- the Express Company. IL was
found IN the pocket OF ~, old dress IN the room Occu-
pied by his wife. day or two following ihls more
complete search OF the apartments occupied by this
man was made. and thirteen rolls or bills contain
ing IN the aggregate Ss,475 were found sewed up IN
various parts OF the mattress upon winch Nenmeis-
Not long after this the money that Johnson had
received as his part OF the spoiis, amounting to
about ten thousand dollars was recovered, being
found buried IN the cellar of the house where he
lived. The whole amount recovered at the time wax
sl9,2i4 60. 4 year or two afterward Howard was,
arrested IN This city by Detective Mitchell. His
father, however, VINO was quite wealthy, and VINO
resided IN tne western par. OF New York, compro
ten or Twelve thousand dollars, ana he was neVel
Baxter. who managed TO get away, It IL said got
$1,000 as his share o the proceeds OF the robbery.
After leaving ST. Louis he went 20 California anc
has been living In the West ever since that time. Hc
only arrived here on saturday morning, and was cap
tured by MT. Hazcn as stated above. We had a con
vesation with BIN at the Ninth street station house
this morning. Hc Goes not deny being In 81. LOuis
at the time the theft committed, but says ns
never got any OF the money. He knew that tho
hand In it. ne was arraigned before tue Police
Court lhls morning G on the charge q Reing Fugitive
from justice, anu Dis case continued tOE week. IL
dcfault OF $4,000 bail ne was committed. IL ha
not yet been decided when he Will he taken racl
TO ~. LOUIS. This will depenq very much on ths
dale OF the return OF Mr.. Joun J. Henderson, agen
Oh the company, VINO i~now In Toledo.
ANOTHER CANAL SrEAMER-The Rochester Unio1
mas tue following In regard TO new boat built &
compete for the prize offered by the State--'I
noat intended To compete for the money offered b.
the State for the purpose OF more enectually intro
duclng steam power on the canals made its mrs
trial upon Hemock Lake yesterday. Some Of th
machinery imperfect, and, after failure at tn
start the boat surprised all beholders by It's speed
Ii performed better than the inventors expected
There Is no wheel on the boat; II Is propelled D.
moving paddles back and forth under 1t, and "a,
best and Shortest description we can give of 10 -
compare It TO drawing large nsh with very larg
fn5 on its bey.back and forth through the water Il
the centre Of the bottom OF the boat The patille<
resist the water when moving forward and CIV
away to- 1t when going back. The machinery n
be durable and easily kept In repaiS.t