Wilmington journal., 1872-01-05
E'uo Of fhe Robbers Traced and Cap
Gured.


Eve of fHe Robbers Traced and Cap
Gured.
THE CRIME.
In October last the car Of the Southern
Express Company was robbed at Union
City. The facts of the robbery are these
At Mon City the train to which this car
va, attached always stops for supper. The
catiur-LOuse fronts the main track, and al
ter pull ing up opposite 1t, and allowing the
Ir5 ,en4cI7 to get out, ii IS backed dOEn
about a quarter Of a mile and run upon a
side switch
The evening Of the robbcry-Saturday,
list Of OcfObcr-tIc train arrived at Union
CITY between and 3 O'Clock, little after
h,Hk. After running up to the station 1t
r..5 backed down and placed on the side
tack as stated, after which every person,
= i'll the exception of tn" guard-named
Eumd5-and q half dozen passengers left
thc train for supper. The guards supper
! usually brought to him by Il negro named
Icm who remains until he has finished,
utcn lac carries back the dishes. That even
ing ToA started with the supper, and when
al ont half way met the men from the train
"rin@ to their supper. When Tom was a
lW feet distant from the engine he noticed
ii man Jump ON it while two others spran9
en- the train began backing, and in Il short
time ailcrWard it stopped Il mile or more
dit ant down the track.
When the men jumped on the express
or Thomas was busily engaged in reading
Il book. Just then he noticed the train
ldt, ANA looking up he saw two men
landing over him with cooked pistols. One
81 lIi..m showed the muzzle Of his revolver
directly against Mr.. Thomas temple, and
-llIu% that he would Kill him if he offered
ANY resistance, ordered him to hand over
Nrr Keys of the safe. lie did 50, and while
or" ol them guarded him with his pistol,
IT,. other went through the safe in an arts
Il, manner. lu Il few minutes everything
valuable was clan%cd4rUm the safe to the
l'bhrl,' pockets. As soon aS this WAS
siuu~, the rObbcr took a lantern sitting on
the floor and si@nalcd the man OH the en-
.ilr' to stop. In obedience to the signal,
thr train stopped almost Immediately, and
after securely binding and gagging the
.HNrl, tire thieves left. Fortunately there
,,I, hut about seven hundred dollars in the
ti' ,J the time. all of which, together with
the watch and pistol of the guard, were car
ricd off.
Ih" negro Tom, after watching the fast
iccrtIing train for Il few moments, turned
and ran to the catin9-housc, where Inc gave
the alarm. COnduC;pr, fireman, engineer
they saw it stop, wien they proceeded
IlprlIy down the track after it. Every
thing was found all right about the engine,
ana entering tn" express car they found |
Air. / lhOna,, Who after being released from !
Il; unpleasant situation, related the par
tlcHlrr5 eff the bold robbery substantially |
., gwen above. In the ear was found the |
t1i Of shawl that had ,een worn by one |
If the robbers, and i'll the engine was found |
j small ...compdnion,' like those used by |
travelling gentlemen. In the ''cumpanon''
Wa the remains of cold lunch, which,
iiun the style of cooking was evidently pre-
pAt"d at som" farmhouse.
.'USLkING Up" TIE CASE.
viii but these two slight clues, the En-
+e-s company commenced working up the
,''a- icln%r,Phic dispatches were sent by
i" AGENT 1t mon City to Mr.. j. A. Wor-
i, th" assistant superintendent, who has
MS oiLse IN this city, and to AIr. j. O'Briem,
.l' .rneid superintendent, at New York
9th Gentlemen proceeded Immediately tU-
mon City, and began operations. As ii is
: aJuid4Td Tlli" pt the com i,etny to capture
I'll d"predatoI5 upon their property at any
'"t, Nj. Allen PinkertOn, of Chcaeo-the
) l3uCq Of AIncrlca-Wa5 sent for, and upon
rs arrival the case was turned over TO him
'tth orders to capture the robbers at anv
u5t Mr.. InkcrtOn, having an immense
mount of business to attend to in CHICAGO.
urn"d it over to his son, w. a. PinkertOn,
s, no, in connection with Mr.. Pat ConneII,
i tins city, is deserving of great praise for
IN manner III which he worked it up.
o. TIE TRAIL.
lIealin- that some suspicious characters
,oic ut Testers Landing, a few miles be-
~ Hickman, Ky, and about twenty-five
n.
'"nncu went there one day early in No
embcr. Several citizens accompanied
heu, and expressed an earnest desire to
dt.h the thieves. They arrived at Lestcr's
teW minutes after dark one gloomy, dis
al evening, and stopped short distance
aN to rGcOnnOitcr. Right here, when
luet needed, the honest and valiant citi-
ems suddenly "Weakened,' and refused to
5sl5t in surrounding the only house, a
Ju9h, tlame one-story, half grocery and /
I'll doggery, i'll which could be seen by the
i'm freight, halt-dOZen or more men ,
lated near the fire. They said that the '
.e characters, and they were afraid of get
N shot. +
INTO TIE LIONS Den.
Taking a careful look at the exterior Of
e house, for the purpose of noticing the [
., L
N and Connell, after looking to the prim-
lg OF their pistols walked boldly into the
ore. Not a man offered to move until
IukeItOn said: I'VE are officers of the =
", and aIe here after two men, whom we
Understand are now in this house. Every
Jdl must sit still, and if, upon examina-
oil, We are wrong, we will trouble no
ne q
Before ne had finished speaking, Pat t
onneH noticed man trying to sneak by |
IN. SO as to reach a side door. fl
Raising his hand, Connell told the man |
stand back. just then another ATTEMPT :
to pass Mr.. Pinkerton, who gave a sini- o
L order All the men arose from their d
ats then, and some one struck at Connell. b
c replied with his revolver, and in a sec u
III the melee became general. Ten or !
teen shots were exchanged, and in the /
5ht both of the men who had attempted O
get away i'll the store made good their a
cape. The fight altogether lasted about d
minutes, and when it terminated Con- d
II found that BALL had just grazed his o
'domen, cutting away the pantaloons and b
en- his shirt, While another had gone f
lOu5h the lapel Of Pinkerton's vest q
THE SUBJECTED MEN. a
Neither we've wounded, however, and q
lneCRiatcly t-Oth set about ascertaininr d
Ii" the Two men were, being satisfied that y
ey were the persons wanted. An old We Ie
an named Mrs. Lester identified the COM
,sion, preyiouly referred to, and the piece "
shawl, Is articles which she had seen c;
ound the store for a long time previous to IL
K robbery 1he two men were Levi Far 81
-lgtOn and William Barton. FarrinptOn d
at been going under the alias OF james III
enry Clark, and was wen known through u
u the country, lis mother living near 81 81
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