The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-24
THAT ROBBERY.
THE COOLEST ONE ON RECORD
s75 coo INSTEAD OF 90, ECO.

RlO.ONO
A eoMPLvrnA ACCOUNT OF TEE ATRAIRcHoN-
ROE THE MAN WHO PLAHNnD THIS 40
ooMPLIoEs STILL Missing.
Monday morning's sentinel contained .
slight account Of the robbery of one OF tss
American Express C~enpany's safes In Gin
sinnati. and the arrest of Aba Nonros at
this point, for being one oil the roossrs.
Owing to the late hour that the Sentinel re-
porter got his information, it was slightly
wrong. The Cincinnati Commercial of yes
terday contained q long account of the
robbery, which is given below. The
express officials at this poin were 10th to
give any particulars, not even knowing that
Mr.. Sloan had gone to Cincinnati yesterday
morning with Monroe and the police.
On a second search of Monroe, after
being arrested, an agreement as to the dlsPo-
sition of the spoils was found on his person.
The following is the Commercials story OF
the robbery:
Last Monday we had one of the most SEN
sational murders on record-the lanyard as
sassination and incineratiOn-to present to
the readers of the Commercial. To-day IL
comes in the line of our duty to serve up
the particulars of one of the most stupen-
dous express robberies that ever occurred in
this part of the country, and one which, Tor
complete planning, GOODNESS OF execution,
and perfection OF finish, rather throws IN
the shade anything in the stealing line we
have heard of in years.
SCENE OF THE ROBBERY.
Both the American and United States Ex-
press offices nave fronts on both Fourth and
Race streets. The Commercial Office is on
the northeast corner of these streets. The
United States Express Office runs around it,
and the American Office around the United
States still. The Race street fronts of these
offices are used for the receiving and ship
ping of goods. Ordinarily the pedestrian
will find the sidewalk covered with pack
ages, and half a dozen wagons standing
backed up there, delivering and taking
boxes, packages, safes, etc. or a Sunday
this is not so noticeable, although con-
siderable business is done in the morning
and evening of hat day. OF course there
are not so many persons in the othce-we
speak now of the American-on Sunday.
When the robbery of which we are to speak
occurred, there were very few in the office.
Retween the hours of 2 and 3, when the
'trick" was taken, there were only two en-
ployes of the company on duty in that part
of the office fronting on Race street, and at
the vital moment only one. That particular
one, a porter named Charles Moody has been
in the employ of the company since July
last. He is a comparatively "green" young
man-we should judge so, at least.
ENTER THE LEADER
While Mr.. Moody was sitting at his post,
quite alone and rather weary of the day,
there entered Mr.. Abe Monroe, a lame man,
formerly a messenger of the company. Mr..
Monroe was discharg d a few months since
for an irregularity IN his accounts. Now, we
don't want to do Mr.. Monroe or his friends
any injustice or harm, but we are assured
that he was discharged, whether justly or
With injustice, because a money package in
his care turned up missing. But Monroe
has'been regarded as an unfortunate sort OF
a fellow, who really meant no harm, and has
been allowed to visit the office and associate
with the employees there. 1t is said, in
deed, that he has frequently slept there
since his connection with it ceased. 1t is
stated also that he was there yesterday
morning when the money packages
were placed in the safe. However. all
that may he, his coming into the Office at
any time was not a circumstance to excite
curiosity or suspicion. He came yesterday
afternoon; he saw; he conquered. He took
q chair by the side of Moody. in an easy sort
of a way, and remarked that he'd like a
smoke. Moody couldn't accommodate him,
and Monroe cleverly proposed to gamble for
the cigar-to "mark." Moody, being dis
posed to accommodate him, they marked;
and Moody lost. Then Monroe, being a
lame man, and Moody requiring exercise, it
was concluded that Moody should go across
the street for the cigars. But perhaps we
are ahead of our story a trihe. Right here,
probably, should come in the
BLACK HORSE n REL WAGON.
This drove up on Race at about this time.
1t was a rickety old green express wagon
drawn by a spawned, ringbOned old horse.
1t contained two men and a trunk. It backed
up and the two men got out and let down
the tail board. Then they took out the
trunk. This trunk was empty, but when
the two men carried it into the office they
tUgged at il for a "stall" as if it were heav-
lily freighted. They set the trunk down, and
remarked that they wanted it to go to the
told hOrse' corner. In express parlance
"old horse' means unclaimed freight that
has stood around for a long time. There
was a brotber-in-law in the case, a fellow
named BrNwn, not much known around
there, Monroe's brother-in-law, who is
said to nave recently served a term in
the work house. Moody knew nothing
about this fellow, it is presumed. He and
his companion having dumped their load,
with the understanding that orders for its
shipment would be left at the Office, they
drove off. Moody went tor the cigars, and
in the short time of his absence Monroe
captured the plumber. He selected from the
lot of ordinary m~essengers' safes there one
containing a large amount of money, SIC, 900,
we understand on good authority. This safe
WAS - hno CnlcasO messenger, ana was 10
have started for that city last night. 1t is
supposed that one of his coniederates
stepped in again and helped him put the safe
in the trunk. There is no doubt it was
placed in the trunkd during Moody's absences
after the cigars.
OF THE SAFE.
Moody returned with the cigars, and he
and Monroe proceeded to have a nice smoke.
While they were smoking, up drove the lit
tie, old black horse, and the little, old green
wagon again; and in came the same two
men again. As they walked up. they stated,
quietly, that they had made a mistakes; that
it was to the Adams they had to take that