, 1874-11-19
The History Of That Daring Exploit
Told AfreSh,
All but $4,000 Of the Express Money
Lost at Cincinnati Re-
covered.
A Banquet Given to the Police
Officers by the Com
pany.
Murder and Lynch Law on the
Anite River.

Forging Of ofNortl,western Railroad
Bonds.
Particulars of tho Plot to Burn and
Rob tho Town OF t6llobllostor. Mo.
Spec'a! Dispatch 10 The chtcaqo Tribune.
ST. LoU1s. No., Nov. 1B.-From tho Knob
nostor Local, just published. tho following pnr
ticulara arc taken OF an alleged plot to burn and
sack that town few days since:
"Last wook wo woro unable to give Tho partit
ularB Of tho plan to burn and rob tho town, 70;
wo arc able this wcok to give
TIE FULL PARTICULARS
20 far as the authorities, who have tho matte,
In hand. deem it prudent. Wo withhold Bonn
important facts, to reveal which might interior
with forroting the whole gang ont. They wo"
to fro tho town in several places simultaneously
noar tho Local office, in tho nnoccupiod stable O:
Porter d jackson, md again In tho other atabl.
Of the eamo hrm. Than, as A1r. Pogloy, th'
night operator at tho depot, would be likely tt
give tho alarm, thoy to rash :ltcro and quot
him, rob the depot. aud, wilo thu peopls were
fighting the fire. thoy would rob tin stores.
Having completed this part Of tho Ian, they
| were to lonvo in northern direction, rob the
| deaf aud dumb Thorntous, then go to tho
Missouri River. drift down In the boat. and atrika
| Bouth
THROUGH THE COUNTRY noBn1Na. :.
| The night sot was worry dark and tto Hind
blowing perfect hurricane. Tho c.u.E mat in
front Of E. B. & B. Tnylor'H grcoat Gtsc, :e>.'
for action, but some Of tho r7:.,' Iiotfos9Y,
mud as they needed arms :!.+s ;'te:; ;e .,ost-
| pollo tho matter until :ii'v "alt. tny 'Separcd
| Ono thing WIS laclir c. !:,"'Alu! Acir fertile
brniHH wcro mr. lntt, =ppiyiu!, tleir ncod. A
| drummer for Il wt:.:':.'. hsNae in st. Louia
came on tho =. IL. ed tcf1 !s4s Hatchel. which
| filled With re-, t.-s:, .n.ycs, axes, etc., at the
deqot. ssus. ~sed tliovaH saw tho!r oppor-
:l,rtr, nj Ll.ned IL to tho bost account. AH tha
! h;t.il':; t., Btcnl tho Batc}el
LED TO THE DISCOVERY
ri ::':r o!nor plans We will give the particulars.
! i = 4u1l, tho thief-catchor, WIS Sortng laH
! "'i.'s office, aud happened to 20 into tho ware
! I'm without light. lie hoard ono Of tho doort
.Forking back and fourth. ~ though aomo ona
WAS trying to work on tho pin that fastened it
lie roPiared the pin, aud went into tho otco
giying tho matter no more thought, much !est
thoro was anything worth stealing io
tho warcroom. Going into tho room again
shortly aftor ho hoard tho pin drop, saw the dool
Wright. HILL asked him wAas hc Wanted thcze.
aud ho answered that the BOYS wora having
high old timo outside, and lie (Wright) camo in
there for
U
Hull told him to get ont of there liYely, and when
ho Ind gone he fastened the door again. This
occurred Wednesday night, tho day after the
election Hull beins @ ans'ons to hear the reports
| Htayed for tho votes to be couuted. Thinking
! that they would not be finished that night, ha
started for Tho depot. md, when opposite sul1-
vs..s Haloon lo say three mon S'' coming up the
tween Them. Whom thoy saw bin coming, they
took tho middle Of tho street.
| THIS LOOKED SUSPICIOUS,
! and, ia they PASSED him, ono OF them. Wlose
nun, namo wo withhold for reaaonH before given,
spoke to linn. This seemed to arrest
bis suspcions but he recognized two
Of tue purity at 1oast. Ihe next morning
know whore tt was. Several partios wero arrest
; cd, aud all lot loose, except Gates. Ford, and
Wright. NearIy all tho contents Of the Batcllel
wero secured. so by tho pureat Accident aud
| through tho energy OF Hull
| THE TOWN WAS SAVED,
and also probably hun,an lifc. Ford and Wright,
being unable to give bail. aro now in jail at War-
| excitement, and ominouH threats were uttered
.. Mt tho efficacy Of Judge Lynch, hut wo ara
J -, that better nonnBols prevailed. Ono OF the
II. 'xposed the Plot attsf tney 1ad been A.
la,Et.
gar W 'lsboro, Pa, Bank Hobbory.
:t.,- =, Dirudfch to The ch,eaao Tytbant.
ppj,anrs IA, pa., Nov. 1s.-Eary on the
mornn, Of : 18th Of September last, five
masked ,ueu ri. ,'tod an entrance into tho resi-
; tlenco Of i'r,'fr:. Robinson, of tho First M
tlonal Drajs - " 1sboro, Tioga County, Pa.,
gagged all l.. :''.a dis farnily, and then cona-
po1lcl tho FL :st''t Il TO with them to tho bnnh
and open the rn:j, ,'h,s. hey robbed Of $50 QUO.
They then tooi hin. 'et homo,
: sroLE HIS pAuuHrlj il>oEn-R1Ng, KlssED n1s
h.iE,
who tainted, and ti,aa RI l. III ii two carriages.
to which gray horses wsr: a;;"t'sIcd. Thoy won't
towards ElMirn, N. y. atr! ';'HN' awaTd wns Of
ferol for their capture I!s' Affair created groat
excitement III Weilsboro. III, "tscn detectives
, hayu beon actively engaged M sst si"' nnd oAce
more plnkorton's Dotootls" Agency hub dis
: tancod tile public officials, EHnja't1'' lEanklln,
Superintendent Of tho pinkolt"n Agency Eeio.
: q fow days ngo arrested ono isrsa.1" T. A"sy,
8 whose name has appeared onco CT t"tts botcre
D in connection with criminal charGn", :;lla to.Isy
L l,o wag arraiguod before Aid. De'sa uoltlor,
when -.
TIE Yo11IowgNa FAors
In oounoction with tue WeiEsboro baul robbery
!, were leyoopou.
:. - Afr, Silas II. billings s,oo'N-1lesdo In Gaines,
- l5oga Uonnty, la Am the ownor of mortgage
4 bonts Of tho Union Paoi!lo ltailroad, and some
o Ter cont bonds OF tho anr'o road. guaranteed
by thu Htata Of Missouri, Kopt thom ut Tho
First National bank OF Wollaboro, Tloga County.
THO bank was rohhot Oh tho night of tho 10th Of
Q September. About $80, 600 III bonds a.'4 $2B QUO
tho special deposits, losing $4,000 in honda