The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-02
SUNDAYS DISPATCHES.
ST. LOUIS.

Daring Robbery ofs Rail- ead Train.
ST.. LOUIS, February la most dar'
ing and successful robbery Was CONF
mitted this evening, on the Iron Noun.
tain railroad. As the train which left
here at 9:45 A. NJ, came in sight OF
Codes Hill station, one hundred and
two miles below here, at 43Or. n, it
wss sisnaled TO stop, 3 switch was
turned and the train run on the side
track. As the train stopped conductor
Afford stepped off to ascertain WHAT
the matter was, when he was confront.
ed by a man in q mack, pistol placed
to his head and he was marched off
under guard. The engineer. fireman,
mail agent, express messenger and
other train men were then seized by
fve masked msu heavily armed and
were also placed under guard. The
robbers then went through the train
and took from the passengers about two
thousand dollars. a large amount OF
jewelry, over q thousand dollars frem
Adams express messenger, and rified
the mail. The robbers then left In a
soutberly direction and released the
train men. The train started southwark.
The robbers left paper on board the
train, of which the following is q copy,
the original being now in the possession
of conductor Afford:
"rBE MOST DARING ROBBERY on REooRD.
THE south bound train on the Iron
Mountain railroad, was robbed here
this evening, by FIVE heavily armed men,
of dollars. The robbers arrived
at the station few minutes be-
lore the arrival Of the train and
arrested the agent and put him under
guard, then threw the train on the
switch. The robbers were all large
men, none OF them under six feet tall,
,nd all masked. and started in a south
..Iy direction after they had robbed the
uain. They were all mounted on fine
blooded horses. There is great excite
ment in this part OF the country.
[Signed.l Ira A. MERRiL.
The robbers offered no violence to
any one on the train, and did no harm
to the train men.
Further particulars Of the train rob-
berry at Codes Hill, are to the effect
that the robbers real purpose in stop.
ping the train was TO rob Mr.. Staunch-
field, secretary Of the Clear Water Lum-
Der Com pany, whom they expected 10
be on the train with 5000, but be was
not on the train. Alter the robbers
ad seized conductor Afford and other
train men aud placed them under guard,
the gang passed along the line Of the
train flourishing pistols and command
ed the passengers 10 keep quiet.
or they would kill the conductor and
engineer Part OF the band then rob-
bed the express car Of only money. and
afterwards plundered the passengers.
There were only twelve male passen-
gers, five ladies and several children on
the train. The total amount OF money
obtained including 81 ,0S0 from the e1-
| press car, was s2.344. They took only
gold watches from the passengers
and returned those OF General
Superintendent Moreley who was
on the train, and Conductor
Affords, because they had ther names
engraved on them. The robbers a!so
took $500 from q citizen OF Gads Hill,
The thieves are unknown, but 1t is
thought a clue has been discovered.
They were tracked to Black river, Elk
miles west OF Gads Hill, but the trail
WAS lost there. The sheriff OF Wayne
county is endeavoring to raise a posse at
Piedmont to scour the country for the
robbers add it is understood that The
DOS office department and Adams eX-
press com paDy will take active meas
urss TO capture them.
Another Diam oud Thief
| Abraham W., clerk OF Bernard Spy
er, a diamond dealer OF this city, dissp-
peared to-day carrying with him the
kew OF the safe in which diamonds and
other iewelry were deposited. 1t is sus'
pected that be robbed the safe but this
has not vet been ascertained as lie has
the KEY and combin alton, and the ss!t
snuot be opened. aud Mr. Spyer, the
onlv other person belonging 10 the &C.
tablish ment having knowledge OF tbt
combination is in Chicago.
1t was Pyles instead Of Roscnfei idt
WHO disappeared from here yesterday
with the key Of W. Spyer, Mr.. Spyel
arrived home to-day and on opening
the cafe he discovered that it bad beer
robbed of diamonds, set and unset, suC
gold watches worth from twenty tt
twenty-five thousand dollars. No clu'
has vet been obtained as TO Pyle
whereabouts.
The Dariau Canal.
Captain James E. Eads, chief eDgi
neer OF the St. Louis bridge, received
letter from Secretary Robson, invitio;
him to accompany Captains Selridg
and Hull and several army and clvI
engineers to the Isthmus OF Darien, 4
determine which is the most feasible 0
the routes already surveyed for cans
across the Isthmus, aud make genera
t report OF the condition o. affairs in tha
region.
! Tho Kansas senatorshiP.
1 A special from Topeka, Kansas, cay
that the struggle for the Senatorship
becoming very warm, and great excite
D ment exists at present. However ther
is no more probability OF either part
e uniting on q man than at the con
4 meucement OF the contest, and it is ut
J, terly impossible to say who will be tb
: successful candidate.
= INDIANAPOLIS.
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