The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-11-27
ACOOL ROBBERY.
4 safe Containing About $4,000 Car
ried on from the American Express
eompany's once la CINCINNATI. tn
Iir0ad bay light.

Gompany's O0ice fn Cincinnati. tn
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From the Cincinnati Commercial of the
10th, We condcnse the following facts con-
corning the stealing Of an iron safe with
its valuable contents from the American
Express Conpany's Office, In that city, on
Sunday, the 10Th inst:
SCENE OF THE ROBBERY.
Both the American and United States
Express Offices have fronts on both Fourth
and Race streets. The Race street fronts
of these Offices are used for the receiving
and shipping OF goods. Ordinarily the
pedestrian will find the sidewalk covered
with packages, and half a dozen wagons
standing backed up there, delivering and
taking boxes, packages. safes, etc. OF a
Sunday this Is not so noticeable, although
considerable business is done in the morn
ing and evening. Yesterday afternoon.
when the robbery of which we are 10
speak occurred. there were very few in
the office. Between the hours of and 3,
when the trick was taken, there Were
only two employees 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, porter named
Charles Moody. has been in the employ Of
the company only since July last. He Is
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 messenger of the compa-
ny. Mr.. Monroe was discharged a few
months since for an irregularity in his ac-
counts. Now. we don't want TO do Mr..
Monroe and his friends any injustice or
harm, but we are assured that he was dis
charged, whether justly or with injustice,
because money package in his care turn
ed up missing. But Monroe has been re-
garded a an unfortunate sort of a fellow.
who really meant no harm, and mas been
allowed TO visit the office and associate
with the employees there. Ii is said. in
deed, that he has frequently slept
there since his connection with
it ceased. Ii is stated also that he
was there yesterday morning when the
money packages were placed in the safes.
However all that may be, his coming into
the office At any time was not circum-
stance TO excite curiosity or suspicion.
He came yesterday afternoon; he saw; he
conquered. He took a chair by the side
of Moody, in an easy sort of way, and
remarked that he'd like smoke. Moody
couldn't accommodate him, and Monroe
cleverly proposed to gamble for the cigars
to mark" Moody, being disposed 10
accommodate hin, they marked. and
Moody lost. Then Monroe, being a lame
man. and Moody requiring exercise. il was
concluded that Moody should 90 across
the street for The cigars. But perhaps We
are ahead of our story tribe. Right here,
probably, should come in the
BLACK HORSE AND GREEN WAGON.
fIfhf- mr.. pa.A.. ahnnf this .
was rickety old green express wagon,
drawn by spawned. ringboned old black
horse. Ii contained two men and a
trunk. Ii backed up and the two men got
out and let down the ril-board. Then
they took out the trunk. This trunk was
empty. but when the two nen carried il
into the Office. they tugged at il for
stall' as ii il were heavily frcighted.
They set the trunk down, and remarked
that they wanted it to go TO the old
horse" corner. In express parlance old
horse" means unclaimed freight that has
stood around for long time. There was
brother-in-law in the case. fellow named
Brown, not much known around there,
Monroe's brother-in-law, who is said 10
have recently served a term in the work
house. Moody knew nothing about this
fellow. Ii IL presumed. He and his com
panion having dumped their load, with the
understanding that orders for its shipment
would be left at the office, they drove of.
Moody went for the cigars. and in the
short time OF his absence Monroe captured
the plumber. He selected from the lot of
ordinary messengers safes there. one con-
tanning a large amount of money. $4,000.
we understand on good authority. This
safe was for the Chicago messenger. and
was to have started for that city last night.
Ii is supposed that one of his confederates
stepped in again and helped him put the
safe in the + nnk during Moody's absence
after the cigars.
DEPARTURE OF THE sAFE.
Moody returned with the cigars, and he
and Monroe proceeded 10 have a nice
smoke. While they were smoking, up
drove the little, old black horse. and the
little, old green wagon again. and I'm came
the same two men again. As they walked
up. they stat. d. quietly, that they had
made a mistake: that il was 10 the Adams
they had TO take that trunk. so they
picked up the trunk and walked of with
I il. This time IL took some honest Juggling
to carry it--rather more than they had
made pretense of i'm the first place. They
walked out with it quietly and in good
order. placed il in the wagon and drove
off. Monroe disappeared also. The rob-
bcrs drove up Race street in the light Of a
dull. cloudy afternoon. Where they drove
I to Is not known. Ii il believed that they
drove out into the country, and at dark
say 5:3O-seected some out-of-the-way
place where they could break open the