Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-11
THE TRAIN ROBBERY.
some New Details ofthe At
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fair.
The Little Rock Republican of Monday
morning gives some further details of the
train robbery at Gad's Hill
The robbers directed their attention first
to tho mail and express coach. In the
compartment assigned to the former they
secured the agent, and then without, with
out moments unnecessary delay, but
deliberately enough, commenced the
RANsAcKING OF THE stAIL-BAGs,
and directing their special attention to
packages containing registered letters.
And their search was not in vain, for here
they made the largest haul of the day.
With JOY the knaves discovered q regis
tered package containing $1,000 in cur
rency, forward by the Second National
Bank of st Louis, and addressed to the
Clark County Bank, at Arkadelphia
A bundle of the debris resulting from
their search was geathered up by the mail
agent and delivered yesterday morning to
Postmaster Pollock, who kindly permitted
our reporter to inspect them. Amidst the
pile of
TORN AND BATTERED LETTERS
and envelopes, there was one which was
registered at Waco, Texas, and which was
thrown aside-by mistake, no dOubt-un-
contents was excited to woman's pitch
I'VE mean the highest, but Postmaster
Pollock would not permit him to crafty
his impulse to innOcently carry out in that
one instance, his desire to initiate The
masked buuditii of Gad's Hill. Having
examined everything they deemed Of val
ue in the postoflice of the train they next
resolved on the
RIFLTNG OF THE EMPRESS CAR.
BY this time, Mr.. Wilson, the messen-
ger, became aware of what was transpir-
ing, and made all possible arrangements to
protect the property under his charge, and
as precautionary measures, locked the
doors, secured his pistol and held it ready
for action. The door leading into his car
from the postal department was soon flung
open, and masked villain entered. Will
son presented his pistol at his head and
told him to drop the spoils he had in his
mediately after his comrade thieves enter
ed, and Wilson was disarmed and told he
ought to have the id top of his head shot
| Off The result of the search in the eX-
press car was the securing by the bandits
| of 81, 103 so, of which Sal % belonged to
| Mr.. Wilson He told the thieves of that
| fact, but they would not believe him, and
80 refused to return it.
We advise all travellers hereafter to leave
! their "plug" or "stove pipe " hats at
home or throw them out of the window
before they get into the woods. Into the
second class car of the train our thieving
scions of chivalry disdained to enter, say
! ing that they We're only after the sons
/ of with plug hats, and did not desire to
| modest or rob workiugmen or those who
| earned their bread with the sweat of their
! brows. Wonderful consideration on their
part, rely. The thieves must consider
| themselves as more laborious delivers than
! the graugers, and must regard themselves
as among the most industrious of those
! classes ranked by economists rs producers.
is THE CRUEL WAR STILL OVER?
! The robbers boosted of their Southern
procivities, and damned all who acknowl-
edged themselves Northern men, ana
called them such pet names as blacEguards
and pimps address to each other. They
did not care about going for anybody but
| Cd id Yankees, unless the Id fools
| from elsewhere wore plug hats. This was
an innovation their chivalrous souls de.
tested and their hosoms were steeled
against all appeals uttered by any one
| whose oaput was crowned with Il stove
pipe. We presume they would pick the
pockets of even n laboring man, If he
| wore silk hat, even though, like the po-
cts needy knife grinder, his breeches had
q hole in it.
We nave spoken of the ruffians as five,
though gentleman Oh IHe lralu lelIS us
there were six BE that as it may, it is
generally agreed that they all were young
and active men, judging from their appear
| ace aud motions. They were all well
| dressed, but only one of them seemed in
| possession of all overeoat. That was the
one who took possession of and opened the
switch at this side of Gads Hill. After
| having secured all the booty they could
find, they gave permission To the train to
move on, but Immediately stopped IL again
until the thief who owned the overcoat
cuuld go and get it off the switch, where
he hadihrown it at first. All wore white
linen or calico masks, with holes cut IN the
cloth for the eyes and mouth. That they
are the same party that robbed the Hot
Springs stage there is scarcely any doubt
They takeh and acted similarly, jocul trly
mentioned that occurrence two or three
times, and one of the horses in their pos
session was recognized rs the one stolen
from the stage team.
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