, 1874-02-04
CRIME.
Additional Particulars Of the
Gad's Hill Railroad
Robbery.
Interesting Incidents Related by
The Conductor Of tho Train.
Other Criminal Items,


Tho rislndcrcd Tr;sin-story OF tho
From The 81, Lou,s Republican, .,tb, 2.
Mr. n " t1rord tio cord,,ctor ,notca =
aa ~. ". 4o' .no ,s, 'A'"''
"'nc'n"ne msa ~ saos'"''1'a4y .!o ~ 1aa. too"s
Louis Saturday morning at O'Clock, and
arriyod Mt Gna's 1I;ll I'm miles from 81,
T,orin ~ ,,,,rtor ~ r ;, ~ ,o,r,,,
1.o"ia' ~ ,,.'' u""'s:1 ~ r n'' nu"Als
Mt minutes after p. nj. Wo always stop
ut q uds Hill, although there is no Biatio,l-
house. Int simnlv n platform. Tin nloco In in
H. ,,a,au h.. H. t,ro ~ t,,roo ,,o,,.o. o,,d
thoro was once saw' mill in operation tlloro.
Our train con,priHed tho mail, express. and
bRggaEo-all III tho Same car. Tho tr1in con-
sisted OF two coaches md s1eopng-car: Gu
arriving Mt Qads Hlll thero wero about tWen-
ty~ivo, pasaongers on the train, going
through to Little Rock, Hot Springs, aud
potntu beyond. Dn nenrlnE tho plnco saw
Homo people on tho platform. and ono Of them
waved re flag as signal 81 danger ahead; On
coming up to tho platform tho train wns halted,
side track, wl'i'o tho switch on our roar was also
thrown oil tho sido-track as quick M wo pnssodlt,
SO Tint tue train could not move forward or run
bacE: Soou tile Indications showed tho trs1o
ascor!ained that a'l the residents Of tho place.
including ~; boyn and Srls haa heen PC eapturo
Ihoy were gathered about nro " tho efon mr.
70 Meop 'ncm waen, u sufnou nma 9s a',ae sno
aco was M o ~ possession ,, ., ii'o & a1sPe1npGa a,
o, tllseo ol wlsom were aTniau Win ao"pio.
paffet f;nhe. enu all mt nasy foso5soda. AZ
soon as EoI sncio, on heeii,s Sna reu a!as, =
Jumped olt tno tsaus, .ll.Sn'g taas the ttaGh Tas
toin up. man au'aucca a1lo cauEht nc oy ING
collar anti Stuck pihtol III my lace. NC was Ut
sast ss SIX ,eoe III nqi n ,t ; e1o , ias1 o Ms
TACO composed OF whlto caotn, IlKo hahd-
hess.iie4' .a' a'>1 o snn PDlnua P1,a as m.a
Sao4 S H. III ~ o,o n!s m O.a noso' ,v,a el n+, wcto
r1ieoa' pus nmuoshtoou n1s onJecs "el. nc sout7
ca; oA 1nrns1ii.g nis plstoI III ny iaco osana
s.i " p,nM t ',o io t ~ i''nT ~ a3 9
a, 3 taT nf In cn M iii tc s'ps 10 fp
IT, = t'@s inc y sro Of d M t9e ~ r'!i;sns' nsshea ii
a...o' "e''t " t''e eas'''eel WY ntclnn ~ ltle
M sIn nu nn1o a1so na ane sou n uom AnoLnes ,,. u
~; r.. iau as'u - "thtott, -. tuon o
ny ol Inc passeng1la s1ucS tlc!r neaas , ons oI
tIlo Msnaoms he a.ew ooaa on tnen' siEa, W1tn
aoup'o,ua1lelca "aos-Eui, anu buoatea: laho
esra su os gu,ons @ WI. Which 0'a they u' tboue} be t
Rfaaems '9 9 onoy, or taSo ano contcm.s con a,as, o.
lls gun. Iho captured engineer ana 1lroman
"ero brought TO the platform whero WAS hc!d
prisoner, ana were tod n1, 10 s.ait a,1 enoro or
tn9y wonsd DO SHOT, jha robDers thcn
ordered tho brniomnn ant hag5agen'at to
Btands beside nc. Two Of ths dcsporadocs
then went luto tho mall-room Of lho baggage
cur, anu nccoh:lng tho inall-asent "lth threats,
commanded tho fcHlstoreu packages. Iloy tscn
r!lnnaagcti over the PACKAGES, toro them opon,
threw them on tue Aoor, any then placed tho
nall.ngcMnS n III , company VIII tue crowd under
guard. They tl.on went to tllo exprcss-inessc1'-
ser ana hfado Inn Elfo up MS ReyH ntitt Ais pts,
tol. Tho oxprcss-mcsHengor lad Ills pistol
drawn OIL ono OF tho robbers, bnt another ono OF
tue gang covered him with s1lot-Eln, an1 WAS
ready to blow his hcGd OH had 10 mol Immediate
- snrronttered.
I Iho ropoofs noxt "cht 20 LILO sale anu tooR
out tho money ,pnckages Tlloy oyerlanlcl ono
package marked watch onened it, aMl, lind. !,
ing TINT It was si'vrr tlme-Wect', threw it
down on the floor. at tllis tinso the gang waa