, 1874-02-02
Seven Desperate Rogucs Engaged in
tho Affair.
They Ride Off Leisurely In Southerly
Direction.
4 Boy in Tennessee Shoots and Kills
His Rival.
The Diamond Robbery in st. Louis.

Sr. Louis, No., Feb. 1.-Tho train robbery at
Gad's Hill, on tho Iron Mountain Railroad, lnst
night, has boon a general thomo Of conversation
hcro to-day. Tho Little Rock express train loft
St. Louis at 020 yesterday morning with lts
usual complement Of passengers.
Gad'e Hill In a small station at which trains do
notatop unless signaled. Tho train was
BROUGHT TO Il srANDsr1LL
ut eight Of rod flag. It was boarded by seyon
desporadoos. Tho conductor, 0. a. Afford, was
ordered to give up his watch and money,
which he did, but tho for1nor was ro-
turncd. They then robbed tho express
moBsongor and safo, md took tho registered
letters from tho mal-agout. Whilo going
through tho cars they inquired tho name Of
each passenger, and especially for 1lr. rinsor-
ton, who thoy probably thought bud his pockets
vol lined with groenbaoks. Among tl,oso plum
derod was J. s. Morley, President Of tho Iron
Mountain Railroad.
THE THIEVES
we're eaca armod with two rovolvers and gun,
aud wore masks. Before the arrival OF tho
train they Ind taken tho precaution to opon tho
switches 80 that further progress would DO
impossible, aud collected all the mon,
women, aud children in tho village
around tho platform. They aro all described as
being above the average height, nono being
under Hix feet.
CABS HILL
is about 120 miles from st. Louis. The loca1ity
and tho roads passing noar 1t nro described as
follows: Tho st. Louis 4; Iron Mountain and
Cairo j. Fulton Railroads aro operated as ono
road, Thomas Allen President. Trnins for Mem
phis nud Little Rock traverse tho sa,no track to
Bismarck, passengers for Memphis proceeding
to Belmont, opposite Columbus, KY, aud pas
sengers for Arkansas proceeding by Pilot Knob
and Poplar Bluff. Gad's Hill ia situated in tho
northwestern corner Of Wayne County.
It is d mere nag-atation, Piedmont, on tho Black
River, aeyen miles directly SOUTH being tho
nearest telegraph point. Iho surrounding
county-Boa Of tue county, boing accredited with
Of the country is generally brokcn, and is mainly
heavy timher-lana, such as would afford 8 good
rendezvous for party OF outlaws.
THE sr011.o.
The following is partnl record Of the prop
orty taken: The thiovos got 81, oS0
from tho express. four registered PACKAGES
from c. D. Houry. $40 from G. g. Dent, $500
from Mr. Scott aud son, $500 from Mr. Lincoln,
$500 from Mr.: Merriam+ $40 from @. s. Nor;oll,
at15, 6 iing valued at 500, aud a broastpin val
,lod at 516i) from ". a. l1oLain, 9 gold watch
Afford, conductor Of tue trnin.
THERE IA GREAT ExcITEMENT
over the aifair at Gada HILL and tho citizens are
preparing to follow them up.
t1o the 4issociated PreAs.l
ST. LOUIS, No., Fob. 1.-Further particulars
OF tho tram robbery nt Gad'B Hill Inst eyoniug
arc to tho effect that the robbera' real purpose
in stopping tho train was to rob Mr. Stnuncl-
Eeldt Secretary of the Clearwater Lumber Com
pnny, whom thoy expected to bo Oh tho train
with $4,000, but ho was not aboard- After tho
robbers Ind seized Conductor Afford and other
train mon, and placed them under guard, one Of
tho gang pasaed along tho limo OF the train
F1ouRIsu1Na PISTOLS,
aud commanded tho passengers to keep quiet, or
thoy would kill tho conductor aud engineer.
Part Of tho band thon robbed tho express aud
mail, taking only money, and afterwards plum
derod tho passengers. There wore only twelve
mnlo passengers, tive Indies, and several children
OIL tho train. The total amount Of money OBJ
taincd, including $1,000 from the ospress, waa
s2,344. They took only gold watches from
tho passengers, md returned those
of General Superintendent Morley,
who WIS on the train, aud Conductor Afoll, be-
causo they Ind their names engraved OH them.
The robbers nlso took $500 from tho
CITIZENS OF aAD's HILL.
The thieves arc unknown, but it is thought q
traced to Blaol River, pix miles west Of Gad's
Hill. but tho trail was Lost thcro. The Sheriff
Of Wayne County ls endeayoring to organize D
posse at Piedmont to scour tho country for the
robbers and it il isndorstood that tho post-O O1iice
Department aud Adams ExpresA Company will
take active measures to capture them.