The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-02-18

ONE OF THE GANG CONFESSES-T |
IRUE STORY OF THE CRTME-ARREsT
Of THE RECEIVER.
The story of the Adams Express robbery
has at last been told, aud the mystery with
which it was invested by the detectives has
been dispelled by the confession of John
Sweeney, one of the suspected men.
Sweeney, IN company with Dan Haury,
an employee Of the company, was arrested
on Thursday night on suspicion, and since
then has been locked zap at the headquar
ters, After the arrest Mr. John Hoev.
resident manager Of the express company,
visited the men several times, with a view
to have them tell what they knew of the
affair or make some acknowledgment which
would lead to the recovery of the property.
From the first Sweeney was steadfast in
his denial Of any knowledge of the robbery;
but on Saturday Haury intimated that he
could do something for Mr.. Hoey if Mr.
Hoey would assist him in return Mr.. Hoey
says he did not pay any attention to this
offer Of Haury's but the fact that Sweeney
turned iaf1rmer looks as though it had been
used to influence him Sweeney. Mr.. Hoey,
however, says he only appealed to Sweeney
on behalf Of his mother and sister. and that
that was sufficient to induce him to make
a ''clcan breast of it.
Before giving the confession it may be
well to give Mr.. Hoey's version of the loss
Of the safe, which, by the way, is now pub
lished for the first time. That gentleman
says that at halfpast seven on the morning
of Sunday, the 10Th day of january, 24
safes, 10 from the Washington messenger
and II from other messengers, were brought
to the principa! Office of the company, at
No. 50 Broadway, and, instead of being i'm
mcdiatcly looked up in the vault as they
should have bcen Sullivan, the watchman,
allowed them TO stand in the yard
Sullivan went to church and left a watch
man named Clark in charge of the pack
ages until he should return. While SulIi-
van was away Dan Haury entered the yard
for the purpose Of taking out his team to
bring in the freight Of the Eastern cars
lie complained Of being i'll, and requested
70 be relieved Of the work, 4 request which
seems to have been granted, as it appears
that he Immediately began to load up an
empty cart which stood in the yard. 1t
was Haury's duty to drive this wagon to
Communipaw at four.A. ". the next morn
ing Monday 50 as to catch the earl y train.
While the watchman' : back was turned and
his attention engaged in another part Of
the yard uaury lifted one Of the iron
boxes and pat Il in the forward part The
wagon he was loading. In few minutes
it was lost to sight beneath a nlaas offreight,
which WAS quickly thrown in.
After the wagon had been loaded and
made ready for the morrow Haury depar
te l. and shortly thereafter Sullivan re-
turned from church and locked up the
treasure boxes and trunks without missing
any Of tlicm Next morning the money
clerk called for the boxes and one was found
to be missing. In the meantime Haury
had gene TO Communipaw and returned
All the employees were examined, but
when 1t came to Haurys turn he refused
to be examined, and became 50 indignant
at The suspicion which he supposed at
tached to him that he talked Of resignlng.
Nothing could be learned Of the lost safe,
50 private detectives we're called III to work
up the case. A shadow was set on Haury,
who knew he was watched, and, on two
occasions. assaulted his shadower. As he
knew he was watched he was too weary to
be caught in any overt act, and the detec-
tives made 10 headway. In the meantime
the company had received description OF
the property lost and advertised 1t.
On Wednesday morning a German lad,
named Koope, who lives in Seventy-fourth
street. found a package on the corner Of
Second avenue and Fifty-frst street, which
contained $4,000 worth of North Caro-
lima State bonds, which he brought to head
quarters and handed over to Superintend-
ent Walling. Here was the first satistac-
tory clcw. 1t proved that the robbery had
been done in New York, and that the per
uetrators were not professional is, The su-
int >rdent sent for Mr.. Hoey, who IN
pl,'r1;..o ID, ntifed the bonds as part Of
~ lil11'','I .o,,.,.,,, lost. At this stage Of the
so sne r. i'Pr Sr;ntono. 1T decided upon ar
resting Haury and bis COLI .aitlo'i : 80 80
The men were found in Y ashlns9toh 7'Ioo'
on Friday night. aud brought to heaul, ''''r-
ters The next day man Of plain ap-
pearance called at headquarters and re
a1cstod an audience with the suPerintcnd-
ent.
The request was complied with, and at
the conference the stranger SAID his dau?n-
ter worked in the same shop with two Slris
named respectively Lena Wilson and her
maiden sister Ella Lunz. Until the day
previous they had been in very poor cir
rnr,stanceg. but by some means unknown
to the narrator's daughter they had sud
denly become rich The evidences Of Their
prosDerity were found in rolls OF bills
which they exhibited to the wondering eyes
Of their working companions. The super
intendent Immediately sent for the girls in
question and examined them. Ella did not
wish y to conceal anything, and told all she
knew. The money she had was given to
-, J., fr;ond named Phillips, who proved