New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-09
THE STORY OF A ROBBERY.
HOW THE ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY WAS
ACCOMPLISHED
THE DETECTION OF THE ROBBERs-RECovERY or A
LANCE PART OF TIE STOLEN PROPERTY.

over tbe robbery OF the messengers safe OF Adams
Express Company in which nearly $4,000 was stolen
was cleared up yesterday. The devotion 70 the casa
and patience of superintendent Walling, Detectives
King and WarlOw. and " John HOey the general ag'n.
OF the Company have at length been rewarded with
success. The whole case, 1t has developed ITSELF was
told last evening by Mr. Hoey at the Police Central
| Office as follows:
On Sunday morning Jan. II last there arrived in tho
Office ofAdams Expross Company. at No. 90 Broadway
80 messengers safes which had been sent from tho
Sonth and Southwest. These sifo' all contained yan-
aOes In greater or less amounts, and all received
and receipet for by the Waterman at the general o1co
! lie, with the messengers and helpers, uBloaded
them and placed them about the doors OF
| the la"ge fire and burgllrproot vaults 10
which such sa'es kept by tho Company.
It early Sunday morning instead OF packing tbs
so',s az once IN vaul the Waterman, he after
wards told Mr.. Hocy, suddenly thought OF his spiritual
condition and suggested 20 his companion that they had
better the sales where they were until after they
had priest at least attended short mass 40
81. Peters CIurcb. Accordingly he went away
and LETT the valuable property IN charge Of the aoo'
Waterman. AT o'clock that morning Daniel Hanrey.
a driver whose duty 10 TO 20 to the ol;e at that
EOur aud take out bis % sport 10 the onie all
tho Eastern freight into tho binding lie eigned
sickness and asked t. have other person attend to
his work while he remained In load an empty wagon
that stood in the yard. Halrey went 10
work setting oIt his freight, and while tho
watchmans back turned he carried OF the safes
out to his wagon and placed IL under tho seat
covering 1t with blanket. He then loaded up ms
wagon. which was left standing in the driveway with
many others. When tbs watchm4n returned from
church he that the safes had been disturbed bat
he suspected nothing WRONG, as he saw Hadrey there
and knew him to be a Griver for the company Tao
safes were then put the vault aud supposed to 0a
all right.
Early on Monday morning Hlurcy came Tor his loaded
wagon and started Tor Comm 10 cItch tho O'Clock
train for Washington. Young tlsmIth named John
Sweeney who had been taken into Haureys cone 20
his accomplish the robbery be committed. watched
Hlurey drive toward the ferry and fJJwcl him across
upon the ferryboat. Whcn they had reached Communt
paw the wagon backed up 10 the platform upon
which the express freight Is unlOaded. Then helper
and HOurey went to work ald unloadod tho wagon
After everything had been taken from the wagon eH-
cept the safe that still remained concealed by the
banket the helper went 10 tho next wagon
which was backed up near BIZ. II was noi
yet light and tho weather was bitter Geld
Haurey said TO the helper, - won't wall
for you, but viii drive 70 the ferry. You can over
take me upon the boat" HaHey then started for the
ferry down the long dark avenue leading TO the br;ee
Sweeney soon afterElrd overlook the wagon and
Jumped ia, and the ay to the ferry he broke op1
the safe The bags Of vluIbcs were taken out and si
up. Their contents were rapidly transferred to one
bag, and this Sweeney took charge or "h't
the wagon had been driven upon tho boat
Hauroy got down from tho seat AMI wen
into the cabin TO warm himself There he met the othu
driver ana helper, who reached the boat soon afiei
Ulurey OF course nobody missed Sweeney, for thcj
we're all expressmen and did not know lim. While
Haurey kept the men engaged In the cabin. Swcen'J
pitched the safe and what he had not taken oytr3orL
It Is now at the bottom OF the North R.yor
Sweeney threw over hi+ shoulder. Haurey d'o'e
| lis wagon to tho Office as usu', sweeney
! I,1, Ina To a
Washington and AlbJDysts. Ilurey haste"eI 10 lpi
sweeney as soon as possible |a,hCt a'.l.oi- 80
door and empted their boo upon the table. lhon ih
yaluaDles were hastily divided by placing them ~ two
piles and casting lots for them. Each secuted III prop
cry about his person, and carried II 50 un Tie he'
The loss OF the safe was MT discovered hy tho cx
press company unul the next dtY iit'r tao foOD'ry
The money clerk. Mr. y EMS louAI 'hAt So "'' ~
luE, it vas at dc3t suppJ.ed tt It nd been leg
behind upon tie road some here Ir. Vel, repoli-d
| the tact at once TO III h,'',, "hp teicBI"PT'1
| TO all tho stations between Washington auI DR.
Mc Uo, concluded that th, re had come 10 the IT,
though ne had 10 cy fence OF that fact II u hd come
| question then arose VINO IT. IL
imperative OF the Adams Expires, Company never
all the 10 Ills Office WHO were al Work Oh sunday
ana asked who the hrst man 20 aa. ont team Ga
Hoey rogue, ted Haurey to state TO him what De knew
! about the men VINO were at work on oindoy. UtgeY
famed I'D Gud exclaimed, " dcciluc 10 aIy tang
about lay cOmraues. Ii you think mn a the.
! ) had better have ne cent ~ the IOAoS at one
Flurey ait3r q little arg Iueut, related the eli cum
OF tue work the morning IN question, leaving
all reference 10 tie sac MI Hoe t"y aMe hoIaAy
certain that he knew Uian Ae tod, Iui ordered
MIN to be shadOwed by private d5tcctyc,, but VITA
ntte success Mhen Superintendent Wa llLE received
the notice VI the stolen bonds Ge sent his out 10
| work actively upon the Whoa tue boz kopp
| found the bonds tie entire case was M
trusted superintendent Wa!ae and MI Hocy spared
expense nor pains 10 coop rate WIN hun Dcc,cu
King and WarlOw ascertdined that iHauIty lad been
paying attentions 10 MISS Ina L5uz ana E.a wilson
under the all las OF john Pni ps uduicy dd sent u 8
Lenz $500 and Miss Wilson SiO0. lie aIso tho day Of
the robbery, cent tncm 500 worth or gOco rs IL hid
taken them 10 tho inedter very often, anu g4Yo them
| goods from LOrJ LAY iOTs.
| on Friday nignt Harvey end Sweeney with James
DIeWShO had been sce with the other. bat WnO MAS
found have had nothing 10 do with the O61ery-wr 6
arrested and locked up In the Ponce Central Ote. Mr..
IIOey mad several talks with Sweeney Waom d. could
mercy TO As 10 WAS not an employ az tue Com
pauy. Sweeney held oct uuil Sunday, wen lie made
confession OF the wA0.e. lie won't with detective
King, Nj. II ey, ant superintendent MdunS TO tao
place where the money buried. luis COIDValLeut
mad been doue 10y a lad In Rutgcr--t IAe money
found securely burned IA tie want Of plumber n y s.
! saust. Under hiGstoneS, rubbish aud G.oii' VS.
hermc teal y-scaed box In THIS was cttH b-, Ia
which t26 GO IN National hauh notes was Du. IL tr-
intcndent Nllug took THIS 10 TIC Ponce Central OIo
Icsierday morning the Superintendent the detective
| and MIR. IIOey. went " Nose" EarcA'5 Iu tD.y-
tnlrI-st, between Second and GnrdNes, 1Ld EcAcucN
arrested Ii was to MN that the ponds au. 'Hu"g
10 over $1,000 entrusted Tor Hcgotuon iltLfey
sold him diamond pin valued a. 500 iot SO. lni
between s5J0 aud 81 $40 IN gold Hud silver coin IO 800
A days after they went 10 Elrich Tor the money
Oh the bonds. He held out paper Oh which was "N 10
sauealedp lie then SAID; 81 Know where yOo ,0t tns
mUuey II was from Adams Express CO uqhny.' \ ~
said Haurey, 81 cracked safe there. and you nave
| the punG r." "M,s3" found that DE could not
dispose Of the bonds ana becoming alarmed Threw i~,n
away, when they were found as Sl''td "o'Nt' a. H7
TJuUs Police Court yesterday, JA'.Ico ht',.- a.
charged Drew, and Sweeney Was scat Ia t-e House ol
| Detention IN default q N.5h E.rth W'' D.t ~
/ Grand July.