Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-02

as he said he wanted to make TEL
cents for his trouble ia buying it. Char
ley asked him twice as to the name b,
wanted the bill made out 10, before hI
\, answered "PaTker." No initials or frs
name is recollected by Charley or Mr.
NewsOm. He picked up the lamp anC
walked out OF the store with it. AS wei
as they can remember his appearance
he was a man of about thirty years O
age, under medium size, light brown
mustsche; he wore an old black low
crowned soft het, shirt very much soiled
about the neck, face and hands quite
dirty, and wearing heavy brown over
coat, buttoned up.
A wELL-LAID SCHEME.
From every indication it is evident
that the robbers were well acquainted
with the method in which the express
company did business, and that the
money package had been sent by one of
the parties from COllieTville in order to
get the messenger into the den prepared
especially for the robbery and his death.
The robbers knew that as no money
was delivered Sunday the messenger
would have an unusual amount on his
person when making the rounds Mon
day morning, hence their desire to have
him call on that day, and the reason
one OF the gang sent the money from
Collierville Saturday night and came in
the city so as to be here in time, know
ing the presence Of the negroes at work
in the office, No. IS Madison street,
would indicate anything but premedi-
tsted villainy. They evidently en-
ployed them for this purpose, and were
there awaiting the entrance of the I'M
conscious messenger. Their plan sue
ceeded admirably, and the men escaped
out of the hack door and emerged
through the alley into the streets of the
city. About the time the robbery was
committed, a neglo man wearing a
! light-cOlOred coat was seen running up
! Center alley toward Court street, and
/ he is supposed to be one Of the men.
! The plan had certainly been well ar
ranged, and was doubtless begun some
/ time ago. About two weeks ago
man answering Parker's descrip-
] tiOn called at the Southern express
/ Office to rent room on the same floor,
and near that occupied by Mr.. Brady in
| the company's building. Mr.. Loop re-
| fused to rent the room, and called the
attention of an employee of the compa-
| ny 10 the fact that the man looked sus.
piciOus, and it would not surprise him il
he intended some mischief or robbery.
This man answers the description of
Parker, and is doubtless the same per-
son.
ARREST OF TWO MEN.
The news of the robbery having reach
ed Chief Athy, he Immediately mount
ed policemen and instituted search for
the robbers in every direction; the de-
pots and trains were watched, and tele-
grams sent to different places. Shortly
after the robbery the police arrested two
men, supposed to be the guilty parties,
and conducted them to the Adams street
stationhouse. As they passed along the
street crowd followed them, and short
ly after the accused were landed in
Chief Athy's Office four or five hundred
persons gathered at the corner of the
streets there, and the excitement be-
came all the more inteuse as the people
believed that the robbers had been
caught. However, the officers had the
wrong pig by the ears, and the two men
were released soon afterwsrd.
CAPTAIN CRANMER's EXPEDITION.
Shortly after the robbery was commit
ted skiff containing six men crossed
the river above the GsyosO gas works,
and in few minutes another boat shot !
down the stream. Captain H. B. Gram
mer, with four policemen, boarded the
rug n. NJ. Jones, and went down the
river in pursuit. When the tug was
passing near the Arkansas shore below !
Four Mile bayou, the officers saw a skiff |
mOored at the bank and two men in the |
field. Wishing to ascertain from them |
If any skif had passed down, the tug |
was rounded to, but the two men seeing |
this, commenced running toward the |
canebrake, into which they soon after |
ward disappeared. The tug landed a
hundred yards below the skift, which |
was found to contain lot of fish and |
apples, and the persons living in the |
vicinity were unable to give any infor-
nation about it, or the men who had |
just vacated it and fed to the cane
brake, where the officers and crew of |
the tug followed, but were unable to find |
the fugitives, although they separated |
and spent two hours in the search. One |
of the men answered the description of |
Parker, and it is believed that both |
were engaged In the robbery and that |
all of the robbers escaped in the skiffs |
which were seen to leave the bluff about |
half-psst ten O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. SO far no traces have been discov-
cred, and no clue either to the identity |
or the route of the robbers has been as
certained.
MR.. MES t. BRADY,
the messenger, is young man who has
been employed a long while by the
Southern express company, and is reli-
able, honest, prompt and faithful. He
is being kindly cared for by the company,
and we are glad to know that his
wounds will not result fatally, but that
he will soon be able to resume his duties.
His face is badly confused and his stOm-
ach sore from the blows. The principal
wound is a laceration of the back por-
ton Of the scalp, about three and a half
inches long, the outer table Of the skull
being broken, but the inner one is not
damaged. Mr.. Brady is able to talk, and
agrees with everybody in the fact that
he made a narrow escape from death.
The robbers took about eight thousand
dollars from him besides four or five dol
lars, which he had collected that morn
ing. Much speculation as to the men
and their escape is INDUCED in, but moth
ing definite can be ascertained.
REWARD OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The Southern express company has
offered g reward of one thousand dol
lars for the arrest Of the robbers. The
AOIiO"lAS 10 q uOcCAl lptlOA VI bh1CC vi tilC
robbers: One is about five feet six inch
es high, about thirty-five years of age,
round face, florid complexion, and
weighs ore hundred and forty-three
pounds. Another is about five feet nine
inches high, supposed to have dark
whiskers. The third one is about twen-
ty-one years Of age, five feet nine inches
high, smooth face, dark complexion,
and boyish looking. The other two
men Mr.. Brady thinks were negroes.
BRADY's CONDITION WORSE.
At late hour last night Mr.. Brady
was reported to be much worse, and it
is feared he cannot recover. 1t seems
that his wounds are more severe than
at first thought to be, and he is now suf-
fering great pain. We trust the young
man may survive his injuries.