New-York tribune., 1875-02-02
A BOLD EXPRESS ROBBERY.

A wFTr-IAID SCHEME ADROTTLY AND BOLDLY Exc
curED-AN EXPRESS MESSENGER ROBBED AND
NEARLY KILLED IN MEMPHIs-ESCAPE OF THR
ROBBERS FROM THE CITY.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. IA most daring rob-
berry occurred In this city this morning On Saturday
evening last a giving the name OF W. X Parker
rented the basement of the Kuickerbocker Building at
No for tho purpose, as he said, OF open
ing stock office, and put ,up sign with the
name w r. Parker Co., and placed an old desk and
few chairs in the back part OF the Office, which has
rear feutrauce through alley. This morning John
Brady, o messenger OF tho Southern Express
Company who delivers all the valuable pack
agea entered Parkers Office to deliver package said
to contain $O addressed to W. r. Parker Co.." and
EXPRESSED from COllinsVie, Tenn Brady asked 10 sec
a member Of the firm and made known his business
There were two white men and three negroes standing
behnd the counter Brady presented his receipt book
and at the same time threw pouch containing large
number Of money packages on the counter. AT thls
moment rope thrown around his neck, bag
drawn over his head and he beaten TO state OF
almost insensbility. HIS cries had attracted atten
tion and as the street full OF people
a crowd soon gathered, but the robbers had
secured the pouch and escaped by the rear passage
IL IA evident that the whole transaction was carefully
planned by some who knew the manner OF the de-
livery OF money packages by the Express company ana
with the view OF securing almost the entire amount re-
ceyed by the Company on Saturday and Yesterday u
Ia o.
within hall an hour after the robbery was committed
and are now the canebrakes IN the bottom BRADY,
the messen GER though severely beaten Is not fanger
ousy So but believed from the size or the 0iudgeon
used that the intention OF the robbers 10 XIII hn
ne officers decline to state how much the rob-
bers secured is supposed that large amount was
token Mr. LOOP the cashier OF the Company. has
ff red reward OF 1000 for the apprehension or tine
robbers and securing tine woods opposite
The cIty In search them Parker reDresented blmsef
as beng from Sprngf Id, ILL.,, bat many believe they
were part OF the Gads Hill band.
pUR, UT OF THE ROBBERS-EYlDENCEs or CAREFUL
PREPARAnoN-IHE MESSENGER SERIOUSLY IN
JURED.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 1.-The only add-
tona cleg obtained the express robbers Is that
Young man calling himself L. F. Han. and claiming to
be nephew OF Parker who sent the express package
from Consville, the samel who rented tho ofice
Three men who left the elevator ski at:er the
robbery were pursued by officers in tug and were seen
to md on the Arkansas side and take TO the The
robbers had during last week, called several times at
tho express Office for packages about the time the
messenger was sent out to the bank and doubtless fully
informed themselves in regard to his movements aud
expected to get over 100000 intended for the bank
Brady the messenger. Is seriously injured In addition
10 WI terrible blows received on the mead from "a
cudgel he was kicked and beaten and, IL Is feared n-
iured internally He states that after beating nun un
hi he was inseDsble they locked the front door, and
found lot OF old bags and mating piled his head.
He threw them of and cut the rope and crawling TO
the door, unlocked 10 and gave the alarm No definite
description Of either OF the men can be obtained.