The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-02-25
AULLAiNOusCRIME
Two Express Robbers Attempt tn Drawn
Negro woman Who Had Discovered
Their tsimc-tbey Gag aud Manscl~
Her Riri Intend 10 Throw Her On the
Si. Louis isrldge.

ntA NfNNttN- nt wax 81 NIANtfl
Ter a,n' Intend 80 Throw Her ON the
~. Louis bridge.
Prom the - Louis Globe Democrat, Feb. Is. |
one of the most audacious attempts
AT murder on record anne very near be-
ing successfully perpctratcd Sunday
evening, and It's failure has led 10 the
certain discovery Of the United States
Express robbers, who went through the
EXPIRE. train on the North Missouri
Railroad near Jennings Station, about
seven miles from 81. Louis, n few weeks
ago. ihr particulars OF the robbery
were detailed ip inil in these columns
AT the time, and they do not need rcpc-
titior. The robbers, after locking the
express messenger in his package box,
and riiing the safe Of lbs contents, came
directly 10 IT. Louis. although that fact
WAS not positively known until Sunday
night. One Of the men, rs is generally
the ease, had a woman, t. whom he
partially disclosed the facts Of the ro y
berry, and also gave her money. The
woman was "A small. thick set negress.
as black ~ stnve-pipe. She had known
the man for several years, and had a
child by him. The name of the man IS
Hollan. and he has for years past been
CONNECTED WITH RAILROADS
here in various capacities, having RAJ
as a brakeman, express messenger, and
conductor. He was for some time an
express messenger on the Missouri Pa
citic Railroad, running between here
and Atchi.on, Kansas. 1t is also re-
ported that he was ut one time a con-
ductor on that railroad, but that is not
positively known. OF late he has not
been doing any thing, and since the rob
berry has been living in style, doing
nothing, and spending money quite Law
ishly. lie roomcd on the fourth floor
Of the American Express Company's
building. No. 3lt North Third Street.
His room was shared by his brother
robbcr, who is o As Wilson. but
that Is not his right name. OF Wilson's
antcccdcni~ but little i, known. although
positive evidence of his completely in
the robbery If the express 40 Jennings
Station exists. This negro woman of
llollan's was i'm the habit Of sweeping
and busting out the room every morn
ing, and providing the men with their
meals, and for the purpose Of getting
into the room i'm the absence of the men.
had been provided with a l~atch-key.
She did not live at the room. but resided
nj her own home, so she claims, on
Seventeenth Street, neal Washington
Avenue. Her name is Williams. On
Sunday morning she departed for Hol-
lan's room, rs usual, for the purpose Of
cleaning il out. 1t was about So'clock,
and when she got % the building she
let herself in with her latch-kcy, and
came unexpectedly upon the two men,
engaged in examining
THE pLUNDEE
Of which they had robbed the express
company. Her unexpected appearance
startled the men, who, Notwithstanding
the woman's previous knowledge Of
their crime. became very much confus-
ed. There they We're, busily engaged
in counting oven their stolen plumber,
and sc|rutiniling valuable papers, while
scattered about over the floor were torn
express packages, which plainly gave
away the whole business. The men
became very excited, and IIollan Jump
ed up, with "A terrible oath, and de-
manded 10 know the cause Of her APP
pcarancc. The two men then consulted
together, and decided that the woman
Ni' " liihis Ailh Nht lAt w EFA
ont of the way. This point was dccid-
cd AZ once, and the villains then dis
cus,ed the hest mode of carrying out
they intentions. Wilson proposed 10
shoot her, but llollan was too shsewd
for that, and at nee saw that il would
never do, a. the noise Of the pistol
would attract attention and inquiry.
They therefore chloroformed her, and
tied her up against the wall. in which
condition, after effcctually preventing
any outbursts on her part by placing a
tight gag in her mouth, they kept her
for the remainder of the day. Towards
night
THEY STRIPPED HER
of her own clothing and robed her in a
suit Of their own habilimcnts, when she
looked more like a well grown boy than
woman About Z o'clock buggy was
procured from the stables Of Glasgow &
darkness, corner OF Sixth and Locust
Streets, and driven around to Ilollan's
room. The men then carried the WON
an down stairs aud placed her in the
buggy, Wilson at the same time adyis-
ing Holian to cut her throat; hut here
again Hollan displayed his shrcwdncss
" not acquIcscing 10 the plan. urging
that the blood, which would stain the
steps and buggy, as well as their cloth
lng, would prove q terrible t~ell-tale on
Them should any thing happen to thwart
thtir plans. llollan's scheme was 10
drNe out onto the bridge, and, when in
the middle, 60 weight the woman down
WIN iron and sink her to the bottom of
the river. This could be done without
noisc' and, colld they get a chance To
throw her owe the railing before being
seen, detection would apparently BE- im-
possflla