Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-19

a Union Pacific Train
Stopped and Robbed.
HOW THE ROAD AGENTS ACCOM-.
PLISnED THEIR PURPOSE.
They Escape with s75, 900
in Money.
SITTING BULL WILL NOT LEAVE
BRITISH SOIL.
Progress, Of the President Through
Kentucky.
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Robbery OF . Usioa Paeiav Rail
road Train.
CHEYENNE. Sept. ls.-Ths East-bound
passenger train which passed here at $
p. N. to-day was stopped and robbed by
thirteen masked men at Big Spring. Nsb.,
100 miles east Of here. tonight. Tho rob
bers first took possession Of tho station a
Big Spring. destroying the telegraph In
struments and compelling the agent to
hang out . red light. When the train
stopped tho robbers took possession. put
ting tho train men and passengers under
guard. The express car wss broken Into.
and the safe robbed Of about S75. 900. The
passengers were also robbed, but Of what
amount Is not yet ascertained. To delay
the train reaching the next sta tion and an
alarm being given. the fire In the locomo-
tive was wet down. A freight train, over
taking the express. loaned II its engine.
and the express proceeded 10 0gallala,
from where the report OF the robbery Ia
made. The robbers are believed 10 have
gone north. The railroad company offer
. reward OF 5000 for tho arrest Of the
thieves.
CHEYENNE. Wy, Sept. la.-Big Springs.
the station where tho robbery Of tho ex.
press train WAS committed last night. Ia .
water station. iG2 miles east Of this place.
There arc only one or two houses besides
the station. The robbers rode 10 the sta.
ton In tho evening and took possession Of
everything. taking the telegraph instru-
ments out and throwing them away. A
red light was then hung out 10 stop the
train. which reached there about II p. n.
On the conductors stepping Off 10 see what
WAS wanted. he was confronted by two men
armed with revolvers, who ordered him 90
throw up his hands. The engineer and
fireman were secured. and = guard placed
OF each coach door. The station agent was
compelled 10 knock On the express car
door. and on its being opened for him tho
robbers rushed In, o~verpowcred the mes
senger. Miller. and took possession u the
car. They secured SOS, 900 In coin and
about $500 In currency from the express
company Ine throusn sAie, Whicn u s'A'
nonary ana nss : summation ,ooA' Nney
largo sum of money. The passengers
in tho coaches were then visited. and
relieved Of cash . ~valnables. III plum.
der taken from the passengers 10 stated 10
be 81 800 In cash. four gold watches and =
ticket to Chicago. One man, named
Morris. lost a gold watch and $3.50 In
money, Inc Arrival OF yreisht trsin
evidently interiered Win tneiI p',ns, Ior
aitrr putting OUT the hre IN tne Iocomo-
tive OF the express they mounped u ious
away without disturbing the occupants OF
the sleeping cars. To-day INC Union ~
ciic Railroad Company u Union racine
Express Company oner . reward OF siV''
600 Tor the arrest OF tho thieves the
recovery OF the y q pro rata " tue
reward 10 10 paid LOT tho recovery OF any
portion OF the money or eaptnrs oi any OF
The b Inc sherins OF inc surround.
Ing counties and commanding oficcrs OF
the military posts throughout Nebraska
aud Wyoming Territory. n along the
Kansas Pacific railroad, have been mott.
fed Of the robbery. aud everything possi-
bic will be done 10 effect the arrests.
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~. ~. .s.n"" =. III.
Hh~ iohA' oepenoer i''-i"~a !"
day testified that sC0.OOO was paid the
Board Of Aldermen for tho confirmation OF
Peter n sv.snv a. CITY Cb,mberl,in.
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TIC pa'u ihomas eomAh' rres'oen' 'e
Board Of Aldermen, between $4,000 and
SEQ, 900 to PASS q resolution directing the
Controller to issue bonds for si,60O. 600,
Tor the brooklyn bridge, OF which he was
ana'.ss AMI a,hsp hs sxs, ,nn, sp,5 y
n person to falsify tho results Of the
ballots, he answered ho gave instructions
TO that eid 10 Inherent men VINO control.
n,mo ,h,m N..r,v ali ,ha men con.
nccted with Tsmmsuy Hall from 1868
until the ring broke, had more or less 10
do with tho Lusiness. Regarding tho re.
ported meeting Of tho Board Of Audit, al
which claims amounting TO millions 81
dollars were passed. Tweed said such meet.
Ing WAS never held. but claims were paid
Notwithstanding. Tweed read . paper re-
lsting to the career OF John Merrissey. |
stating that he had been indicted for ~.
sault with intent TO kill In 1913 at Troy.
and In tho following year for burglary and
sentenced 10 jail also. that he served
terms in the penitcntiary for several
breaches Of tho peace, and that he had