The New York herald., 1877-01-13
THREE BURGLARS TRAPPED.
CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK ON BOARD A TRAIN
ON THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD ON CAR
OF THE NATIONAL EXPRESS COMPANY.

CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK ON BOARD TRAIN
ON THE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD ON A CAR
OF THE NATIONAL EXPRESS COMPANY.
PouGHKKEPsIE. Jan. IL, 1877
Detectives Scanlan and Gillespie OF the Hudson
River Railroad police, and Detective Shannon OF the
Troy police, made a clever haul Of burglars at two
O'Clock this morning Several days ago Detective
Seaman received information from an authentic
that three we'll known Troy burglars intended
to rob the car of tho National Express Com
pany attached to tho Montreal train bound
south. Taking the other two detectives
in his confidence Seaman and his companions watched
the burglars night and day and ascertaDed that the
robbery was to have bcen pcrpeiraied last night at
some point along the Hudson River Railroad At Troy
last night the detectives observed The burglars buying
tickets to go South and whcn the Montreal train
along the thieves got board the detectives follow
ing closely but out of sight Nothing OF importance
occurred until the train stopped al Hyde Park, when
the robbie robbers got OF and ran back and breaking
got IN, thus making mistake. The detectives
thus had them nicely Gagged but let the train move
till reached point half way between Hyde Park and
Poughkeepsie when they sigpalled the engineer TO
stop, which he did, and In an instant tho detectives
robbers had light and had broken open some cases
which were IN tho car when they were interrupted.
They blew ont their light when the detectives thrust
revolvcrs IN the doorway and demanded them
to throw mp their hands and surrender.
At first they seemed to hesitate, but SEQ
ing determination upon the officers faces they
obeyed suilcnly, and, jumping 10 the ground. were
captured one by one and roncd when they put
on board again and brought to this city and lodged In
jail. This morning they were taken before Recorder
Robert +. Taylor. when they gave their names
Joseph Mott, James Clark and George Meyer. They
fully committed to wait the action of the Grand
Jury The detectives all deserve credit Tor their cool
and perseverance, tho matter. IL is not known
how much money In the saie but It fact that
considerable bullion Is carried on that train. Two
jimmies, dark lantern, slcJge hammer some skee-
ton Keys ana a revolver were also captured.
WHAT TIE coMPASYs OFFICERS SAT-.
Mr. /. w Winchester, Treasurer OF the National FIX.
press Company, said that II was very crafty TO all
parties concerned that the attc mpt which made
Thursday night to rob the cars had proved To be
utter laurc. He inclined TO the BELIEF that the rob-
thought It not impossible that hard times and OF
pany's hands, now on strike, tn do The deed.
Tho tram upon which the robbery was attempted
started from Troy at ten O'Clock Thursday night
and due IN this city shortly after SIX yesterday
morning On this train wcH two express cars one Of
them containing last freight aud the other the express
company's safes. having in them valuables TO large
amount In this car we're two scDgcrs whose duty
II was 10 guard tho safes. The three men who made
the attempt got the train Hyde Park, I've
SIX miles above Poughkeepse, and were soon
aftcrward observed by some in the baggage
force ther way into the freight doubtless bcliev-
ing II to be the which tanned the safes aud
valuable packages The two messenger wnosc
names are respectively Gorham and Mccoy, bad the
would be robbers promptly arrested and lodged in jail
at Poughkcepsic. When taken into custody the thrco
evil in the freight endeavoring mako
their way into the which carried the safes.