The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-10
THIEVES AND THIEVES.
THE TRAIN ROBBERS DISCOUNTED,
CaptOn Attempt to Steal MOnsy ROand Ia TAslr
POsssaiOa-A Quarr'l AnOns The SssOla
Gaav Of TAIsIss Rslnlts Ia the Dis.
eIS.urs Of The Conspiracy,

LITTLE Rock, ARK, October ga neV
and sensational phase was made publ
to-day in the case of the train robbers,
will be remembered passenger train OF
the Iron Mountain road was robbed b!
three beardless robbers on the night OF III,
I'd Of September. They were pursued ant
captured on the 9sth, one in Texas ant
two in the Indian Nation, and werl
brought to Washington. A special term
Of Court was held yesterday, when thC
pbbers pleaded guilty to fourteen indict
ments, each receivinga five years sentence
making the term Of punishment seventy
yeaH for each rObber.
The pursuing party who captured steph,
ems and Delaney consisted Of four men
named Huddleston, Belyines, Moore and
Dollahide. When arrested the robbers had
about $1,000 After counting the money
Huddleston proposed to the captors TO di
vide the money among themselves. Bel
vines objected, claiming that the money
ought to be secured to the railroad com
pany.
II was finally agreed that the money be
equitably divided among the four in pres
ence Of Stephens and Delaney. In consid.
Grafton OF the latter keeping the matter
secret, each Of the four swore an oath that
he would annually pay to the families Of
the train robbers 800, and leave no means
untried TO secure their release from the
penitentiaIy after conviction, The reason
Tor not releasing them ut once was because
q reward Of Sl0IO0O awaited their delivery
at Hope.
On the route Belyines continued TO
manifest dissatisfaction Mt the transaction.
Reaching the village Of Mineral Spring,
tho party took quarters at q hotel for the
night During the night Huddleston asked
Belvines where he had his money. The
latter replied under the pillow. Hnddls-
st0n einaFkeCE 1--WE may be robbed. Mine
Is between the mattresses" He advised
Belvines to place his there also. lie did
SO, when Huddleston asked him to go
down town and get some cigars. He re-
Eplied II was too late, When Huddleston
insisted, Belylnes turned 10 leave the
room, Huddleston's pistol was discharged,
Leaping back, Gelvines inquired the cause
Of the shot. IIuddleston replied the pistol
went off accidentally. Nothing further
passed during the night.
In the morning the party continued their
journey to Hope. Passing along the road
Huddleston's pistol was again discharged.
The ball whistled past Belyines' head.
Quickly turning and drawing his revolver,
Belvines remarked: 1.-THE accidental dis
charge OF your pistol Is getting monoton-
GUS" At the next village Belvines depos-
tied his money with friend, fearing he
would be killed II he retained 1t. The
party finally reached Hope, turned over
the prisoners TO the authorities, and came
TO the city and secured the 81 900 reward
offered by the State for the capture.
All OF the captors appeared at the trial at
Washington yesterday, wien Delyincs d.
vulged the whole matter To Superintendent
Buchanan, OF the Iron Mountain road.
lIuddlestOn, Moore and Belyincs were e:s-
amined separately. Each made Gn atfidc.
Wit that he knew nothing Of The where
abonts OF any money. Superintendent
Moore approached Buchanan and stated
the money could be procured. Tie train.
robber, Stephen and Delaney, were inter.
viewed and testifedto the facts given above.
TheydeClaretl they would not have divulged
the affair II the parties themselves had not
given it away. Huddleston, Stephens and
Delaney, when confronted with tho evil
denCe, gave away the matter, and made a
clean breast OF the whole thing. They
promised immediate restitution II permit.
ted to go for the money, having secreted Il
along the road. The amount Is several
thousand dollars less than the reward due
them from tho railroad company for the
capture Of the train robben. II Is moi
known whether they will be prosecuted or
not, but it Is supposed they will be.