The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-10-15


cit Takes a Thief to Catch Thief" IL
1ustrated In the Capture Of the Iron
Mountain Train Robbers.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct. "a new and
sensational phase was made public to-day in
the case of the train robbers. 1t will be re-
membered the passenger train on the Iron
Mountain was robbed by three men on the
night of the I'd of September, who were
pursued and captured on the 2Sth- -one In
Texas and two in the Indian Nation. They
were brought to Washington, and a special
term of Court held yesterday, when the
robbers pleaded guilty 10 fourteen indict-
ments each, receiving five years on each in
dictment, making a term of seventy years
for each robber. The pursuing party that
captured Stephens and Delany consisted
of four men. named Huddleston, Belvins,
robbers had about $4,000. After counting
the money Huddleston proposed that the
captors divide the money among themselves.
Belvins objected, claiming the money ought
to be secured to the Railroad Company
The subject of their conversation run on
until it was finally agreed to divide the
money equally among the four, in the pres
sideration of the latter keeping the matter
secret, each of the four swOre an oath he
would annually pay to the families of the
train robbers 500. and leave no means un-
tried to secure their release from the Pen
itentiary after conviction. The reason for
not releasing them at once was because a
reward of $4,000 waited their delivery at
Hope On the route Belvins continued to
manifest dissatisfaction at the transaction.
Reaching the village of Mineral Springs the
party took quarters at the hotel for the
night During the night Huddleston asked
belvins where he had his money. The lat
ter replied "under his pillow" Huddleston
said, 1--WE may be robbed, mines between
the mattresses" and advised Belvins to place
asked him Ito 60 down town and get some
CIGARS" and he replied, "it was too late"
when Huddleston insisted, and Belvins
turned to leave the room when HuddlestOn's s
pistol was discharged and leaping back Bel
WINS inquired the cause of the shot. Huddle-
ston replied, 1.-THE pistol went off accidental
ly." Nothing further occurred during the
night. In the morning the party continued
their journey to Hope. Passing along the road
the ball wListling past Belvins' head.
Quickly turning and tdrawing his revolver,
Belvins remarked: 1.-THE accidental dis
charge of your pistol is getting monoto-
nous" Belvins deposited the money with
| friends. fearing he would be killed If he re-
| tanned It. The party nnally reached hope,
| turned over the prisoners to the authorities
and came to this city to receive the $4,000
reward offered by the State for their capture.
All captors appeared at the trial at Wash.
| ington yesterday. when Belvins divulged
the whole matter to Superintendent Bu-
| chanan of the Iron Mountain Road. Hud
dieston, Moore and Dollahide were ex
amined separately. Each made affidavit
| they know nothing of the where
abouts OF any money. Subsequently
Moore approached Buchanan and stated thu
money could be procured. The train rob
bers, Stephens and Delaney, were inter
tiewed and testified to the facts given above
snd declared they would not have divulged
the affair if the parties themselves had 40
given itaway. Huddleston, Stephensand De
laney, confronted with theevidence, gave wa!
and made clean breast of the whole thing
and promised immediate restitution if per
mitted to go for the money, having secrete
it along the road. The amount is severa
thousand dollars less than the reward du
them from the Railroad Company for tn
capture of the train robbers 1t is not know
whether they will be prosecuted or not, bu
| ~ Sc how xys1 ho