New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-26
Az 4rIYupr At ROBBERY FRUSTRATED.

A plot to rob the paymastcrs car on the
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad was di'coy
cred late Monday night. Tho robbers would have been
successiul II General Bird W. Spencer the treasurer Of
the company, had not been absent from his home at
Paasaic, " j. General spencer returning from "A
reception 10 the Paterson depot 20 take train for home
when e arrived at telegraph Office he found every
thing in confusion Upon inquiry he learned that orders
had been given 60 ground every wire along the me-
but on investigation the order found 10 be bogus u
was also stated that the Generals name had been uhd
In connection with an order authorizing the delivery Of
some money from Paymaster White To certain person
The operator could fully hear everything going over
the wires General Spencer Immediately suspected tat
the plot was TO rob the payma5ters car The company
some time ago decided 10 pay it, employees with checkS
and this was the last time the payma'''r
was TO pay the men with cash. GenerAi
Spencer tried get to Jersey city IN me nope
OF frustrating the plot This however did not succeed
IA the wires at Passaic grounded The operator al
that place received order to ground all MS "reS'
the order being regularly signed with the lnltlas Vi
J. W. Holmes, superintendent OF Telegraph inc
operator teegaphed private wire to Harvey lam
bert the operator at Paterson the puport VI the oue
The latter concluded TO ask Mr.. Holmes, who nVes IN
Patterson by telephone Mr. Holmes expressed surprise
upon hearing OF his supposed order DECLARING h 30
never issued It, Lambert also tod nm 'a' ne I ntccC
the wire connected with Jersey CITY. Mr. hoines ,,
When Lambert did SO he heard the owing words sent
over the wire Pete McCloud and the rest OF the
gang are here. Put all the paper money III the Dag
horse and viii await you at haii past Ten 1' ~
| ferry" Ar. .,oodor,s
below Rutherford Park, and the wires we're taRpeu'
Communication cut of below Passac and 50 ali ais
patches sent from the train dispatcher at jersey lily
were received aud answered by the on the
Someone acquainted with the system OF RAILROAD eloS
raphy IL is supposed In the plot aed person wen
versod with General spencers movements. dho i 20
tor at Passac knew that the General was foing 20
| Paterson and III message was sent over tue ",IoS
signed b. W. s." he wOald think 10 suspicious as zen
eral Spencer was In Jersey City. This IL Is
| IA the reason why the Passac man was ordered W
ground his wires While Passaic cut on the man W
| The meadows telegraphed TO Paymasier White neos
| me in Jersey CITY. Bird W. Spencer Later 'ha a 2
i message came to L; o. Hill. snpet nn 30 q
| OF the road, TO hand the money 10 ~,
man who would call for II, but whose name was no,
| given Mr. Hill answered that he would not 40 u.
answer came that he General spencer was unu ~
100000 bonds In NewYork and 1t was al rlgn. No.
one can have the money except you come yoursen
the reply OF Mr.. Hill BY this time II had been nsoo,
cred that the wires had been tempered with anu ne
In the Meadows, probably hearing that 49, a
was held over the line, departed The suspeion ~ s a
a uenan In the employ OF the telegraph COMPANY ""'
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