New-York tribune., 1885-02-23
demanded their surrender. One cowboy was killed aia
two seriously wounded.
THROUGH NEW YORK STATE.
ROBBING FREIGHT TRAINS.
DEPREDATIoNs OF GANG OF BoYs AT AN'o
HOW SEALS WERE LEFT UNBRoKES.


BrFFALo. Feb. 22.-TwO years ago mer-
chants in this city began to receive notices rom -
mers along the line of the Lake Shore and Aichiss.
Southern Railroad that goods consigned to thch o'o'
that road had not been received Inc co'ip"n'
called upon TO pay many claims Tor missing soo"' ~
IL set its detective force to Investigating the my
thevery but the fact that the thefts were
committed between Buffalo and Erie nothing co"lu '0
learned Two weeks ago Murray Bunday, farmer WHO
lives tweny-one miles west of Buffalo, returned nome
one night at about o'clock Near his house he met '"o
boys whom lie recognized as disreputable chaf"c'ei
the neighborhood. One was named Barth anu VI" -
Tlot.on Bunday found on his front porch dra"eI
out of desk in which he had left Sloo Ill money ""
some valuable papers. The money gone Inc heA'
day Runday mad Barth and Tlosoniarrested on ch"rs
OF burglary. They sent to the Buffalo jan 10 AVA"
trial The Angola constable who arrested them had pcc
long time searching for clew to the tram rooporS w
when he observed that both of his youthiul pr'so'
wore new shoes of fine quality he concluded 'n
the shoes were out Of lot that had been stolen from
Lake Shore freight train, and that his prisoner" hhO"
something Of the gang that committed the roo-
bcry lie told n Buffalo detective OF ms
suspicion The detective had Barth and Iilots0n put III
separate cells and thus secured from arth confession
not only of the Bunday burglary but OF thc trah Io
berries. He said that the gang numbered tWehty @ n
that they all boys under eighteen years Oh , az
their leader being only fifteen. They were Thoroughly
organized. and worked Systematically Every hi h.or,
OF the gang lived III Angola AhsoIa - lnc nt9t ~
west Of Buiiao which through freight trains stop
is "a coalius and watering station ior Iocono'Ncs' o
road west of Angola rises a long steep grhle uP
which the heavy freight trains 20 slowly ON dark or
stormy nights the young robbers hide IN the bushes a
each side track distance up the grade "ne
train passed they climbed to the top OF the ears py te
ladders at the ends aud DISTRIBUTED themselves over %
train took four of the gang To work "nr. one Vi
the four would c the roof of the car, ana wbAc
his companions held by the feet he would reach down
the -ldc Of The seal from the doVi ana
shove the door back on the roller, ON Whch uoftt
around the board on top of the car and one
after another the ib'Nc. ,t themrcNuS use - 'oor
Tacv rolled boxes cases and packages OF all Kinds ou
upou the ground and returning to the tool is'h
the door shut replaced the sal carefully upon II. and
then climbed down the ladder aud jumped 10 tle ground
before the had reached the summit Inc p"l- tu
studied - habits OF the tralumrn aud found that they
were always m the cIhoo.e AT The OF the train when
II was scrndin. the grade and - thy were never ds
turhrd IN their raids After leaving th" tram tho gang
nined forces and removed the Is tOa safe hiding place.
Earth said that persons ia Bdalo toUh lhc SOoer Anu
dispo-cd OF them for the gang.