The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-28
JlMES'S Pal CUM hlAGS
THE MAN WHO ROBBED The
ADAMS EXPRESS
Statement OF the Messenger Whom
He Gagged aud " hose Life He
Several Times Threatened.

are no new devslopm, mt, 10 tn
Adams EXpre 8 robbery this writ
iug. Mr.. Damsel wFss en- at his ofi @
tn 8 NOR ing snd said het he gave
the Asso ia ed Press al Of The facts in
the csss as lar as they hsd c)me to his
k owied,e } es erday, and absolutely
Iotning new nsd turn ed up since.
l. regard to the ep1 INST Mes'fn-
ger FotherinS II AN had m d. a co 4 g.
sion he stat d that b n was no truth
in it; that they were working on the
theory thstt m sserg5T's story W. 8
true: tnst he lstter hes not bte1 ar
ret d nor placed under su veilIauce,
tat Of b 8 own arcNd was in con
slant cnmmu icatiUn VITO the fiji
GERS of he company al d the dee
tives.wh have the case ia hand, snd
is aidlI 6 them as much AZ he 8 abe
il Their attempt 10 dl cover the we o.
tblus and IDENTITY If The rob
Ter. Toe disp Atches fr m spiog-
field pint d hire tbs mo ming
wing the ttory OF man VINO tav-
@ e from s.. l. uis W tn an diviinal
VINO answer d the bb,r's destril-
I n, aud VIII ga chel ContAint d a
la,g numb r Of b nix notes ii d up Ia
D 4Gksges, was own Mr.. d .nlsel.
lie taid that II he st1ry wss tru ii
was ve,y impOdant disc very, bu
the o wera 70 many stor atiO4t oil u
like nature IT 1t Was d ihcult t. ST.
10 t he probable from tn, impTo0.
abe oues. They wou d investlga,e
the occur enc5, hut he doub ed If 1t
would lead 10 hs d scoveIy of the
rohber. Tie d ives h W seve al
other clews, and are hard at work
up n the case.
70 herr CHAM was seen at the com
pany's fIiis tn S m rnipg by a r..
porter, to whom h tod tue etory OF
tns :, b e-y. He m lde his staten n
il q frsnk, Iaight orwri manner,
without u slightest hut al emnbr'
ras,ment or c,nfI siOn. He d tina
h ", we | aware that i'clmstant al
wi ence poin ed 8 roDgly t. ti4 b log
an cAs'Ty to tue ROBBERY, but that
10 had n ,thiDg TO tonCeN and was
confident that he Tesul of th5 inveS
tlpauo1 would q ear him OF all Buspi
on Toe only point ia the m ssen
@ ,r's statement which was OF < vtr
ont ye risy, that lh4r bbe TIC
FOthtrlDghsm that be had "a accom-
plIce upol tns tTai', who, II he [ h
r,bbe was unable TO carry out hi
plans unaidtd, would cone to his a.
s stance.
l.. O. Wier, superint 'ndeut OF the
Oincinna division Of the Adami
rlute, arrived in this CITY itr m Uil
cinnStt This morning, AID h beaI
in conference with sup ria eOdeo
Dame, c)nce,nirgthe oybery. 1t i
thought they viii , # a large re arc
for the cap ure OF tle rob or Fotn
eringhsm, II re'a log in de'a | his ex
perienCe W tn the rohb-r oday, eaiI
"Af or bind ng me, Cumming, as h
called hin sci took tn kay to the ca
from myp ckst, unlocked the no an
took thu pc ucnes Cu+ He then to d
h,s gril sacs, and, pening IL, led 4
70 CO tue pou ibes in without Openin
tnem, bu cult no do 10. He the
took his k ito ou h q oc ct, cut Oh
DO ich, OPEN Al d remov d their cor
tents. He IN wed roma art c'es ,
,lothing from his az end threw theI
: out If the W ndOw [ the south lid
+ on the car. W. we're then me \ her
near Me imt c, l should jrd1p, o W
= hal jn,t pa red t1roug1 iunne
g He transie red the oney 10 h
! beg and was then ready to m,k' h
2 es ape. B fore he left he IA 20 noe
! ".You wou d b. EUR RS d il to
WIN | am" / sid: 81 .dDiot kno
Q az wonld." "Well," he CO ltinus,
D 81 am Jim Cnm mines, The last Of II
essp J m g ga y wa 10 That Bit
] Out b a d oily got $lt0l ont OF
!. Since then | : ave ! a sed co siderab
D time Ia Austr ala aud San Frsnci co
j. He 70 m familiar W tn the IA nj
l. ard do pgs Of the vorions mt mbe s
n tho James gsrg. Wien wa beg
l. talbing he removed the G G from II
q mouth, but 0h N the traln reacr ed
I point l ear Pa nfi1 he rep aced it
p thai | ould make NJ Gu cry, Il
10 meauline thr atniug TO blow N
r r,ins cut 4 | attempted to attra
& aby ones at eution.
9 10 test ths me'aenpe 8 statement
search was m d. for he clio hes whit
! he sid the bier h. d thrown FRI
d his Jar, and o. tho south sid Of IL
/. track near Marimec s.vsra' ticles
4 ing ar d some old printed plpe
"a and printed eorgs were fou d ~
ir have been brought to this city. o.
7. Of the connects mea ured about
o inches sound the waist, bearing o
l. i therirghsm's statement 10 to Il
y sz,of tue wealer, who istuppo @
d of coursp, TO be TIE robber. A N
( l6 collar vas gho found. Flthln
l, hams statements have thus T be,
y remarkably Cl, ar and straightforw.
81 and free from contradictions. T
N opinion Is gainirg strength thst &
{. robbery was q bInsfi 10 affair a
10 that the messenger was in no way 1
IN | rea .orv fo "