The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-10
CRIMES and CASUALTIES.
ANOTHER LETTER CONCERNING
THE EXPRESS ROBBERY
Which Seems 20 Vlndicate Poor
Observation-Disclosures Mexican
Outrage-0iher Happenings.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, November 9.-Tht
Globe Democrat this morning prints
letter dat at st. Joseph, Mo-, Octo
Der 3lst, ard signed Jim Cummings
which purports to give full history
Of the robf cry # the Adams EXPIRES
car on the San Francisco road on the
night Of October 25th, when between
$4,000 and 500 0C0 in currency wal
taken. The lettsr was received by the
editor of the Globe Democrat last Tues
day. 1t inclosed two express money
envelopes, from one OF which $50, DOC
had been distracted, and from the
other $l2, goo; also, the memorandum
Of the cashier OF the Continental Bank
notifying the American National Bank,
OF Kansas City, that $4,000 was in
closed. The envelopes and memoran-
dunn have been fully identified as
those taken in the robbery. The
writer OF the letter gives as his reason
for writing it that he wants to clear
Fotheringham, the express messenger,
from the suspicion which now at
tsches to him. The letter gives full
details OF the robbery and asserts that
Fotheringham was taken completely
by surprise, and had no participation
in it except IS the unwilling victim.
The wri'er tells of previous
attempt to rob the car at Cuba
Junction, ard details the manner
in which he and an accompliee Sc.
cured letter heads, cards, etc, and Sc
cured signatures OF the express
officials 10 enable them to forge the
= order permitting the robber to
ride in the car with the messsn-
ger. The letter stated that the
robbers had a beat, which, together
with a camping outfit, two guns and
box OF provisions, they had secreted
near the bridge at st. Charles, Mo,
and also package containing revol-
yer, which he'd been left at the check
stand at the Union Depot in this city
on the day of the robbery. The letter
is written in a round bsckhand, evil
IDENTIFY disguised, is fairly constructed
and well spelled, errors where they &C.
cur evidently being Intentional, as in
the case of the Interpretation, "HoIi
salt qui haly pense," with which it
ocncludes, and the m sssenger's name,
which sppears IN every instance as
"Farlhingham." Following the d.
rections Given ia the letter, the skiff,
guns ard provisions were readily
found by the detectives, as was
the package containing the revolver at
the Union Depot IN check stand. Other
corroborati1Ds Of the letter ware nu-
merous. Fotheringhsm in his first
statement said the robber had re-
marked when he took from the mes
senger's pocket the forged letter by
which he mad gained access to the ex-
press car, that be would write letter
to the Globe Democrat vindicaiing the |
messenger. The letter is In the same
handwriting as that recently sent with
ZONE of the stolen unsigned money to
Frank James Notwithstanding all |
this, the detectives regard the letter IS
a clear "blind," and do not in the
least abate their vigilant guard of
FotheIingham. Indeed, it
is stated on pretty good authority,
that the grand jury in session in this
city yestf rday found indictments
against Fotheringhsm, "Jim Cum
mings" and two others, whose names
are not given, for completely in the
The detective think that the
when preparing for the affair,
took into consideration the extraordi-
nary pressure which would be brought
10 bear on the express messen-
ger, and that they laid their plans &C.
,ordingly. That the guns, boat and
provisions were left where found be-
lore the robbery there is no doubt, for
people residing in the vicinity remem-
Der having seen mysterious strangers
n the locality, and ths guns were pur-
chased near St. Charles several days
,efore the robbery. The package at
he depot check stand was also left
here on the date claimed in the letter,
he day of the robbery; but the de-
selves CAIN that the letter was
Ieither written on the day claimed
Tor was 1t written in st. Joseph. How
ver, they say the letter has given
hem some very strong clews, and that
he whole truth regarding the affair
7ill soon be known,