The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-27

instructions In accordance with these sup
Is-sed instructions, Fotheringham took the
stranger and set him to work checking uD. Then
he began his own work. Fotheringham was
standing with his back to the stranger, Ids coat
off and the handle of his revolver sticking out of
the pistol pocket. About ten or fifteen miles
out of the Union Depot he wAs attacked from
the rea- The stranger .gripped his neck with
one hand and grasped his revolver with the
other. Before Fotheringham realized what was
being done he thrown to the
floor. He struggled and fought, but
the stranger overcame him and bound
mouth and tied him to the safe. Having secured
| the messenger, he proceeded to go through the
safe and take all there was II it. Several
pouches of silver he cut open. but left them
when ne found what the contents were. At
Mincke some one working In a lime kiln tagged
the train on account of an obstruction the
track. While it was standing still some one
tried to get into the express car. but the robber
stood over FotheriD CHAM with revolver and
prevented his making any effort to cry out At
or about Pacific station the robber took his
plunder, and, opening the front door of the car,
went ont onto the platform and closed the door
after him. What he did after that Fothering-
ham does not know. He lay on the floor of the
car until the train reached st. Ciair when he
was able to get the gag out of his mouth
and cry out for assistance. The train men, hear
ing him. endeavored to get in the back door, and
finding it locked went around to the front door,
which the robber had left open. They released
him. Fotherngham says the robber was about
six feet high, twenty four years of age and
weighed about two hundred pounds. He had
dark straight hair. cut close thin, dark mus
tache a low forehead, wore dark clothes and
dark gray overcoat."
Fotheringham was gagged with bandkerchiefs
tied in knots and forced into his mouth, and
bound around his head. His hands were tied to-
gether behind his back with a silk handkerchief
His legs were fastened with straps taken from
valises in the car. and with cords and with the
heavy strap which was around the safe. He was
tied to the handle of the safe.
Mr. Damssl added, in reply to questions, that
it is customary to send new men out on the road
with messengers to receive instructions, and
that such an order as Fotheringham says was
presented to him by the robber would be issued
either by Route Agent Barrett or himself He
also stated that Fotheringham telegraphed in to
the company's depot manager thai he had been
robbed and that he (Mr. Damsel) was satisfied
of the fact about half past o'clock this morn
ing. Mr.. Damsel says he cannot yet name the
amount stolen, but the was unusually
heavy he thinks it will exceed 0000
Not much is known here of Fotheringham.
He had only been on the Frisco run since June.
He worked for the company, prior to that time,
in Kansas City. He had runs on the Southern
Kansas, the Fort Scott & Gulf, and the Mis-
souri,, Kansas e. Texas roads He had been
working for thes company, in all, about four
years. Superintendent Damsel and Private
police authorities this afternoon, but at the
present writing formal demand for aid has
been made upon them by the express company.
Mr.. Damsel states, however, that every effort is
being made to obtain clew to the robber and
procure his arrest. 1t seems that, so far, Mr..
Damsel and his advisers accept Fotheringham's
statement as true, and that they are working on
that theory, but they viii not commit them
selves fully this points
It has been impossible to obtain anything
further of q definite character about the rob-
berry. Superintendent Damsel and the private
detectives who are evidently working up the
case, have studiously kept out of sight tonight,
and seem to have taken special pains to keep
out of the way Of reporters Nor is it known
where Fotheringham is. 1t is safe to say, how
ever, that he is constantly under the eye of an
officer, and that the express company officials
here dong all in their power to get
| at the facts in the case. unravel whatever of
mystery is involved in it, and to secure the rob-
ber Various theories current, but the pre-
vailng outside opinion is that the messenger
| knows more about the matter than anybody
else, although nobody seems disposed to charge
him with being directly concerned in the rob-
berry. The local police, so far as can be ascer-
tanned, are doing nothing in the case, and as the
matter stands, at this writng-midnight-t time
alone will develop what action is being taken by
anybody