St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-27
A DARING ROBBIE II.
He OverpOWers an Express NEessen.
ger and Gets Away with $4,000

He OverpOWerS au Express NEessen-
ger and Gets Away With $4,000
in Cash.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 26.-The Adams eX-
press car attached to Passenger Train No.
8, on the ST. Louis & San Francisco road,
which left this city at s: 25 last night, was
robbed of about $4,000 in cash between
here and Pacific. Mo. Supt. Damsel,
of the express company. gives the following
as the result of d long examination OF the
messenger, made at the Office OF the COM
pany this morning:
Fotheringham says that as he was about
to got out on his run last night, man came
to him with letter purporting to be signed
by myself and Mr. Barrett instructing him to
take the bearer Jim Cummings, on his run
as far as Pierce City, for instructions. In ac-
cordance with the supposed instructions,
FOtheringham took the stranger and set him
to work checking up. Then he began his
own work. Fotherngham was standing with
his back to the stranger, his coat Off and the
handle of his revolver sticking out of the
pistol pocket. About ten or fifteen miles out
of the union de pot, he was attacked from the
rear The stranger gripped his neck with
one hand and grasped his revolver with the
other Before Fotheringham realized what
was being done he was thrown to the floor
He struggled and fought, but the stranger
overcame him and bound him hand and foot.
Then he put gag in his mouth and tied him
to the safe. Having secured the messenger
he proceeded 20
GO THROUGH THE SAFE
and take all there was in it. Several pouches
OF silver he cut open, but left them when he
found what they contained. At Niincke
some men working in a lime kiln tagged the
train on account of an obstruction on the
track. While it was standing still some one
tried to get into the express car, but the rob-
Der stood over Fotheringham with revolver
and prevented his making any effort to cry
out. At or about Pacific station the robber
took his plumber, and, opening the front door
of the car, went out on the platform and
closed the door after him. What de did after
that FOtheringham does not know. He lay on
the floor until the train reached St. Clair,
when he was able to get the gag out OF his
mouth and CIV out for assistance. The train
men hearing him endeavored to get in the
back door, and, finding it locked, went around
to the front door, which the robber had left
omen. They released HIM. .Fotheringham
says
THE ROBBER
was about six feet high, "a years of age. and
weighed about two hundred pounds. He had
dark. straight hair, cut close, a thin, dark
rnustache low forehead. wore dark clothes
and dark gray overcOat. rockingham was
gagged with handkerchefs tied in knots,
forced in his mouth and bound around his
head. His hands were tied together behind
his back with silk handkerchief. His legs
were fastened with straps taken from valises
in the car and with cords and the heavy strap
which was around the safe. He was tied to
the handle of the safe.
Mr. Dainsel added in reply to questions,
that it is customary to send new men out
on the road with messengers to receive in
structionS, and that such orders as FrOth-
ngham SAYS were presented to him by the
robber would be issued either by Route
Agent Barrett or himself. He also stated
that rockingham telegraphed in to the
company's general manager that
HE HAD BEEN ROBBED,
and that he (Mr. DamseD was notified of
the fact about 1:30 o'clock this morning.
MIR. Damse says he cannot yet name the
amount stolen, but as the run was unusually
heavy he thinks it will exceed $40, 900.
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 Missouri, Kansas & Texas roads.
Superintendent Damsel and Private Detec-
tive NewcOmbe had consultation with the
police authorities this afternoon, but at the
present writing no 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 a
clue to the robber and to procure his arrest.
It seems that so far. Mr.. Damsel and his
advisers accept FotheriEgham's statement as
true and that they are working on that
theory, but they will not commit themselves
fully on this point.