The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-17
ROBBERY AND MURDER,
An Express Messenger Killed and the Safe
Robbed OF Large Suna of Money.

An Express Messenger Killed and the Safe
Robbed of a Large suna of Money.
JOLIET Ill, March 1s.-one of the most daring
and bloody express robberies ever perpetrated In
Illinois, occurred on the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific west-bound express last night between
this place and Morris. The facts as learned from
the baggageman are that shortly after the train,
which leaves here at 12:45 a. m, had left this
city, he heard a rap at the baggage-car door.
Thinking it was the express messenger, he
opened the door and was met by masked
robbers, who covered him with revolvers and
demanded his key to the express car The key
was given up, and one robber, who was on top of
the baggage car, held q revolver on the baggage
man through the transom in the roof of the car,
while his confederates turned their attention TO
the express car. 1t is thought that they raped
on the express car door and informed the meSsen-
ger, II. s. Nichols, that the baggagemen wanted to
opened and the desperadoes entered and then os-
CURED one OF the most bloody and desperate
struggles on record. Being confronted by the
murderOus villains, the messenger fought
for his life and the properly in his possession
fought the robbers from one end of the car to the
other, but at last the murderous blows that they
had Tained on his head with an iron poker forced
him to succomb and he was left dead in the car.
The robbers then riied his pockets of the keys to
the safe which they robbed OF all its contents,
variously estimated at from $4,000 to 100000.
Checks and valuable packages not containing
money they left scattered about the floor. Moth
ing was known OF the occurrence until the tram
reached Morris, the first stop west of here. except
coal.
laTge IoIce OF omcers ana men rom Inls pisce
and Morris are now securing the country, and ii
is thought the guilty men VIII be captured, in
Wnlcn event they VIII pIopaDIy pe yhcneo, as
puDnc OPINION IN tnls tOWn ls al IeVeI neat, snu
il will not be safe for the murderers to be brought
here The dead messenger was married man,
anu nao peen III the sersiSe VI .e onIeeu States
Express company LOT ABOUT Ten years anu was
one OF ther most trusted employees. bis nome Is
at Cnleago.
Conduc!or WAGNER uoes not remember haVlng
seen SUSPICIOUS characters ABOARD Iast nlght, put
Ialn al tne coai cnute, TWO mlies west ol mere;
and jumped on Just before the train reached
Ai S IN ,ro.oA 20 M r,.o.; ,-,, -,
ShICAeo, ma[cn Esen .ps 3ourna mas
Road will offer reward OF 10000 for the capture
VL tne Aen VIM ~ III gu .ne eAPIess Ieooery
TINS morning. ana so'VOV ior the ATTEST Oh any one
ol tnem: ,. -. A..
M. Mygaht, tne agent oi tne Hhlteu States tx Ex-
pres Non ny st1tSs tnls erSntnS enas VIC iOss
GOO. There was little over $4,000 in money and
the pSlAnce Vi the stoien nttter conslstSu oI
packages OF lewelry ana Otner tnlngS, whch ne
tnlnks Were NOT VaIueo ABOVE s2,yvO IL IS lnpos-
slDle Just now 10 nA tne loss e1acuy. Inc cypress
company Is working lolntIy with the RocK
lsiana Rosd o IN 20 catcn Ine ROBBERS
ano tne SlovuO reward Is oneFeu JOINTLY Dy the
TWO companies.
ASSISTANT Agent Hammond, OF the Onlted states
Express company once IN TINS city, Sald, IN re-
gard to the murdered man: "Mr. kellogg Mich
olAS was preYe ahu uusteu employe Vi tns
company: ne was aoOue iVItS years vi Az anu
nao sPenI t1MSny years VIII Ine company, oeIns
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but had no chlldren
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