St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-14

ner of the car, the safe was opened and the
valuables found missing. The United
States express officials say Nichols had in
his custody from $50. 900 10 S25, 900 and
some forty packages of jewelry consigned
to jewelry firms i'm the country. The
value of this jewelry is unknown, but
the express people say it cannot be less
than $4,000, and may be worth double
that amount. The news of the killing
spread rapidly down town, and during the
forenoon the express Office was thrOnged
by merchants and others who had sent
valuableS in care of the company to
various parts of the country. They all
wanted to know whether their property
was lost forever, and asked a multitude
of questions. The express company
acted promptly, once they learned of the
murder. They took Immediate steps to get
track OF the murderers, and large force of
detectives was set to work on the case.
The Rock Island road will offer reward of
$40, 600 for the capture of the men who
committed the deed, and So, 600 for the ar
rest OF any one of them.
EXTENT OF THE Loss.
Mr.. Wygant, the agent of the United
States Express company, states this even
ing that the loss by this mornings robbery
will be inside of S25, 600. There was a
little over $50, ,0O0 in money and the balance
of the stolen matter consisted of packages
of jewelry and other things, which he
thinks were not valned above 81, 500. 1t is
impossible just now to fix the loss exactly
The express company is working jointly
with the Rock Island railway in endeavor-
TO catch the robbers, and the S10.0 re-
ward is offered jointly by the two COM
panieS. Assistant Agent Hammond of the
fnfIt in
this city said in regard TO the murdered
man:
Mr.. Kellogg Nichols was brave and
trusted employe OF the company. He was
about 40 years of age, and had spent twenty
years with the company, being one of the
oldest employees running on any road out of
this city. Mr.. Nichols was a married man,
but had no children.
General Superintendent Kimball of the
Rock Island road said:
1t is our belief that the men boarded the
train at the coal chute, where the train
stopped. about one mile west OF Joliet. They
either laid in wait there for the tram or left
some of the other cars of the train when it
stopped and went forward and entered the
through baggage car. Our best information
is that the baggageman saw two at least of
the robbers.
AT THE MURDERED MANS HOME
it was learned that Mr.. Michals left his
room at an early hour last evening, and
was at the theater until time to go TO his
car. There was the greatest excitement
and SORROW among the unfortunate mans
fellow employees as they came in from their
trips and heard the sad news.
1--WE have little or no protection on end
door cars" said one of the messengers. ''The
doors are chained, il is true, but a jimmy in
serted viii snap the little brass clasp like a
pipe-stem Besides, Nick had TO take charge
of two cars, and il is my opinion the robbers
got on at the coal chute and entered the for
ward car while he was in the rear with the
baggageman. 1t is also presumable that
when he entered he recognized some of the
gang and they were compelled to kin him.
Last night, when Nick checked up a $4,000
package, and in joking way, remarked that
if he had that pile he'd take a
night OF he little thought he'd lose his life
while carrying il.
Invent out with $4,000 the other night, f"
said another, ''and thought a thousand times
while on the run what an easy thing it would
have been to have been robbed; how one
man at that could have done the job. There
was nothing easier than for him TO climb on
top of the car and wait until had come into
the baggage car and then drop down upon
the Drake, enter and throw the safe OF 10
confederates and follow it. They will take
chances of broken leg in great emergencies
like that"
SIX PASSENGER TICKETS
were sold last night at the depot ticket Of
flee, good from Chicago to MinOOk, little
town about twelve miles on this side of
Morris, and the circumstance was regarded
as suspicious by railroad men. The bag
gageman, y. III. Watt. who is young man
about "a years old, told the following story:
was sitting in the car. The chains were
upon the door, which went back to the train,
but the door IN the front part of the car was
not locked, as the car ahead was the one in
which was the messenger. He was checking
up the runs. i sat on a trunk, and Just after
they had whistled for MiuoOk l heard a sort
of scrapiug sound on the floor, but not much
just as though some one had rubbed his
foot on the door. Before ] could turn around
big gun was pointed over my shoulder. a
man said: "You open your mouth or move q
muscle and I'll
BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT"
could only see the lower part of his face
1t was covered with some cloth or paper.
sat looking toward the back part of the car
toward the rear of the train when heard
some one at the safe, which was behind me,
and could hear the rustling and tearing of
papers. This went ON for while, and the
man who stood over me SAID to me, IF you
move or stir hand or foot before the train
stops at Morris, that man up there will blow
the top of your head on" / rolled up my
eyes and there was mans hand stuck
through the Venulator WITH gun IN II. In
about five minutes. rs it seemed TO me, the
train slowed up for Morris, and looked up.
The hand was gone and jumped out of the
car. i heard no noise nor any shooting. The
first i heard was, as i said,
the man speaking 10 me, and at
the same time putting the gun over my
shoulder. They must have gotten into
Nichols car first and got the key to the safe
before they got on to me.
The inquest over the remains of the mur-
dered messenger developed nothing beyond
what is told in the general story.