Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-27
TIE DaY N THE EAST
a Daring and suceenAfnl
Kxpresu Robbery.
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twean heEa and Paeihe. MlaacuEi. From
msaaef Espofta b nsama that befers tha
tEain ieis shi1 city . nan givlna the
1Ane g g1amlngs pze1ol1sd . letter -
Exnresz MeaenRoE FrofhinRham. pur-
poEsiaz = Be aiened b. ihs eihosrs %
tho oeuDauy, Stating lhat Cammsnas
eakl0H EfothtnRham % give lin Ne
g1EanGsF sg1FpouoEad ahs neslsnQor.
asaz1d him and bsund him y lhs safs.
after w6ioh hs ooullg Ki1of tha car. He
enk open the baQa ooniaiaina nllveF. bat
look nona az iA AZ MaFrimnn ths roo.
Der left she train. Tbs RohbaFy WA
mos discovered umtn che tRnsn reached
PaeiAe, nh@n tkc express oar vas hFak-
en- open and Messenger Rrothinaham
found tied 70 the safe. Tha express
eiaelAls are rsliseni. bat admit that ever
$4,000 YES taken.
TIE robbeE Is lmpaFfsoily described
- tall daKk nan e prapusnsauInQ a..
peaEanes, dressed II black and viii
veEy iaFQs hands and feet. Il = aln-
GnlaR ooineida1cs tbat hs gave the name
e 5ohn oammina1, lhe o1ly member
Ct the snae celebrated James gang Who
has nssaR been aaoounted tor.
Tue stranger presented - kFuthing-
han elevsEly forged lstteE bearing &
fae- almli9 Of she aignatnrs of Barrett
kcu1a. The leoal agent 0e the express
aompany aa SG Leuia. The letteR dated
thst Route had decided % pui an extra
man 90 the Eoute, THAI ths bearer was
has and that FEathinQham was directed
10 teach him tho details az tle hnainasg.
/ Tne stEAnaex vas allowed 90 enaar the
Ger ard took great intsrest II an the
| Wovemont9 of the messenger. apnnrane-
b desiring 20 learn quickly The ms and
cuts Of the duties which ths IolfsF statad
be Was expeofod % perfofm. The two
mea baaiod themselves With accounts.
ote., and all went well until { DO nj ha.
tween St. Louia and Paaifa, nisnoan.
waa reached. EEothinRham vas bugflv
engaged over hig accounts With hls back
tuFned 70 Onmminaa. n the course Of
time q became necessary for him 20 70
10 the safe, and turning toward the door
be aaw ahs stranger calmly alltimR in his
shaiR with q osoked revolver Isvelod at
him.
Cnmminea cautiously approached the
oWmhf0unded messenger and told Aim
thal IL be Eemsinad quiet and raised no
alarm, be would net be endangered. |
Frothinaham had nothing te do bat
aubmlt, and the EobheF bound him hand
and foot. pressed 9 gag into his mouth, |
tied him 70 the safe 90 that be could not /
move and proceeded With his work. |
The safe had hesn loft open and q took |
bot few minutes for she robb % Co. /
cure the bank notes end valuabios n /
the shape Of ieWelry, eto. The road at /
this point runs directly along the side /
Of high bluhs which IN places over
hangs tbs track, making danRar OF |
wrecks from aOllision with b0uldeFs,
which occasionally fall from above upon |
the tracks. very great. TFaina, there |
fore, slack up AZ 4hig point and run /
slowly until the dangerous place is |
passed. This the engineer Of train No. /
5 did as usual, aud this offered the rob. /
Der an easy means Of escape. He hrst /
locked ell bat one door, then stepbed /
cut on The platform and locked that |
door from the outside and iampsd OF. |
rockingham In the meantime could do /
nothing % release himaalf, not being /
able even 70 call for help.
Two hours latsF, the oonauator tried |
the dooF. Hearing aome enc struggling /
wishia. he ahouRht something vas wrong /
end buTss the door open, finding Froth /
e&AA&A& - M4MNI 0LNNIANUWa AAE va. II
Qziekly released and told bis experiences.
Inc FobbeF had two hours start Of tha /
train, and "a vas useless 80 run back /
20 tgy 20 slnd him, The train, therefore. /
pgoeeeded on its way and arrived IN /
ihis city this msrnina on is return trip, |
EFothlnghan immediately sought The 1
6upeginfendent Of The company and vas |
eioastsd with him soma time, at tie end /
Of whish be eommoncsd The preparation /
Of bis oflieiAl report, refusing TO make /
any statement 20 outsiders regarding Ne |
robbery, excepting that the total loss |
W0Gld ameunt % something over 60, COO. /
The officers Of the company have moth /
- say ef the affair.
Shs W. Q. 2. .. CoaveatIan.
MmAEkPoLs, Oct. I'm ths Nation
q Woman's Christian Temperance |
Union this moRning, Mrs, Ewitxlsr gave
40 inteEesting history of tha woman /
suaFaEe work II Washington Territory. /
A paper en- EganReliatie Work" was
read By Mrs. A. 3. Palmer. LeQiala-
llon Ana Petitions" In the ahasncs Of |
Ms. WoodhElage, waa reported By Mrs.
kimball pf kllineia She believed Ii 9
pfehthilosy lAW. MFa. Danham, of /
lows, urged The ladies 70 turn theiF In
aasncs toward the S1grsms curt. Mrs.
aeeksons o Iowa, read paper on the !
faet that ~ peg every adnit male is |
speat ennnalsy for drink. kesolutions
ueEe adoptea h Ne shape of . petition |
% ne managers q railUay dinlnz car
oompaaiss. asking that there Be no
liqaora noE tobacco allowed on The ears.
Ths Edm1nds bill was endorasd. A
ealaTy ef $500 was provided for tho
Prsafdens and 5000 for the Treasurer.
lbs conventi0n thon eloeed. The even
/ ina aeasiom wns ocaup % with oommit-
lee EapoEis and undniafed business.
Fhs Anaever Theoioaaeaa amsutsam.
BoszoH. Ost. 26.-Tha Board Of Visit
ssEs ef shs AndovuF ThaoloQisal aslain-
ary adfouFnsd tkla morning aftsf hav-
| ina reached The foilouina dsoision upon
he question % iarisdiotion in ne 0ass
of the AndovsE professors charged With
heReays
aAftss due dsIihssation ana oonsalla
sinn. he Board af Visitors are ansni-
msas h the opinion that they have orig
snal tsFlNdieiion IN the premises; that
~ pFuosoding d pendina before ahs
Board of Tfusaees for che aams aIlaesd
onansss, and that the eomplaints ara
riahtly before thia Beafd by ila paRmis.
sion and anthnEiiy. We thaKef0re onem
IA psopar thaa the charges ahonld be
amanded % as % pgoceed against the
rsspenaenia indiyidually and asparAta-
u, end that anch charges as are in
| deGaits shsaid Be mAdo plain-"
Il Was votsd lhat the eomplainAuts
eomply with tha foEeaolng oFdsf o. o.
hefsss tha 81 of N0Vs@bes nszL
meeepslsa e shs BaFthsIdi Dslsxaaes-
Nxu YonK. OoG E-Ths Academy of
nsasic uas dseoraied taniaht h honor Of
ne Freneh daieaatss % ths unVeil-
- of he 6tatns of LiheEty vho
we're tsadersd q reception b the
Clrols FrAnrAiss De RHaEmonisL
A ais1inauinhed aualeuea was pReaenf,
inelading vary large rapFessniatloa
frum ahe FfenEh colnny. n. La
fonx, Prszi nt ef ths Cifeia. pEssided.
ana an a1aTam af welooGne vas maMdn In
FEanah hy FrsdeEink n Coudrul. Nana-
sax RsArla thea spoke on behalf % the
AmaEinnn Oammtttee. sxla1dlnG .
hsarty waiuonna - the Z y and % ihe
Nssian, 10 al NE pahlie maniiesiaticns
ana q iha homes % oar people.
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