Daily Republican., 1886-10-27

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81. LOUIS, Oct. 26.-Ths Adams Ex-
pres car sttaohed TO passenger train
No. or. the 81. Louis and San Fran.
cisco Rad, which left this city at 8 "a
last wight, was robbed of over $50. O0C
In cash between here and Pacific, Mo.
Before the train left the city man
|eivine the name Of Cummings presented
TO Express Messenger Fotheringham {
|clsverly. forged letter, bssaring . fec
simile OF the signature Of Mr.. Bsrrett,
the local agent Of the express company )
|at st. Louis. The letter stated that
Mr. Barrett had decided to nut an
extra man on the route, that the bearer
was the man, and that Mr.. EutherinQ-
ham Vas directed 70 teach him the do
tails Of the business. The stranger was
allowed 70 enter the oar, and took great
Interest In all Of the movements OF the
messenger, apparently desiring to learn
quickly the ins and outs Of the duties
which tho latter stated he was expected
70 perform.
Mr.. Fotherine ehAm's suspicious were
not ut oil aroused, and the stranger i'm
pressed him ~ . quiet and progresses
ing companion. The two men busied
themselves with the accounts, etc., and
al went we'll until . point near Mara
mao, No., was reached. In the mean
time the new assistant WAS inform Cd
that there was nothing that be- could d.
at that time, and he seated himself In {
chair.
Fotheriugham wss-st,u busily. an
tGAGed evoe his accounts with bis bach
turned TO Cummings. In the course O
time 1t became necessary for him to n
to the open safe, and turning to do B,
saw the stranger calmly sitting In hi
chair with cooked revolver leveled q
his (Fotheringham's) head. Cum
mings cautiously approached the dunn b
founded messenger, and told him tina
II he remained quiet and raised n,
alarm his life would not be endangered
but IL he acted otherwise he could no
answer for the consequences. Fother
insham could do nothing but submit
and according to his statement the rob
ber bound him hand and foot, pressed
gag into his mouth, tied him to the saf
% that he could not move and proceede,
with his work.
IL took but few minutes for th
robber TO secure the bank notes m,
valuables In the shape Of jewelry, etc.
In the safe. He out open the bags oon
taining the silver coin, but did not dis
turb their contents. OF the gold, how
ever, he took goodly amount. Th
road at this point runs directly along
side Of . high bluff, which In place
ovsrhAnks the tracks, making the dan
ger OF wrecks from collision with bowl
Iders which occasionally fall from abov
the tracks very great. Trains therefor
slack up 1t this point and run slowl,
until the dangerous place is passed
This the engineer Of train No. 8 did, q
Iusua', and thus afforded the robber d
eAsy means Of escape. He first locke,
| all the doors but one, stepped out on tn
platform, locked the door from the on,
side and jumped Off FotherlnghAm II
the meantime could do nothing to re
lieve himself, not being able even :
call for help.
Il Near Mincke o bowlder had fallel
upon the tracks, and the train was de
layed IN hour before It could be re
moved. The conductor tried the doc
Of the express car, but found It looked
and supposing the messenger to be bus,
did not ask for admittAnce. At 81
Clair he again tried the door and agai
found It looked. BE listened for
J minute and heard the messenger strue
Cling to free himself and making o.
the noise possible by kicking with hi
feet against the side Of the car. Tn
conductor suspected something wron
and burst the door open, finding Fotf
eripgham as above described. He wa
Iquiokly released and told his exper
ence The robber had got . start Z
: fully two hours, and 1t was useless {
, run back to try and find him.
II Mr.. Fotheringham says the robber
about "a years old, 6 feet high, weigh
about 200 pounds and WAS dressed i
dark clothes, with dark overcoat. Il
thinks the robbsr had accom- plices, q
! he seemed to be talking to some one O
! the front platform OF the car. Fothe
ingham, the messenger, ID about 2
years old, and lives In St. Geneviev'
Mo. He has been In the employ of tt
Adams Express Company for abor
four years.