New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-27
ROBBING AN EXPRESS CAR.
THE AGENT BOUND AND THE SAFE RIFLED.
A DARING OUTRAGE on THE ST. LOUIS AND SAN
FRANCISCO oAD-$50. 900 sroLES.
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| FRANCISCO ROAD-$50 900 STOLEN.
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! ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26.-When the st. Lonis an
San Francisco express train left the Union stat on
$3.50 O'Clock last night the press in charge
Fotherinyham, an Adams Express messenger, ana ni
cafe contained between $4,000 and $4,000 In none
packages and $4,000 silver coin Four hours late
the train hands discovered the gagged VIII
silk handkerchief and bound hand aud foot to his sae
Checks bills and valuable papers lay torn and scatto
on the floor OF tho together with silver eoh III"
ewelry, and and there broken drawer, wrenche'
from the dismant!ed safe. Tho messenger was sasph'
Tor BREATH and when released informed his rescuer
that lie had been ingenously pundered by stranger
whom lie believed to he. like himself, In the employ
Adams Express Company
The Adams run last right was the largest that nae
fone out the san Francisco road during tho year.
The money twice the usual amount and was con-
signed TO Springfield Carthage, Japlu Fort Scott ana
points in the far West. After the rescue of Fothcrns
nam he placed castbound train ana
brou ght to this city. He reported directly to the
express company aud closeted with superintendent
Damsel for several hours, during which he made the
following statement, embodied in an official report:
arrived at the Union station last night at my usual
time, o'clock, and prepared to go out on my run'
After checking up my sae and seeing all right
In the ear, heard knock at one OF the end doors
opened it, tall, thcksot young man, with ent hair
and a dark mustao he was standing the platform
He asked il my fOtneIiDg CHAM. SAID IL
He then handed "A letter, which purported 10
be signed BY Superintendent Damssl and Route Agent
Barrett and addressed 10 me- 1t informed mo ina,
the bearer Jim Cummings would 20 out with me on 'h
learn route and requested me to break BIN
in. said all right" and he stepped into the car ana
helped with OF my work before the train lett the
station.
little to do for the first hour of the rum ana
he sat the safe and began asking questions Sucn
AS "a would naturally ask. When the tram was
approaching Mermec station, stopped over to close
the doors of the safe As did so 1 was caught IRON
be ehind ,ny ierked out Of pocket and
placed back OF my head. The who called hli-
self Cummings said: Now blank you, II you move,
III kill you sure. You remember that Rock Island
messenger
threw up my arm and knocked the revolver up. and
both struggled around the Car for len minutes lie
heavier aud stouter than |, and finally threw me
and overpowercd lie lied my legs first. aud then
gagged me silk handkerchief. He held the resol-
yer cooked ut my temple all this time. When he had
tied hands, he dragged me To the safe aud tied me t.
It, Then he oI encd the safe took out ths money AMI
placed IL bag. He opened every package, anC hen
he found sllvrr or papers h' Ihirw lnsin a'lo WIN
He also threw lewelry. After lie had been
u aud he stopped wora tile and presented his
reSo at attempted to scrram, but he pressed
muZZe OF his revOver AGAINST my temple and threat
eued shoot ii | did not stop.
The train did not start hour and I thought
ring passengers The stood beside mo all The
with revolver, and finally, when the tram starl
ed took down the AMI resumed work ON tne
safe ahen the train reached what | thought was
Pacific the in 10 'k his position over me With the
revolver As the tram started he gabere his sack,
at tho front door, aud tuat was the last saw
OF him. | remained tied To the safe until the train
reached IT. Clair. Then got portion of the gag out
my and screamed for assistance. The engineer
heard and Gain 10 ny Assistance
Fotheringham enty- years old and his heen
employ Of the company five years. The company
h al ays considered him model young man, but the
rem ,rkanle manner in which tue robnery Was commit
ted has thrown su-pirons him. and alter his report
to tine company he was placed under surveillance
Early ths morning three detectives started 1Or Pacific
They learned that between Meramec and Pacific tue
nad been tagged by a lie of negroes. stated
that huge D0ulder lay the track IL took Gil tha
train hands and half the nearly hour aud
. IA half the boulder from the track. Mean
Cummings" was storing away his pinnier. No trsco
II he rubuer could be found Pacific, but when OF
lie citizens up th.s mOnring lie found his skin In
he Mrramec River missing The detectives thought III
uruls led "a claw. The only JiD Cummings known To
he police il Old member OF the James gang, aud he
been hearI from for years Ihc amount stolen
\ "A little than 800. 900.