Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-27
DARING ROBBERY.
By Mems Of FORCED Letter tht Rsbher
Gets IN Els Work and Escapes with
Pity Thousand Dollars.


-. lofIs. 1efnlHf % The A dams 81.
1ne<s-caf afsachf0 r. Passenger Train No.
= en- tie 81 Luuis ard .au FrHncisro rail-
r0ad, vhnh iesI This CITY ri e.s5 lAst night,
wss roi,l,ed 81 urcr s50.0nb IN cash he-
tween bere and Pacific, BIO.
u appears tint ief0re Che train JET tbi-
eF9 MAJ VINO gave The nams % Gun
u'iIes presented b. Messenger frnihing
tan cievarly-fnfced letter bearing per
teei .fao-sialde n the signature Of Barrett
llt Local acsni VI fbf express company n
~ Louis. The ietiei seated thn IiarTea
hHe decided 20 pu AT extTu m"n un me
rulis; tiIit bearer was be, and mat
Buckingham was directed n telch
hm the uetAils ui fisr business. Inc
siranrer wHs allowed is enter the
car- mo took crem Interest IN MI the
movements % the meszaHgHi, apparently
Desiring 20 lcHTn guctly the ins and OUT
81 tie Cuiies winch. ihu letter stated be
WIS expected 10 perform. TrBihinctnmt
suemcions vpre rot ri All u-Du.el urd thf
stranger impressed hin a. o quisi End PIE
possessing companion. Thu two men busieJ
Themselves WIKI accounts, cic.. ana al Weni
well Unit puift between - LOUIS ana
Fncific. No.. was reached. IL fbt mean
time f;t nes assistant WIS iul0-med thai
there Wa ngtbnr more ifgi be- eJuie a. a.
THAI TINT. and BE- seated himself IL chair
vui. iug mil Fumf new outie~ should
pe assigned him 70 I,eriu-m. Yrnthirs-
nan wes still husily engaged over
lIis accounts with be haek turned 81 cum
miucE II the c3urSr ~ time Il became
nent sgury for HIM 10 90 70 the safe, nnu
turning % do - he saw The stranger calmly
sitting IN his rhair WITH & cscEe0 revolver
evelied nj tbs = rockingham head. Cum
mmgf cautiously aplrgachea the dumb
founded messenger and tuiG I'm u he -
NAMED uuiei and MADE un nuicry, ~ raised
40 uiHTm. fis lie would nni boz endangered
iu. tEai Il he aCtsC Otherwise iie could no.
answer Tor the Consequences rockingham
imd noihml 1n d. Du a. submit, uud aceJrd-
inc % bis statement tht subi'gT hound hin
hand md luDt, pressed 9 ear ui0 lIi- mouth.
t,eC hin 70 the cafe 90 thG boz could moi
muVe. md proceeded wiki Ia. work. The
s,dt had been leii al'g1.. gnl Il TOOK hui
icv minutes iuf thf ruii8eT 10 securt iaut-
n0ies and vaiuahles n fhf 1haIf ~ l"Vel-v-
tic. lie cur open bag containing silver
coin. hTTt hf evidently concluded these were
100 bsaTy for htm T. cHrry and h. do
moi disturb Size contents. ~ gold
however. ht tBUb Z cpDd'v amount
and fier progeeded 30 make Eonl hi-
esclJle. Tbs road IL tbis point rum direct
y along sidt If h,rt biuG. winch ~
places over hangs thr tracks, matinc Tht
daueer ~ wrec6s frUm collision WIKI boul-
de-s. which occasionally iuli from above NJ
TIA tracks. very great Trains. therefore.
.acE W al tnis poIni and run SLOWLY unrl
thf dangerous piaee T. Passed. Tnis thf
encinapr 81 rain M. dic a. usutl, ano
thus offered rne rnbheT III easy means %
o-calH Ee firsi ineked al hui Ons nnOr,
stepped on the platform, iucEed thF un1-
ir0n the nulsIu.. and Jumped Oh.
Til. messnnger n THE mean tirif.
ruuid 90 nu.hlHr So rcie1st hilu-gE,
nof lai ING niiit even ~ ca inr hell Ae;U
YucEC & boulder had fallen UpDI thf
.rack. md Lhf Trail wgs drHvec ar uuu-
iofnrf IL cuuiL If Teuuvrd. TIT cob
Cuctnf tried Tire dpuf o. the eZpT.--- c..f.
bW found il locked nna. supipsir- tnf
u,e--euge, o. iie nusy. did nm asst in, 40
n irtauUs. A. -. CiaU b. HculI --ieC tut
oror MD aear Sound j. lacEaL. re
listened fu- 9 minute anu heard -ir me-
serrnr g1ru~CIns ttiret himself and making
af morse uHHsihit ig kicking VIII iu. ienf
-.alf.-- ti,f slof ni tut csT- The c1u1ucip'
1usrwcieO something wong and Hl~-- llif
0u1' open finding lru-ilUcnam o. rm"t
DESERVED. Ht vas Cuety released and
flld his r.-pe-ianc. TIE ru'iic, nnC 20
start OF FURY Two nours, ard r wac u,cies-
iu IN iscE e. rrv unc find BIN. The
ram tner proceeded UL its wgy and ~
rived n Ems CRY siHs morning o. : o'cincE
on II. Te-u-I TRIP. T-1lhlnc'ngm save int
ru.,her vas uhoW tweuor-iuU- Vears DiG.
SCI ee tall velGh. ADMIN 2Di pounds and
dressed n DART ciG.h-f Win dart oVe--
r1a-. = -nirl- 1hf roui,eT mad ucc1uplice,.
L.. be- -.-ruad 90 be- ia'i-irE win some one III
lie fruM platform O -it cIr. ! rockingham
tlst rit-e-4net.r. T. abolr rveHsv-l0uf year
old. gnl ivrs II -. 5euerErs Mu. 10
na- Deau H. ihf guu.Dr i The Adlui- LIZ
ur,-s CunU mv lhOU -four ve1Is- super
urendeu I'aIuse. % ne I ZlireS- lnll..4IF-
sars tna Buckingham record uaf iear OF
lee l.a-- NheT DsFe. ne-e : -o-n.il-Ham
Vas Ilaui-e Tev.iso CAa. nf hn1 gone ~
ruvr Win barrett. -nf rnIl-t-ia-eu., auc
motbe, man. Fr1n tht mariner lI vnich
D.. made She s.momelt II e. presumed -ne
.n-rar nnL was ~ VI .ef 90. -H. Nv
though Imulse. would I.6. uo statement
e1ul,rmalo-y O, contradictory oi -ui- -hrl-
w.. I'aui-e sac b could no. su' tif eI-
ae- amount Stolen, uul & VIZ something
under SJ..OJl.