St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-30
SOUNDS LIKE A CANARD.

'sBunch the train robber ID IN
the city"
This somewhat startling state
.neot was made yesterday. by .
private detective, in the hearing oil
An Age Herald reporter.
"How do you know he is beres
the reporter asked.
II have eee0 him."
"Wheu and whers?"
AT . noted resort in the city
and on several occasionA
"Was he slone?
mo: bis entire gang. six men
in all, was with him"
How long have they been here?''
Several weeks"
Tue detective explained ct length,
bow be came to discover the fact
Bunch and his daring train robbers
wers in Birminbam.
Z ~as only . few weeks after
Bunch robbed the express cal on
the New Orleans and Northeast
ern road. that tue detective noticed
. suspicious looking character in
. sal.,on one night. The detective
was then looking for a man who
was wanted for . crime. II was
plain that the suspicious looking
individual was disguised aud the
detective watched him.
He discovered after . Few days
that the stranger had q room at
one of the hotels. had plenty O.
money. and never went on the
streets except ut night. The
stranger wrote and mailed several
letters, and . week later he was
joined by Eve Other suspicious look.
ing i0dividuals. The six meu took
rooms 1t different hotels and board
ing houses. but would meet IN q
certain saloon every night. One
night the detective found them
shooting craps for SO q throw
He was invited to join the game.
but declined on account Of his
financial condition. Large sums
we're won and lost. but none Of tho
men were broke. They all seemed
~ have plenty of money.
The detective watched and wait
ed. A few days after the crap
shooting he saw Bunch ut the post
Office. The detective fell in line
Immediately behind his mau to
wait his turn At the general deliv
cry. At last the stranger reached
the window and asked il there
was q letter for John Smith, or
some other common place name
He was handed . letter and moved
away. closely followed by the de-.
tective.
Outside the rostofice the msn
who claimed TO be Smith opened
bus letter. and inside was = second
letter, sealed but not stamped.
The detective was almost up with
bis man then. aud Rlancing over Lis
shoulder. saw that the inside letter
was addressed to Bunch" Tie
detective walked along close beside
the train robbsr NJ long as be
could without aronsing the suspi-
cion Of the latter. and by 60 doing
was able to road . few lines OF
the letter. It was written from u
small town within fifty miles Of
Birmingham. and one sentence read
by tue detective convinced him
that the letter was written by a
member Of Bunch's gang. and that
another robbery was being planned
The sentence rtai: Il have th
lay Of the land and We can do it
easy; not . house for three miles. .
On this information the detective
communicated with the express
company. and it vas decided to ar
rest The gang on suspicion. Ar
raogments were accordingly made
to take them into custody the fol-
lowing night. but when the officers
went 70 look for them they had
aoxn. They had left the city and
did not turn mp again until a few
days ago. when the man supposed
to be Bunch was seen on the street,.
by the detective. He bad assumed
an entirely new disguise. bnt the
detective recognized him BY his
walk and voice. Two other men
have b On seen Who are supposed
to belong to Bunch's gang. but
they are both skilfully Disguised.
The detective is now hard at
work on the csse and expects to BE-
able to capture the entire gang