Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-08
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THE CENTRAL TRAIN wRECKERs.
Two More Culprits Arrested Today by a
Bevy OF Detectives

ALBANY, NY, Sept a--The mystery attend
ing the apprehension OF John Reed, who was
detained in Superintendent Bissells ONCE all
day yesterday on suspicion Of being one of the
Central train wreckers, was partially explained
this morning by the arrest Of John Herman, .
West Albany freight brakeman living ut 3S6 I'd
street, in Albany, and John Cordial. a freight
conductor living at 5S5 Livingston avenue.
Both men are married and are striking knights,
belonging to Local Assembly No. l074O These
men were arrested ut their homes at o'clock
this morning. after thorough search Of the
city for them by dozen detectives among
whom were City Detectives Dryer. Mccain.
Connors. Sweeney and Nolan, Central Road De-
tectives Jackson, Devine and Humphreys,
Capt Davidson and Robert A. Pinkerton.
All these men were concerned in the arrests
Of the two men and citizens who witnessed
their entrance to the station houses said il was
ludricious scene to see Cordial brought to
the second precinct in charge of six men and
Herman in charge Of four men when he
was brought to the fifth precinct
The detectives chung to each other as though
they were afraid to prosecute the search for
the men singly. evidently thinking il the men
wore arrested by the whole detail IL would be
better for each one individually to share in the
reward offered rather than scatter and let each
man take his chances in effecting arrest and
thus capture big reward for himself
A reporter last night by accident got into the
room next to where Reed was confined in the
Union depot and his curiosity being aroused he
listened intently for half an hour to the whis-
pered questioning of Reed by Chief Pinkerton
and Detective Humphreys.
REEDS GIvE-AwAY.
From the stray words which reached his ears
it is evident that at the time he was in there
Reed had about given everything away. One
of the questions asked Reed by Pinkcrton
which was distinctly heard, was: "How did they
get back to West Albany"
The answer was given in a more subdued
tone and was unintelligible. 1t seems to be ap-
parent from this that the arrest of Herman and
Cordial were the result of information given by
Reed
The reporter then left the room and awaited
developments outside. He had been there but
a few minutes when the city detectives named
above came hurriedly into the depot
and were closeted with Pinkerton for
half an hour, when they strolled out
singly and went back to the Sec
ond precinct station, as though nothing had
happened. This morning we have the arr est
OF two men by these same detectives Both
prisoners we're taken to the Rensselaer, county
Jail this morning at o'clock.
Suspicion was attached to Reed from the fact
that he had been very prominent in East Al
bany in his hostility to the Pinkerton men
there. He stoned them night and day, and
once when caught by three of the Pinkertons was
severely dubbed and he made dire threats
against the road. These three men at the
time reported the occurrence to Chief Pinker-
ton, and when the wreck occurred of course he
was suspected.