New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-01
A CENTRAL TRAIN ROBBED!
THE EXPRESS MESSENGER HELD UP IN
WESTERN STYLE.
ONE MASKED RoBBER THRUsrs AREVoLVEH IN
THE MEssESGERs FAcE-THE BOOTY
SECURED l. sMALL-EscAPiNG
IN THE DARKNESS.

Utica " Y, Sept 30.-Ihe speelsi A"e'''S" Ia
press train No 81. due here at . 10 a. N. ~usS' "9
s.oa t,,,oon bere and little Falls. The rObber or
obs for the messenger says there were two Drought
enc team "a a s,andstl nile east OF this city by
appl,ng the air-brakes by means OF the vaVe III inc
car and then escaped In the darkness Inc eNPIesS
agent IN charge Of the was +. A Moore VINO hves
at No ITs Thrteenth-st, buhalo' Inc roOu%i "0 wv
The chief work masked
The story as learned here to-day, Is that Moore was
IN the centre Of the car which we'll filled with
freight when the robber suddenly appeared before MN
and thrust revolver In his face. AT the same Instant
he caught Moore revolver from the case on top Oh he
messengers trunk or box and then commanded the
messenger T. open the door Of the safe While SECOND
robber covered Moore with revolver through mole Id
the car There were four safes in the car but Moore
had piled freight on three Of them and only one was
in sight. As the chief robber was LOOKING over lne
packages IN this he threw several OF them 10 one sioe
as they contained jewelry, saying ne wanted money
The authorities here think that not over Sl'oOo was
taken one package of $4,000 was seerete~ by Nioore
as he opened the safe
Tie robber entered the car by saving piece from
The upper panel Of the front door The piece CUT OUT
was afoen inches wide and seventeen inches long III
contained e7g1c gimIet holes. When the piece was
nearly san he pushed IL into tile car and then reached
In and pulled a small box through the opening, upon
which he stood 20 effect his entrance. The car was te
last one on the train and had two partitions across IT,
Moore was at work In the centre compartment
After securing the 9tcl'ages tae Tobber backed 10
the door s:ll keeping Maorc covered with the re-
volver. Whc on the platform he reached down SUD
denly and cut the rubber bose connecting the ar Drdhe
coupling thus setung the brakes on The entire uaih
When The train stacked enough Tor MN 10 Jump nc
did 20 and both robbers C.-slr. "a. Inc stopping VI
the train alarmed the trr at AMI Moore ca!ed of'
20 them that lac had bon " t..i up ana robbed lie
was not understood at in' nd the 'idn".A supposen
,.v had been tagged ar began looldnr 1"ut for the
canso Moore was GGity frightened hi ihay
made the men understana the situation. OF e moi had
been ared at him b. the 0'' rot before i' lciV 'le
car.
BuraIo. sent. 30-As tn. t.u4 t.a' Ha. robbed ran
into the Central Depot at 40 - i'.,.'i' feporlei
boarded the car and a.il.a Hr Io.r 'o ,>pi1in the
robbery well sir -tt hc 81 rh. '.'er 50 sur
urscd I'm my life. AL OIL, p... "t.. .i WoiK assert
ing packages. az usual, H.'~ '1.1. heaid pistol
sbot right IN ny ears. Hup.d mp. and right before
me at,oe a mashed burgir N'i "a. muzhc OF his re-
volvcr in my face. lie hoa urcd an entrance ih'o
Che car ly boring and saving hole through the rom
and / did not hear hu because Of the lumDllhg OIL
tb1- train or would have been on guard, OF COURSE
But it was a complete surprise ana was uunf
founded. lie assorted some Of the packages Hsh' DC
fore my eyes holding his revolver in one mana anu
doing the work with the other lie seemed IN hurry,
and soon Jumped up pulled the air brake cord jumped
fcou the ,r,,p and was lost in the darkness quicker
than it takes 70 tel it'
How much money do YOU think he secured =
al can't tell until we look over the bis ana
figure mp at the Office My impression Is that lie u'u
not yet much. lie overlooked a package Containing
g. 900 i'm currency but got considerable lewelry.
q. DO YOU think there was more than one ol t'c IVo
bers2' IT. .o,o,,or
Ycs sir there were two. One kept his revolver
pointed at me through the hole In the car
Have YOU got any idea where they got Oh the
train?" -.
1T was probably at Albany. We stopped there
apd they must have jumped on the platform Oh inc
car and began work shortly atter~aId.'
&" Can YOU give a description Of the robbers 3!
"No. Sir The one in the car wis masked ana
Nope dark clothing. lie was ABOUT i've 1eet seven
inches ! should Judge, ind that's al can say aOou'
him.
yaIuables usually carried on this train p
Il cannot answer that
0Uow long have you been in the employ Of the
American ENpr,, Company as ascnt''
about eleven years -,
"You have an impression that inc Ooo'
was not large !' hrr,-
Yes, sir. The robbcr was IN too much OF hurry
fortunately aud overlooked several packages WIN"
concealed hurliedy.' -
Moore Is man about thirty three years Oh "se'
weighs POO pounds, stands five feet hme l"'ne'' ~
was nervous, but related straightforward STORY
~. hear, a good reputation, and no blame Is al
,,.seut attached to him tor the robbery The cihpIlN
vim did the work are believed to be od hdhu' Ill tue
business but for they fooled themselves pS O05
in too much OF a hurry. lhi- is parl2IN account"
for from the fact that tae Grin wa WhH q LII W
tCA when tre, jumped rom inc car anu WV
In tne oI frry lived in Rochester and was an eN
mr. ~ MESSENGER for some yea, Oh uc hdha1' ho'IW
Ter and ,1tt~burg Railroad. lie was altcfWNu on VIC
Auburn branch %. the central ana Ich niu ,i
VI IT, depol olhcc of the express company IN Syracuse
al night lie promoted TO the ran brlWeel hU''o
and New York ON me fast express about w." year.
90 lie has always Tad the conde!GG OF ms Supporters
and il Iu every respect tru>tWoItN man .t
-
Chill ram v.lirI wa robbed Wa, named Woodward
lie live. in Mauliu., whore hc went early tlls morning
iligpins acut Of the American ENpies, Company here
said that hc had not been uNCluiA MlOrHci Oh lhc
i1e,s.lll,.f Moore willie he stopped in this city TN,
morning. Moore could not exactly Ten now mucI
a. 900 Moore took care OF local business only ard
consequently carried le7> money than the through mes
0''tCt ", SciIccb. Of Ike American Express, Company
arrived at tea at an early hour I'm, morning ifGm a
Uuca police to trace the rOOber, - IA. no capture
has been made, but the men are carefully following
sengcr, Moore have been summoned 10 luca.
Poughlo,ep,e. sept. 30 l~pe'ml;-Nhen the Ameiii
reached this city at 10 O'Clock last night, Detective
T9goae % T." o, > SGG o oyer I99 nam aSG "d
him there were three men the platform who
had |bcaten their way up on the train from New
York bet Give Flrlong succeeded in arresting two,
bus the third one got away. IT, Is thought ne
rps's6 wcr, ErncSt nttovn and pnt i'm ail To-
night Chief Humphrey, Of the railroad company 5
service and Chief McCabe OF this city had an inter
view with them. ono gives his name As James
Daley of No. 6s second St, Albany and the other as
William Deyne; of SG2"ey IT,. AlG~iT Iheg
Train They ssy thev don't know where Carson went.
but thought De might have gone on the train again.
Daley and Deyme are both held for further de
VelopmeAt>
MESSENGER AND MONEY GONE.
Waco Tex sept. SOP. W. Hotel messenger Of