The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-31
A TRAIN ROBBER JAILED.
BE MADE THE FAMOUS HAUL,
NEAR ST. LOUIS.

ms AoonsAIy suspected py the Pinker-
tons From the First-The Clew nv
Which He Was Traced Obtained
From Furniture Dealer After the
Robber Had Decamped-Arrested in
California.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. SO.-Ths leader of
the gang who robbed Adams Exuress
Messenger Mulrennan on the Frisco road
at Glendale, suburb Of st. Louis. on the
night OF Nov. 80. Is under arrest. His
female accomplice is also In custody. and
the capture OF the other seems to be but
matter OF time. The leader of the gang
turns out to be Albert d. SIy'
a noted convict from the Missouri
penltentiary. The latest series of exploits
by Sly and his fellow bandits began with
the robbery OF street car barns at Omaha in
October, In which they used dynamite and
secured large amount of money. They
committed robbery on the Metropolitan
street. ssreeI car 3arns arms In Kansas City in the same
month and then came the robbery of the
Pacific Express Company, on the
Missouri Pacific railroad near Omaha on
the night OF Nov. 4, and the American Ex-
press Company robbery near Western
Union junction, Wis, on the night of Nov.
y. In all of these robberies Sly figured as
the leader and their engine Of war almost
invariably was dynamite.
THEFT OF $4,000.
After the robbery at Western Union
junction, William A. Pinkerton found OUT
that Sly in 1883, while acting as driver for
the American Express Company at st.
Joseph, Mo-, defaulted with package con-
tanning $4,000. At that time after long
search he was apprehended in California
by the Pinkertons. He was returned to
Missouri and sentenced to seven wears in
ferson City. On coming ont It
was learned that Sly became associated
with gang Of rough burglars, who made
their headquarters around Kansas City and
Omaha. On the theory that Sly was pos
sbly concerned in the robbery at Western
Union Junction, the Pinkertons quietly
began an investigation toward locating
Sly, and succeeded in tracing him to st.
Louis lew days previous TO the Glendale
robbery on the Frisco road Pinkerton's
force and the force of Chief of Police Har-
rigan of St Louis soon joined hands.
VALUABLE CLEw.
Some days after the Glendale affair, Chief
Harrigan received valuable information
from a furniture dealer who furnishes
houses on the installment plan. concerning
woman and four men renting a house
on Swan avenue in st. Louis on the out
skirts OF the city. This furniture man
had fitted up the house on Swan
avenue and the people occupying the same
had mysteriously disappeared after the
robbery. leaving the furniture and every
thing behind them. This Chief HarriRan
investigated very carefully. and 1t was found
that the house was occupied by q blonde
woman, supposed to be the wife or mistress
OF one of thu gang Of four men. They dis
appeared from the house three days after
the Glendale robbery.
TRACED BY THEIR BAGGAGE.
Their baggage was traced to the depot
and the cneck numbers showed that they
were all bound west. Chief Harrigans
men traced them TO Omaha, where the
party split up. taking different routes west.
Chief Harrigans men managed to get accu-
rate descriptions of the fugitves, and Sly's
identity was fixed beyond question, as also
the identity OF the woman connected with
the gang. Robert A. Pinkerton at this time
was in California and on the eve of his
departure for the east, but remained and
assisted the San Francisco police, who had
been communicated with. Sly, it is ascer-
talned, had gone to Denver and from there
10 Southern California. With this iuforma-
tion Robert A. Pinkerton went at oncs to
San Diego and from there to Los Angeles,
arriving there about week ago, For sew
eral days be kept up search OF the saloons,
gambling houses and places of that kind
without success.
CAUGHT IN THE PosToFFIcE.
Through breakage In the railroad there
had been no mail delivered for three days at
Los Angeles, and on Saturday last Pinker-
ton, accompanied by Ross Whitaker of the
San Francisco detective force aud IN officer
OF the. Los Angeles force took up watch in
the postofice and express offices
at that point. All three were fur
nisEed with photographs and accu--
rate descriptions of Sly. On the
afternoon of Saturday PinKerton observed
man in the postoffice at Los Angeles, who
answered to the description of Sly and res
sembled the old photographs which he had
very closely. Tapping him on the shoul-
ders and stepping up and taking his hand
so that he could not attempt to use a gun,
as Sly is a desperate character, Pinkerton
addressed him by the name of Sly.
DENIED HIS IDENTITY.
Sly denied his identity and said his name
was A. s. Denton. That settled it in Pin
kerton's mind at once, for Sly's right name
is Adelbert Denton Sly. He was at once
taken into custody and searched. In his
possession was found $4,000 and lot of
personal property. and on his person was
found gold watch taken from the person
of Messenger Mulrennen of the
Adams Express Company af-
ter he had been injured by
Nov. 80 at Glendale, Mo. Sly tried to
throw the watch away but it was recov
cred by Pinkerton. Sly's arrest was kept
very quiet until to-day, with view of get
ting some of the balance of the gang. Sly
refused to make any statement whatever,
knowing full well that being an ex-convict
IN the Missouri penitentiary his next i'm
prisonment, If convicted, meant for life.
WHAT WAS FoUUD IN HIS HOUSE
His search of the house on Swan avenue
gave Chief Harrigan positive evidence
against the thieves, as in this house was
found parts of the packages taken from the
express car, which had not been fully
destroyed. The finding of the watch in
Slys possession fixed the crime on him very
strongly. Chief of Police Harrigan
OF st. Louis and the Pinker-
toms here feel confident that it is
now comparatively easy task to learn the
identity Of the other men and take them
Into custody. Adelbert Sly is better known in
the crooked fraternity as Bert Sly. He is
native of Wisconsin and was born and
reared in Oshkosh. After committing the |
express robbery In st. Joseph, for
which he was sent to the peniten- |
tiary in 1884, his family moved to
st. Joseph, Mo-, where they now reside. |
Since his release from the penitentiary in |
Missouri he has been twice in custody In St. |
Joseph, once for highway robbery and |
once for burglary, and he is at present |
fusitive from justice from st. |
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