The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-01
ROBBED AN EXPRESS TRAIN.
IN EXPRESS AGENT on THE GEN.
rahL sURpRIsED NJ A Masked NAM

WAS robbed between here and Little Falls.
The robber brought the trainto q standstill a
mile enst OF this city by applying the air brake.
and then escaped in the darkness. The ex-
press agent In charge OF the car was 3. A.
Moore. who lives ut 17S Thirteenth street. Buff
falo. He formerly lived In Rochester. and was
an express messenger for some years on the
Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad.
He was afterward on the Auburn branch Of
the Central and was then placed In charge OF
The depot ONCE Of the express company in
Syracuse nights. He was promoted to the run
between Buffalo and New York on the fast ex-
press about two years ago. He has always
had the confidence OF his superiors and is in
every respect considered Trustworthy man.
He has several long standing acQusintances
in this city, who say that he would never have
submitted tamely to the robbery unless COM
pletely surprised and at tho muxSle Of q TO-
volver held by some one who had got the
drop on'hlm." -
The story as learned here to-day IL that
Moore was In the centre Of the car. which was
we'll filed with freight, when the robber sud-
denly appeared to him and thrust revolver
In his face. At the same instant he caught
Moores revolver from the case on top Of the
messengers trunk or box. and commanded
tile messenger to open the door Of the safe.
had piled freight on three Of them. and only
one was in sight As the robber was looking
over the packages In this safe he threw several
Of them to one side. a. they contained jewelry.
saying he wanted money. The authorities
here think that not to exceed 81. 900 was taken.
One package Of IS. 900 was secroted BY Moore
as he opened the safe.
Tho robbcr entered tho car BY saving q
piece from the upper panel Of the front door.
The piece cut out was fifteen inches wide and
seventeen inches long. 1t contains eight gim-
let holes. When the piece was nearly sawed
he pushed It into the car and then reached In
and pulled small box through the opening
upon which he stood to effect his entrance.
The car was the last one on the train and had
two partitions across It Moore was at work in
the centre compartment After securing tho
packages he desired the robber backed to the
door still keeping Moore covered with the. re.
yolver. When on the platform he reached
enough to permit him to jump he did so and
Ssnd
that he had been held up and robbed. He was
not ht and the
ing about for the cause. Moore was greatly
frightened. but finally made the men under.
at him BY the robber before he left the car.
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ar with the mussle Of his revolver in my
face. He had secured an entrance into the car
BY boring and saving hole through the front
bling Of the train. or would have been on my
guard. Of course; But i was 2 complete sui;
some Of the PACKAGES right before my eyes.
f e Hs snd
cord, Jumped from the train. and nd was as lost IN
the darkness quicker than it takes to tell it."
cure ac% much money DO you think he So
cant tel H. until We lSGk over the bills and
Ss did not get IL oVePeofed ps sef.
sge SSSnta hId 5000 in currency. but got
the robbersT' : '"e'' "e'' nofe 'nAn ono OF
Yes. sir; there were two, One kept his re-
volysr pointed at me through the hole in the
~ "Hs s' you any idea where they got on the
IT was, probably at Albany. We stopped
S tS.% q the car and begun work shortly alter
..Gn you Giye description Of the robbe.s7",
idPS Hdss and me fs. ss0 at
Do yo9 think he was familiar with the
t a%G1S' OF sAuAOles usually carried on this
cannot answer that"
cured w ssx not th. the booty
hurEEs isg SsS ana eSvsTiosts% several
e BE- od bands IN the business Sn9 ier once
the saaa m iHs
snperintenden a1 e " sslleok o, the Ameri
can Express Company Albany, arrived here at
Working coppeetos WIZ the s't Utica po Sfsa
hsnd GsS
ttica and will probably be there i to4morre%.
The American. Express Company sends out
fr spefiai train 81 nins cars every plight at
ears %Te dded eo II hsss
COMPARTMENTS Of about equal Dimensions. and
the naaabie packages are in the Of the
4 train 81 which III here On Taesdsy 1 night.
the 5 fss9a was at em 4Srse aP aan
men. All communicating doors were closed.
sHe MGHre ror sat s s' res.on the h. ed not
know OF the train robbers presence until the
man entered HIS section and told him at tho
point ,onii Of gun to keep quiet Train No; 81
sent from New York Banks to Western h houses.
On Tuesday night, however. there were not
bonds. which the thief could not. get at.
oo The cSesmPany's loss. they bay at the main
Tho superintendent said that Messenger
Moore was. well known and trust
ssdd md md has been in . the employ
There il no reason TO doubt his story for the
company think that II no had wanted to be an
accomplce in o robbery he would have chosen
time when there was q larger amount OF
money on the train. Moore stopped at Utica
Senss mars r. FIR as night t give MS ss
HIS report Of the affair was received by the
company last night. -, y