St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-26
PERRY's BOLD DEED.
The Express Robber Tells of His
Latest Exploit.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Feb. 25.-Oliver
Curtis Perry, in long interview, gives
graphic story Of the rob berry of the ex-
press car near here last Sunday. He
says: On the evening of the robbery |
went to the theater at Syracuse. About
midnight went down to the depot and
hung around until No. 81 came in. |
watched the messengers car and saw
there was safe in each end and one for
the way business near the door. / knew
one OF the safes contained money and
was sure there was money in the other.
went In the freight yard, and when the
express pulled out l jumped on
the car ahead of the messengers.
| crawled over the first car to
Mclnerney's car. l took out my
ladder" kind of fire escape in ven
ton of my own, and strapped the big
revolver with my cartridge belt around
my Overcoat pocket within easy reach
in case dropped the big one. got
upon the platform railing, and, putting
my hands on the roof of the two cars,
swung up to the top, where l attached
the hook to the roof and peeked down
over the edge to see if the messenger
had taken any alarm. He was all right
and swung down on my rope.
Both hands were free and | tried to
land on the edge of the car. but the train
was going fifty miles an hour and the
wind was so strong l was blown away
from the car several times and once
narrowly missed striking bridge. My
hands became so cold that when drew
my big revolver found could not cock
the piece. [ rubbed my hands and
slapped my sides with them until they
grew warm.
When l got inside the car leveled
my gun at McInerney, and, AS did so,he
raised his revolver and held it, leveled
at me, with both hands at arms length.
lie ducked his head as | fired and the
ball grazed his forehead. He dropped
his revolver and reached for the bell
cord. When he had pulled the cord
twice. and while attempting to pull it
third time, fired and shot him in the
arm. He stepped over to where his
gun lay on the floor, and as he reached
for 1t, paying no attention to my CON-
mand to throw up his hands, I fired
again, the ball striking him somewhere
in the leg.
After | got into the car a gust of
wind blew out the light l was sus-
picious that lie would feel for his gun,
and for moment l expected a bloody
fight. l knew must have light. But
| knew that the minute struck match
1 would be target for him. / stopped
down, and feeling around on the floor
gathered up some loose way-bllls and
papers, and putting them in a pile,
struck a match, and throwing it upon
the pile Of papers, quickly stepped to
one side, expecting him to blaze away
and Diff me. AS the papers blazed up
| looked around, but l could not see
the messenger anywhere. On the floor
lay his revolver, half-cocked. He had
not fired shot. 1 took more ex-
press bills and threw them on the blazing
pile. and then, climbing over the ex-
press matter, found the messenger him.
self near the end of the car. / saw
there was blood on his hands and on his
face. where he had wiped it with his
hands. The moment l sighted him
commanded him to light the lamp. He
said, 'Pll do anything you say if you will
not kin me- He said he was poor
boy, and thought good deal of his po-
sition, and had tried to do his duty. l
told HIM had no intention of killing
him, but that he should have done as l
told him. Then he lighted the lamp,
and l told him to shit the door. He
began grooming, and found had hurt
him,