New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-22
JESSE JAMES OUTDONE.
WONDERFUL DARING OF A CENTRAL IiUD-
son TRAIN.ROBBER.
HE SHOOTS An EXPRESS MESSENGER, 1NTIM1
DATES TRAINS CREW. CAPTURES AN
ENGINE. But Is CHASED. CAUGHT IN
SWAMP AND LOCKED UP-A MARIA
TIVE STRANGER THAN FICTl

Hight 0I lie rODbcr on inc engine OF %lo'lcl uai
from which he drives the crew at the point OF a
revolver, running fight from the engine car
| f5r miles chased by another engine filled with rail-
way and the final capture Of the desperate
| by shcrifs posse in a swamp after a wild
pursuit across the country are some OF the sehsa-
tiopa features of the most desl lcratc attempt at
train-robbcry in the history of the Central
Hudson Railway, and which cast in the shade
as an c, hibi,ion of GOODNESS and nerve the famous
| exploits OF the Jesse James band or other out
| laws of Western fame.
Train No 81 on the Ccntral-IIudson is known
as the American Express Company's special. 1t
runs every day between Ncw-York and Buffalo. and
carries only goods and property shipped by that
company. The express company pays the Cen
tral many thousands Of dollars learl. for the
use of this train and it runs on the time and
with the 10 privilcg"s, as the limited eX-
presses. Thc ;rain leaves Ncw.York AT 0
o'clock each cYeninr, and is due in this
city at :oj o'clock in the morning
Nearly all The ears are run through TO Chicago
and contain the most valuable express matter.
One car is known as the money" car. and in it
is sent the specie from the United States Treas
ury for Western banks. well as the money in
process of exchange between the banks Of New
York and the Vest. Tho load of wealth sent ont
from Ncw-York on this train is usually greater
on Saturday evening than on other days and
often amounts 10 more than million dollars. in
addition to icwclry and other vauablcs. One
Of the most trusted messengers of the company
and sometimes several, are placed in charge Of
this car, and so great Is the secrecy Observed in
regard to the car and its contents that often tho
crew OF the train do not know In when car ult
money is carried.
NcIunrnpv n fhiS city in charge
Of the money car on the trip Saturday night. The
train was made up of eight express ears and one day
coach for the accommodation Of the regular tram
crew Only one messenger was assigned 10 the
money car, as The work of billing was light. The
other cars had two messengers. The train LETT
Syracuse NJ o'clock this morning, in charge OF
Conductor Emil I1ass. of this city The train was
drawn by Engine No CO., with Caleb Cherry en-
gincer The coach was in the rear Of The tram
and the money car just ahead.
When the train was near Wccdsport. the con-
ductor who was in the coach with his two train
men. thought he heard the air-whistlc sound Nery
family II was enough TO arouse him - the bellci
that something was wrong In the express car
Going ont on the platform Of The coach, he climbed
on the rail. and, looking through the hole where
the bell cord through. lie saw the upper part
NJ n man whose face below the eyes con-
ccnlcd by "a rcu Uhnftl nlhbhs lii' WV7nN'A'' ~
could NOT see He went back, So the air-brnkcs
and called lis two tranmen The three stool
leaning out from TIE platform. looking
forward along the sides Of the cX-
press car. Suddenly mans form appeared
40 tie side door OF the express car.
revolver bullets whistlcd past trcir ears and
voice was heard commanding them to signal the
engineer 10 go ahead or take the consequences.
The trairrncn were unamCd The conductor
told ore Of his men 10 jump on run back 10 'ior-
dan and telegraph along the line to Koche'''r
that they had tran-robbcr on board his
,vos dane and the conductor signallcd tie cngi-
ne,r 10 20 ahead full speed. thinking that the
roblcr would not dare 10 jump and would be
captnrcd at the next stop. The train went TO
Port Byron. Here the brakes w'rc set again. ana
the conductor and tmInman went 10 tie express
car
Tic car showed signs Of a desperate struggle.
Money packages and iewclry were lying s'W"len
obout everything in the car seemed stained WIN
blood and Messenger Mclncrncy was lying hlc'd-
inc from several wounds and almost UNCONSCIOUS.
The robbcr was nowhere TO he seen ana was sup
posed 10 have jumped and made good MS cSc'P''
vcIpcrncv wanted TO be brought on 10 Rochester.
4 telegram for an ambulance was sent on 10
Rochester and the train went on to Lyons, the
next stop. lilc NEWS I"h oP'''' '''' '''7
line nv tbs time, and the station Mt Lyons was
all alive Among others in the crowd was VIII
dr el young man wearing god eyeglasses ana ear
rying satchcl slung 10y strap over his shoulder
Now il so happened that the trainmcn had
no,iccd thi, same young at the station az
Svracus, before the train pulled out ana they
had not seen him since, and the question OF what
he was doing at Lyons and how he got there ut
.oncc SUGGESTED itself An attempt was made ="
seize him, but he pulled ont two receivers hcId
the crowd back and backed across the yard until
he reached coaltrain, the engine WIN Steam up
ready to pull ont for the west. He pulled the
min holding the tender - the first car, climbed
over the coal into the cab, drove the engineer
and fireman out with his revovers and started
the engine.
Conductor Iaass and one Of the switchmcn pro-
cured n shotgun freed the engine of the express,
and with the fireman and engineer started IN
pursuit OF the fugitive. IL will be re'ncmpcred
that the CentralIudsOn is a four tacke road, anu
the two engines. though both going west, were
not on the same track The express engine soon
overlook the robbcr, who suddenly reversed his
engine and let his pursucrs pass him, pouring
ristol bullets into the cab as his pursuers went
by. Then the pursucrs stopped and the pursued
went ahead Another artillery duel cnsucd, the
shotgun taking part this time. No was hurt
in either battle
About two miles beyond the robbcr fcnnd his
engines steam was giving out, hc jumped OIL
al crossroad and started across the country, going
south lie managed 10 scare a farmer into let
ting him have horse and rode on about two
miles further south. Here he procured n horse
and cutter, pcrsuading their owner, German
farmer, to cntrust him with them by firing on
him.
The party on the express engine had returned
10 Lyons where the sheriff of Wayne County had
organized a posse, which, under command of
Deputy Sheriff Collins, started in pursuit. Mean
time, the farmers along the robbers line oi re-
eat also turned out. fully armed. in pursuit.
The runaway wos sighted about five miles south