Evening journal., 1892-02-23
PERRY'S BRASH EXPLOIT
The Train Robber Tells How
He Got Into the Car.
BE OOEFEssEs A PREVIOUS CRIME

Express Messenger Moore's Car. He Ad
mits, Was Robbed by Him Near Utici
Last Fall--He Praises mcInerney's Gri
and Il Glad He Didn't KIN Him.
ROCHESTER, Feb. q. Train Robber Cros
has confessed that be is the son Of Oliver II
Perry, a Syracuse contractor, and that hii
name is Oliver Curtis Perry. He has alss
owned up to the Utica train robbery, a.
well as to his extraordinary attempt on tn,
money car Of the American express between
Syracuse and Lyons.
Daniel McIneney, the messenger whC
was wounded by Cross, was brought to his
home in this city and surgical aid sum
moned. He was under the influence OF
an@sthetics and DR.. Moore, his surgeon
would not allow him too see strangers. The
doctor says he win recover II blood poison
ing does not set in. His worst wound is in
the right thigh.
The bullet must have been one from the
largest pistol Of the three Perry carried
The wound on has temple is slight and that
on his hand was made by a fragment Of a
large bullet. The piece was found in the
wound
Mclnerney told his family that when he
found himself IN the power of the robber he
rolled ont some Of the less valuable pack
ages and covered valuable ones with them.
Perry was impatient 20 get the currency
and threatened TO shoot if 10 was not sur.
rendered. He said 10 the messenger; "You
can't fool me; I've been in this business be
fore"
The Messenger Was Gritty.
While Perry was waiting to got the money
the train reached Lyons and the game was
up. Mrs. Mclnerney said Of her son: "He
was always gritty. KNEW If he was tackled
he would fight it out.r
j. B. Prentiss, agent Of the American Elk.
press company in this city, went to Lyons
and had an interview with the robber. Mr..
Prentiss said He is the same man who
committed the Utica robbery, Oliver Curtis
Perry. he admitted the whole thing, aAd
told where he had been. Since the Utica
robbery he said he had been in Canada
down south and in the west
NHe always went under his own name
and was indignant at the statement that he
took any other name. He told me he knew
when they were after him in any place, and
avoided arrest by changing his voice and
putting on gold spectacles
Perry is one Of the brightest and coolest
fellows | ever saw. He told me that his
health is falling, and that he knew he would
90 70 prison for this and never come out
alive. he sand that he weighed $50 pounds
IN september and weighs only $50 now. he
had sixteen cartridges when he surrendered
and three revolvers, one large and two
small. The largest one had bore yon could
put your finger down. He said: McIner.
ney was a good man, but indiscreet. He
ought TO have thrown up his hands. l did
not want TO kin him, but only wing him.
He did not get cent There was nothing
in the car for him to steal.
How Perry Got on the Train.
81 asked him how he got on the train.
and he replied that he was in the depot in
Syracuse when they were loading il, but
got on in the freight yard while the train
was running fast He got in the car by at
taching his rope by the steel hook TO one
edge Of the car roof and sliding down the
Other. ! asked him il that was not danger.
GUS, and be said it wasn't He added: j
broke two panes Of glass in the window and
put my head through one and my pistol
through the other. took McInerney's pis.
tol when he dropped it. It was only hall
cooked
Before Perry was captured he had
mustache but shaved himself with a razor
which he carried. New York detectives
saw the prisoner and recognized him. Per
rvs examination has been postponed until
tomorrow. The authorities are guarding
him closely. He has been visited by many
people, and expressed satisfaction that none
OF the shots at the messenger took fatal
effect