New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-26
PERRY TIE TRAIy ROBBEH, Talks.
III TELLS now he GOT INTO THE EXrEF's CAR
AND WHIT HAPPRSfD THERE.

III TELLS HOW he GOT INTO THE EXrEi>S ,Nk
AND WHAT HAPPRSfD THERE.
,uac, IT,, GA Rochester detective gives an
,,,.rview with Oliver Curtis Perry. the train robber.
In ,ail n LIONS lie told the story ~ both rob6erie-
of tho last ne said Fonr days previous I" tue
Inst lob was in Syrncuse. whce had boarded az
different places, on the evening Of the robbery "eh'
10 the theatre and enjoyed myself ~ well a. ''u'
A,out midnight went down 10 IN. depot and hung
around until No. 81 came In. This i the tram
robbed watched the messengers ear and "a" Their
ra a safr I'm each end partly under the freight ana
one nearer the door. knew the SIZES In th' ems
contained money AID wa sure there Wa some money
lu the other id not know Messenger hclh"rnoS'
arhouch bad seen him once or twice. ~ the tri'
wa, ready 70 pull ont, made clr'lo ar""hu u"
,.h, and CO.., away MP IN the freight ward out Of the
electric light and on the opposite side of the train RON
bc depot Tho express pull% ont and when 1t reaohd
h fr,lgh; ward Wa going ten twelve miles an rour
nrnued on the ear ahead ~ the messengers, a. !
aiI mo-, dare wait for his crswed over the lrsi car
and went 10 the platform at the head end OF Mcin-
crneys
81 STRAPPED my vaiise - thc railing ard WITH ~ end
~ the strap attached my derby hat. through hole
in fine ,wcarband 10 the railing. Then ! took ron
nv a,clcl my mask and tied 1t tight around my neck
I took ont nv rope ladder kind Of fire escape III
ren,ion ~ nv own ard attached the hook TO the car
o, the opposite side ! strapped the big frontier
revolver which always carried through my cartridge
bel, under my ovcrcoit. The revolver | Pui III my
oycrcoat within easy reach IA case cropped tlc Dig
one. got M on the platform railing and putting
nv hands on the roof swung 10 the car. attached
the hook on the roof Of the car ard pcehod over INV
.dc. ~ see n the messenger had taken any sl1rm
lie WAS All right and ! swung down my rope saddle
over the tilgc. Both hands we're Tree ana tired 10
hold 10 the edge OF the roof bit the train "a'
gong hfty miles an hour and the wind was 80 strong
l WIN blown away from the car several times' ana
once / narrowly missed strSipg bridge. looked
ahead all the time though ana conlo see DISTRACTIONS
Nv the Ught from the locomotive. wore Kid gloves
and my hand, berane 50 numbtd with the cold mat
when I draw nv big revolver found could not cock
the piece | rubbed my hands Tor quite whIic ana
sl,ppcd nv s.des with them until got UP the
circulation q, the blood. While doing so looked
through the glass panels OF tho door and 81" the
messengers face near the door. lie did MOI ste me
Z" When | rot inside the car l leveled my gun at
NcInerney and n | did he raised his revolver
and held II lcvellQd at me with bolh Mhd' al arms
length lie ducked his head as iIed, ana the Dali
grnzed his forehead. He dropped his revolver ana
rushed for the bellcord. When ne ma puled INC
cord twice. and while attempting to pull it y third
fine I er.d and shot him IN the arm lie stepped
ever to where hs gan lay On The noor' ana as nc
reached for H. paving no attention to my command
10 throw ND hi, hands fred again, the BAH striking
some where in the ley. stopped down ana feeling
ronna on the floor gathered mp some loose way bills
and papers and putting them In pile struck q
match and throwing 1t upon the PIE OF papeM quickly
and Ln me, n' But as the papers tazed up and
looked around could not sec ,he mes,ehser any snS
where. On The moor lay ss re''N" nan wv he''
lie had not tired shot. -, A., - A..
!" tOok more express bills ana thre" them on inc
h,.viug nir and Then climbing over tho express
Saicf found the messenger hiding pear The end OF Of
the saw there was blo9d on ~, shnuS anu pn
moment l,,o i Sshed him Commanded hm 10 light the
lamp Yes" he said, IN do ANYTHING yen say u
and thought good deal Of his position, and had
tried 10 DO his duty told bin had no intention OF
Then he lighted the lamp, and told him TO shut tbs
door. He began gIoanng. and ! asked MIN IL had
sakc don't shoot agun. III do anything you ask"