Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
INTERESTING MATTERS.
A Bold Robber Holds up nm Express
Train, Runs Away with an Engine
and IN Captured After All.
Daughters of Ihe Revolution Hold
Their First Congress, Mrs. Benz.
Harrison Presiding.
Young Lady Has n Strange Advent
ure I'm a Church BeIfry, Being
Almost Devoured by Rats.

Rochester, N. Y, Special: The shoot
ing OF an express messenger on Central
Hudson train, the riding of valuable
safe, the fight OF the robber on the engine
OF another train from which he drives the
crew at the point OF a revolver, a running
fight from the engine cab for miles chased
by another engine filled with railway men,
and the final capture of the desperate by a
sheriff's posse in a swamp after wild
pursuit across the country, are some of
the sensational features of the most des-
perate attempt at train robbery in the
history Of the Central Hudson railway,
and which cast in the shade AS an exhibit
ton OF GOODNESS and nerve the famous ex-
PLOTS OF the Jesse James band or other
outlaws Of western fame.
The American Express company's spec
ial, or money train" on that road from
New York 10 Chicago had this experience
on the night of the 2lst When the train
was near Weedsport the conductor heard a
signal from the money" car which
aroused his suspicion. On looking through
the hole where the bell cord runs through
the car he saw man wearing mask over
his face. The train was stopped and while
waiting for the robber to make his APP
pearance the trainmen were ordered
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The trainmen were unarmed and thought
to outwit the robber. They started the
train ahead at full speed having left enc
man to telegraph the situation TO the sta
tons along the line. When the train AL
rived at Fort Byron an investigation was
make, but the robber was no where to be
seen, having evidently made his escape
while the train was in motion. The ex-
praSq car maCSanOaf W. cavaro1v in iura1
in several places and could not talk AT
the next stop-Lyons- an enormous crowd
had gathered and in the throng the train
men noticed young man carrying hand
satchei with strap and wearing gold eye
glasses. They remembered having seen
the Same fellow ut Syracuse when the
train started out, and how he could
be at Lyons was mystery which
they at once coupled with the
robber, and they attempted TO seize him.
He Immediately drew two revolvers and
kept the crowd away while he backed over
to the engine, pulled the coupling pin and
leaping into the cab, pulled the throttle
and was away like the wind The Hud
son road is four track line and several
railroad men boarded another engine on
the next track and started in pursuit On
overtaklng the robber he reversed his
engine and allowed the others TO pass at
full speed, he sending shower of bullets
in their midst as they whirled by. When
they had reversed he went ahead again
and again opened his batteries. Seeing
his steam giving out he got as far away as
possible and abandoned the engine. He
made farmer give up horse at the
point of pistol and when it was winded
took horse and cutter from another man
by threats The alarm had been given,
however, and the whole country was
aroused and the fellow was finally forced
to give up to the sheriff. He gave his
name as Cross. said he had been a cowboy
and later railroader. II seems that his
scheme OF escape was worked by getting
on top OF the car aud by fastening q
hooked rope he could let himself down at
the side door of an express car or draw
himself up. In this way he had escaped
notice when the train was in motion and
had slipped down at Lyons unnoticed.