Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-23
TRIED TO ROB A CAR.
THE DARING OF 4 cow-soy ON THE
CENTRAL HUDSON ROAD
Excitisg Chase and CAPTURE Of the Rob
>beF-Bslisvsd 20 BE- One Of the Moss NO
torious Criminals In the Country

Excitiag Chase and Capture OF the koo-
.ber-BsIisvsd % b. One Of the Most No
torious Criminals In the Country.
Train No. 81 on the Central Hudson Is
known as the American Express COM
pany's special. It runs every day IN the
year between New York and Buffalo. ana
carries only goods and property shipped
by that company. The express COM
pany pays the Central Hudson many thou
sands of dollars yearly for the use OF this
train, and it runs on the same time and
with the same privileges as the limited ex,
presses. The train leaves New YORK ~
O'Clock each evening and dne IN
Rochester, N. Y, at 7:05 o'clock IN tne
morning. Nearly all the cars 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 Treasury for western banks, as wen
a. money in the process OF excnange
between the banks of New York and the
West. The load Of wealth sent out
from New York on this train is usually
greater on Saturday evening than on other
days and often amounts to more than
q ~
| valuables. One of the most trusted mes
sengers of the COMPANY, and sometimes
| several, are placed in charge OF this car,
and so great is the secrecy observed III re-
gard to the car and its contents that often
| the crew of the train do. not know IN
which car tho money is carried.
Daniel T. McInerney, of Rochester. was
in charge of the money-car on the trip
| Saturday night. The train was made up
| of eight express-cars and one day coach
| for the accommodation OF the regular train
| crew. Only one messenger was assigned 10
| the money, as the work of billing was
| light. The other cars had two messengers,
The tram left Syracuse at 5 o'clock sun:
| day morning in charge OF Conductor Emil
Iaass. of Rochester. The train was drawn
by Engine 692, with Caleb Charrv: en-
| gineer The coach was In the rear OF the
| tram and the money cor just ahead. when
| the train was near Weedsport the con-
| ductor. who was IN the coach with his
| two trainnen, thought he heard the ayr
| whistle sound very family. 1t was enough
| to arouse him to the belief that something
| was wrong in the express-car. Going OUT
| on the platform ofthe coach he climbed on
| the rail and, looking through the hole
| where the bell-cord comes through, ne saw
| the upper part of man whose face below
| the ewes was concealed by q red flannel
mask. ~
| The messenger he could not see. He
went back. set the air-brakes. and called
| his two trainmen. The three stood lean
ing out from the platform looking forward
along the sides of the express-car.,
Suddenly mans form appeared al the
side-door of the express-car. Revolver
bullets whistled past their ears and voice
was heard commanding them 70 signal the
engineer to go ahead or take the conse-
| ouences. The train-men were unarm-
ed. The conductor told one of his
men TO lump of, run back to Jordan, and
telegraph along the line to Rochester that
they had train-robber on board: Inns
was done, and the conductor slgnalied the
engineer 10 90 ahead at full speed, thlnk-
ing that the robber would not dare to
lump. and would be captured at the nexl
ston The train went to Port Byron
| Here the brakes were set again. and tins
conductor and the trainman went TO the
express-car. The car showed signs or
desperate struggle.
Money-packages and jewelry were lying
scattered about, everything In the cal
seemed stained with blood, and Messenger
Mclnerney was lying bleeding from seye
raj wounds and almost unconscious. Inc
robber was nowhere to be seen and was
supposed 10 have jumped and made gooo
his escape. McInerney wanted to b'
brought on to Rochester. A telegram fol
an ambulance was sent on to Rochester
and the train went on to Lyons, the next
stop The news had spread all along the
line by this time and the station at Lyons
was all alive.
| THE BoBBER DISAPPEARS.
Among Others in the crowd was q well
dressed young man wearing gold eye
| glasses and carrying satchel slung by
strap over his shoulder. Now, it so hap
nened that the trainmen had noticed thi
same Young man at the station at Syracus'
before the train pulled out and they hat
not seen him since, and the question o
what he was doing at Lyons and how n
got there ut once suggested itself. Turn
ing TO the brakeman, who stood near, Con
ductor Laas said: .,
Didn't we SEQ this man IN syracuse
To which the brakeman said Yes
that's him; that's your man, ,lboys." Will
that all made rush for him. but they haC
reckoned without their host. for th'
stranger, pointing brace OF revolvers
the crowd, said:
ION, no. boys; keep easy and don't b
in hurry"
He then backed upa little ways. keepinl
the crowd az bay with mis- threatening pis
tolls, then turned and ran across the track
to the express train which was on tn
track and tried to uncouple the engine o
that train. He could not do 1t, however
and crossed to the track where coal tran
drawn by one of the heavy hog "engines
No. 5l1. was standing. Lesping on tn
| front car. he uncoupled the engine iron
the train. climbed over the water-tank
and thrusting his revolvers INTO the fac
of the startled engineer and fireman,
Kissed. with an oath
hide yourselves" and they hid.
Then he pulled the throttle VIDE opel
and sailed away. whistling AS he came Z
the crossing with all the accuracy OF al
experienced engineer.
IN PURSUIT.
Conductor Laass and one OF the switch
men procured q shotgun. freed the engin
of the express. and with the nrelnan an
engineer started in pursuit OF the fugitive
1t will be remembered that the Centra
Hudson is four tracked road and the tw
engines. though both going west. wer
| nor on the same track. The express en-
o,ne soon overlook the robber, who sud
denly reversed his engine and let bis pur
suers pass him, pouring perfect nail O
pistol bullets into the cab as MS pursuer
went by. Then the pursuers stopped am
the pursued went ahead. Another artiiier
duel ensued, tine shotgun taking part TN
time. no Out WAS nott ~ OAeAcA
About two miles beyond the robber foun.
faund his engines steam was giving out
So he jumped off at a cross-road AM
started across the country, going south.
He managed to terrorize farmer INT
letting him have horse, and rode o
about two miles further south. Here
procured horse and cutter. persuadinI
then owner, q German farmer, to entrus
him with them by firing on him. In
party on the express engine had returne
to LYONS, where the sheriff OF Wayn
county had organized q posse. which
under command of Deputy Sheriff Collins
: started in pursuit.
Meantime the farmers along the rot
ber's line of retreat had also turned out
fully armed IN pursuit. The runawa
was sighted about five miles south OF New
: ark. The roads are very bad and he ha
! made poor speed.
He abandoned his rig and ran across lo'
TO Benton's swamp. But the swamp prove
too full of water to be penetrated, and tn
} fugitive took up his position behind
stone wall and faced his pursuers: Ate
some parley he surrendered to DEPUTY
Sheriff Collins. He was taken bac
| 20 T.vons and lodged in jail. He CAV