Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-23
AT BAY In A SWAMP
The Desperate Express Robber
Brought Down at Last.
THE STORY or HIS BOLD CRIME
Overtazen On the the Locomotive. He
Captures Two Horses and Leads tho
Oficefs . Pretty CHASE.

RocHxsrzB, ~. T., Feb "a
Train No 81 on the Central Hudson
Is known - the American Express
Company's special II runs every day
In the year between New York and
Buffalo and carries emily goods and
property shipped by that company.
The train leaves New York At o clock
each evening. and Is due in this city -
7:o5 in the morning. Nearly al
the cars ara run through To Chi
sago and contain the moss valuable ex-
press matter. tine ear 10 known a.
the "mousy' ear and IA is IL sent the
specie from the United States treasury
for western banks - well as the
money in process OF exchange between
the banks of New York and the west
The load OF wealth sent out from New
York on this train il usually greater On
Saturday evening than on any other day
end amounts 70 more than 81, ooo, COO
an addition to jewelry and valuablsA
Hssv Something Wa Wrens.
Daniel T. Melnerny, of this city. was
a 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 mes
senger was assigned to the money car
Is the work of billing was light
When the train was near weedsport
with his two trainmen. thought he
heard the air-whistls sound very
family. It waA enough to arouse
him to the belief that some
thing was wrong on the express
ear Going out on tho platform
of The coach he climbed upon the rear
of the express car and. looking through
the hole which the bell cord comes
through. saw the upper part Of . man
whose face below the eyes was con-
cealed by red hsnHei maak- The mes
ssnssr he could not see. He went back.
set the air-brskes and called his two
tainmen- The three stood leaning out
from the platform looking forward
along the sides Of the express car. Sud-
denly . mans form appeared - the
side door of the express car.
shos ss ~ che Robbsr.
Revolver bullets whistled past their
ears and voice was heard command
jrg them to signal the engineer to 20
ahead or take the consequences The
srainmen were unsrneA. The con-
luctor told one of His men to
lump Oh. run back to Jordan
Ind telegraph along the line 20 Roch-
)sssr that thsy had . train-robber on
board Thu was done and the couduc-
pr signslsd The engineer 70 60 ahead
~ fun sped, thinking that the robber
would not dare Jump and would b
Aptursd 1t the next stop.
Nyssxtsusly Disappesrsd
The train went to Fort Byron Hero
he hsalEss were ct again and the con-
4uesc1 and trainmen went TO the ex-
psrsts struggis. Asnsy packages and
lswelry were lying scattered about
Everything IN the ear was stained with
blood and Messenger McInerny was
ying bleeding from several wounds and
almost unconscious The robber was
nowhere to BE- seen and was supposed
10 have jumped and made good his es-
eapA AcInsrny wanted 70 be brought
On 10 Rochester. A telegram for an
ambulance was sent onto Rochester
aaA the train went On 10 LyonA the
nsxs stop
Escapsd - - Engins.
The news had spread al along the
Vine By this time and the station 1t
Lyons was all alive Among others In
lhe crowd was q we'll dressed
Young man wearing gold eye
rlassea Now it happened that
he trainmen had noticed the
young man at the station 1t syria
buss before the train started out and
shey had not seen him since. and the
question what he was doing 1t Lyons
st once suggested itself An attempt
10 arrest him wns made. but he pulled
Two revolvers. held the crowd back
md backed across the yard un-
hi he reached Q coal train, the en-
zine of which had steam up ready
10 pull out for the west He pulled the
pin holding the tender 70 the first ear,
Aimbed over the coal into the cab.
lrove the engineer and frcmen ont
with his revolverA pulled open the
lhrottle and started the engine.
rsrsuIs On sa Exprsss Easins.
rwischmen procured . shotgun. freed
ne engine Of the express and with the
ireman and engineer started In pur-
Fuis Of the fugitive. II will be remem-
sered that the Central Hudson 10 .
sour tracked road and the en-
pines. though they were going west
Fere not on the same track. The
Express engine soon overlook the rob-
ser. who suddenly reversed his engine
md Lee his pursuers pass him, pouring
sperfses rain of pistol bullets into the
TAB as his pursuers went by. Then the
,ursuers stopped and the pursued went
ahead. Another artillery deal ensued,
The shotgun taking part this time No
sne vas hurt in either battle.
Lefs ske Essiae Zoe Dcsssa
About = miles farther On the rob
Der found his steam going out OF the
lnxine He dropped of at . cross
mad and started across the country.
foing south. He managed 70 terroriss
farmer into letting him have . horse
Ind ne roda on about , miles
r-sh hcrs~ compelling the owner. .
Armer. ~ irtruss him with 10 by firing
IN him. The party ia the express en-
sne had returned - kyosa where the
hsriH Of Wayne eouaty had Organized
rc~se. which under command 81
p.vwty sheriff eolliBs sserted in pur-
uis Mesnwhils The farmers along
BE robbers line OF retrest had also
srred cut fully armed. in pursuit.
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