Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-19
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From ALI Quarters.
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT.
One Confesses and the
Others Are Arrested.
BANKS ARE cROWDkD WITH MONEY.
Are in a Quandary as to
What to Do With II.
GENT EhAH ElLWoOD is KILLED.
Shot While Trying to Es-
cape From Prison.
TRAIN RORBER CONFEsSEs.

a Fireman, Liberte, TeIls All Abou
the Holding Up of the Mtnera
Range Express and How the Rob
berry Was Communicable and Hi
Accompltces Have Been Arrested.
Tho Express Messenger Made
Show of Resistance but Was WI EN-
Der of the Gang The II abroad Com
pany Will Not Lose More Than Thre
| Thousand Dollars.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. 18.-Te- nigh
practically all the men who had anything
to do with the robbery of the Minera
Range express last Friday of SO, 900 wer
under espionage and up to date $14, 600 o
their booty has been recovered. To-da,
George Liberte, former fireman on tn
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic road
was arrested here by the police on the tele
graphic order of the sheriff of Houghto1
county, and made clean breast Of tn
whole affair. The names of the men ar,
8. Cannon of Hancock, young man O
good family, whose trunk was used t.
carry away the money; John King, er
athlete; Chellew, q saloonkeeper of Ne
gaunee, Mich. and John Shea, saloonkeep
er here; Tom Winters, bsggsgeman; D. W
Hogan, the messenger of the -obbsd car
Ed Hogan, saloonkeeper; W. Shlope, hacl
driver, and Butler, a habitue of Chellew'l
place.
Liberte in his confession gave detailed
I account of where the trunk was left along
1 the line of the Mineral Range road and 9
1 special train and some officers were sent
| after 1t. They found the trunk and on itf
/ arrival at the Houghton National bank II
was opened and found empty. On Liberties
| info1 nation $14, 900 was recovered by the
| officers, it ia claimed, at Shea Brothers
saloon.
The empty condition of the trunk is &C.
counted for by the suggestion that the
money was stolen second time, and from
( the robbsrs themselves, and Messenger Ho.
gsn's brother is being looked for in connec.
+ ton with this late episode.
It Is now proposed to nearest Jack
Kehoe, who was released Friday because 1t
seemed evident that he had nothing to do
with the robbery. 1t haa since leaked out
+ that he purchased the cloth of which the
masks were made at a store at Hancock,
took 1t with him to Calumet and there
made the masks for the robbers. Cannon,
whose trunk was used, denies any COM
plicity in the robbery.
President Hutching and Attorney Young
of the Marquette is arranging for the ex-
animation of the men. They will probably
be given preliminary trial tomorrow.
HANCOCK, Mich, Sept. 18.-The money
package containing $50 900 put up by the
Superior Savings bank of this place WAS
found In the possession of Fireman Liberte.
He claims that the remaining $4,000 was
stolen from him.
DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. 16-Gensral
Manager Philbin of the Mesabs road re-
turned this NOR ming from Marquette. He
says the case against the robbers who held
the Mineral Range train up Friday was
worked up from a clue furnished by the
engineer Of the train. The man who Gov
cred him with revolver while the rob-
bsry was going on showed q familiarity
with the working of the engine that
proved that he was an old railroad man.
The engineer was unable to see the mans
facs because a mask covered 1t, but he
recognized the mans voice and in his re-
port stated that ne YVES sure the man had
formerly been employed on the road.
Suspicion fell on Lib,rte. It was dis
covered that he had bsen missing from
home In Marquette for two days at the
time of the robbery and that on Wednes-
day he borrowed a revolver, which he re-
turned on Saturday. On Saturday search
L was mAu0 1OE Hill, bub Ao couio nOt DC
/ found. The officers inquired at the house
| and were told by his mother that she did
| not know where he was.
l The general manager of the South Shore
i evolved the plan by which Liberte was
| captured. The Frenchmsn only q week OF
| two before had applied for a position on
| the road as brakeman and esll boy was
| sent to the house as is done when man is
wanted for any train Grew. The boy left
| word that Liberte was wanted to go out on
| a train, and that he was to bring his din
| ner pail ready for work. Liberties mother
denied that be was at home when the boy
I called, but few minutes before the time
/ set for the departure of the train Liberte
came to the Office of the general manager
| and WAS there arretted.
Liberte at first denied all knowledge Of
the affair and it was decided to take him
| to Houghton. 4 special was made up and
| he Was put on it with the officers, but be
fore the train was out of the yard Liberte
said that If the officers would take him
back to Marquette he would make full
confession. He was then taken to Mar
qaette jail where he told his story.
According to Liberties story Express
Messenger Hogan, who had charge of the
money, was one Of, If not the ripgleader
| of the robber gang. It is believed that b.
IL
the money was on and pointed out thu
place where 1t could best be tagged and
then robbed. He made pretense of re
sistancs to deceive the rest of the crew, blu
gave up the money willingly.
Liberte stated that after the money VS.
taken from the car 1t was put into trunl
and checked as baggage from Houghton Il
Marquette. The baggage master at Mar
| quette, while not originally in the plot
knew of the contents of the trunk shortl
after It's arrival Liberte stated where tn
trunk was, but when found 1t was empty
Liberte afterward declared that he kne1
the money was in the trunk when 1t lef
Houghton, but that he did not know wha
became of 1t. Later he told the officer
where portion of 1t was likely to be foun
and some of 1t was recovered.
Liberte said the rest of the money wi
be found in one of three places and waite
was set on those places. The hints h
, gave to the officers led them to believe tbs
he knew all about the removal Of the none
from the trunk after it's arrival at Ma,
quette and they had no doubt of thei
ability to induce him to tell where all of
| could be found.
The officers of the South Shore believ
that no more than So, 900 will be entirel