New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-19
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT.
QUICK WORK IN MICHIGAN
SEVEN MEN UNDER ARREST FOR ROBBIN0
THE MINERAL RANGE TRAIN.
ONE OF THE PRISONERS is THE EXPRESS MES
sENGER WHO HAD CHARGE OF THE MONEY
THE FIRST NAN ARRESTED CONFESSED


THE FIRST MAN ARRESTED CONFESSED
PART OF THE MONEY RECOVERED.
Marquette Mich Sept. Is.-To-ni9ht practically
all the men who had anything TO do with the
robbery Of the Mineral Range express last Friday
Of $4,000 in aiI under espionage, and
up to date 900 Of their booty has been re-
covered. To-day George Lberte, former fire
man on the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic
road. was arrested here by the police on the tele-
graphic order Of the Sheriff of iloughton County
and made a clean breast of the whole affair. The
other men under arrest \. 5. Cannon. OF Ham
cock, young man of good family, Hose trunk
was used to carry away the money John King,
an athlete: Chelew, saloon-keepcr Of Negannea;
Michael and John Shea, saIoon-kecpers here:
Tom Winters, baggage-man: d. W. Hogan.
the messenger on the robbed car: Ed
Hogan. saloon-keeper; w Shlope. lIacll!rivcr,
and - Butler frequenter Of Clicllew's place
Iiberte in his confession gave a detailed accoint
of where the trunk was left along the line OF tho
Mineral Range road, and a special train and some
officers were sent after it. They found the trunk,
and on its arrival at the !ioughton National
Bank it opened and found empty. On
Liberties information 1000 was recovered oy
the officers il is claimed, at Shea Eros. saloon Inc
empty condition Of the trunk is accounted for by
the suggcs tion that the money was stolen second
time the last time from the robbers themselves ana
Messenger Hogan's brother is being sought IN con-
nection with this latest episode. Ii Is now pro-
posed to rearrest " Jack kehoe, who was released
Friday because it seemed evident that lie had moth
ing to do with it. 1t has since leaked out that ne
purchased the cloth of which the masks were made
at one of the stores at Hancock took it with him
to Calumet, and there manufactured the masks for
= tba rnbh
MES any completely in the robbery.
Prosecuting Attorney Young, Of Marquette
County, is arranging for the examination OF all
the men arrested. They will probably have pre-
liminary trials tomorrow.
Hancock, Mich, Sept. 1s.-The money package
containing $50, 900 put up by the Superior Saw
ings Bank of this place found in possession
of Fireman Liberte lie asserts that the remain
ing $4,000 stolen from him.
Duluth, Mimi, Sept lS.-General Manager
Philbin, of the Mesaba road, returned this MORN
ing from Marquette, and tells an interesting
story of the capture in Marquette Sunday even
ing of the robbers who held up the Mineral Range
train Friday morning.
The case against the robbers. said Mr.. Phil-
bin, "was worked up from clcw furnished by
the engineer of the train The man who covered
him with a revolver while the robbery was going
on showed a familiarity with the working OF
the engine, and proved that Of the robbers
at least was an old railroad man. The engineer
was unable TO the mans face for the mask
which covered il, but recognized the mans voice,
and in his report stated that he was sure the man
had formerly been employed on the
road Suspicion fell on young
Frenchman named Liberte, who formerly
fireman the Mineral Range road II was dis
covered that he had been missing from his home
in Marquette for two days at the time Of the rob
berry, and that on Wednesday he borrowed re-
vover, which he returned on Saturday. On SAT-
urday search made for him, but he could not
he found. When the officers inquired at the house
they were told by his mother that she did not
know where he was. The general manager of tho
South Shore evolved the plan by which Iiberte
captured. The young Frenchman only week
two before had applied for position the
road as brakeman, and call boy sent to the
house, as is done when man is wanted for any
train crew. The hoy left word that Liberte was
wanted to go out train and that he to
bring his dinner pail ready for work
Liberties mother denied he was at home when
the boy called but few minutes before the time
set for the departure of the train Liberte camo
to the office of the general manager and ar
rested by the Marshal, who in waiting
Liberte at first denied all knowledge Of the af-
A special train made up, and he put
On it with the officers, hut before the train was
out of the yard Lberte weakened and said that
il the officers would take him back TO Marquette
he would make full confession. In jail at Mar
quette he told a story which implicated the eX-
press messenger, ilogln who WIS in charge Of
the money; Jack King, the wrestler; brother
OF Hogan, who formerly an express messen-
ger and baggagemaster of the South Shore Road
at Marquette "a Marquette salo0n-keeper, and a
liveryman of the same place. The last two were
not present at the time of the robbery, but knew
of it and gave aid to the gang.
According to the story told, the express mos
senger WAS one of, if not the ringleaGer OF tie
plot. 1t is believed that he furnished the infor-
nation as to the tram the money Was on and
pointed out the place where ii could rest be
tagged and then robbed lie made pretence
of resistance to deceive the iest OF the Iain
crew, but gave up the money wlll'n Ey. Ilperte
stated that after the money was taken from tue
ear it was put into "A trunk and checked ~ oas-
gage from llouehton to Marquette. The bag 1age-
master at Marquette. while not ciiglidliy III the
plot knew of the contents of the trunk shortly
after its arrival, and in this way was made
party 10 the crime. -, ,...,.
showed the officer, where the trunk was to ne
found. but when it was opened the money had
been removed and secrted l-ioerte declared thse
he knew the money in the trunk Wien II lett
Houghton but that he did not know what became
of it, Afterward lie told the officers where por-
ton of it was likely to be found, and some OF y
was recovered last night. There was good
reason TO suspect that the remainder was con.
cealed in cellar at the Marquette depot ana
when Mr. Philbin left Marquette az midnlgnt
three places were being watched, and liberte sild
that the money would be found in one OF the three
places a..
Although he did rot admit il, tho hints he gavo
IN the officers as to the probable location of the
money led them TO believe that he knew all about
the removal of the money from the trunk after
its arrival at Marquette, and they iiid no
al OF il could be found. The officials Of the
South Shore believed that of th" money they had
not vet recovered when Mr.. Philbin left that no
n,oro than 81 600 will be entirely lost. Ihera