The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-13


mite and just how to get at the vulnerable
spots in the safe. This. in their opinion.
ought to make the chase more certain to
end in the capture of the robbers and the
recovery of the money than would other.
wise be the case.
CONCEALED IN THE swAMPs.
Detective Mullaly. chief of the detective
service of the Lake Shore road, believes
that the robbers are concealed IN the
swamps of northern Indiana. and has sew
eral sheriffs' posses securing the counties
on all sides of the scene of the robbery.
Captain Hartnett. of the Harrisou-street
police station, sent out twenty men this
morning to watch all trains on the Lake
Shore road. The majority of these men
are in citizens attire. II should not be
surprised q bit if. when these men are
arrested. it is found that every one of
them belongs here in Chicago" said Captain
Hartnett. The suburbs about Chicago are
also closely watched. and the places about
Kendallville are receiving the attention of
officers. Captain Powers. of the South
Chicago police. this morning made prepara-
tions To intercept any of the robbers who
might come to the city. Officers in citizens
clothes were sent to the bridges across the
Calumet river ct Seventy second. Ninety
fifth and One.hundfed snd-sixth streets.
with instructions to carefully watch oil in
coming trains at those points.
President Newell, about noon. ordered
that two Thousand posters be printed of
fer ing q reward Of $1,000 for the capture
and conviction of the robbers, and that
they be scattered broadcast over the eoun-
try. He also ordered that advertisements
offering the same reward be published in
all local newspapers along the line OF the
Lake Shore road between Elkhart. ind,
aud Toledo o.
Immediately after the robbers rode away
from the scene of the hoid-up Marshal Ber-
halter. Mayor Marcy and q posse FROM
Kendallville started In vehicles for Kess-
ler. They secured the dense woods
and cornfields. and ransacked ell the
empty buildings in the neigh Dorhood. but
not trace of the robbers could be found.
1t is evident that the bandits started in a
southerly direction and that they were well
equipped with horses Sheriff Hauck, of No
blecounty, hurried from his home in Albion
and joined the marshaPs forces, which
were later reinforced by defective Need
ham, of tho Lake Shore company. The
celebrity with which the bandits made their
escape Is almost as sensational as the rob-
berry itself. Several arrests were made,
bat the suspected persons proved their In
nocence and were released.
Three men, one of whom is o negro were
arrested three miles from KendalIville on
suspicion of being connected with the rob-
berry. The men were brought to this city
and searched. but nothing of an incrim-
mating nature was found on their persons.
All told straight stories of their recent
movements. They will probably be re-
leased In the morning. Three residents of
Kendallville are under su rveillance, and
may be arrested tomorrow If evidence can
be secured against them.
AssIs TANT MESSENGERS STORY.
Byron b. HsmIin was the only witness
of the scene who reached Chicago to-day.
Just as he alighted from the train here Mr.
Hamlin told the following story:
m. NJ. Welst the express messeng ger on
the run, and myself had Just about finished
checkin up our way bills It was nearly
midnight and " Q had just passed the little
slow up and then stop. just then there came
heavy pounding; on the door of
our car. which was closed.
Thinking something had happened about
which tue conductor desired to inform US
i opened the door. AS L did so saw two
men standing on the ground beside the car.
One of them yelled. Throw up your hands,
and before l could move he pointed rite
at me aud fired. / saw the motion of the
gan and threw myself to one side. The
lash from the gun almost blinded
tne. / managed to slam the doors shut
and bolt them. Then some one on the
49, & a
q sledge. rhey kept this sp for minute
or two, and then stopped. Suddenly there
came an explosion that seemed to US inside
as IL q bomb had been thrown against the
doors. moment more there was another
explosion that blew the door TO bits. almost
threw the car from the track and knocked
Weist and down. Dlling baggage all over
US. Before we could extrIcate ourselves
several men, wearing masks, climbed into
the train.
.'One fellow covered me with Winches-
ter rifle and told me that If | moved he
would blow my head OH. Another fsllo w
kept Weist covered In tho same way. The v
searched Weist and me for key for the safe.
but could not lind any. and they seemed TO
bolieve Us when we told them that the
safe was opened by men from the Office at
the end of the run. Then they set to work to
open the safe. With asledge they knocked the
knob OFT the door and then began TO drill
holes in IL. 1t took them what seemed
hours TO me TO do this All the while
w clet ana were COIDpell0u 10 elb 6till Win
the muzzes of the rifles at our heads. The
drilling seemed slow work for the fellows.
They talked but little. A small. stout
man, who seemed TO be the leader, directed
the work. Finally they got through
drilling and forced the door open.
Tie man who seemed to be the leader
of the gang took the money packages and
handed them ont TO q follow who PtoOd
outside and who ran into the oOds when
he got the money.
Then the fellows who had charge of MS
told us not to move and they backed to the
door and leaped out The rest of the gang
that had been around the engine and back
by the passenger coaches also ran
away, firing their guns as they went
l saw probably twenty men alto
gether. but / do not know that they
all belonged to the gang. The explosion
smashed the car door to bits and almost
tore the bottom out of the car. | do not
see how Weist and l escaped being killed
by It. We were both thrown down and
badly bruised.
The robbers missed the most valuable
article on the car. Behind coffin which
was in the car. ana covered up by q
lot OF express matter, were two
'strong boxes which really small
safes, which had been transferred at CHI
CagO from some Western road. These
boxes were filled with gold being shipped
to the East. and. while / do not know Just
how much was in them, 1t must have been
q large sum. The men did not look like
farmers. neither did they apuear fO Ina