The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-21
lain ROBBERSCAUGHT
fhe Men Who Stole Seventy Thou
sand Dollars in Custody.
RAILROADBRs WE'RE IN THE PLOT.

| 'on the ~inSlender of the Gang-Oyer
$4,000 of the Stolen Money Recov.r.,,
MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. 19.-Prncti.
sSaiiy an the men who had anything to do
WIZ tue robbery of the Mineral Range ex-
press last Friday of $40. 900 are in ;a;i ON IN
under espionage, and up to date s4i OOo ~
itheir booty has been recovered. Yester,l.r
gorge Llberte, former fireman on the
li{elutn' south Shore and Atlantic road
<r"S arrested here by the police OH the tele.
anSaphlc order of the sheriff of Houpbton
unTlnty, and made clean breast of the
81 to!e affair The other men under arrest
i3fA. .. cannon, of Hancock, q Young
troof Oh good family, whose trunk was used
out tury away the money; John King. an
ney, Wv, Cnei-ew, saloon keeper of Neg
tnet tt Micnael anu John Shea, saloonists
thd jafom Winters, baggageman: u. "
Ponce the messenger on the robbed chr.
little dgant, saloonist; w. Schlope, hack
on the land - Butler, an habitue of
on the ols place.
been FREQ in his confession, gave n de-
citizens annnt of where the trunk was left
injured. -ss"'---Aine--'
The crowd still remsined on the
streets until after midnight and scatter.
ing groups were standing around in diff
ferent portions of the city until morn
ing discussing the awful occurrences of
the early evening.
Nearly all the physicians in the city
were on hand ministering to the wants
of the dying and wounded men, and
everything known in medical science
was done to alleviate the sufferings Of
the wounded.
Several ministers Of the gospel, promi-
nent among whom were Rev. W. f.
Hammer, Rev. DR.. w. G. Cam pbell and
Rev. 8. l. Rice, were on the ground from
the first bestowing the solaces of reli-
gion to the men in their dying moments.
AT THE UNDERTAKER's.
The scene at the undertaking estab-
lishment of Oakley & Woolwine was
CHASTITY one. One by one the dead
men were borne in on stretchers until
seven men were lying there at one time
beingprepared for burial. The dead
men there were S. A. Wick, Capt. Chas.
Whitmyer, VIM. Sheets, G. w. Hall, j.
b. Tyler, George Settles and John T.
Mills.
The awful evidences of the terrible
tragedy are only TOO visible in the
streets In front of the station house,
near the street car track, arc large
pools OF blood and brains. Bullets were
picked up in the streets and their marks
can be seen on telegraph poles and on
the fences along the street
The. stationhouse, the Jail and the
courthouse nave the appearance of
having been struck by cyclone. The
windows in the mayors Office are filled
with bullet holes and some Of the
glasses are broken out by stones. The
panes of glass in several of the win.
dows in the courthouse are broken out.
At one time the report was circulated
that Mrs. S. A. Wick had died suddenly
from the shock Of her husbands death,
but the story was found to be untrue.
She is. however, Frustrated with greif.
The death of Mr.. Wick was particularly
sad. He was sitting on the fence around
the spot on the corner of Campbell
avenue and Commerce street, and had
just been saying that there was no
danger Of any shooting being done,
when bullet from one of the deadly
rifles put an end to his life in the
twinkling Of an eye.
ABOUT THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
John L. Mills, who was almost in.
stantly shot dead, lives on Back creek,
in Roanoke county, and was here with
wagon load OF produce. He was on
the ground merely as spectator
j. e. Wayland, the postal clerk who
was shot in the leg, was standing on the
sidewalk in front of the Ponce de Leon
Hotel and had never been In the mob.
George II. Leigh was near the same
place.
o. G. Falls, who was shot through the
back, was standing across the street
from the jail and was not taking any
part In the proceedings. He was taken
20 the Junior Hose Company's engine
house and is in very precarious con-
dition. The members of his family
were sent for and they tearfully minis
tered to his wants through the silent
watches of the night.
j. Is. McGehee, who received q flesh
wound in the leg, is an aged citizen
who lives on Fourth avenue 8. g. He
was coming down Campbell avenue and
was shot while opposite the site of
Oppenheim's Exchange.
The report was circulated on the
streets that the son Of Mrs. Bishop, W no
was said to be one of the leaders of the
mob, was killed, but 1t could not be
verified. 1t was also stated at first
that DR.. Buckner had been killed and
that Charles Lyle had been shot through
the back, but these reports had no
foundation.
IT was rather remarkable that no one
in the jail or stationhouse was injured,
for rs soon as the fatal volley was fired
by the soldiers the building was fairly
riddled with bullets.
AT o'clock this morning the streets
were quiet and there was no demonstra-
ton OF any kind going on, the great m ass
Of people having gone to their homes,
but it is thought by the most .conserva-
tive judges that the end is not yet come,
as great number of the leaders of the
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