The Indianapolis journal., 1893-09-19
THE ROBBERS CAUGHT
Arrest of the Men Who Held Up
the Mineral Range Train.
Part of the $4,000 Secured through
the Confession of Il Fireman
Messenger III Jail.
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special TO the Indianapolis journal.
MARQUETTE. Mich. Sept. 18-Nearly all
the men concerned IN robbing the Min
eral Range railway train last week are in
jail OF under espionage, and. up to date
$4,000 of the $1,000 stolen has been re-
covered. To-day George La Liberty. q
former fireman Oh the Duluth. South shore
~ Atlantic road, was arrested here by the
police on telegraphio order Of
the sheriff of Houghton county.
La Liberty had lost his place
In the recent reduction of hands on the
railroad. aud had been associating with
some of the tough characters who were sus-
pected of the train robbery. He was taken
to Houghton handcuffed. after O desperate
attempt TO got away. where he made a
clean breast of the whole affair. anu was
then brought TO Marquette. A. y. Cannon.
of Hancock. young man OF good family.
whose trunk was used TO carry away the
money; John KING. an athlete; Charles
Cbeliew, q saloon keeper, OF Negaunce:
Michael and John Shea. saloon KEEPERS
here; Thomas Winters. buGgageman; Noses
Lejtgin, brakeman on the traln robbed; ID.
w. Hogan, the messenger OF the robbed
car; Edward Hogan, saloon Keeper; w.
ShOup, hack driver. and james Butler, an
habitue of Cheliew's place. are all under
arrest.
The officers refuse to give formal state
mcnb OF LA Llberty's confession. 1t has
been learned. however. that it was La Lib
erty who covered the engineer and fire.
man while the others looted the
train. King the athlete. broke open
yhs-~a express car with u sledge;
Butler rliied the safe and the rest carried
away the plunder. Marshal Foley. of
HoughtOD, came here after La Liberty
and took the latter to the hotel, where he
told story duplicating express messeD ger
Hogan. OF the train which was robbed, aud
HOgan's arrest follow ST Hancock.
hen the rObbers had secured their
booty they were smart enough TO know
that IL was impossi ble successfully to Sc
crete the gold any where on the peninsula.
for every rad, almost, has been DstrOlled
by the officers. 1t vas equally dangerous
to keep it on their persons. SO one of the
gang went TO HOughtoD. He was Creased
as n miner. and he carried modest trunk
with him. De induced the baKgagemen
known that the bayxagemen was aware of
the contents of the trunk, bnt at
any rate tue transactiVH excited Burprihe.
special train was soon arranged for.
ami officers sped otter the booty.
They found the trunk, on It's arrival at { %
HOugbtOn National Bank. 1t was opened
and found empty. On La Liberty's infor.
nation s14,UO0 was recovered. 1t is claimed.
hL oucH DAOtDcEo otlOoU, tuOuku tuiS Is
not confirmed. The empty trunk is ao-
counted tor by the suggestion that the
money was stolen IL second time by the rob.
bers themselves. and Hogan's brother is
looked Tor In connection with this
latest episode. IL IS now proposed to
rearrest Jack Kehoe. who wac released
Friday, because IL eeemed evident that
he bad nothing TO do with II. 1t has since
leaked out that he purchased tho cloth of
" hich the masks were made at q store ut
Hancock. took 1t with him to Calumet and
there made the masks. Cannon. whose
trunk was used. denies any completely In
the Obbery. He has engaged counsel for
defense. who says that he has no doubt
that 20 can clear him OF all blame. As one
reason ne gIyee the fact that Cannon
wanted TO leave every day for TWO weeks
past and just happened TO leave on the
Saturday noon train per chance.
1t IL reported tonight that money
package containing $4,000. put up by the
Superior Savings Bank OF Hancock. was
found IN possession of fireman La Liberty.
| He claims that the remaining $4,000 was
stolen from him.