The evening world., 1893-11-09
LOUIS FLOYD RENANDED
He Confesses His Share in the
100000 Bank Robbery.
His Brother and Sheig VIII Be
Arrested at Southampton.

Louis Floyd. one OF the trio accused
Of robbing the bank OF Minneapolis,
at Minneapolis, MINI, OF 100000 on Sept.
., was arraiSned before Justice Meade in
the Tombs Police Court this morning
and remandcd to await requisition.
The prisoner is only twenty-five years
old. He Is q handsome man with II
blond mustache. large, penetrating blue
eyes,a finely developed physique and the
dash and abandon OF a dime-nOvel hero.
Philip NJ. scheig, the principal in the
crime. with Floyd's younger brother
Frank. sailed on the steamer Spree for
Southampton Tuesday with most of the
money in their possession. Louis, who
Is accredited with having planned the
robbery, would undoubtedly AVE been
out on the ocean bound for n foreign
port had it not been for an accident
triumvirate and resulted in his apprc-
hension yesterday morning.
Scheig, who is also twenty-five years
old, was the paylng-teller OF the bank.
having worked himself up 10 that re-
sponsible position from messenger boy.
He and the Floyd boys had been life
long friends, and together they led a
Two years ago. scheir was arrested
for killing a man with q BILLIARD cue;
but he escaped the penalty, the Grand
jury ldlllllS 70 lll'44il liIlll.
About that time the floyds, by the
death of their father, inherited $1,000
hetween them, ana from their mother
SSO,Cg,, all Of which they spsnt In riot
out OF the inheritanccs, and when It
was gone, he Doubtless felt under
obligations to his friends, and yielded
to temptation. when LOUIS Floyd sus'
gested that he rob the bank.
Louis planned that the robbery should
take place on saturday, Sept, ?. The
bank closed at noon and, Monday being
a legal holiday. would not reopen unit
Tuesday. SO that two days must inter
vene before the robbery could be de
tected.
ident Richard r. Kirby that he intended
spending the two days at the World:
Fair. and would cave for Chicago after
the bank closed.
bank Sche!g opened the vault and placed
pa ckages containing sso,0co and a guam
tity Of valuable jewelry In a satche
and took the trst train out for st; Louis
where the FlUyds had preceded him 10y
about a week, and had purchased an eX
~travagant hunting outfit.
guns. revolvers, cartridges, tents, dogs
wines, whiskey and groceries and every
thing else calculated to promote th'
comfort and enJoyment Of the yopns
planned TO lead for two months befort
touring Europe on their ~ill-gotter
wealth.
They travelled through Kentucky
Georgia, Tennessee, and brought up a
Charleston. :. G. From there they
started for New York. leaving most o
the outfit in a special car.
They embarked on the ship Words
worth for Rio de Janeiro on Nov. !, bu
the ship was obliged to put back whel
off Staten island beacon because Of al
accident to its ruddcr.
They reInq!ncI aboard ship until Nov
3, when SCh"ig read an account OF tn
robbery In which It was stated that the,
were being followed hr detectives. II
and Frank at once took passage on tn
Spree. leaving Louis behind.
The mother Of the Floyl boys came I
New York on Sept. II. ON her return I
MINNEAPOLIS she was arrested. She CAV
the police Information upon which tn
robbers were tracked to Jersey city, O
;. Nov 3 Inspector M~cl.augIlln, who wa
, notified, put Detectives Rodgers, Murph
I and sheridan on the case, They trackc
!, the men to the ship Wordsworth and ar
+, rested Louis yesterday,
The prisoner made q fun confession
> The others viii be arrested at South
/, amDtOn.