The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-13

1867 and extending to about 1872, Ken
daIlville and the adjoining country to
the northeast was the headquarters OF
one OF the most desperate gangs OF
train robbers, thieves and all round cut
throats that ever infested the west. In
the early seventies they followed train
robbery at night by O raid on the KEN
dallville bank. The authorities in that
and the adjoining counties were then
for the first time in the history OF the
gang forced 10 the necessity OF breaking
it up, although the gang had o strong
political pull. Sheriff William Flem-
lug, OF Ellis county, afterwards state
treasurer, headed themovement. The
posse Of men were formed and o thor
ough and systematfcal man hunt be-
gan and IL continued without cessation
for some three months. About twenty
Of the leaders, among them the motor
ious Red Leary, were captured and sent
to the penitentiary. Leary died at
Michigan City prison FIVE years ago.
During the hunt a ppmber Of the
possemen and someth sg like dozen
of.the bandits were killed, and many OF
the farmers who participated in the
hunt carry the bullets Of the robbers
yet as reminders Of the experience"
THE AMOUNT SECURED.
The officials Of the United States Ex-
press Company were all day extremely
rehcent concerning the amount secured
by the robbers at Kendallyille. Gem
eral Manager @. n. Crosby, Of the exc
press company, has made the following
statement:
HI have been looking over the books
and receiving dispatches all day and /
can say now that the loss is going to
turn out very small indeed. Ihave not
received full particulars and will not
until hear from Messenger Weist, who
continued on his run to Buffalo, which
is the terminus Of his route. have
approximated the loss within few
dollars, however"
what will the loss amount to? AS
much as so, ,000P
"oh, no, not anywhere near that
amount. It will 60 way below that
figure, though the exact amount I can.
not make public. Our policy is never
to give. out the exact amount OF rob-
beries."
care robbers compelled to read the
newspapers to learn how much they
have stolen?"
a0f course not" said Mr.. Crosby,
"but these fellows did not get q great
deal. They secured mostly papers, en-
tirely worthless to them. They over
looked SIS, 900 worth Of gold bullion. 1
suppose they thought they were carry
ing away national bank notes. In the
safe they blew open was sealed bag tnll
of packages done up in about the size
and shape OF packages of bank notes.
These packages were marked 81 600,
5000, and SO on. These figures indi-
Gated the value the packages were listed
at, but practically theywere Of no more
value than the paper they contained.
Their contents consisted OF settlements
with agents, receipts for money, 1egal
papers,, etc, which can all be 'dupli-
Gated after time.
sftiWaS O load of this MIXTURE and lit
tie money which the robbers secured.
I.hear theatory fs atioat that the COM
pany lost $275, 900 or $500, ,000 The fact
Is that there was not one.tenth OF that
amount on the whole train"
OTHER STORIES.
Other stories were afoat, however,
and the robbery was said to have
amounted to as much at 100000. This
statement was based on an allegation
that some bank in Chicago had shipped
toits New York correspondents S260, 900.
Nothing can be learnedin Chicago, how
ever. that will bear out the story.