The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-20
BOLD HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
An Adams Express Driver Held up Near
New Boston JnnotIon.


ford, the Adams Express driver, was held
up on the road near New Boston Junction,
at three o clock yesterday afternoon, and
robbed Of over six hundred dollars and a
silver watch. The two highwaymen es-
capped so the mountains and are still at
large. The Coal s. Iron police are in pur-
suit.
OF the money taken, s562 was in a
package from one Breish, of Fern Glen,
and consigned to Mahanoy City bank;
S35 was in another package, and about t15
of the days collections in the expressman's
pocket. The robbery was well planned
and neatly executed. The robbers were
evidently aware that the money was com
ing from a certain place, as they asked
for the Breish package This fact may
aid in their detection.
1t might here be explained that since
the Adams company has withdrawn from
| the Reading and Lehigh Valley railroads,
they receive their Mahanoy City consign-
ments from 1.-THE Pennsylvania railroad,
at New Boston junction.
Driver Clifford had met the 1859 and
21s p. m. trains, laying at the station
during the interval of their arrival. From
the 1859 p. m. train he received the money
packages. At few minutes before 3
o'clock he started down the road for
Mahanoy City
On turning into the old stone road, and
at about quarter of mile from the
Junction, his attention was attracted to
two men dressed in overalls and strolling
carelessly toward him. They were well
built men, each carried a small bundle,
wore caps drawn well down over their
eyes, and looked like brakemen bound
for work. As they drew near one OF them
sked Clifford in an off-hand way If the
"coaly" had passed up. He was about to
reply when they suddenly drew Tevolvers
and covered him. Clifford was about to
reach for his trusty "44, when ordered to
'hands up" Sweat began to stand out in
beads upon his forehead The highway
men were cool and polite.
While one stood near the horses heads
and kept Clifford covered, the other
stepped lightly onto the wagon and began
a search of Clifford's person, remarking
that he wanted that Breish package,
This he found in the expressman's hip
pocket, along with another envelope con-
tanning S35. While undergoing the search
Clifford glanced sideways at the robbers.
keep your eyes this way" sharply
ordered the one on the ground. Clifford
forgot the order and moment later again
looked at the operations about his pockets,
when the man drew a bottle from his
pocket that probably contained chloro-
form. His intentions, whatever they
were, were interrupted by a carriage pass
+. ing down the main road. 1t contained a
+ man and woman and Clifford could easily
have spoken to them, but a glance dowI
; the shining gun barrels warned him that
it might not be well to do so.
T. While the wagon was passing the high
S waymen assumed easy positions, az
{, though in conversation with the driver
y but kept no easy eye upon their captive
eli ford noticed that their hands wer,
soft and pale and that their finger
s tapered like a lady's, while from th
rough overall protruded linen collars o
n the finest quality and latest style.
The searcher next drew about fifteeI
Il dollars from one of the expressman'
pockets and dropped it into his own. Hi
!. silver watch was ierked from his vest an,
d after a moment'sI inspection was appar
't emily tossed into the bush, but Cliffor,
didn't care to look. His big pocket-book
containing bills for collection, was ex
! amined and tossed back with the iocula
remark that Clifford might collect them
a After Eglancing through the empt,
money bag the robber stepped to th
z, ground and to the opposite side of tn
horses to which his partner stood
d "Ready,Y" he asked. YES" responds
the partner, and together they raise
" clubs ard brought them down on tn
"a horses backs The surprised animal
D. bounded forward and as the WACO
passed the robbers courteously wave
is their guns at Clifford. Once he locke
= back, but to see the revolvers still cover
10 ing him and a warning gesture from tn
robbers to go on. So on he went as fas
n as the horses could take him and sool
arrived at the company's headquarters
i Mahanoy City
y Messages were sent flashing over tn
j. wires 10 the express officials and T.
police authorities all over the county, rt
If questing a watch for the robbers. Tn
II scene of the robbery was afterward vi,
10 tied by Coal and Iron Policemen Smit
. and Goudge, but if they secured Gle,
/. they did not make it known.
T. Clifford describes one of the robbers a
being five feet ten inches in heightl
weighing about 1865 pounds and about 3
years of age. His face was full and he wor
IIr a large sandy moustache. The other
~ five feet eigh. inches tall, might weig
"a 15O pounds, about 25 years of age, an
l. wore a black moustache Of two or thre
weeks growth, He suspects the nou
a taches were artificial. The younger ma
is did the searching.
Mr.. S. " h. Hill, Superintendent of th
Adams ENpraag arrived froDl Raadiu