New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-15
TIE ACQUIA CREEK ROBBERY.
Suspicion FALLS OK AN ESCAPED SING
SING CONVICT
81 TRACE or TIE BANDITS ForNn-TlE Loss
SAID TO Br <is2 o,o-r1NKErToN MEN At



Washington. oct i-Ih're ~ ''''' ''' -
suppose that tho ,"ai"r - ~" E"'E WHICH P''t'
tra,,l tn, boil train robbery Al .a't 'r''" a.
o., Friday nirht has been Identified. lie - f"ofg"
Carter 4 former resident OF tho n"lShhorh''l' an
ex-convi-, - S.ng sing. railroad engineer ana
man ~hD has been associii"d w'ih many scenes "'
robbery anl hooish"i Carter Is about titN-'""
wears old. feet lr'1 Inches h'sh weighs "''' "'''
lDt pounds. and ln aH respects '''''''"''H W. '
who arei the @h't through inc '''' d" '''
messenger and subsequently threw the stick 81 ~
'.,,., ,,,,,.,.I tho .ltes - the Adams TX
hai'''' VII" '"', -. 800. carter ,s 1e-
scrib.d as a man Of dark complexion. Win hlHh
Ao., ,.,,.. brown hair decp-sct eyes. large ears
and a sharp and angular face WIN Two m'''- on M
,f, chcek and ON. on tn, un cr l of nj right eye
~, .,,r, ~ sror,.ni 70 IDENTIFY him
'" w . ,,,.,., .h.,.,. ,h. thutub AMI
anywhere. but H. addition 'h.t''' '"' '"'''' ''o,
index nnrer Il MS right hand have been shot "n
m one. Of his many desperate deeds ami altogether
th"s" W"INs ""''' S'''' '"''''' ,.,...
system of Identification IN MS case qu.t" Hnn'''S
... ...,,,.., =, q s.,.or v.ors. term Of
imprisonment H. sins sing In l"" f"r r"hb'HE '"'
hons. Of the sur.rint.na.nt of Elackwclis Island.
This was purely mh"'I''S "'' On H'H I"'' '''
revenge for some injuries he considered h. had
received from tl. -.,u.rin'.nlcuf while confined
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'''" '"' '''''' ~ ~ a.,
hc had previously escaped rom o'" 81 u" WI
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iug trial Tor burglary Indictments are also
pending against him Ia other parts oi virginia
AMI in Pennsylvania In short he s known
one. Of tie most DESPERATE. Of criminals fully com
,.,e,t to or..,utz. and carry ont a robbery Of the
F W .-, t,,,
"'ia''o"S CHARACTER o' 'h"' p''i'''"''' ~" ''""'
night. and besides had fun knowledge Of the
locality
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Inc suiiosltION IS thdt u" hsa0tht'i WIN MN
self some on, familiar with the rnanlrulailon u
matter, in tho Adams Expres. car lin, own cx-
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1" stand on Ia" bhnk oi tn~ selected cutting ana
s' through tlc usGA. process u hr.nf Nihch.st.Ts
hai ENrd Tor u number ~ years near ue ,iot
"hrrr ne robbery "hs commit ana "as thoI-
o"ghIy l"nIhdi with ths suiIoW'les. dIu MI"
how To- adapt ,hcm to his purposr Tn" fAi'roA
Ittu'3uI"S triuirr the tr'ih To- ooiie % ~ 'oid
i,'ariI ,b' IN i'y, h,np ~ ,H. t.r,i"r and A.
n,h'" ult "n' Kan Just pd'e 60 ~ ,ir ',l,,. , "ta & a.
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, ,r ~ 'n1" , - SSop % ',g ai,, IN ,,nhush
al me point selected whIch WAS a d,,'p cutuhs.
ms wa :" SID "" ,c % %r.l' ~ ~ , t,' ,, ~
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pl"iiy , 81 u , m nTi 2,, -; i5,br ,b m
p'he trt'a ohS''i''il'y, h'h"uEh eiS'" it'i' 'ht
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"9 III , '",,, - - hr th, " ~ i',.
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'igihe al 'mls p"n ,Hno" "p 'ir i LII U.,r @ , "','
TUNED - I'os.; 'AprSilns Una, IL "oud run , ,n,'
pursuit and then AZ thcir leisure proceeded by
me ighi OF hr moon 10 dv ae ther pnHdSr ~ % an,
IS thought. may nav crossed over D. bplt I" VI Try
land bIt IL ~ not AZ an crrIiIh m, hIT w3 ON me
drcs,on cs a they % chose before 1.-THE the alarm was given
u ~. "iisiI'"' p, ',p,a ,it i ~ ~ ,r,", M ,i
yf ayp6eG fF" 10 to "9s oof o" @ for M is @ @
The ensine "ai rushing INT" Su"ht,ro station nii,
tS s%iichnan named o'Lcary. by a happy instinct,
came to The conclusion thai something was wrong