The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-16

FAKE H0LD-UP.
Tramps Rob an Express Car
of a Few Oysters and
Cigars.
VGUlD-BB ROBBERS pull THG iIRDRAKES
Masked Men Jumped From The
Train and Fled into the Woods
thrilling Loss.

The alleged lloid-up of a fast freight
train over the Pennsylvania Railroad
last night by four masked and heavily
armed ~desperadoes, has petered out in
an amusing way. 1t was reported that
thousands of dollars had been stolen
and many valuable packages carried
away.
Trainmaster Members. of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad this morning received a
report of the alleged hold-up and an
nounced shortly afterwards that there
was nothing in title admitted that the
train, which left this city at half-past
eight o'clock. made up of seven freight
cars. had been stopped by the application
Of the air brakes outside of Morrisville,
Pa. but he believed. from what had been
reported to him. that it was the work
of tranps.
SAW MASKED MEN JUMP.
The trainmen were in the caboose when
the train was stopped. 1t was dark and
a heavy fog hung over the country. They
hurried along the track and some of
them say they saw masked men jump
from a car and bound into the woods.
An Investigation revealed that a car
sealed for Baltimore had been opened.
Packages were turned topsy turvy and
some had been opened What had been
stolen they did not know, nor has that
fact been made public yet.
The Adams Express Company was the
shipper of the goods in the car and the
officials refused to say h the pack
ages contained. The loss, however, is
said to be trffing.
CHIEF MURPHY'S STORY.
st do not think the stopping of the
train was a d said Chief of Po-
lice Murphy. "It was about twenty min
utes after twelve this morning" he con-
tinued, when I was notified of the sup
posed holdup. Not having any definite
information of the occurrence I at once
sent detectives out to watch the "owf'
train that arrives in this city about four
o'clock in the morning. 1 made up my
mind if Jersey City or Newark profess
SIGNALS were implicated they would come
back here as soon as possible. -
The trainmen say they saw three men
jump out of a car and. run into the
woods. They found packages opened and
parcels turned topsy turvey. I have been
informed by the express officials that
oysters, cigars and a quantity of dry
goods were stolen.
There was no money on the train.
The train was made up in this city and
I nave an idea that the three men got
into the car here. The seal was repaired
by one of their own gang"
WORK OF TRAMPS.
THAT they were tramps l feel positive,
and the whole thing looks Ike the work
of such notorious railroad tramps as
Trenton Shorty Boston Frank and
York Bill They are pals of Trenton
Jake who at the point Of a revolver
held up residents of Harrison. Those
tramps are always armed, and there is
no crime they would not commit. They
are as well posted about railroad trains
ard the working of cars az trained
railroad men. l believed they became
frightened after leaving Trenton, and
fearing arrest in Philadelphia. stopped
the train and then made their escape."
The car in which the tramps were hid
den was consigned to Baltimore. There
was nothing of any particular value in