New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17
THAT ALLEGED "HOLD-Uf."
PENNSYLVANIA RAILWAY OFFICIALS SAY
1T AMOUNTED TO NOTHING.
TUE MEN MERELY GOT A FEW OYSTERS AND
CIGARS AND CUT THE AIR BRAKE TO hS-
CAPF-TIIF STORIES STILL. CONFLICT.

CIGARS AND CUT THE AIR BRAKE TO rs
CAPE-THE STORIES STILL. CONFLICT
The Pennsylvania Railroad officials in Jersey
City said last night that from the Investigations
they had made concerning the robbery of an eF
press car at Morrsville. Penn. on Friday hisn'
they were convinced that the robbers were trahPS
and that The not entered by them uh"
after it had left Newark 1t was also said that
although a number of packages had been broken
open no money was secured.
The train No. %. and consisted solely oil
seven Adams Express 1t left Jersey city at
$50 p. m. and arrived at Trenton at $40 p III
Soon after 10 o'clock 1t proceeded across the pea-
ware River toward Morrisve. which is In Penn
svlvana about one and one-half miles from the
river Before arriving at Morrisve the air-brake
on the first was cut and the train thereby
stopped The conductor Landers X. III. Clayton
a brakeman. and F. Moe. baggage master went for
ward TO find out what the trouble They saw
three men jump from car and disappear IN the
darkness.
The train crew reported to the officials IN Jersey
CITY Yesterday that the robbers were In all proba-
biiity tramps and that they undoubtedly got on
had no messengers inside TO guard it, The Penn
sylvania officials would say nothing further ina
this.
FORMER EMPLOYEES SUSPECTED.
From another source ii was learned that the Off
cials OF the road suspected three men who unit!
recently wer. employees OF the Adams Express
COMPANY and that detectives all day yesterday
were making a investigation In this direction.
Herbert Temple. agent Of the express company
IN Jersey CITY said that the men who entered the
car did no! obtain any valuabes so lar as ne
had beer Informed only half-dozen packages ana
a tub OF oysi .rs had been opened The tub 10; led
been eaten by the robbers. This fac confirmed MI
Temples belief that the car had been entered by
hungry tramps quantity OF cigars, perhaps wv
we're also missed. Mr.. Temple said that the Dag
gage in the express was consigned to Baltimore
en6 thai the agent in that city was endeaVoring 10
ascertain precisely what had been taken
chief Of Police Murphy said that three desperate
tramns know as Trenton Shorty Boston
Frank' and Frank Bill. were at large and II
woud not surprise him If they were the robbers
I q Young New York agent of the ADAMS TX
pres5 COMPANY denied yesterday that there had
heen an attempted robbery on the Pennsyivania
RAILROAD train "Three tramps said he MAD
boarded the train, and at McIrsville they cur the
oirhra1,o in order to ge, off the train That's the
whole story
DETECTIVES SECURING THE COUNTRY.
Trenton Nov 16 (Speca0 This city was over
run today bv private detectives of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Company the Adams Express COMPANY
and detectives from tho Fnkerton agency. No
traces of the highwaymen were found, but coupled
with the story OF The that the men ran toward
The Delaware River. the Pnkerton detectives REGARD
the fact that a rOwboat stolen from near MOT
ris Fishery sons time last nigh, as an important
the train was inspected at Trenton at 9:+J O'Clock
the inspector failed discover that the sea- OF the
Ratimore car had been broke or that the win
dows were covered with paper.