The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-30
KROUT IS ARRESTED.
Charged with Colorado Springs
Express Robbery.
MYSTERY ABOUT 10 BE SOLVED.

The Express Agent Who Claimed to Have
heen Robbed and His Father Taken inso
Custody-Thousands of Dollars Found
sewed Up in the Elder Mans Clothing.
story of the Robbery ~ Told by the
Agent-Work OF Detectives
DENVER Jan. 80 The mystery Of the
big express robbery committed in Colo.
rado Springs the night OF Nov IL, 1895,
may be cleared up now, as the secret serv.
ice department Of tho Wells Fargo COM
pany's express has caused the arrest OF
two men who tho company thinks con-
spired To secure and make away with the
money. The first arrest was made Mon
day afternoon as the Union Pacific. Dem
vcr and Gulf south.bound train was pass.
ing through Walscnburg. Colo. whom a
man named krout was taken from the
train by Sheriff Farr OF Huerfano county at
the request of w b Sayres. Pinkerton
detective, who had followed Krout from
Colorado Springs. Tho second arrest oc.
Cured Tuesday night when George
krout, formerly express agent for the
Wells-Fargo company. was taken into
custody at his home In Colorado Springs
Krout the elder is n farmer who lived for
years near Cerro Gordo Ills and only ar.
We'd in Colorado Jan 2l When arrested
he told the officers in Walsenburg that
his name was Sam Jones and that he was
on his way TO Fort Worth Tex. to which
place he had ticket
Money sewed To Ills Shirt.
He was searched and $4,000 IN cash
found on his person of which a. 800 was
sewed 10 the inside of the shirt In the
ordinary black grip which he carried was
found Sl60 more, and $40 was brought to
light rolled up in shirt. George Krout
I'm Colorado Springs had nothing to say.
The robbery was committed at the Santa
Fe depot in Colorado Springs about 10
o'clock. just after express train No q from
Denver had passed by The story told by
Agent Krout was that he was overpow-
cred by two masked men before no
had time TO put away money pack
ages containing $4,000 As krout had
been in the employ of the Wells-Fargo ex-
press company for number of years sus-
picion did not at tlrst attach To him. He
told very plausible story, and it was be-
lieved, in spite of the fact that the rob-
berry was reported by him TO have taken
place at IA time when the, station platform
was full of people He said the men had
hid in the Office while no was looking
after the express matter that came of the
train, and two masked men faced him
when no entered They closed the door
and locked it, made him deliver the
money, and then nc the muzzle of pistol.
ordered him to get into bed and cover up
his head
nioodhouuds Lose the scent.
There was cot in the Office. and tho
agent said he did as the robbers ordered,
but that he gave the alarm as soon as they
were Off Bloodhounds were engaged to
follow the trail of the supposed robbers,
but the scent was lost in the busy streets
of the city. Search was made for sup
posed band Of criminals who had been
previously operating in the Cripple Creek
district but finally tho pursuit seemed to
have been abandoned The elder krout
arrived In Colorado Springs Jan. 2l
from Cerro Gordo, Ills, and as he was
frequently seen IN consultation with the
express agent in out-of-the-way places he
has been constantly shadowed. Tuesday.
when he boarded the train ut Colorado
Springs, the detectives got on TO keep him
company and find out something about
his affairs and where he was going, with
the result above mentioned Soon after
the robbery George Krout left his posi-
ton. but il is not known whether he was
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