Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-01
Express Car on New York and ST.
Louis Express of Pennsyl-
vania Road Robbed.
ROAD AGENTS WERE EXPERTS.
At Point OF Pistol Took Four Bags
Of Money and Escaped A.
most in Pittsburg's Limits.
All Efforts to Ascertain Amount Stolen
Observation-Disclosures Found
Messenger Tied and Helpless.

Pittsburs, Pa. May Following an
investigation lasting through the night
there Is absolutely nothing. new con-
corning the robbery of the express car
last night on the New York and st.
Louis express Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. which occurred at Walkers sta
ton, II miles from this city.
The bold western manner in which
the robbery was made had amazed the
many officers working on the matter
today. but so far as known there is no
clue to the two men who barded the
train and at the point OF pistols stole
four bags OF money and escaped almost
within the city limits. leaving the
Adams Express agent so dazed that as
yet he IS hardly able to realize what
occurred
AMOUNT STOLEN UNKNOWN.
All efforts to ascertain the amount of
money stolen have salso failed Neither
the railroad nor the expess officials
are inclined to enighten the public on
this point NJ y. Slater. agent for
the Adams Express company at the
Union station, said today that the
amount taken is not near $4,000, az
reported, or even half that sum. all
though he admitted IL was not known
here at this time how much money
was taken
Roshon, the agent who was reoprted
tied up by the robbers on the train re-
turned to the city today and was clos
eted with Mr.. Slater. c. Heiner. gem
eral agent, Supt. Brosius, in charge
OF the central division OF the Adams
Epress company with headquarters in
Columbus. o.. route agents of the COM
pany from number of stations. and
several railroad detectives. Conductor
Lafferty, who was in charge of the
st. Louis express last night, also came
10 the city and reported to the railroad
authorities today.
EMPRESS ARRIVES LATE.
Columbus. o., May The St Louis
express on the Pennsylvania railroad,
which was held up last night 10 miles
west Of Plttsburg, arrived at the Union
station here early today. 40 minutes
late. The Grew confirmed the story
of the hold-up by two men at Walker $
Mil, and say the bandits escaped with
four sealed bags containing mail. They
state that a number of express pack
were taken, but do not know the value
of the property. The Adams Express
people here refuse TO make any state
ment.
EMPRESS MESsENGER's STORY.
Noah II. Roshon, OF Columbus. the
express messenger, states that two
men entered his car east of Walkers
Mill and covered him with reyolvers.
Then they tied him with ropes and
rifed the car. AS the train approached
Walkers Mill. they pulled the signet
cord and stopped the train. They made
their escape when the train slowed MP.
The conductor. l.. J.. Lafferty, was
attracted TO the express car by the
signal and found Roshon helpless.
II is learned that three bags were
rified by the men who entered the
car. What they obtained Is only
matter OF conjecture even to the Off
Gals of the express company, at tins
time 1t Is believed. however, that
the booty Is OF great value.
Roshon. the express messenger. on
arriving here, the end Of his run was
taken In charge by the local manage
ment OF the Adams Express company
and was questioned.
There are some features OF his sto-
~ with which the officers are not sat
listed. and they are trying to get at
Conductors STORY.
Conductor Lafferty states that he
knew nothing about the robbery until
he heard the signal 10 stop, which came
from the express car. He saw no one
leave the train. but hurried 10 the
express car as soon as the slow down
began a ~
The contents OF tho bags were scat
tered about. and he found Roshon ~
ing on the floor, bound so tightly that
he was entirely helpless. Tho mes
senRer was released at once and told
the conductor the Same story he re
pated after his arrival here,
Messenger Roshon has boon in tho
employ OF tho adams Express COM
pany as messenger for about ten
years. Previous 10 that lac was a
conductor on the Pan Handle road,
having worked himself up from a
brakeman He Is SO Years old and has
worked on tho railroad for about %
years. Mr.. Roshons wife. who has
always been anxious concerning the
safety OF her husband on his trips.
said that he carried reyolVers and
was prepared for any emergency. She
said. however. that he told her over
the telephone thN he could do moth
ing. having been taken by surprise
she said that he had never feared a
hold up.
The conference at the union depot
lasted an hom. Conductor I4afferty
was seen following tho meeting and
asked 10 give some intimatlou az Ia
what had occurred at the conference
Beyond stating that Roshon's hands
had been lied behind his back when
discovered and that the door Of the can
had been broken open. he would say
nothing The entire force OF Allegheny
county detectives We're ordered 10 the
scene OF tho robbery early today In
tn d short time before noon no re
poi had been received from any Of the
men,