The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-01

Roshon t6N his first complete story
Of the affair when his train arrived
her He said to THE EVENING;
STAR representative:
'f do not know how much money
there was in the four sealed bags
which the two robbers took from the
snfe, bus there must have been a good
many thousands of dollars There were
always heavy shipments of bullion,
coin and currency ON Thursday nights.
THE train left Pittsburg at 1906 p.
m. and arrived at Carnegie, eleven miles
west, in about twenty minutes. We
stopped there, and | opened the side
door to receive several express pack
ages. At the time I saw two men stand
ing at the side of the car. These men
must have been the robbers, and they
got ON the platform after the train
started to move and after l had closed
The side door.
Il had just opened the door of the
safe. and was about TO check up it's
contents, when the two men, each wear
ing mask, broke open the rear door of
the car--or / may have forgotten and
"When 1 looked mp each was point
ing big pistol at me and telling me
to throw mp my hands. l lost no time
i'm complying, as my pistol was at the
other end of the car on the desk.
I'm a minute they had me bound so
tightly that 1 could not move. l
thought they would break my arms
and legs, they pulled so hard on the
ropes which they had brought with
them. When my hands were tied back
of me one of the men stuffed gag OF
cotton cloth into my mouth, While the
other tied a big red handkerchief about
my head to hold the gag in my mouth.
Then they bound my legs
.sWhen this was done they picked me
nm and ehuckcd me into corner ike
n sack of potatoes. 1t hurt when felt
Returning to the safe, they went
through 1t like lightning. could see
them. they threw everything out anu
selected what seemed valuable
"rThey carried the four bags OF coin
and bullion to the door which they had
entered and then filled their pockets
with packages of currency and sealed
hoxes containing jewelry and other
.,,oluahles When they were ready they
nulled the bell cord for the tram 10
ston and as the train slowed down
thew gathered up the bags. opened the
door and stood out on the platform
before the train had come to a tull stop
thav leaned off. / know that, because,
before we stopped the conductor, L. L.
Taffertv. came into the car to see Wnat
u,sa the matter and discovered me. The
men had jumped off before we reached
the platform. c,....,,a,,,,,,, of.
ecisrs and detectives, who met the tram
-, !, arrived here, plainly said tnat
thev were not completely satisfied with
~ ,f the details which had come to
,ight Trey asked Messenger Roshoil
+e ,ef,,r, TO Pittsburg with them, ana
-. consented In a half hour they
caught a fast train through " N'e
pittsburg Offices of the company
r1TTsBuRG, May IAN important
,,,ee+ine was held in the Office oil NJ
y Slater. agent of the Adams ENpress
r,o,,,nanv at the Union station, TODAY.
t7oel1sn the agent, returned to the city,
and he with Mr. Slater, c. II. Helner'
general agent; superintendent Broslus'
-, CHARGE of the central division of the
Adams E,xpress Company. with head
quarters in Columbus, o.: route agents
nj The company from number OF sta-
-inns. and several railroad detectives,
we're at the Office behind closed doors.
conductor Lafferty came to the city T
Aodav IT is said that nc will make a
HI geport to 3he railroad authorities,