The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-31
DIEz TELLS Of
TRAIN ROBBERY
LAST AUTUMN
Hold Up at Central Station De-
SCribed by One Of the
Bandits.

PARKERsBURG. July al
though Eugene Diez, alleged train rob
Der, refused to talk to reporters on
any subject, 1t is said that he talked
quite freely to prisoners in the county
jail during his four hours stay in the
city and these prisoners made their
report to Turnkey Ed Callahan. The
prisoners, Fred Goldstrom. ST., Harry
Hanklnson, Sam Brookover and David
Hornor, said Diez told them the story
without being asked. 1t is also said
that Diez talked freely to Chief Deputy
Marshal Roberts about the hold-up en-
route here from Denver.
The alleged confession of Diez's as
told by the prisoners here contained
details concerning the hold-up at Cen
trail, last October Diez's story, as re-
membered by the prisoners, follows:
Parkersburg was used as meeting
place by Harrison, Diez and another
man still at large and whose name
Diez did not give three weeks before
the hold-up was pulled off. From this
city they went to the town Of Key
ser and from there Diez went to Graf
ton and worked for some time on the
streets. Later the three men Joined
each other at Central and the hold-up
followed
Dlez did not say where he got the
information that the enormous guam
tIty Of currency was being shipped
through this section. He did not dwell
on this subject at all during his mar
rative. 1t is said. Following the rob-
berry the story Of which ia familiar, the
men walked to st. Marys, which re-
CURED three days They travelled at
night and remained hidden during the
day.
Dlez said they procured 100000 and
divided 1t equally at St Mary's, There
tho three separated, Dlez going 10
Plttsburg and staying there a week
He said he left Pittsburg and went
to HIS old home in Arkansas whore he
purchased home for his mother
paying $4,000 for 1t,
Later he went TO small town on
the outskirts Of Denver and purchased
n ntore for the sum OF $1,000 Soon
after this, he heard that tho officers
were on his trail and he sold the store
to his mother and cached tho remain
der OF tho booty,
Tells Of His Arrest.
Leaving Denver. he won't to ST.
Louis, and stayed there for a timO
Returning to Denver, he heard Of Dick
Harrison's arrest at Grand Rapids
Learning Of the officers presence In
Denver, he got his brother to check a
suitcase from Denver to a small sta
ton a short distance from there and
when he called for his baggage, be
was placed under arrest, He said an
officer was standing near his brother
and that tho suitcase bore his name
and Y. on. c. A. Identification tag.
The prisoners here say that DieI
told them Dick Harrison gave tho nu'
thorlties all of the details, DieR made
II known that he would not fight the
case but will take his medicine,
Nothing official about the alleged
confession has been received through
the regular channels of the United
states authorities here, officials seem
TO think that 1t was very unlikely that
Diez should talk in such a free man
ner to prisoners here after refuAiNg
to talk to anyone else concerning the
/
hold-up,
Deputy Marshal Charles P, Cook ls
expected to return today from Mar
tInsburg, where he took the prisoner
Sunday night, Captain James NehsH
will also return today,