Year: 1868

car, leaving the messenger tied and
bandaged, in which condition he was
found short time later. The robbers
left the train at the next station and
succeeded in escaping with their
booty. They managed the affair so
we'll that all track of them was lost,
and the detectives at work on the case
for long time could find no clue to
the perpetrators. How they subse-
quently got onthe track of the thieves
and worked up the case against them,
is for the detectives themselves tosay,
We only know that they have arres-
ted the parties mentioned above, and
state they have evidence against them
to prove their guilt beyond a doubt.


The second case was even more
bold and daring than the first. 1t was
| perpetrated on May %; on the Adams
Express Company at the town of
Seymour, Ind. and is one of the most
desperate robberies in the whole an
nails of crime. The train was entered
at the town Of Brownsville. The train
was long one, composed of passen-
ger, luggage, and express cars. AS
usual, the express car was in the for
ward part. While the train was
standing at Brownsville, the coupling
attaching the express car to the rest
of the train behind, it was withdrawn.
Some Of the ruffians entered the cab
of the locomotive, while Others took
possession of the express sear +, steam
was turned on and the locomotive
moved off, carrying with it the ex-
press car, leaving the balance of the
train standing at the station, The
whole thing was done in the course
OF few moments, and with so little
noise and confusion that the people at
the station knew nothing about it un-
til the locomotive and express car
were out of sight. Phe move was
well planned and skiIfully executed.
As soon as they had moved away
from the station the robbers attacked
the messenger in charge Of the ex-
press car. He defended himself man
fully, and did not give in until after
a desperate struggle, during which he
received severe injuries. Being over
powered, the ruffians were not even
| satisfied, but with brutality almost
surprising belief, they tied him hand
and foot and threw him from the car
while it was rushing along at the rate
of thirty miles an hour. The Door
fellow was so terribly injured that he
never recovered. On the following
morning he Ewas found where his
murderers had thrown him, in a dy~
ing condition. He was. not able to
speak, but by signs he gave them to
understand what had happened. He
expired in less than tWenty-four
hours afterwards. As soon as the
messenger was removed in the man
ner described, the robbers opened the
safe and took from it everything that
it contained. They packed their plum
der up in bundles, stopped the engine
near the town of Seymour and left it
there. Dividing their ill-gotten gains
between them, they separated into
small parties and struck across the
country in different directions. Three
of them, it will be remembered, were
captured on the following day, and
were hanged on the spot by the infu-
rated populace. The remainder es-
capped, and the detectives have been
on their track, and have every reason
to believe they have secured some of
them in the gang now locked up in
Toronto jail,


AS yet we have not heard much as
to the previous history of the robbers.
The detectives say they are all des-
| perate and notorious criminals, whose
whole lives have been devoted to
crime; and certainly. if they were
engaged in the outrages mentioned
above, they must be hardened Villains


They came to this city few weeks
ago, not all together, but one or two
at time. They seemed to have plen-
ty of means, for they lived in good
style, and most of them took up house
with the apparent intention of resi-
ding here permanently. Morton and
Thompson purchased the Turf Club
Hotel a couple of weeks ago, and
have been keeping it ever since
Moore rented house on John street,
and has been living there in grand
style with no visible means of support.
Some Of them, as stated above, have
their wives with them, or women
who have passed as such. The police
thought it well to secure them as we'll
as the men, though it is not likely
that any of them were really impli-
Gated in the robberies. Williams is
notorious for his connection with the
famous Lord bond robbery in New
York, He has resided in st Cathe-
rines for over year, his house being
we'll known as q resort of thieves,
gamblers and roughs of all kinds
Dan Thompson is known TO all fre-
quenters OF the Royal Lyceum. He
IS an excellent comedian, and has
hitherto been very popular with pit
audiences. How deeply he is impIi-
Gated in the robberies remains to be
proved. Since the gang arrived in
town he has been their constant asso-
ciate, but it may be he is entirely in
nocent, of any crime as far as they
are concerned. The arrest of his wife
Is unaccountable. She has been in
poor health for several months. and
u even now very sick in Jail.


On the persons of the parties arres


ted and in their houses were found
bonds and other articles which it is
said were stolen in the robbeFies men,
TONED above. Since their arrival
here they have changed a large
amount of american money.


AN orator in the Irish House of
Commons was describing the inordi-