Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1887 — THE WEST. [ARTICLE]

THE WEST.

The steamers City of Natchez ami R. S. Bayes, with four loaded barges belonging to the latter, were burned at the wharf at Cairo, HI. The loss is estimated at SIOO,000. Fred Wittrock, alias “Jim Cummings,” was taken by the Pinkerton detectives from Chcago to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he made a full confession of his connection with the Adams Kxpr *§s robbery. A large amount of the stolon money was recovered, it having been concealed in a box under a barn at Leavenworth. The detectives were taken to the spot and the box dug up. It was taken to that city by Cook and concealed by him and three other young men. Mrs. Haight, wife of the man who planned the robbery, was airested at Nashville and taken to St. Lonis. CoijONF.tr L. C. Weir, Superintendent of the Adams Express Company, reports that that the amount of money stolen Dv “Jim Cummings,” Haight and others was between SBI,OOO and SN’‘2.UOO. Thus far it is reported Jib at upward of $40,000 has been recovered. A‘ dispatch from Kansas City says: Pinkerton detectives arrived hero from Leavenworth with Wiltio.-k alias Jim ( umiuißCs. in charge. A detective also arrived from St. Louis, bringing Oscar Cook. Wittrock was accompanied by his mother. As n result of ons day's work here the detectives secured pioba- ] bly about JIO.OJO A lot of bank notes were found concealed in beer bottles under the house of John Cor in the east bottoms, where Cook boarded and Wittrock staid while here. Another portion was found under a house opposite that of Cook's father, and Jack Cook, Oscar s brother, gave up il.uvO tliat he had. TEe detectives think that a dozen acquaintances of Cook . and Wittrock received sums- of money, some knowing while others were ignorant of the sources of the wealth. There has now been recovered in all about $40,0„0 of the money Stolen. Of this amount J±MXX) was obtained from Mrs. Wittrock. the mother of the robber, at Leavenworth. Mrs. Wittrock, in explanation of the way she came into possession of the stolen mone; , says that shortly after the robbery Oscar Cook went to Leavenworth and visited her one evening, and after talking to her for some time said Fred was in trouble : that be had made a large sum pf money on a wheat deal in Chicago and had some difficulty with a broker ever the matter, which ended by bis, shooting the latter; that he had to dee from the country, and wanted his mother to take care of the money until she heard from him further. This she agreed to do. and tho„money was left in her possession. Some time after this another young man who lives in Leavenworth., .hut whose identity she refused to divulge, called and left another package of tnonev,' and on two other occasions two other youhg men called at different times and left money which they said had come from Iked. When she heard of Wittrock s arrest she Wrote to the officers, telling them alnnit the ■ money Robert Pinkerton savs tliat ail noc >mpliees in the robbery have been capture,t—the five men under arrest, and Mrs. Haight. -There are a large, number of aceossdr.es after the fact, he says, scattered over the-country, and he will use his judgment as to making further arrests. . . Fred Wittrock told his mother that he perpetrated the express robbery to save her home from being sold on a morgage. A Kansas City dispatch says: “Superintendent Damsel, of the Adams Express Company of |st, Louis, arrived here t ,is morning with Mrs. W. W. Haight, tin the strength of a confession made by Haight he brought information which Robert Pinkerton acted upon by going to Leavenworth. There he recovered $9,500 more, which was found buried in sealed cans. Oscar Cook has made a confession in which he says that Fotheringham, the express messenger who is now in jail charged w;th complicity in the robbery, knew all about the plan, to rob his car and was a willing victim to the attack of the robber. It is said that he was promised SIO,OOO of the amount stolen as his share of the boodle, and that wa- a part of the money which Fred WittricS sent to his mother for safe-' eeping. 1 ’ Bcbchard A. Haves, old st sou of < xPresident Hayes, and Miss Mary Sherman, were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents, in Norwalk, 0hi0..... Milwaukee brewers are indignant over the report that they had contributed $3,000 toward the defense of Arensdorf, charged with murdering the llev. Dr. Haddock at Sioux City, 10wa.... Michael Davitt, the Irish leader, was married to Miss Mamie Yore, at Oakland, Cal. On an order by Judge Gre-ham. Mr. Perkins, the contumacious witness in the Indianapolis election fraud cases, has been released on bail. Feed Wittkock, alias “Jim Cummings,” the Adams express-car robber, was turned over to the Chief of Police by Robert Pinkerton, after a sachcl containing ,0(0 of the stolen money had been httfided over to the Adams Express Company. Wittrock claims to have carried out the robbery alone, and maintains that Fotheringham is innocent. There is still some $7,000 or SB,OOO missing, of which tire Pinkertons expect to recover the greater portion. Oapar Cook was placed under arreat at Kansas City on charges of receiving money and valuables obtained in the express-c.ir robbery..,.. The NewsiW 6 ' M ome Chicago gained $2&( a scheme of a clothing touss, which solicited guesses at 10 cents each as to the number of seeds contained in a huge

squash. A Missourian von an overcoat by placing the nnmncr at 2tts. * . .Th© Milwaukee tihip-yanb Company is saiil to b© uiaking arrangement for tne construction of a mammoth dry dock, to coat about $75,0'i(1. Seventeen silver dollars received last week at the Chicago sub-treasury from banks were thrown out as counterfeits. *