Terrible Accident At Ypsilanti American Express Robberies

Tuesday morning Dr. E. H. Drake, o Detroit, a physician of many yeara prac tice and a citizau highly esteemed by al who knew him, went toYpsilanti to holt counsel with a brother physician in the case of a patiënt. After the consultation had been concludod, the two gentlemen walked down to to the depot, where Dr Drake was to take the train back to Detroit. Having a few minutes to spare they walked up and down the traok in front of' the depot, and just as the eastern bound expresa whistled the station, Doctor Drake was left alone by hia companion. The train coming in whistled several times, and a locomotive on a sidetrack also whistled. The Doctor became confused, probably believing that trainB were coming in both directions, and he stepped in front of the express. The engineer saw the dangerous sitüation and pulled the whistle, but the nfortunate man looked this way and that, as if he did not know which way to move, and the next moment he was struok by the pilot of the locomotive. He was lifted off lus feet, pitched forward on to tha pilot, remainod there a moment and thon rolled off. A dozen persona ran to hira at once, but the Doctor gasped two or three times and was dead. In pitohing forward on to the pilot hÍ8 skull was crushed in by contact with the hoavy iron bar usod in coupling the loooinotive to a car. The body was taken to an undertaker and placed in a casket. News of the accident was received in the city about ten o'clook, and it carried sadness to many hearts and was generally talked about on the streots, - Free Press. Toronto, Nov. 13.- As the expresa train on the Great Western Railway was leaving Port Credit, a station a few miles out of this city, abont five o'clook this eveuing, five Diaskod men boarded lier. After unfastening the buil cord they bouud and jjaged the buggago master. They then entered the apartment of' the American Expresa Company, whuse iuümsenger they gagged, blindfolded and handcufied. They took the keys of the safe trom him aud aocured $30,000 or $40,000. Tlie robbers reraamed on the train until it reached Queen'a Wharf, in the western part of the city. Cinoinnati, Nov. ló.- This afteruoon the Araorican Express Company was rolbed of a safe containing $0,000, in broad daylight in a singular way. In the finst place a strangor, of good address, came in and engaged thoy day watchman in playing for cigars. After a whilo two men drove up with a heavy trunk to be sent away, and put it in the office. Theu the firat atranger, who had won froni the day watchman, sont the latter aoross the stroot to buy cigars. During hiB absence the three put the mouey chest in the trunk and locked it up. When he re miueu muy saia ïne trtinfc nad been taken to the wrong office, that it should have gone to Aclaras Express office, and they put it in the wagon, drove away, and have not been captured up to midnight. Cincinnati, Nov. 16- The amount of loss to the American Express Company by the robbery is put at $45,00. Cne hundred thousand dollars was put up for Chicago in two safes, for greater security. The Chicago package is said to contam $30,00. Abe Monree, the msssenger, who is supposed to have been the chief plotter, who played for cigars with tha day watchman, and was left in the office alone while the watchman went out to buy cigars, arrived from Indianapolis to ■ day and is under guard. The trunk containing the chest was carried out right before the watchman and two pohceiuen, who happened to be in the office at the time.