Robbery A Bold One

St. Louis, Ms., Dc. 26.- The Chicago & AKon express which was held up by ma3hd bandits in the famous Blue Cut, near Independence, Mo.. Wednesday rtlght, arrived in St. L-ou:s Friday at'terüoon at 1:05 o'clock. J. D. Frier, messengar in charge of the looted express car, two trainmen and the Pull.naii car porter and conductor were the only ones of the crew aboard, the others having changed at Slater and Roodhouse. The story, as obtained froni these men, stamps the robbery as one of the cleverest and boldest pieces of work done by road agents during the year. The first thing Messenger Frier said when the train crew asked how he had fared was that the company had been hard hit. He now says he cannot'tell how much was taken. Frier has been a messenger for the Pacific express company fortwelve years, and has been connected with express companies for over twenty years. The messenger had a good view of the robbers, and Heves he will be able to identify them if caught. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 26.- The Chi cago & Alton officials feel satisfled tha the through safe was not opened, am even if it were, they say, but little o valué would have been obtained by the robbers, as the bulk of valuables was made up of Christmas packages. The value of these, many of which were car ried off or despoiled by the robber cannot be estimated. Marshal Keshler who started ín pursuit of the robbers with a number of deputies last night has not yet returned. The probabilities of iminediate capture of the robbers however, are not bright, as they hac every opportunity to escape. It seems positive that the through safe, which ordinarily carries thousands of dollars, was not opened. Had the robbers succeeded in opening it they would more than likely have made a rich haul, notwithstanding the express company officials' statement that tt contained but Iittle. George F. Griffith, depot agent of the company, who knows the contents of the safe, refuses to make a statement. It will be remembered that George E. Ross, the company's local cashier, now under arrest, charged with embezzlement, handled over $100,000 on the day before he left, and it was Sunday. The belief is that just at this time even that amount was exceeded. AUeged Bandit In JaU. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 26. - At noon Thursday word wasbroughtfrom CrackNeck, a small place near Blue cut, that a man believed to be one of the train robbers had been held there. A special train bearing offlcers was soon started from Independence to make the arrest. No description of the man is given.