Circular of the Western Department, Adams Express Company, St. Louis, Mo., seeking information leading to the identification and arrest of the men who robbed the company of currency and property on the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad at Glendale, St. Louis County, Mo. The alleged robbers included Marion C. Hedspeth, alias Louis Marion Williams, alias George Scott, alias Marion Davis, alias Sam Woods, alias J.J. Morgan (contains his portrait); L.R. Wilson, alias “Dink” Wilson (contains his portrait); Adelbert D. Sly, alias “Burt” Sly, alias A.S. Denton, alias Albert Silva (was arrested in Los Angeles and is now in custody in St. Louis); and Mrs. Maggie Hedspeth, alias Florence A. Waterman (is under arrest at San Francisco). Circular also mentions the Todd Milling Company, Robert Gileson, Dallas Elevator Company, Frank H. Lee, Frank J. Hess, Missouri and Illinois Lead and Zinc Mining Company, J.M. O’Blenis, and F.B. Rogers. (2 pages) [accession number: 70-0025], 1892 Jan 15

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Identifier: D00129

Staff Only

Circular of the Western Department, Adams Express Company, St. Louis, Mo., January 15, 1892

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Circulars Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection. The documents have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common document type (i.e., circulars). The collection contains a variety of circulars, mostly relating to businesses, politics, events, crime, publishing, military, and the theater. Most of these circulars relate to the St. Louis area.