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Allan Pinkerton's Columbus Express Robbery Case
Allan Pinkerton investigates a Columbus Union Station theft where $40,000 cash and $32,000 in stamps were stolen after a chloroform attack on John Barker and an assistant. The inside job led to the arrest of John Barker and his brother Henry, with $14,000 found on Henry and the remaining $26,000 uncovered after details from Henry. Pinkerton moves quickly, dispatching warrants and tracing the related suspects to prison within two days.
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Adams Express Company
Columbus
Union Station
John Grossman
Express
Allan Pinkerton
John Barker
Barker
Eyehsing
Pinkerton
Grossman
3Arker
Chicago
Pinkerton Agency
Underworld
Henry Barker
Canada