, 1870-11-17
ROBBERS ON TIE RAIL.

How the f1iEhwAyMen Twice CRp.
turcd the Conlra1 Pacific Rai1sond
Train - MASKS, Rowauce, nnd
11cAAuFe-CapInro Of Three OF tho
,Suppoae ed I81tEAndt. -
Ftp4, tAs San FrGneileo C&rpNfal<, for. 8,
Mr.. Cummings, the baggage m4atAE, mskes
:, tho following statement of the tr1ns action to
? one Of our reporters: Ne had Just got shout
nine Inilsa Out Of Verdi. The moon w4s shin-
/, Ing bngbuy. When thu lrskesuan went
/ tbero wcro any 3" dead>headA" On board, "a
tha.e generally are, he sAw two men On the
platform Of the e1p1ets car, and ahked them
uhat theJ were doing there, when they put
|. pistol 10 his face and told him 70 set inside.
duetor, aS s IL. Msrshs lat SONS @ men ' outside
drew pistol On him. Marshall opened the
|; door to 60 out.ide. whom the5 pat the pistol
| to his face. He came in and pickedup ahAtchet,
md elid they had pistola ont there. II TOLL him
| Tor they might sheot mn,. than said 70 had
better stop the train and see who was running
'it-we OF them. While We were thlking tbs
rest had climbed over to the express CIR and
detached 1t. AT this time tbs train had just
;atuck the grade. The express cN had no
brake, andthey must haye gone DOM shs hill
at the rAte Of fifty miles An hour. The engi.
Ineer whistled down brakes He 'tten lookel
around. when two pfstels were pointcd right
| IN his face. They told him to 80 on. He
| naked them where they wanted him to 20.
| Here he pulled tbe whistle tviee. when one nf
the men aeked him what he did that for' He
answered that It was to loose the brakes!
They then told him to 60 down TO thst lower
awitch. Tbs engineer, Mr.. Smt1l said, " The
other train iH due there in ; few moments.
ard we VII Be run 1nto;" "Th,.'a ~ right"
s lsss sss had wsss sssd Gss;yaseps tssy eos
down =. to .the switch they took The
engineer and fireman, and m1de them stand
on the ground, and then they went to the
door Of the e1pEeas car md knocked. Tha
errreesman, Who had seen something waa tho
men, and opened il, when they put q pistol 10
BIZ head, aud told him that tEey wanted tho
specie boz, md uust have 1t. They were all
rnaEted. The ne1t time We were robbed it
waB done In precisely the same u1nner. None
Of Us had freaTma except tha e1pressmsn,
them in tins.
Tho Chronicle vas the only paper On SUM-
day that pubishsd any ness concerning the
second robbery on the sA1ne train 1tIudnpen-
In addition to tho particulArs than published
re gfve the following, which hAve foaohcd us
. BIZ Telegraph from Ca1lin: As the pazasn.
; ser train OF tho Central Pacific Rail-
road, bound east, Wa leaving Independence
, Station, abour O'Clock hat evening, fou,
! masked men came from behind vacant
! building, standing. ncar tho track, two Of
J ward end and one on tbs Tear end Of the e1'
preBr car. Those getting on the engine cor.
| cred tue engineer and fireman with cocket
/ revolvcrs 1nd rites, and tho ona getting OF
. | the Iest OF the express CAT cut the bell-cort
, md exprese clr from the balsnce Of tho train
. Conductor Carter, OF the trim, was standing
. On tho front plA. form Of the passenger coach
Z md whcu he saw thxt the express CIR Va.
!, cut loose from The train. Le hailsd The e1
: press messenger, snd askea him to pull thi
: the cnginecr to 80 ahead under pain Of in
o slant death, which be did and when six Ani
= half mles east OF Independence they or.
dered the engineer to stop. They thai
r took OF The fireman, expfeas and mai
: agents, and left one man in charge. They thel
. he did until within about two miles Of Re
quot. where theY ordered him to atop again
+ Leaving ono n4n in ch1ga Of the ensinso,
. the other two proceeded to rife the e1pses
+ and mail rooms, taking from Wells. Fargo
4 Co.'S express about 81 400 IN coin, e., 600 i
J. The mail room they took t1euty-three paci
b ages OF registered letters, and cut and ore,
n hauled several letter bags Of mall. They the
: SET the engine At liberty. they going. from III
&c rpad in 4 northeriy direction. As soon a
'e Conductor Carter found that tho cxpsess CT
rittols ha could on the train and started 0
+ after the express car on foot, and had almos
q, reached whero tho rnbbets, messenger, An
r frcmen we're, when he met tho engineer COZ
70 ing back with the car, when ali hands +
e turned TO Independence, and got Il
IN train, and arrived ut Loano two houl
d behind time. Two OF tho robbers wei
e dressed In soldiers clothes. md two
= citizens dress. and they had two Hcury IT'D.
+ and two carbines, hefides layoiverst IN Il
h pirty, sEd wc1e surpoacl to bo desestors VT
. etcaped from Camp ual1eck few days sine
as they ha3 been seen within day or two
al the vicinity of Independence. As soon IS Il
l. train arrived at Loano, Division euperintcn
% ent Gilletl cent IN e1tra engine, with men.
n Wells for forces for tho pursusra, end also
l. get what information bo could in regard I
+ the robbers, and By daylight had three diffe
: ent parties On their trzii- He also ssa1tt
. an extra engine and train from CArlin, sto
sr ping At E1ko for Sheriff Fitch and posse
10 nino men. with horses, which wcre taken
le the point OF the robbery and started in m
ID suit. A messenger Was also sent to Can
10 Halleek, notifying the commander Of the pc
d, I ofthe circumstances, aud asking for SOU
10 OF cavalry to atart out in pursuit. 1mpfe
IN aions aro that there Ire now 80 mlly aud
or experienced scouta In pursuit that it viii
1s impossible for the robbers 10 escape.
there Ia no telegraph office near the scene
L. the robbery, and it il An uninhahited porti
n Of the country, it may aomowhat retArd
u capture Of the robbcrs. Is we'll As delay s.
p ting information Of progress, but as soon
I'd any }ihiug reliable can be leaned it Will bo
.e- ptIted.