The union Democrat., 1870-11-12
AB0LD ROBBERY.

One Of the most daring ro55eries ever CON-
mitted on this side Of the Rocky Mountains
was perpetratei at an early holr yesterday
morning, on the eastward bound train of the
Central Pacific Railroad, at q point few
miles east Of Verdi, in the State of Nevada.
The following particulars of the robbery lave
been received by telegraph:
The eastward bound train left Sacramento
at the usual time, and arrived at one o'clock
yesterday morning at Verdi, small station
eleven miles west of Reno. The train stop
ped there few minutes, and just as it was
starting, three men, wearing masks, jumped
en- the locomotive, and moment after five
other men, also masked, stepped out of one of
the passenger ears, and boarded the express car.
Those who sprang on the locomotive, placed
revolvers at the head of the engineer and
s,oker, and ordered them not to move until
told to do SO, or else they woald be shot down
like dogs. While these knights of the road
were watching the men on the engine, the
other Ave took possession of the express car.
One of the hralemen, who al once understood
the mems Object in boarding the car, made
an attempt 10 keep them off. but pistol
leveled at his head caused him to retreat.
At this iGnctu-e the conductor came forward
To learn the cause of the detention, but he
was driven back inso the passenger cars a.:
the point Of q pistol. He returned in mo-
ment, armed with Ratchet, but Just as he
reached the door he saw the engine and ex-
press car knowing ahead, the robbers hav-
ing cut the signal rope and uncoupled the
ears from the locomotive aud mail aud express
ear. The engineer was forced by the men
90 the locomotive TO take his eogine to point
four or Eve miles east of Verdi. The express
and mail passengers, together with the FIRE
mar, were placed in the mail-roem and lock-
ed cp. The robbers having reached local.,
" where they considered themselves safe, or
dered the engineer TO stop, which he did.
They then broke open the express boxes, and
distracted forty-one thousand six hundred
dollars in gold coin. This eamount they
placed IN boot-sops, the ends of which were
closed with pieces of rope. After having ac-
complished this. they turned to the engineer
and compelled him TO black towards the
passenger train. After the engineer had got
to safe distance, the robbers packed up the
booty and fed towards the mountains. The
telegraph wires west Of Reno were all cut.
which was done by the robbers in order to
prevent the immediate transmission of the
news of the robbery. Two Of the wires ofthe
Western Union Company were cut, bet they
were repaired before daylight, and the news
sent at once to all parts of the country. The
money stolen was forwarded hy Wells. Fargo
{ ca. Of this city. 10 the Farmers Bank Of
Virginia CITY, Nevada. There was about
$40. 600 in silver bars in the cars. which the
robbers did not take, it being impossible for
them TO carry it away on account Of its
weight. oficers from Virginia City. Reno
and other places. are searching the mountains
fer the robbers in the vicinity of where the
robbery was committed. Who the parties
are IL has been impossible 10 surmise but
from the bald manner in which the crime was
rercetratei, ii is probable that they are old
hands at the b1sincss.-S. r. CaU.