Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-16
PACIFIC COAST.

SALT LAKE. Sept. 14.-This evening
about 8 o'clock two masked men boarded
the Utah Central Railroad train eight
miles north of here, gagged Wells, Forge
Il Co.. 8 messenger, opened the safe, took
fifteen thousand dollars and escaped;
officers are in pursuit.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 15.-An elderly
Frenchman, name unknown, suicided
yesterday evening at the California
Hotel, Montgomery avenue, by taking
strychnine.
The associated veterans OF the Mexican
war last evening celebrated by banquet
at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, the 29th an
niversary OF the surrender Of the City OF
Mexico.
1t is rumored that w. w. Foote, prob
able Democratic nominee for Congress
of the Second District in place OF N.
Greene Curtis, has declined. Ex-Assem-
blyman Dagge declines and will not al
low his name to be used for tn position.
Over four thousand Republicans
turned out to received Congressman
Page at Oakland last night. There were
q grand torch-light procession, speeches,
etc.
SALT LAKE, Sept. Is. The particulars
of the train robbery reported in last
nights dispatches are as follows: The
car used by the express company is in
two COMPARTMENTS; one occupied by
Wells, Fargo & Co. and the other for the
United States mail. On the down trip
last evening Williams. the express mes
senger, neglected to lock the outside
door of the express car. He attributes
the neglect to thoughtlessness, never
having bad occasion to apprehend any
danger from the robbers on this line,
which passes through thickly settled
country and the trains make the run
almost wholly in daylight. 1t is be.
fore eight o'clock in the evening when
Woods Cross. the last station before en-.
tering Salt Lake, is passed, and between
that station and this city there are only
eight miles Of run to make. When
the train arrived at the Salt Lake de-
pot and stopped at $40, Mr.. Williams
did not make his appearance at the car
door as usual, to hand the express mat
ter into the wagon, which conveys it to
the office. The w., F. & Co. employee,
who meets the trains at the depot with
the express wagon, there found Will
liams firmly tied to the side OF the car
and gagged. being unable to speak or re-
lease himself. He had the appearance
of having struggled severely and had ex.
treated his right hand from its fasten.
ings. He was tied erect against the side
of the apartment with strips Of canvass,
some OF which also firmly bound his
mouth in such manner as to prevent
~ =, ,,ouo;h;litv IF r,ktar;no m aud;b1a
sound. He was speedily released and
tells the following story: As the train
was leaving Woods Cross, two masked
men noiselessly entered the express car,
presenting pistols at the head Of Will.
iiams, and telling him to throw up his
hands and keep quiet without o demon
stration of resistance. He yielded to
their persuasion, and they speedily
bound and gagged. The robbers then
took his keys, unlocked the treasure box
and extracted the money, amounting to
SIS. 200 in currency. All was done
within the space Of perhaps ten minutes.
while the train was running between
three and four miles from Wo0ds' Cross
to the Hot Springs. As the train yAs
passing the latter point, thos Robbers
spranQ of, and MIR. Williams commenced
to exert himself for relief When the
train reached the depot be had succeeded
In releasing only one hAnd Tiers ives
= larcs number Of pAsseaesrs ON The
train, none Of whom snv 0Frobbers or
noted any suspicious elsces staHess. hat
what il more remarkaess y NE fact thai
the mail agent, Mr.. tealpsds NTH tWo
\ps three other Gna..1tE~ Nose q