The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-11-08
The llasked Train Rsbbsrs.
n Passengers Story.
OK rHR RoAD. Sept. 20.

VN THb ROaD, o0I's. SV'
That train robbery at Big Springs
Station was an interesting occnsion
and no mistake I was there, but
not by special invitation. Not be-
ing accustomed to that kind of d.
version; had I known What was to
hnppeo / think I should have witt
cd for the neat train
We rolled mp to Big Springs de-
not ns munl. The nigh, wns beauti-
ful and the moon shonc brightly. AZ
the train stopped I went out on the
platform OF the car. where I found
an Omaha mcrchsnt. and we stood
aud talked there about two minutes.
when 'hcre suddenly appeared be.
fore US on tho ground four masked
men, with q cooked revolver in each
hand, aimed directly At 40. At 6rsi
I thought il was some joke. bat when
the devils ordered us into the cas
.d-n quick, and 10 hold up our
hands and mste no break, and call.
ed us hard names, / concluded Il
meant business, and seo,her look al
those eight revolvers, which just ..
bout that time begso to look like
mountain howitzers, convinced me 10
much lcss than Q weeks timo tha,
the evening mir wss unhealthy, and I
bad business inside immsdistslys
As I closed the car door two shots
were fred 1t my friend, hitting him
twice 10 the hand, and taking on
about foot Of tho car door casing
They stationed one man ut The iron,
-nd Of tho car, ono at the rear, each
with two pistols, and 10 each Of th,
remaining rufians was allotted the
tnsk Of robbiua . row Of seats which
they proceeded to do each after hi
own style.
Tho frat man was o drummer fron
. New York House. He was order
si to stand up, hol d up bis hands
aud keep bis d. mouth shut an,
be search commenced. They tool
fom him $3.50, and Q gold wstcl
valued at $500. Tho next msu hst
only one arm. Tho aentlcm 90
villain Who was searching him hap
peued to notice the empty sleeve
H said he, 'bavo yoa only OIL
arm ?
Only one, sir. replied the man.
w ell. d. you. take back you
.tuG-we don't want your money
Sit down and keep still
| One OF the brigands yelled out q
they came 10 the car Hold up you
hands. every --7, sn
ker p still /; we want your money, bu
will give each man $40 back, and v
won't hurt q man unlcss be makes
bresk. We We killed one man. M
hon'' want TO Lii any more, bu
your money ve will have; 30, d.
you, keep still 'snd give il ur--all I
lit quir,ly'-auj much more talk ,
like character.
i Il was queer scsoe, Ab'rt fort
mcu oil Us II ting th-'. qui tiv 10 l.
four mastei scalasaps - qni-tl
through us that way bat shat c0"l
We dot Not q revolver in ihc c;'
Except one. AMI ,bd nj the baio~ ,
q vali-e. There wus n, use i-r 40
one to make "A start. 1ha two die
at the end Of the c,rs covered -y.''i
body nearly with t~o c,cse.t scv,
vers liable t,p go OF vt snr "a.
ment, for tnelir hnnis t,-'nhl-l vir
llently, showing that they wr,s t'.trt
: selves excitel. SO We oa~yr.i ..
= ders 10 a certain extent, bat NJ. Ia
jlv I didn't. had my han')s II
moss Of the time. but I fonnl ,i'ii
> 10 put my pocketbook with 800
IL down behind o lady's work-ba'
! ket. who occupied the next seat, u
. ter doing which walked back q
bout four seats aud managed to ge
my watch and chain of and dow
behind my valise on the car foo
after which little performances m
hands were up good and steady.
; then had nothing on my person ths
I thought the thieves would TAX
: except about $40 in coin in or
, pocket, and I finally worked up
scheme to beat them ont Of tba
The man who was robbing the 70
Of seats opposite me was much mol
. expert than the other. and got I
way ahead Of him. After he ha
passed me about four seats, On
while the other one was ct lea
four seats from me the other wa,
I got mp leisurely and crossed Il
aisle an ] took seat with . ma
who had been robbed, and the vi
lain whose plain duty il Was TO re
me, overlooked me entirely ; 20
was not touched, and was the onl
man in the car who was not tgor
through think IL took them abo'
fifteen minutes TO work the car
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