The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-28
A DARING ROBBERY.
Express Train ON tho Union Pacific Rail
way Captured by Thirteen Masked
Men.-Sixty-nve Dol
lars In Gold Coin Taken
from the Express

The Cheyenne east-bound passenger
train was stopped and robbed by thirteen
naked men at Big Springs, Neb., on the
night of the 18th. The robbers first took
possession of the station at the springs,
destroying all the telegraph instruments
and compelling the agent to hang out a
red light. When the train stopped, the
robbers took possession, putting the train
and passengers under guard. Theexpress
car was broken into, and the safe robbed
of about $4,000. The passengers were
also robbed. To delay the train reaching
the next station and the alarm being
given, the fire in the locomotive was wet
down. A freight train overtaking the
express, its engine went to Ogallala, from
which point a report of the robbery was
made. The robbers are believed to have
gone north. The railway company offers
a reward of $4,000 for the arrest of the
thieves.
SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS GOLD COIN
TAKEN.
The train arrived at Big Springs about
10 p. m. The express car was entered
by hslf a dozen masked men with drawn
revolvers, who threatened to shoot mes
senger Miller, and compelled him to I'M
lock the safe, containing 100000 in gold
coin, and succeeded in escaping with the
whole amount. A telegraph operator at
the station was compelled to break his
instruments to prevent his reporting the
occurrence. About a dozen men were
in the party. They went northward,
but this is believed to be a feint, and it
is suspected that their ultimate destina-
ton is southwark. E. Morsman, super
intendent OF the Union Pacific express,
offers SO, 900 reward fer the capture of
the parties and for the return of the
money. Pro rdt1 of said reward will be
paid for the return of a portion of the
money or the capture of any of the men.
PARTICULARS OF THE ROBBERY.
Big Springs, the station where the rob
berry of the express train was committed,
is a water station one hundred and sixty
two miles east of Cheyenne. There are
only one or two houses beside the station.
The robbers rode to the station in the
evening, and took possession of every
thing, tearing the telegraph instrument
out and throwing it away. A red light
was then hung out to stop the train,
which reached there about eleven o'clock.
On the conductor stepping off to see what
was wanted, he was confronted by men
armed with revolvers, who ordered him to
throw up his hands. The engineer and
fremen were secured, and a guard placed
at the end coach door. The station agent
was compelled to knock on the express
door, and, on its being opened for him,
the robbers rushed in, overpowering mes
senger Miller, and taking possession of
the car. They secured SOS, 900 in coin,
and about $500 in currency, from the
express car. The through safe, which is
stationary and has a combination lock,
they left undisturbed, 1t contained a
very large sum of money. The passengers
in the coaches were then visited, and re-
lieved of cash and valuables. The plumber
taken from the passengers is stated to be
81 800 in cash, four gold watches, and a
ticket to Chicago. One man, named
Morris, lost a gold watch and $3.50 in
money. The arrival of a freight train
evidently interfered with their plans
for, after putting out the fire in the loco
motive of the express, they mounted and
rode away without disturbing the oc-
cupants of the s~leeping-car. The
Union Pacific railway company offer a
reward of $4,000 for the arrest of the
thieves and the recovery of the money,
a pro rata of reward to be paid for the
recovery, and a portion of the money for
the capture of any of the robbers. The