Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-09-29
A DARING ROBBERY.
Express Train OH the Union PRcihc HAIL
way Captured by Thirteen Masked
Wen.-SlXty i've ThOuAand Dol.
lars in Gold Coin Taken
from the q XpreAa

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 q
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 $75, 900, 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 Ogalala, from
which point report of the robbery was
made. The robbers are believed te have
gone north. The railway company offers
a reward of 900 for the arrest of the
thieves
SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS GOLD COIN
TAKEN.
The train arrived at Big Springs about
10 p nj. The express car was entered
by hSlf dozen masked men with drawn
revolvers, who threatened to shoot mes
senger Miller, and compelled him to un
lock the safe, containing $50, 900 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 rer0rting the
occurrence. About a dozen men were
in the party. They went northward
but this is believed to be feint, and il
is suspected that their ultimate destina
tion is southwark. E. Morsman, super
intendent OF the Union Pacific express
offers SIC, 900 reward fer the capture Of
the parties and for the return of the
money. Pro ratq of said reward will be
paid for the return Of 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 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 revovers, 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
doer, and, on its being opened for him,
the robbers rushed in, overpowering mes
senger Miller, and taking possession of
the car. They secured $65,000 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 plunder
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 sleeping-car, The
Union Pacific railway company offer q
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 fol
the capture of any of the robbers. The
sherifs of the surrounding counties and
the commanding officers of military posts
throughout Nebraska and Wyoming
and along the Union Pacific railway, have
been notified of the robbery, and every.
thing possible will be done to effect
arrests.