The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-10-04
A DARING ROBBERY.
Express Trnin ON the Unton Pacific Rail
way Captured by Thirteen Masked
Men. sixty five Thousnnd Dol
lars In GOId Coin Takea
from The Express

Gar.
The Cheyenne east.bound passenger
train was stopped and robbed by thirteen
naked men at Big Springs, Nrb, 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
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 abont $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 OgalIala, from
which point a report of the robbery was
made. The robbers are believed to have
gone north. The railway company offers
& reward of So, 900 for the arrest of the
thieves.
SIXTY THOUSAND toLiARs e0tD COIN
TAKEN.
The train arrived at Big Springs about
20 p. n. The express car was entered
by hslt dozen MASKED men with drawn
rcvolvers, who threatened TO Bhobt mes-
senger Miller, and compelled him to uI-
lock the safe, containing 100000 i'll gold
coin, and succeeded in escaping with the
whole amount. A telegraph operator at
the station Has compelled to break his
instruments to prevent biz reporting the
occurrence. About a dozen men were
in the party. They went northWafd
but this is believed to be feint, and il
Ia suspected that their ultimate destina
tiou Is southwark +. Morsman, super
intendent OF the Union Pacific express
offers $1,000 reward fer the capture OF
tho parties and for the return of the
money. Pm r0ip 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 tain 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 instlumen
out and throwing it away. A rcd ligh
was then hung ont to stop the tram
which reached there abott eleven o'clock
On the conductor stepping off to see ~ha
was wanted, he was confronted by mel
armed with revOlvers, who ordered him t.
throw up his hands. The engineer ant
firemen we're secured, and guard PLACED
at the end coach door. The station ag"n
was compelled 10 knock on the expires
door, and on its being opened for him
the robbers rushed in, overpOwering mes
senger Miller, and taking possession o
the car. They secured S65, 900 in com
and about $500 in currency, from th'
express car. The through safe, which il
stationary and has a combination lock
thcy left undsturbed. 1t contained &
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, aud .
ticket to Chicago, One man, named
Morris, lost d gold watch and S4So III
money. The arrival o. freight train
evidently intcr'cr,d 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 sceping-cIr. The
Union Pacific railway company offer
reward of $4,000 for the arrest OF the
thieves and the recovery Of the money
pro rata of reward ts be paid for the
recovery, and a portion of the money iot
the capture of any Of the robbers. The
sherifT3 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 efec
arrests.