The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-10-04

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The Recent Robbery on the Union
Pacific Railroad.
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tsalioad se&pr(ss Ap1tefies evef pefpStrat6d
III this country occurred last night u
about 10;l6- 0.alook- ats.Rig 6psi19Dy~as
small and isolated station on the Union
Pacific Railroad, 36l miles west Of
Omaha. The details of the robbery have
obtained from the Union Pacific officials,
who, early this morning, were in receipt
Of dispatches announcing the startling
| Jut r1eyioSs to Shei4r+kalc Of the ex.
pass. trim Ma = 1oGihsls e⁢ Il charge
Of Conductor Patterson, two masked men
stepped into the Office of the Station
Agent, Mr.. Barnhaft, VINO was taken com.
p1etely by surprise. They pointed four
cooked revolvers at him and ordered him
to tear mp hItelegraph Instrument. Mr..
Barnhart tried to deceive them by taking
up his sou4der, but they stopped him and
made him take up his relay. which they
carried off with them. The person who
gave, the orders was the Captain, and
seemed to be an intelligent man, and Mr..
Barnhart Is Of opinion that he is tele-
graph operator. They then ordered him
keeping him covered with revolvers. Aft.
they commanded Barnhart to get his mail
ready q usual.
Their arrangements were now complete
for receiving the expected train, which
soon came along, and, Of course, stopped
In obedience to the red-light signal. The
masked maraudcrs, there being seven u
them In the party, then at once began to
carry out their well-laid plans. The four
who had Barnhart in charge took him to
the door Of the express car and made him
knock a. he usually does when he wishes
the express messenger to open the door.
Miller, the express messenger, having no
suspicion that any other person except
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little way, when three of the robbers
open, presented the ir :vOlvers at the mes
senger. They then went through one of
the safes in the car and secured the treas.
ure-boxes, containing 5000 in gold
coin. The through safe, which has
combination lock which is only unlocked
ct each end of the Union Pacific Road,
they did not touch, as the messenger did
not know the combination, and could not,
therefore, reveal the secret to them, not.
withstandiDg their threatening demands.
The robbers did not interfere with the
United States mails, but went from the
express car into the first.class passenger
coaches and robbed the passengers, after
which they disappeared. I'll B., ?
They mad no horses in sight, but it is
supposed that they had their steeds con.
cealed near by. IT
Above are the particulars according TO
Barnhart's dispatch. Further details are
learned Iruin Conductor ,Patterson's tele-
grams, in which it is stated that the party
numbered from ten to fifteen men.
When he arrived at Big Springs Station
they had, as stated above, captured the
Agent, cut the telegraph instruments, and
hung out red light for orders. When he
stepped upon the platform to get his tele-
graphic orders two men with cooked re.
volvers in each hand told him to throw up
his hands, which he did. They had al.
ready captured the express messenger,
engineer and fireman. Beside the coin
they got Sass in currency from the ex.
press car. From passenger named L.
Morris they got gold watch, $3.50 in
s.noSo~v n~A Hsr1>c% snn -
While they were robbing the passengers,
freight-train No. 10 came along, and this
Interrupted them in their plundering
process among the passengers. As the
freight was approaching, Conductor Pat
terson was allowed to 60 under guard to
dag it. A guard accompanied him until
he passed the sleepers, when the guard re.
Joined the main gang. who then quickly
disappeared.
They had extinguished the fire. in the
engine Of the express train, and, when the
freight train came up, Conductor Patter-
son started the freight-engine out ospread
the news and get up q party to pursue
them. Miller, the express messenger,
was somewhat bruised about the head, but
not dangerously, at the hands of the rob-
bers, who took his revolvers away from
him. ~
Sheriff McCarthy, Of Sydney, started
out early this morning with large posse
In pursuit Of the thieves, and Sheriff Brad
ley, of North Platte, has also gone after
them. IL.
The country in which the robbery was
committed IL wild and dreary, and some
trouble may be experienced in striking
the right trail. 1t is thought they have
gone north, and that they are the same
robbers who have recently been plumber
ing Black Hills stage-cOaches.
Upon receipt Of the dispatches in Oma-
ha, before daylight this morning, they
were carried to General Superintendent
Clark, ct his residence, and he was soon
at the Office. The first thing that he did
was to notify al telegraph stations along
the line and in the Black Hills, Offering
. reward of $4,000 for the capture Of
the thieves and money, or . proportion.
ate amount for either. He then telegraphed
the infor nation to all other parts OF the
country. 4 AHt LEE "A
Upon the arrival of the train here at six
o'clock this evening interviewed pas
sengers and trainmen, and found their
statements to agree in the main with the
shove account. Conductor Patterson,
while under guard, was robbed of money
and watch, but get his watch hack, a.
they dropped it and he picked it up after
they left. Andy Riley, of this city, was
ON . car platform, and they ordered him
to 60 in, and, e he did mot step quick
enough, they shot at him twice, one hall
grazing his left hand. They also robbed
him Of $26 and two watches. Council.
man Cummings, who was on the platform
at the same time, got inside just Is the
shots were fired. The bullets sank into
the door frame. The passenger coach
was robbed by six men, who, with
pointed and cooked revolvers, ordered
everybody's hand up. They collected
81, 800 in currency, beside watches, jewel.
~ and railroad tickets. They attempted
to force open the door of . sleeper, but
tailed. The paseengers say that there
were thirteen men In the party. Every
effort will be made to capture them
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