, 1881-09-13
TRAIN-ROBBERS.
Senator Fair Tells ilc Story of tho
I>ltcllti,g or a Traill Oh the Central
PacillC-The IkObl,crs Get Nothing.

NAkEl1tH$k VI AEHAN OH lub central
PaCiHC-The IR0bbers Get Nothing.
1'try1ntna {ntp.> Enttrprisr, Sept. ..
a few minutes beforc 19 O'Clock night he
tore lust n most reckless and yiila,nuas nt-
tempt wns tnatte to wreck n1Nt rob the Enst-
bOund passenger Train OH tile Central 'acftie
Kailrona at II point about five miles this Side
uf Colfax, Cul. The trnill WIS halted by tear
Ing np two rails, thus diteltihg two engines
md One car. Tile leader Of tile gh,lg Of rob-
bels then called unon Express Messenger
ClMdw1ck. who stood III tic door uf the az
press Fir, to hold up his hands anu icaye tho
door ope,l.A1r. Chadwick, however. closed a,ul
l'ckyd t'!e doar. then put .aut tlta Hight tint
wns hilrIliiE " tho car. w!'cil tic r1bbcrs Ut
,l,ellt Of everybody, nn 0Ne hnyng fired 1t
shot ut them ur In my way nsulestell them.
s5euatur James g. Fair was ab1ard thu
!.nlte4 traIM, on Ills why to this city. aid
Ing ahtalntat solne turtleu'nrs. 'l'llt SoHntor
s,tys lio WIS uh0ut rcttr!Itg for tlM night ut
the ting tlo trnin was d!tgle4. .'rlierc w,ls
but little jar., llu first felt. slight shock
md THIS was quickly follrwdok b. II sccotti
shock but 1tttlu Iluayier. Neither shack
wun!!l % la.e n.tractel particular Intention
wto,lg, altl s0nIe lookGd out Ut the wInunws,
willis 0tl.4s wei,t nut llpnll thu platforms.
Nctttigr tit0sp wtl0 retired tO their bortEls nOr
thosa who merely Looked ont OF tic wiIldows
bers Ind Eolle away, Fro,n first to Inst the
roi'l3n's did not ro,!Ialn Oh tlia ground over
nGlt 1ntr,ltG. Whom tim engine can,o to
So eIs rs tY ras tn d abt nss lss ifs W H. Il did IT, IL
weescls p!owa'l :. alonE II tliee. gro,t"t,
eMnicd over ut oil a,,elo Of l!curly
y degrees. 'rlle lnfssenEer opened a''a
~ tho tratn hal stopprtl, when the 1eatler Of
tic s,.Hg stepped forward, lnyelet Ills, shot
g,ll, md sternly sald: :" Held Mp ynur hnin's
and leave tllat si9or open!" Tho messenger
nil l!,stalnt nfter sprang backward aild sud
tenIy clOsed and locked the duur Ut the cnr,
ti,en knocked tho llkl't out; About THIS limee
ta s"rsa eaTs ss prseF sn @ hq S Hs ns Oft a @I q
forwari,, when the leader of thu gn,!g
laGk, SIR; 6aSk With you'll" nlM tl1e porter
array Of robbctB beg,sn to wavcr. THO lcnjer
cursed theul. und asked tlelM why tlloy did
not come & farwnnl. 'fl!s apl.ea;e'l to cn,sa
s 5 Sy tS csS 9tsate e o er + G .sr sRSs asr Fes te
mntterinE ciarsas ~ lle wcllt.
Thu tr.n WIS stoppel III nhroad, shallow
snt: tllo p.l'ks u nt wl1isl @ worq frM thleo % +,
fS"r f1 feet b i hIh tks IG T. cat !, Il I" ws la 't
st~, ts t"i,s tfs, ~ - ~ ~. ~. ~ ~
paaGe ipF .i, .tni.s' tne pa.'Ks U! ute euL Mse
GH1y4slaA H,4s ~ wLn WI, ~ !Gw Efowka. . " 81 c!alMrrt;
InIS M!s lint 10 4igM pat % IHn1 ue % liot ea,tH!
pay 20 se ""ve H. mi sfs %sro viny9 y
l@nH!l @ besttes ine ienucf, any y! ap9eaFaa 70
!ave k1tls. aie1i " tne ptht!otn tl'atatetly
nss% M Nlln cuIiltet tiati ghitR., ~ ohe eAcapt
Ing leAuor s!lh or aahi al'ytHl!lE
senator ra!r - VI tilo hplllanl1 tHat tle lob-
neis caitRilt tho wrong trs!ltl. SnilIutalne
evN.elltiy WILL WloMg. Ite !t'nueia-nit M eA'
Eept tle !eatoeuslpilcnfet 10 pe nA 3lueh sHr-
E!!Sel ~ Wtto ahose e1ey INV tea; as. Mli
fl,r llllnRs they Wofe attHr tac "tsI-eollnN
l'.ssst.l.KtT ano''a 0f which ttey llnM = Eaiig
81 GoEleHesntea' a1aa i!leiatofa WIEN tna ot!cs
tEata Ie1l !ltn thetr tf't!l lAey Wel0 a1 II
lnsa lnsa u KID" W!1at y No' nlti ~
Mlti tlnttmllE. nr St,,, neSt " M.tn}GIE;
!5ntl trati!S were col'snlerlnly peliilht
NGli o.. tll!le u WouiI hnVn Dcaia t',e i!!st 70
ialt ltlto llin ttR. hno hl1sna ae!t ult aa.u
Ei9uM MeFe ~ t!.u saHI'Gi ot n'lcma ~ NutF
t!!lit 1stnftlc-ai,nlose sttl ~ i1l!l ~ lssilu ep
Ting. Ihn robnHfs G@lt!sl eS aGo t.!fnNEA tleSo
~ tM!oit4n V0!i. m!a saeka tl mlpseHste' ~ I, uo
no1ut hnull ~ rttt''iltta aro s3lpleu H. .a!Hi
liules Wefo ~. III s1la ~ tMeso h1cKs, ,uta y!
atl!rpls uit qso " ttlnt tattSt!t n.ln ietN.W
!0st l!la ilAt. Ing WAGON tiaeS IA'! WIFI uloi1
WIS stationed ot ~ tho c!iAM!tN!l. ilie rut,.
ers 9ot notl,l'x "t o ~: oi!y ohG , iiaa WV w.