Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-09

Plumber the Express Car and
Rob All the Passengers, 100 or
More, Securing q Bushel Of
Watches and Jewelry.
ST.. LOUIS, No.. September ga
Kansas City special today says that the
wsst-bound express train. with about
one hundred passengers. was stopped BY
brigands some four miles from Indepen-
dsncs last night. The express car was
robbed. and all the passengers, the
booty amounting to over $50. 900. L.
Foster. the engineer Of the train, says
that just before arriving at the crossing
Of the Missouri Pacific track, be ssw .
pile OF stones ahead, With . small red
fsg raised above II or = stick. A he
stopped the train the robbers made their
appearance from both sides. and the
leader. who WAS behind the pile Of
stones. immediately came forward. say.
ing: "Stsp down Of that engine or I'll
kill you" Then, pointing his revolver,
be made him take . coal pick and break
down the door OF the express car.
A NEWS AGENTS STORY.
Frank Lombard. news agent. says: ~
was sitting in the smoking car. talking
with Conductor H~szelbaeker. All Of q
sudden the train came to . stop. We
heard loud voices and pistol shots. and
saw lanterns flashing. We knew that
train robbers we're on "a. H~szelbacker
ran back into the train and warned the
passengers. They were all looking out
Of the windows, until the robbers or.
dered them to pull In their heads and
keep quiet. AN sure that there were Q
dozen Of them. although some Of the
passengers place tho number ct sixteen.
Everybody was panic-stricken and help
less. The robbers were poorly masked,
but all were armed with Henry rifles.
They robbed the express car and went
through the passenger cars, making q
Wholesale robbery Of money. watches
and jsvelry. Some OF the passengers
secreted their money, but the majority
lost all. Ladies' were compelled TO Sit
down on the floor. aud some had their
earrings taken from their ears, and
many lost their jswslry. One man lost
$500. After ell were gone through. the
robbers jumped of and struck for the
timber. where their horses were. The
men 10 front helped the train men to
roll of the obstruction. and then Joined
their companions. / should say we
stood still half an hour"
THE BRAVE BRAKEMAN.
Frank Burton. the brakeman. says: I
was standing on the front platform OF
the sleeper whom the train was stopped
aud heard voices and oaths on the next
platform. said: 1--WE are going to DO
robbed" Then one OF the robbers cried
out: 1--WE are coming 10 and going
through you ALL" / remembered that
the freight train was behind ~. l
heard it coming up. I jumped Of and
ran with my lantern down the track.
They commenced shooting at me. Bul.
let's whistlsd all around me aud struck
the rails and stones. They must have
fred twenty.fv Ave shots. The engineer
said: ''For Gods sake. don't shoot the
boy. He Is saving the lives Of these
psopls." Then one Of them threw up
one OF his arms and cried. "Stop shoot
ing" I rolled into the cut and waved
my lantern. The train was stopped only
a car length of. When I came back the
robber said: "Havs you lost a~pythingf"
I answered: FIFTY cents" He gave me
81 so for interest. Then I heard one Of
the robbers say to the engineer:
"Choppy Foote, you are too good . man
to keep up this business. Here's 50 to
buy Q drink in the morning, and drink
it for Jesse James. ! warn you that you
will be killed II you don't leave this road.
We are going to tear up and burst the
Rock Island and Alton roads, for they
have been offering rewards for us.
We've NO grudge against the Pulmans,
and will switch of their cars and burn
all the rest. I am the man who killed
westlake In Winston. He was too smart
and drew q revolver.
Burton did not think 1t was Jess.
James or any OF his gang. They all
acted green at the business, and he
thought they were men living In the Vi.
cinity. They oil seemed quite young.
aud made no attempt to disguise their
voices.
THE ESorNIER's VERSION.
The engineer OF the train says: Fox,
the express messenger. had run and hid.
den himself in the woods near by, bat
they threatened me II hs did not appear.
so I called to him to come out. which be
did. and they forced him to open the
safe. They wer. chasrined at not getting