Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-23
NEVADA.
Attempted Train Robbery In Nevada.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 2zd.-About
o'clock this morning from eight to twelve
mounted and masked men rode up to Mon.
tello station, 166 miles west of Ogden, seized
two white and half dozen Chinese section
men, robbed them Of what valuables they had
tank house. They then awaited the arrival
of the bound express traip, which came
in soon after. Two of the hiehwaymen
jumped on the engine, overawed the engineer
and fireman, and side-tracked the engine.
The remainder of the gang first seized the
train men, robbed them Of what valuables
they possessed, confined them also in the
tank house, and then attacked the express
car. There they were met by rapid fusil.
lade from A. Y. Ross, the express messenger.
The fire was returned briskly, and some
thirty shots were exchanged, when the rob-
bers finding the resistance more spirited than
demonstration on the part of the passengers,
decamped. No one is known to have been
killed or wounded. The passengers were not
melested.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
SALT LAKE, January 22d.-From the
through passengers who arrived in the city
this morning from San Francisco, the follow.
ing particulars are obtained of daring at.
tempt to rob the Central Pacific passenger
train: At l o'clock this morning, while the
east-bound passenger train was watering and
coaling at Montello, short distance from
Toano, a masked road agent suddenly sprang
into the cab of the engine, and, holding
cooked revolver to the head of the engineer,
commanded him to keep his hands off the
throttle valve on pain of death. The engi-
neer being unsrmsd. end seeing no chance
to effect an escape or to successfully
grapple with the rascal, quietly folded
his arms and awaited developments. Stimuli
tsneously with the capture of the engineer
another masked and armed man sprang from
the shade of an adjoining building and pro-
ceeded to the express car. Closely following
this man came four others, all of them max.
ing for the point to which the first rohber had
led the way. Arriving at the express car,
one of the maskers raped at the door, while
the others stood around ready to enter upon
the door opening. The messenger, Alexander
Y. Ross, unconscious Of the danger which
threatened him, threw back the car door, but
instantly closed It, having taken in the situs-
ton at q glance. The bsfiied maskers, en-.
ragged by the action of the messenger called
upon him to open the door or they would
kill him. The brave fellow sang out, Kill
and be id to you. You don't get in here"
They then called to him to throw out the
treasure boxes, and threatened to fire the car
and toast him out il be refused. Meanwhile
Ross was busy piling up barriesde against
the car door, and having done that grabbed
loaded rifle and brace of revolyers and
told the road agents, 3Come in, if you dare.n
The response was hail Of bullets, some of
which passed through the car door. one Of
them striking Ross on the left hand and
wounding his two fingers. The messenger
immediately returned the compliment, firing
through the door and emptine his revoiyers
and rife. "Come out, yelled the Infatuated
maskers, but Ross refused to dc ANYTHING of
the kind, and instead thereof kept up q
steady fire through the car door whenever he
beard noise that indicated the presence of
masker, Another volley from outside rid
died the oar;doer, and one ball struck the
messenger in the left side, inhicting serious
wound. Still the brave fellow held out, and
kept up his FIRE whenever he heard noises
around the car. Finally. finding it useless to
ask him to surrender, the robbers got together
lot of wood and infammable material, piled
it up under the car and set fire to it, intend
ing to burn the car and Ross in it. Before
the firs could burn the robbers became fright
ened. and drew otf into the darkness and dis
appeared, without molesting the passengers
or getting away with any money, except q
small sum taken from the conductor and
brakemen, who had been captured by two of
ths gang while the others were attempting
to rob the express car. Being relieved
from restraint By the robbers. the conductor,
brakemen and others went back to the ex.
press car, where they found Ross lying be-
hind his barricade, wounded as above men.
toned. and still grasping his revolver in his
uninjured hand. He was made as comforta-
bic as possible, and the train soon afterward
pulled out for Ogden. At the time of the
attack the passengers were all asleep, and but
for the reports OF firearms none of them
would have known Of the attempted robbinp.
When it became known that road agents had
captured the train scene of wild confusion
followed, but the fears Of all were allayed
when the conductor, released from restraint,
entered the cars and announced that the
trouble was over, and that the robbers had
fed. The train arrived ct Ogden about an
hour and half behind time. Ross was
taken to his home and the best of surgical aid
provided. His wounds, while severe. are not
necessarily fatal. There is no doubt but this
is the band of robbers who have fortified
themselves in Granite mountain, Utah, and
who have been Riding the settiemants for