Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-24
PULLMAN ~PILFERTNG.
How a Thief Has Twice invaded the
Sleeper on n 20" Train.

MIR. Geo. L. Woolsey is the president of the
Nebraska Distilling company at Nebraska
City. Friday at 11:30 p. m, he took the
@, b. & Q. train at Chicago, ticketed for
Omaha, and at the same time engaged a Pull
man berth. On retiring he left his land lug
gage, a large valise, upon q seat in the state
room, where he spent the evening chatting
with several gentlemen acquaintances Z.
When he awoke Saturday morning,
shortly after seven o'clock he
was speeding through the tall corn of western
Iowa where the soil takes its fertility from
neighboring contact with the great common
wealth which lies just beyond the muddy
stream. In brief Mr.. Woolsey swoks to find
that his baggage was gone and that search
high and low through the train
failed to discover it. He was
angered as he lost with the valise a quantity
of clothing and some papers and documents
most valuable to him. Arriving here some
two hours later he quartered at the Paxton
and called at the B.. M. and Pullman offices.
Tracers were cent back over the route and
efforts at once instituted to recover the stolen
baggage.
ANOTHER CASE.
Thursday night a pilferer who might have
bsen the same who on the next night robbed
Mr.. Woolsley, went in to take from o travel,
ing mau q well filled wallet. The traveller
took the 1890 p. m. 8 @" train out of Chicago
bound west and among other effects carried a
purse which contained money the amount of
which although unknown was much
larger than than thas usually borne about
on ones person. He, too, secured Pullman
Accommodations, q choice lower berth in the
csntor of the car. AT the depot he had
very closely, and when during the afternoon
he discovered the Suspicious person on the
train, he took q fanciful alarm.
AT last, however, he quieted himself by rea-
sonipg tina the consciousness of ths possible
loss OF his treasure fed his suspicious unduly, |
and he be2uilsd the afternoon in the pleasant |
company of a young female ftllow-trayeller, 4
whose acquaintance he casually made. |
As the night approached sndIthe occupants of
the sleeper began to speak of retiring, the
drummer discovered that his fair friend had
late choice been forced to an upper berth
forward tho most disagreeable loca-
ton possible; Calamity, the gentle
,hauge of berths with the young lady. TIL is
saved him his money and probably
lis life, In the middle of the night, while the
porter earned his wages by doing profoundly, |
he young lady, of the foregoing, was awak-
med from a light slumbsr by q movement
her curtains and the stealthy intrusion of a
masked yisage. She started to q sitting pos
ure, but at this mon.ent a hand was quickly
thrust into the berth and a powerful blow up.
N her forehead drove her down senseless.
She screamed simultaneously with the assault
nd the passengers sprang to tha aisle
a q fever of excitement: "God, I'm fooled, |
Us a woman," calculated the masked man, |
nd with a sudden leap he pulled the bell
ord. Before the excited occupants could
AXE In the siluation, the train had checked
nd the robber had sprung to the ground, dis
ppearing in the darkness. II
The unfortunate lady was restored TO con-
ciousness, but her features will be temporar-
dlsfgured by o bruiss above her eye such
8 a slun6 shot would make. The drummer A.,
'as dismayed at the sad misadyenture of his [
lend aud making a tour Of the train discov- q
red the suspicious character he had seen dur.
e the day was gone.