The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-03-10
A TRAIN LOOTED.
A st. Louis, Arkansas b Texas Ex-
press Effectually Held Up
Near Pine Bluff. Ark.



The train robber has again appeared In
Arkansas time on the 81 Louis, Arkan-
sas a Texas Railway, about twenty miles
below Pine Bluff. As train No. :, nortr
bound, stopped at Kingsland about o'clock
this morning three men stepped on the plat
form Of the baggage car, next 10 the engine.
About mile from Kingsland the tram sud-
denly came 10 a standstili, and Conductor J.
b. Browning stepped TO the door TO see what
was wrong. As he opened the door bullet
whistled by his head, and he at once rcnrea
inside the car, where he remained during
the trouble. The robbers went 70 work In a
cool aud systematic way. They boarded the
engine and commanded the engineer, koo-
ert Rue, and Fireman Edward hacknett 70
hold up their hands. Hacknett was Just 10
the act Of putting shovel OF coal In the nre-
box and supposing II was one OF the rainmen
trying TO perpetrate a joke, held up MS
shovel exclaiming; s'Ah, there" The rob-
Der, with grim hlnor, dropped the muzzle OF
six-shooter against the freman's cheek.
with the words: 'stay there, you ------- ----.
The fireman quickly climbed down IRON the
box. Taking the fireman and engineer with
them the robbers ordered them TO call ON the
messenger 10 open TUG tul. ihtf Wv - VI
dered, but he refused 10 show up. Then be-
gan a fusiladc which lasted while attempts
were being made 10 force way into the ear.
The fireman was ordered 10 take the slash
bar from the engine and break In the door OF
the car He did 40 but he could not get IN.
After ten minutes delay the robbers pro-
ceeded to set the ear on fire. This forced the
messenger TO open the door, and the engineer
and fireman were made 10 get into the ear
first, their bodies thus protecting the robbers
as they climbed In. The messenger opened
the safe without further trouble and the con-
tents were quickly transferred TO sack.
I The exact amount taken Is not known,
though IL Is believed 10 be large. The mail
ear and passengers were not molested. The
! engineer and fireman of this train were In
/ charge OF the train robbed at Genoa, Ark, a
I few weeks ago. The messenger received q
/ note at Texarkana warning him 10 look out,
I but he paid no attention 10 IL, believing IL 10
/ be Joke. The robbers were just thlrty-five
minutes doing the work. Late reports state
that between 200 aud $4,000 were taken.
Some place the loss much higher. The
Sheriff and posse are In pursuit OF the robbers.
Bob Rue, the engineer Of the train tells OF the
! robbery ~ follows; II had just put on the All
brakes for Kngsland when fellow came crawllnl
his revolver pressing against the side OF my head
He said: Pull out quick and did H. you bet
! After we had RIM about mile and n half he told
me 10 shut her on and soon AZ we stopped tive
| other fellows showed up from behind the tende
and ordered me aud my fireman TO come on that,
| Hackett. my fireman. cnwcd down, but told
! them | wouldn't leave my machine In about
second there were six revoiyers pointed nj me, ans
| | concluded II was TO warm In nav engine anyway
30 got down, too. Then they told ns 10 uncoupi'
the mail and express from the res OF the train
but we pretended not 10 be able TO do IT, and as th
messenger Tom Calvin, refused to open mp, the,
| commenced shooting In lively shape. Then the,
got can OF oil from the engine and lot o
waste and piled II against the car door aud Sc
FIRE 10 Il. Calvin began TO beg then. and told then
II they would agree not TO hurt him he would opci
mp They told him 10 come ahead and he threw
open the door and jumped down TO the ground an'
the robbers helped themselves. ] don't belicv
they got great deal as about nine tenths OF IN
run was hidden by the messenger IL was tn
ensest thing done / ever saw. We stood Their
for about forty minutes, and not single maj
showed mp out OF the cars except Niger VIII
stood on the platform and Guessed the robbers al
the time they were at work. They just laughed a
him. though, and kept right on"