The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-16
HAND OUT THE CASH.
Is the Startling Command to Pos.
scDgers on a Wisconsin Cen.
trail Sleeper.
The Demand Is Backed by a Brace
Of Ugly Looking Re.
volvers.

MoIotug Ono coOl-headed highWuyman
TOOK the contract for the Job, aud while he
did not mako much out Of the deal he sue
ceeded in varying the quiet monotony of .
night 10 sleeper The Individual who so
startled passengers, conductor and porter 10
described az being small and square,
shouldered. Overalls. top boots and .
broad sombreio were the striking features Of
MIA costume Tho trimmings consisted Of
Two revolvers. horse pistol and . knife.
Light hair aud . light mustache were also
noticed by tho passengers who were not
overcome by his casy and confident manner.
HIS general appearance indicated Scandi-
navan and luinberman. Railroad men say
tnat he and the man who hold up train
single-handed about week ago arc ono and
The same. At all events he is the posscssor
OF unlimited nervc. and docs his work In .
cool, buaiuess-like way. Tho train selected
leates Chicago ut D. m. and 10 due In 1T
fsul on tho following morning Mt 7:i5 The
solcction was made doubtless on account Of
Tue Pullman traffic. % the passengers In
those cara alone were disturbed.
The train does not stop between Abbots-
ford and Chippewa Falls. distance Of fifty
to'ir mtlcs. through lonesome and dresry
country covered with woods and swn,npa
When 1t was about midway between the two
stations, the bandit, who is supposed to have
boarded tho train at Abbotsford and hidden
iu tho vestibuled portion until Train Con-
auctof ples had gono forward. began opera
tiOna He cut the boil rope 80 that no pas
senger in the sleeper attacked could signal
the engineer. and then boldly entered. The
tirrt passenger to whom he passsd the hat In
his urgent appeals for contributors was
III E.sll0 D,.,l
Mr. Dc Celle was little surprised upon being
awakened not to hear that .ie was iu st Paul.
but instead to see by the dim ligaL tho um-
social muzzlc Of revolver In proximity too
Glove for ease and hear the gruff whisper,
Give me your money quick" He at once
started to obey, but wa. Immediately warned
by hts visitor not to get his gun or he would
shoot Under directions tho clothing was
examined, but results not being all thut
could be desired. tho robbcr htmso!f made q
second sonrch with more satisfactory re-
suits. making total huul OF $3.50. Mr.
Dc Cslies watch was also demanded, but
when 1t was represented that 1t had no value
but that OF association. It was returned
On second thought, however, tho rob-
Deg took II u second time to swell
tho aggregate OF bis plunder Al the caller
rose to go he Impressed on Mr.. Do Celle the
necessity OF going TO sleep and not troubling
himself aboukthe movements OF the former
~Don'tn ofI'll shoot, was tho parting
injunction as the minutes rolled hy and the
cars clicked steadily over tho rails Mr. De
Celle's curiosity was chuiing and he decided
TO Investigate. He showed his head out be-
tween the curtains, but as he met brace Of
revOlvers leveled In hts direction and heard
tho chilly words. swhnt did tell you; move
again aud I'll shoot" he considerably with
drew from further inspection
Iho next one encountered BY tho Iobbcr
wan tha porter, Charles H. Cough The
porter rubbed his eyes aud seeplly remarked
that he would get him berth. A second
later he was wido awake, as couple OF rc.
volvcrs flashed In his face. aud no wna In.
formed that this passenger didn't want q
berth. that he just wanted the porter's
money. and wanted that d-d quick. The
porter reluctantly gave up his littlo wad,
and tho robher pulling out his watch to SEQ
whether 1t was worth taking or not, decided
that 1t was. leaving tho owner to mourn for
y $75 time piece
After stattoninx tho porter at the end of
the Cit, the tain robter went to the first
berth which happened to be occupied by Mr.
Crnndall OF Chicago. Tho lattcr persuaded
tho robber that, much as he would Ike to
give him his pocketbook. he was unable to
10 so, because he had entrusted all his yalu-
ablcs to the conductor for safc keeping. Tho
bluff WINS successful in two ways, 1t saved
Mr. Crandall the $500 he had in his pocket
hnd tho delay undoubtedly saved other pas.
bengcrs from losA Tho robber was con-
bequently kept pretty busy hunting for the
conductor, watcbtng tho porter and the pas
Senger ut the forward end 0f tho Cur md
others, who now begun to awake and poke
their beads out to soc what was gong on.
A U. whitney. the Pullman conductor,
totally lnistOok the character uf tho man.
Al hrst he supposed he was crazy drunk or
demented. aud II cost HIM $40 in money md
. wntch to find thut he was mistaken. While
tho fellow was occupied with Whitney the
porter had lodged along from berth to berth
awaklng :he passengers and Informing them
that man WINS 4eoing through" the car and
ihqu,rtny Tor gun. At last tho robber, who
wus near the upper end Of tho cur, noticed
ms movements. anu. taking aim over
tho conductor's shoulder, fired. hut
among nome DO lcothinR This seemed To
bring matters to u climax, and stopping
only to got blanket from ono Of the berths.
tho hfghwayman stepped out on ,he plat.
form. pulled the bell rope, unit as tho train
sisckcned i.s speed, stepped of and dlsap.
Az tho train stopped the train conductor
jumped of. and finding nothing out Of the
why signa.ed the engineer to 20 ahead. II
was oniy after the train waa on its way that.
IN searching for the cause Of tho sion. he
learned OF the robbery.
Whom tho train reached Chippewa Falls
tho sheriff was notified, and he immediately
telegr"phed the deputy sheriff ut CndotL <
posse was started after the robber. and ut
last accounts hc had not been caught Tho
1ailr0ad 1 company has offered reward Of
81 900 for his capture. 1t was stated yes |
terday that similar affair occurred TO |
WtscOnsin Central train = week or two apO
but that the matter.was kept quiet by the
of1cialA IL was further stated that tho sus-
pacted party was MI ex conductor. Theso
rutnOra. however, were emphatIOally denied |
yesterday by Division Superintendent Horn.
He ssys this liz ths first aifair Of its kind the
WISCONSIN Central has ever experienced
The robber su ceeded In getting only
about = 100. two gold watcher and chain
lie is undoubtedly now wandering iu the |
Yellow river country. Yesterday afternoon
the WiEconsin Central issued a stateipent Of |
feTinR reward Of 900 for tho capture |
Rnu detenti0n Of tho man who r0bbed the /
train below Chippewa Falls On the previous
night The order Ia si.ned by u 4. Herri-
Man, tpectnl agent Of the rUul at Milwau-
kec.
There wGs very little sleep in tho Cur dur
Ing the remainder Of tho night
Men were hustIing nbout In some
what neglige costume discussing the
episode The hero OF the atfair ia With
out doubt tho polOrcd porter who says utter
he had been robbed: 41'hc robber drove ,ns
70 tho end Of the cur md told mo to stand
there. locked tho door and tried to olimb
up on top OF the train aQ that cou d 70 and
lock tho other door and catch tho fellow. but
y was the end car and couldn't do 1t, Then
stepped In while he was going through the
conductor ! knew II ho caught me he'd
moot, put wanted to get my watch and
wanted = revolver. lslipped from une bunk
70 another nnd woke up the passengers. but
.heie wasn't revolver In the car. Just az
clipped into number three he saw ms and
tred Then I concluded to stay where I
xaA"
Among the passengers IN tho Pullman
we're: Or. Z. GUERNSEY Of New York; Jacob
L.itt, manager Of the pij0u thester Of Mime
ap0lis; Mr. Frisbie CT Milwaukee; G. A. Par. |
ker Of Minneapolis; George Kubiee OF Mil
~aukee: W. A. Kubec, OF the Milwaukee
sentinel; Division Superintendent Horn. of
he Wisconsin Central; Allen Van Valken-
burg Of St. Paul and Murray Otis of Jaaes-
viile. Wis.
THE STORY Or A PASSENGER
Charles A Parker. treasurer Of the Nipue-
polls Grand opera house, was on the train
hat was robbed over In Wisconsin. lie oc-
'upisd . berth directly opposite that Of the
conductor, and had the pleasure Of listening
Q the conversation that took place between
no r0boer and the conductor while the cold |
htvcrs chased each other up and down his
'ack. He supposed II wOul he bis turn next
md expedtttouslv secreted his diamonds In
mo mattress For some reason hs wasnot
n HnNR hAs E.t. Be- II