Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-08-14
Held Up BY 0NE Man.
Bold Robbery of a Wisconsin Central
Passenger Train.
The ShaWano Ifighwayman Goes
Through a Sleeper.
Passengers Fired at and Relieved of Their
VaIuabes.
Manager Jake Lit Has Narrow Escape
From Death.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.,, aug. S.-1n6
through train from Chicago and Mil
waukee on the Wisconsin Central road,
due here at o'clock this morning, was
held up and robbed by single man be-
tween Abbottsford and this city. The
robber is undoubtedly the same man
who went through train on the Mil
waukee & Northern road six weeks or
more ago, and who about the same time
terrorized the people of Shawano Coun
ty by the boldness of his operations as
highwayman.
The train left Chicago at 5 P. NJ, pick
ing up the Milwaukee section, which
left at 7:25 P. M, at Rugby Junction.
Abbottsford had been passed and the
train was bowling along through the
stretch of timber east of this place,
when the door of the sleeping car was
hastily opened and rough appearing
man, heavily armed, entered the car.
He was of medium height, was dressed
as woodsman and wore SLOUGH hat,
and carried gun in his hand and a
large sheath knife in his belt.
When the robber entered the car he
pursued the same tactics as on the
Milwaukee & Northern road, but had
less opposition to overcome, owing to
the fact that the passengers were in the
berths, and only the conductor and
porter to deal with. The threatening
words of the robber and his gun caused
the porter to hasten to the opposite end
of the car. The porter was plucky, and
as he ran through the car did some
yelling to awake the passengers,
whereupon the robber fred q
shot or two at him. This
put quietus on the porter, and the rob-
Der began his work. He took from the
conductor $50 and silver watch, and
from the porter gold watch and a
small amount OF money, and from
passenger some money and watch.
He tackled another passenger, but the
latter told him the conductor had all
his money. AS matter Of fact, how
ever, the man had $500 on his person.
Jake Lit, the well-known Milwaukee
theater manager, was on the train, en-
route to Minneapolis, and occupied
berth in the sleeper. A shot fired at
the porter came very near ending his
career as a Snowman, the bullet whiz-
zing past within an inch of his face.
AS soon as the robber had completed
his work he pulled the bell cord, and as
soon as the train had cone to step
leaped off and disappeared in the
gloom of the woods. He was cool and
collected while committing the robbery.
The description of the roboer TALES
closely with that of the Shawano rob-
Der, as to height and gene1..l appear
ance, the porter even remarKng a scar
on the mans face, which was distin-
gushing mark on the man who robbed
the Northern train.
The sheriff was notified of the rob-
berry this morning, and was furnished
with description of the man. He is
said to be 5 feet 10 inches tall, of medi-
UNI size, of light complexion and wear
ing sandy moustache. The sheriff
and posse left at once for the scene of
the robbery-about twelve miles east Of
here. 1t is believed that the robber
boarded the train at Abbottsford, and
remained quiet until after Cadott was
passed.
The Wisconsin Central Company Of
fers reward of 81 ,0QO for the arrest of
no r,hhor-