The Wahpeton times., 1889-08-15
HAND OUT THE CASH.

HAND OUT THE CASH.
Is the Startling Command to Pas.
sengers on . Wisconsin Cen.
trail Sleeper.
The Demand Is Backed by a Brace
Of Ugly Looking Re-
v0lverA
WeatwaEd-bound Train No. 8 Of, the Wis.
consn Central railroad, was robbed bstwaen
Abbotsforo and Cadet early yesterday
morsinG. One oool-headed highwaynan
took ths contract for the job, and while he
did not make much ous of the deal he suo-
ossded in varying the quiet monotony Of .
night in sleeper The individual who 20
startled passengers, conductor and porter Il
described - being small and square,
shouldeEed overalls. top boots and .
broad sombEe1o were the striking features Of
hts costume The trimmings consisted of
two revolvers. horse-pistol and . knifa
Light hair and light mustache were also
noticed BY the passengers who were not
overcome BY his easy and confident manner.
His general appearance indicated Hcandi-
navian and lumberman. Railroad men say
that he and the man who held up train
dngle-handed about week ago are one and
the same. At all events he 10 the possessor
OF unlimited nerve, and does his work in .
cool, busipess-like way. The train selected
leaves Chicago ut 5 .. m, and IL due in St
Paul on the following morning at 7:45. The
selection was made doubtless on account Of
the Pullman traffic. AZ the passengers In
those cars alone were disturbed.
The train does not stop between Abbots-
ford and Chippewa Falls, distance of fifty
four miles. through lonesome and dreary
country covered with woods and swamps
When It was about midway between the two
stations, the bandit, who Is supposed to have
boarded the train at Abbotsford and hidden
in the vestibuled portion until Train Con-
ductor Pies had gone forward, began opera
tlonA He cut the bell rope 20 chat no pas
senger In the sleeper attacked could signal
the engineer, and then boldly entered. The
fret passenger to whom he passed the hat in
his urgent appeals for contributions was
W. q. De Celle, st Paul attorney.
Mr.. De Celle was q little surprised upon being
awakened not to hear that ne was ia St Paul,
but instead to see by the dim light the un-
social muzzle Of arevofver in proximity too
close for ease and hear the gruf whisper,
sGive me your money quick.s He at once
started to obey, butwas Immediately warned
by his visitor not to get his gun or he would
shoot Under directions the clothing was
examined, but results not being all that
could be desired, the robber himself made q
second search with more satisfactory re-
suits. making total haul Of $3.50. Mr..
De Celie's watch was also demanded, but
when It was represented that 1t had no value
but that of association. It was returned
On second thought, however, the rob-
Der took It second time to swell
the aggregate Of his plunder. As the caller
rose to 60 he Impressed on Mr.. De Celle the
necessity Of going 10 sleep and not troubling
himself about the movements Of the former.
sDon't move or Til shoot, was the parting
Injunction as tho minutes rolled hy and the
cars clicked steadily over the rails. Mr.. De
CellGs curiosity was chatting and he decided
to investigate. He ehoved his head out be-
tween the curtains, but as he met brace of
revolvers leveled in his direction and heard
the chilly words. swhat did tell you; move
again and I'll shoot," he considerably with
drew from further inspection
The next one encountered by the robber
wan the porter, Charles q. Cough. The
porter rubbed his eyes and sleepily remarked
that he would get him berth. A second
later he was wide awake, a. couple of re-
volvcn dashed In his face; and he was in
HnPrroA that th1a H~Sk =
berth, that he just wanted the porter's
money. and wanted that id quick. The
porter reluctantly gave up his little wad,
and the Eobber pulling out his watch to see
whether 1t was worth taking or not, decided
that 1t was. leaving the owner to mourn for
. $75 umepieca
After stationfng the porter at the end Of
the csE, the tain robber went to the first
berth which happened to be occupied by Mr.
Crandall OF Chicago The latter persuaded
tho robber that, much as he would Ike to
give him his pocketbook. he was unable to
do 30. because he had entrusted all his valu-
ables to the conductor for safe keeping. The
bluh was successful In tive ways. 1t saved
Mr. Crandall the $500 he had in his pocket.
and the delay undoubtedly saved other pas.
senRers from losa The robber was con-
sequently kept pretty busy hunting for the
conductor, watching the porter and the pas-
aenger ut the forward end of the car and
Others. who now began to awake and poke
their beads out to see what was going on.
A. @ Whitney. the Pullman coniuctor.
totally mtstook the character Of the man.
At hrst he supposed he was crazy drunk or
demented. and it cost him $50 in money and
watch to find that he was mistaken. While
the fellow was occupied with Whitney the
porter had lodged along from berth to berth
awaking the passengers and informing them
inquiring for gun. At last the robber. who
was near the upper end of the car, noticed
the conductors shoulder, fred. but
the bullet found its resting place
among some belclothing. This seemed to
bring matters to climax, and stopping
only TO get blanket from one of the berths,
form. pulled the ball rope, and as the train
slsckened It's speed, stepped Of and disap-
pesred in the woodx
Al tho train stopped the train conductor
jumped OF, and finding nothing out Of the
way stgnaled the engineer to so ahead. It
was only after the train was on its way that.
II searching for the cause Of the stop, he
learned OF the robbery
. When the train reached Chippewa Falls
the sheriff was notified, and he Immediately
telegrsphed the deputy sheriff at Cadott. 4
posse was started after the robber, and at
last accounts he had not been caught. The
railroad company has offered reward of
terday that similar affair occurred TO q
Wisconstn Central train week or two ago,
but that the matter was kept quiet by the
officials It was further stated that the sus-
pscted party was an ex-conduct0r. These
rumors however, were emphatically denied
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