The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17
HELD Up BY ONE MAN.
Bold Robbery of a Wisconsin Central
Passenger Train.
The ShaWanO Highwayman Goes
Through a Sleeper.
Passengers Fired at and Relieved of Their
VaIuables.
Manager Jake Lift Has Narrow Escape
From Death.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Aug. S.-The
through train from Chicago and Mil
wsukee on the Wisconsin Central road.
due here at 4 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 a train on the Mill
waukee & Northern road six weeks or
more ago, and who about the same time
terrorized the people of Sbawano Coun-
ty by the boldness Cf his operations as
highwayman.
The train left Chicago at 5 P. NJ, pick
ing up the Milwaukee section, which
left at 7:25 P. NJ, 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 woodsmsn and wore n slouch hat
and carried gun in his hand and
large sheath knife in bis 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 fired
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 a gold watch and
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 a matter of fact, how
ever, the man had $500 on his person.
Jake Lift, 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 come to stop
leaped off and disappeared in the
gloom of the woods. He was cool and
collected while committing the robbery.
The description of the roboer tallies
closely with that of the Shawano rob
Der, as to height and gene.,,l appear
snce, the porter even remarRng scar
on the mans face, which was a distin-
gushing mark on the man who robbed
he Northern train.
The sheriff was notified OF the rob-
| berry this morning, and was furnished
with q description of the man. He is
said to be feet 10 inches tall, of medi-
um size, of light complexion and wear
| ing a sandy moustache. The sheriff
| and a 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 alter Cadott was
passed.
The Wisconsin Central Company Of
fers a reward of 81 goo for the arrest of
ha rohhar