Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-22
BOLD ROBBERY.
A Passenger Train Held Up
Near Tulare.
MASKED MEN AND REvOLvERs

They Kill a Tramp who interrupted
Their Operations-Escape of
the Two Robbers.
The following telegraphic account of a
train robbery near Tulare was received
by the HERALD yesterday evening
SAN FRA NcIsco, January 21.-A dis
patch from Tulare to the Southern Pa.
cific Company gives the following &C.
count of the train robbery this morning
When the train left Goshen at this
morning two men jumped on the front
end of the nail car, without being
noticed by the train hands. AS soon as
the train was we'll started they climbed
over the tender and jumped into the
cab, instantly presenting revolvers to the
heads Of the engineer and fireman. After
the train had run about two and q hall
miles in this way they ordered it stopped.
Then they compelled the two train
men to dismount from the engine and
march toward the rear of the train, GOV.
ering them with their revolvsrs and
shOtguns. In pursuance of the orders
thus enforced, the engineer and fireman
opened the express car and gave the rob-
bers access to the interior. Express
Messenger Minnehan was then forced to
open the treasure boxes and to put all
the coin into the barley sack held by one
of the robbers.
Just as this was completed a man
walked by on the other side of the ex.
press car, and was at once shot by the
robbers, his head and face being filled
with buckshot. The robbers then
marched the engineer and fireman down
the road half mile and left them to re-.
turn to their train. The man shot was q
tramp stealing ride. He died few
hours after being shot. His name wa
Jonas Christianson.
One of the robbers was elk feet tai
and would weigh about 100 pounds. The
other was only about five feet sever
inches tall and would weigh 100 pounds
They were both dressed in dirty brown
overalls, duck coats, SLOUGH hats an6
wore roughly-made black masks.
AS coon as the news was received a.
Tulare ell the hands along the road were
notified, and number of men started
out in pursuit on horseback. Spscia
Officer Bachelor also started at ono,
with another party. 1t is believed tina
the men will be captured.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Train No. 10, which got into the cit,
from the north at 6:25 last evening
brought M. T. Minnehan, the express
messenger who was in tho Car that wa
overhauled by the robbers near Tulare
He gives the following account of tn
affair: "The robbers got on the trai
at Goshen and cxawled upon the tender
where they could get q good aim at tn
engineer and fireman in the cab. Ths
engineers name was Sam Depew, but
don't know the name of the fireman
The robbers ordered them to stop the
train and they obsyed, bringing it to q
halt 30 gradually that no one was dis
turbed. I noticed that it had stopped
but suspected nothing until tbs engineer
and fireman appeared at the door of the
car and asked me to open it. 1
obeyed and then they stepped
in, followed Immediately by the
robbers. The latter were two in
number, one tall and the other of m edium
height. They wore long hunting coats
and had their trousers tucked into their
boots. On their faces were long maeks
made of some kind of black cloth, en-
tirely concealing their features. They
spoke only few words, but their speech
showed them to be Americans. Eacl
carried shotgun and a revolver.
After they were inside they informed
me, in tone of voice that convinced mt
they meant what they said, that if I die
not Immediately open the box, the,
would shoot the fireman and conductor
The two captives believed that the,
meant what they said, and they beggel
me to comply with the request. Their,
seemed to be no way out of it, and
oheyed.
''The whole performance took thirty
five minutes. The time was :15 in th,
morning. After they had taken wha
they wanted, they ordered us to accom-
pany them some distance down the tract
away from the train. As we were leav
ing the train some one was heard movin,
under the Car ON the other side from
where we had climbed down. Quick a
fash one of the robbers aimed his gul
full in the mans face and fired. Ate
we had got some distance from the trai
the robbers left us, going off in an cas-,
erly direction. We returned and toun,
the conductor and brakeman searchin
about trying to learn what was the matte,
and the fire in the engine nearly out
Several of the passengers were up, bu
most OF them never knew what had hap
pened until morning.
1.-THE man who was shot crawled bacl
to the sleeper. He was plainly-dresse,
man, and never found out whether b.
was passenger or a tramp. We after
wards learned by telegraph that he die,
of his wounds"
The messenger refused to state tb
amount which was taken. It ia known
however, that the Car carried betweeJ
three and four thousand in cash.
When the train reached Tulare a poss
of officers started out in search of tn
robbers. As soon as the news reache,
the Southern Pacific offices in this CITY
Detective Will Smith was sent north &
assist in the search. 1t is supposed tina
the robbers are members of the sam
gang that executed some fine work of
similar character about year ago.
REDONDO-INGLEWOOD.
The Companies Elect Their Dfrec
tors and OFFICERS.