Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-02
DARING TRAIN ROBBERS

p,eo an Express Car Almost Inside the
civ of 81. LOuis-DOor Fofee@ oPe"
With Dynamite.
ST. Louis, December l.-One OF tne
most daring train roboeries thas 1aVe
occurred for years was perpetfateu Oh
the ~ Louis and San Francisco ROAD
almost within the limits OF 81 LOUIS
When Messenger train No. 3 on that
road left the depot last night al $50
o'clock It was Just 45 minutes lats, II ne
limits of the city had been passed ana
the engineer was Just preparing 20 MAKE
nm FOR lost time, when three men, VINO
lad boarded the train at Old Orchard
cIimbej over the water tank ana COW
erred the fireman and and engineer win
REVIEWERS. The engineer was orueFeu
10 stop the train near Glendale ana d
An additional inducement TO MN 70
obey orders, three men, VINO were IN
ambush NJ that point, opened hre on the
train with rifles, but whether they sue
ceeded i'm wounding any one mas not YET
bean learned.
When the train had been brought 70
a standstll the engineer and hremen
were ordered down from the Gao ana
after detailing two Of the band % keep
gnerd over them the other four men
started back sfor the express car IN
which was the safe OF the Adams EN-
press Company containing a0outsI9,OOO'
Messenger MulreDeU, who was in charge
OF the ear, had observed the slackenlng
nm NJ the train had opened the door or
the car TO see what the matter was
Suspecting that something was wrong
and becoming suspicious OF the men ne
saw advancing toward him he hUrriedly
closed and secured the door just as the
men reached it. The robbers trSt tried
N induce him to open il and failing
tried TO pry it open but the stout ooor
foiled an their efforts and spending
about ten minutes in this work they put
p charge OF dynamite under the door
and blew 10 open.
As soon as the door was broken the
men leaped Into the car. Messenger
Mulrenen made a brave resistance, but
the robbers turned on hin, and after
beating him into condition OF paSSlvl-
w with the butts Of their revOlVerS, be-
gan operations on the safe.
This did not long resist their attacks,
and after riling 10 of is contents the
guard was called of and the Sextet OF
desDeradoes took took 20 the woods,
The men were all masked, and had
planned their work well. as each seemed
10 know exactly what 70 do, and but
few words were spoken during the en-
tire operation.
Besides rifng the safe OF the express
company, 10 Is said the robbers opened
several bags of registered mail matter
on the ear, aud selecting what appeared
20 be 90 bo the most valuable, carried Il
of. About five years ago a train was
help up and robbed at about the same
place, near Glendale.
Everything in the safe was taken and
also the messengers gold watch and
chain. Estimates as 20 the amounts
secured vary widely, ranging from S2O,-
OC0 20 $4,000, but nothing definite Is
yet known on this point. Superintend-
ent Damsel, of the Express Company,
says il will be several days before the
exact amount can be aScertained.
While two of the robbers were doing
the work at the express ear, the other
bandits kept the train crew and pasSen-
gers IN a state Of terror, constant
fusilade being kept up.
4 large posse is making a search for
the bandits and the city officers are
straining every nerve TO uncover the
hiding place Of the outlaws.