The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-02
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY
The Bandits Get Away With Some
Twenty Thousand Dollars.
1t Occurred Near Glendale Station on the st.
Louis & San Francisco-Express Car
Blown Open With Dynamite.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. Ia bold aud successful
train robbery took place on the st. Louis
& San Francisco road near Glendale sta
ton, about ten miles from this city, shortly
before 10 o'clock last night. The robbers
had their plans well LAID, and they escaped
with money and valuables amounting to
10000 possibly more. The Adams Express
company is the victim, and from the
manner IN which the robbers did the job,
1t is evident their plans were to make q
clean sweep OF the express car.
TaIY USED DYNAMITE
with fearful effect both on the car and
Messenger Mulrensn, who had charge of
the car. Six men participated in
the robbery. When the train reached
Old Orchard, it is supposed four
men boarded the express car. The
other two, it Is believed, boarded the train
at Glendale. Shortly after the train left
Glendale the two men made their way to
the engine cab and placing revolvers at the
heads OF the engineer and fireman CON-
PEELED them to stop the train. The engl-
neer complied with alacrity. As soon as
the train came to standstill the engineer
and fireman were taken to the express car.
In the meantime the express messenger,
who suspected something was wrong,
closed and bolted the doors of the car, and
stood inside ready to defend the property
entrusted to his care.
But THE ODDS WERE AGAINST HIM
and the poor fellow now lies in dangerous
condition at North Springfield.
When the two robbers piloted the engin-
eer and fireman to the car they placed them
under guard and tried to induce the mes
senger to open the door Of the car The
messenger was obdurate. A stick Of
dynamite was placed against the car and
exploded. In q minute another stick was
exploded at the car door, which fell in.
The ROBBERS then entered the car and
taking the key from the messenger soon
had the safe open. Everything in the safe
was taken and also the messengers gold
watch and chain. Estimates as to the
amounts secured vary widely, ranging from
$40, 900 to $50, 900, but nothing definite is yet
known on this point. Superintendent
Damsel, of the express company, says it
will be several days before the exact
amount can be ascertsined.
While the two robbers were doing their
work at the express car the other four
bandits kept the remainder Of the train
crew and passengers in state of terror,
constant fusilade being kept up all the
while.
FOURTEEN SHOTS WERE FIRED
into the smoking car, but fortunately no
one was hurt
On the south side Of the track, about one
hundred and fifty yards from where the
robbery occurred, Is a wagon road run
ming through strip Of wood. Along this
road, the detectives who went to the scene
last night found fresh tracks Of horses and
a wagon coming toward st. Louis. The
railroad officials believe one of the robbers
was railroad man. as he is SAID to have
instructed the fireman to not put any more
coal in the furnace. The only description
of the robbers obtained was of the two that
climbed into the engine. One of them was
yuung man, tall, light complexion, and
with heavy mustoche The other had a
dark complexion, dark clothing, was feet
6 tall, sinister looking eye, very quick in
motion, and both wore light overcosts.
The first report, that the postal car was
also denuded, is erroneous, as authentic
reports say only the express car was at
tackled. Express Messenger Mulrenen is
said to have been seriously injured in his
hip by the explosion and battered about
the head BY the butt ends of revolvers in
the hands of the robbers large posse Ia
making a search for the bandits.
So efsctually did the robbers perform
their work that up to midnight there is not
the slightest clew to their Identity or
whereabouts. Manager Daniel, of the
Adams Express company, said he was sure
the amount stolen exceeded $4,000. At
the Frisco office the amount Is stated to be
SIS, 600.