Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-02
B0LDTRAIN ROBBERY
SIX BANDITS PLUMBER AN EXPRESS
CAR NEAR ST. LOUIS.


ST. LOUIS. NO., December Lone OF the
most daring trAin-robberies that have oc-
Cured for years was perpetrated on the 81.
Louis and San Francisco road almost with
IN the limits Of st. Louis last night. When
passenger train No. on that road left the
depot last night at s:25 v'olcck it was just
twenty-five minutes late. The limits OF
the city had been passed and the engine
was preparing to make up for thelost time
when three men. who had boarded the
train at Old Orchard, climbed over the
water-tank and coal and covered the ire
man and engineer with reyolvers, Ine
engineer was ordered 10 stop the train near
Glendale. and as an acknowledgements
to him 70 obey orders three men who were
IN ambush at that point opened hre on the
train with rifles, but whether they sue
ceeded in .wounding any one has not yet
been learned.
When the train bad been brought TO 3
stand-stlll the engineer and fireman were
ordered down from the cab, and after de-
falling two Of the band to keep guard over
them, the other four men started back Tor
the express-car, in which was safe OF the
Adams Express Company containing ABOUT
Hl5,000. Messenger Muirenen. IN charge OF
the car. had observed the slackeninR OF
the speed Of the train and bad opened the
door of the car to see what the matter was.
Suspecting something wrong and pc
coming suspicious of the men be saw adj
vancing toward him. be hurriedly closed
and secured the door Just as the men
reached it. The robbers first tired 20 IN
duce him to open, but falling, tried 70 .pry
il open. But the stout door fooled their
efforts, and after spending about ten MIN
utes in this work they put charge OF dy-
Mantle under the door and blew 1t open.
As soon as the door was broken open the
four men leaped into the car. Mulrenen
made brave resistance, but the ROBBERS
turned on him. and after beating hl.n mt
q condition or passiyity with the QUITS OF
their revolvers. began operations on tne
safe. This did not long resist their attacks,
and after rihingitof its contents, the guaro
was called of and the sextette or deSpera-
does took 10 the woods.
The men were all masked aud had evl-
dently planned their work well, as eacn
one seemed 10 know exactly what to do.
| But few words were spoken during the
entire operation. Immediately upon re,
| ceipt of the news a special train wen
manned with officers was sent to the scene
During the time the train stopped at Glen
dale some of the Trimmed and passengers
attempted to come to the assistance OF
the engineer and messenger, but the guaro
placed over the former covered each slde
OF the train with their rifles and warned
them back on pain OK death. Besides
ri1inc the safe Of tho express company II
is said the robbers opened several bags OIL
registered mail matter on the car, ana Sc
leeting what appeared to be OF most value,
carried il of. About five years ago .
tram was held up and robbed at me same
place near Glendale.
THEIR WIRE SIX OF THEM.
Six men we're concerned in the robbery;
The estimates as TO the amount secured
vary widely. ranging from go, 0OO 70 SoO,-
900, but nothing definite IS yet known on
this point. Superintendent Damsel, OF
ral days before the exact amount can DO
ascertained. While two of the robbers
were doing the work at the express-car the
other four bandits kept the remainder OF
the train-crew and the passengers IN
state of terror, q constant tusilade beng
kept up all the while.
RECKLESS SIT.
A more reckless set of robbers probably
never undertook similar work. Fourteen
shots were fired into the smoking car, but
fortunately none of its inmates were hurt.
On the south side of the track, about l5O
wards from where the robbery occurred, -
q wagon road running through q strip OF
woods. Along this road the detectives
who went 20 the scene last night found the
fresh tracks Of horse and wagon coming
toward st. Louis.
ONE or THEM RAILWAY NAN.
The railroad officials believe that one OF
the robbers is railroad-msn, as he is said
to have instructed the fireman not to put
any more coal in the furnace. The only
description of the robbers obtained IS OF
the two that climbed on the engine. One
of them was a young man, tall, OF llgnt
complexion, aud with heavy moustache;
The other had dark complexion and
wore dark clothes; was about five feet SIX
inches tall: had sinister-looking eye,
and was very quick in his movements.
Both wore light overccats.
TIE NAILS NOT TOUCHED.
The 1rst report that the postsl-car had
also been rified is erroneous, as anthem
tic reports say that only the express car
was attacked. Express-Messenger Null
renen is sald to have been seriously, In
iured in the hip by the explosion and bat:
tered about the head by the butt ends OF
the revolyers In the hands OF the robbers.
A large posse is making search for the
bandits, and the officers are stralning
every nerve to uncover the hiding place oil
the outlaws.