The morning news., 1891-09-02
TRAIN ROBBERS AT WORK
SEVEN HIGHWAYMEN HOLD UP
AN EXPRESS

The FlaRman Compelled to Surrender
All the Torpedoes and Stop the
Train-At the Point OF Seven Rifles
the Fireman Picks the Lock of the
Baggage Car-The Strong Box Re-
Meved of $3,6OO-A Large Fcrcs In
Pursuit of the Robbers.
CANON CITY, Col, Sept. 1.-Seven men
held I'D the east bound Rio Grande No. 4
last night near Cotopaxi The highway
men compelled the hagman at Texas creek
to give NY all the torpedoes in his possess
sion and also forced him to flag the train.
As soon as it stopped the engineer and fire.
man were deliberately held up at the point
of rifles. Fireman Weir was relieved of
his fine gold watch, and then, at the muz-
Gle OF seven rifles, he was forced to pick the
lock and break in the doors of the baggage
car under fire from the express messenger,
who knew that something was wrong as
soon as the train was stopped.
The mail car doors were all broken out,
but nothing was taken from it.
IN THE EXPRESS CAR.
Express Messenger Angel made a deter
mired resistance aud used his revolver to
good advantage, but whether any one was
killed or not is not definitely known, as he
was compelled to shoot through the glass
portion of the door. The fight was fierce
one, though it only lasted few moments
One of the masked men placed the cold
muzzle of revolver against his temple, and
under the pressure of a threat against his
life, he opened the safe door, The highway
men took s. 600 from the strong box
Horses were in readiness, and as soon as the
robbery was accomplished they fed to the
west mountain valley.
PASSENGERS NOT MoLEsTED.
They did not disturb the passengers, evil
IDENTIFY not wishing to stay longer on the
ground than the actual necessities of the
occasion demanded.
A posse was summoned by the sheriff and
left for the scene at once. The sheriff got
together all the men he could on such short
notice. They are oil, however, men who
have seen service, and will make a lively
chase after the brigands.
Trinidad has been wired to for The noted
bounds that have been Instrumental already
in running down several criminals. They
are to be hurried to the scene on special
train aud put on trail as soon as possible.
With the efforts being made it is not likely
tnat the daring robbers can escape.
THE NEWS IN DENVER.
bENNEh, COL-s SopL. l.-N9WS was re-
celved at the union depot considerably
after midnight last night that train No. 4
had been held up by seven masked robbers
between mile posts 189 and l90 between
Cotopaxi aud Reas creek. It was stated
further that all the money in the messen-
gers cash box had been taken from him as
well as the freman's watch. A later dis
patch stated that one of the robbers was
man possibly about in his 10th year, and
with very dark, stiff hat, aud there was an
other heavily built man about the same
age. One of them, however, was q smooth
faced boy, not over 20 years old, and had a
checked shirt and was in his shirt sleeves.
SEARCH FOR THE ROBBERS.
j. A. Eddy has offered, it Is said, the
services Of his cowboy band of roundups
to hunt the desperadoes down. Pinkerton's
detective agency, was at once called upon
and hack full of men was soon ready to
start with Detective Kramer of Rio tirande.
special train was nurriedly put together,
and at about o'clock this morning thev
departed for the scene of the robbery, nc-
cJmpanied by the chief surgeon of the road.