New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-13
n DARING TRAIN ROBBERY.
. nnNGHT EXPRESS HELD UP.
,.sxym MEN OVERCOME ENGINEER AND TRAIN

v,sxyp MEN OVERCOME ENGINEER AND TRAIN
MEN AND LOOT THE EXPRESS CAR
,,,u.,sse. Nov. 1.-The midnight train from Chi
- ,ss Milwaukee ADD ST. Paul road was robbed
e~,.sp.d men near Western Union Junction. twenty
. miles south of his place, at O'Clock TINS morn
my I4s train was about half mile from the juno
ms s.r the fireman. Edward AveriL who was put
- ome coal into the furnace, was startled 10 near
""f h.b,nd him He turned around and saw Two
Nv men clambering over the engine tender bo'n
,.u.s their double-bareIled muskets at him ana inc
1900. BIZ Mckay. with the injunction
~ move an ipoh TIL we tell you to- or we VIII
,,o,, the tops Of your heads oh'
{ III. engineer was directed to run tne uain 10
In, about one mile from Western Onioh 'uho"oh'
" he WAS commanded to stop. Both men We're
NOV 4. s,en down ont OF the cab and get In line
W. VIZ. =, the robbers They were then marched 10
ST. - car and the work Of blowingit open began
IT, hor,hs the fireman thinks they were, were
- INTO the car, and the explosions were 'errihc
"a rnust have awakened every passenger on the
%, Int nobody appeared on the scene Inc ROO
- r,doubtsdly were not less than SIX or seven IN
49, Judging from the manner In which they con-
- onerations The tratnmen believe they haa
- ,lose al hand with which TO cart away the Sales
- were taken bodily out OF the car.
VIZ s-.r AverflI's story Is the most comprehensive
- r,aae me walk ahead Of them TO the express
- h, said and they gave me Jimmy 10 pry open
- ho,ss had 70 move all the dead matter on INC
-. and do fhefr dirty work generally, but was gao
- cot or with whole skin They got the messenger
s.ys though he was in no hurry 10 ave uen up. aIu
all nave no trouble in getting away with an the
money ,a,, - hour and ~ the
q, The robbers he'd not been perfect, they wouin
-. hen DELAYED much longer. Their enure enor's
-. ..nt-,d ON the express car, and not passenger
w -oI.s.es The fireman thinks there were haH
s..ar men Guarding the coaches however
80 than five minutes ont Of Western union Juho-
49,, said Messenger Murphy, the Train sfO"eu up
'~sSa,,v. musket poked through the 'op win
80 ~ ths car and second later terrific explosion
10" u -. t,ocles both myself and MIR. Cock In u
- ua,f a dozen more explosions followed, ana ooth
~ ,.w Of the bolts. Then two men, wearing Dig
s.n, rssks clambered quickly into the car anu oo'
-. ,s with double barrelled muskets. we "eio '"u
- 4. maintain silence al the penalty OF getting our
80 .howed off, After glsncing hurrlculs ao'"'
N. robbers fastened their eyes on the TWO lron
80. a, the American Express Company. Inc Ioo'el
80. the fireman In little later, and went through
n Az. boxes They compelled me TO mana over 'n0
-rn.v anmped the boxes out on the roanoeo
80 =, the robbers kept covered with MS musheV all
A.. .me While the other robber supenhNehoeu 'ho
,nersuons Of the fireman."
.hr sa,a that he had secured all the bills OF the
money contained in the safe and that the sum was
,donst.dly large one. An Official OF lhe 81 i"ui
road said that the train which was held up was e v
inch generally carried all the money received by N"
.ortee hanks from the East in the morning. Johh
T Rel. AGENT of the American Express company, Siu
A., . ,snor+er that an approximate statement OF inc
nr- taken nv the robbers could not be learned lie
said that IS 600 in local packages was certainly soe'
s.S,ass sum contained in two sealed envelopes.
some Of the passengers, who were asleep oiu ho'
S,ow ANYTHING about the hDd-up' until the train ar
-. a. Ni1uonkee Some passengers thought there
were twenty or thirty Of the robbers Others
49, ssw only q dozen, while still others sasd HrTe
were more robbers than passengers Mnen .iie iir
started up again the passenger SaS di. a
When the train arrived at Frankvile telegram was
sent ~ Western Union Junction and scerli POsse
was sent 10 the rescue. message 10 nA"auey nv, a.
the same time was RESPONDED 70 oy S S ~ three
Tho sent a posse by special train, ana WITHIN tlrce
honrs after the robbery skbul ofcers were on e tali
~ the robbers The treasure boxes were 1ouno "ere
they fell unopened. though there were ndlCaHos D.s
efforts had been made 10 burst the aoors. Ines tb.
nIaced under guard and went 10 Milwaukee Oy INC
morning express.