The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-05
ANOTHER EXPRESS HELD UP.
Two Masked Men Attempt Robbery
But Secure Nothing,


SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Sept. 4.-The
Los Angeles express was held up by two
masked men few miles south of Modesto
last night. The robbers boarded the train
at Ceres, and compelled Engineer Neff and
Fireman Wallace to ex tinguish the head
light and fll tho boiler with water. They
then made them get down, go to the ex-
press car and order it ops1. Conductor
Roche and Brakeman Fox were in the from
car and at once went out on the platform
and locked the outside car. At the sight
OF the conductors lantern one of the robbers
called out for him TO go hack. firing a shot
at him. The conductor set the lantern bach
and fired two shots at the robbers.
FIGHT WITH A DETECTIVE.
The conductor at once went back into the
car, sought Detective Len Harris Of Los
Angeles and Detective Lawson, who
CHANGED to be on the train. Harris got out
OF the car on the west side, walked toward
where the robbers, who had gone over to
that side Of the express car were When
about two csrlengtbs from the express car
Harris opened fire with revolver, sending
two shots in their direction. The robbers
returned the fire, firing three shots, all of
neck and over the left eye
Mean while the robbers compelled En-
gineer Neff to hold a torch while Fireman
Wallace worked at the door. They called
several times to the express messenger and
his assistant, Charles, to open the door and
come out, claiming they would not hurt
them, but they refused to open the door.
SHATTERED BY A BOMB.
A bomb was exploded against the door,
shattering the beams and making an open =
Ing large enough for them TO enter, but the
shooting by Harris, and also the shots fired
during the affray by Brakeman Fox, evil
IDENTITY scared them off, as they left without
securing any treasure.
Harris was taken to Merced, where he is
dying.
Assoon as the news of the attempted rob-
berry reached Merced, a special train started
for the scene bearing officers and posse of
sixty men, WHO are row in pursuit. Officers
also started from Tulare, Modesto, NJ creed
and Lathrop.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER ARRESTED.
MERGED, CAL, Sept. 1.-Two men sus-
pected Of being implicated in the attempted
robbery of the south bound train last
night were arrested at Ceres early this
morning and taken to Modesto. One of the
men was riding on the rear end Of a bag
gage car at the time, but claims TO Know
nothing about the robbery. The
Merced officials guarded the
bridge over the Merced river during the
night, but as the river is low it could be
forded on horseback at any point. The
general opinion is that the robbers have
made for the mountains east of Merced, in
which case their capture Ia doubtful.
The physicians who attended Detective
Harris here say his wound is not serious.
THE SAMUEL STATION ROBBERY.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Sept. A special from
San Antonio, Tex. says that the bandits
who robbed the Southern Pacific express
train at Samuels Tuesday night secured
more booty than the first reports of the
robbery stated. II each Wells Fargo car
there are two safes, one for local business
and the other for through business. The
latter is locked at Houston and opened
here. relocked here and not reopened
until it reaches San Francisco. The mes
senger does not know what the combination
is, aud the contents are generally very val
liable. 1t was this safe which the robbers
blew open. The loss is. therefore. much
heavier than at first reported. Instead OF
$4,000, it will reach $4,000, and may go
even higher. The manager of the Texas
division admits that the amount secured is
over $4,000.