Telegram-herald., 1891-11-13
THIEVES MAKE 4 HAUL
six of Them. Masked. hob . Train
Milwaukee.
PASSENGERS UERE yor HOLEsIED

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PASSENGERS WERE y0r N0LESIEl
xssss tate the Exps.ss eas-0ss
ssfs sissa 81 ofs. eco o. ESQ. 600.
Axrss the rhisv0
MnwAuKss. Sov. l1-An express
train oa ras Chicago. Milwaukee 4 Sc
PAal resd en- route for Milwaukee saA
the north ~sss wAs Asld Up BY .
s4as Of masked robbers about mile
this side Of wsssers nisa Junction and
the express car was dyasnited And
robbed The sum secured by the robbers
Is vsrisusly estimated ss from go. eoa
% Sse eco, though the express company
sf3ciSss elAlA thai 10 was not large, -
shs greater portios 81 1t wss in The
form sf drafts. payment On watch viii
DO stepped Ths robbery occurred
asous ! o'clock . n
Skz ~ sAs oaag.
Wednesday evening ave - sts nea
took ps.sAxs from Racine % . freight
train, which they lefs ~ Western
Uniea stasisn. remaining there IN
ell the express from Chicago came
In sight They bearded the sx-
press and, unkaows to anyone.
made their way 20 the tender and
Law In wait for the favorable mo-
nsnt About mile aorth Of the sta
tioa the fireman. Edward Averill. be-
gan shovsling coal into the 6reoox,
when he was startled By noise.
and. on turning about 70 sscer-
tain the cause. found himself COW
cred ~ . ride in the hands Of masked
man Aaoshsr cleaning barrel was
pointed AZ the head Of Engineer Nc
Kay. Que OF the robbers cried:
Don't move an inch till we tell you
or we VIII blew the top Of yoar I'D
heads on"
Engineer Mckay was directed TO run
the train To poiat within about mile
from westera Union Junction.
Here the engiaeer was commanded to
stop. Both men were ordered - step
sown out OF the CAB aad get in line
ahead of the robbcrA They were
marched 70 the express ear under
cover.
UssA Dys-aiss
One OF tho robbers raped On the
door al the side and ordered Messen-
ger NJ urphy TO open it This the lat
Ter refused TO do. Then . bomb was
thrown through the wiodow and the
demand was renewed Still the
plucky messenger refused 70 open the
door Another bomb WAS thrown, this
time squarely at the door. A terrible
explosion followed. the force Of which
can be imagined when IL 10 known
that the heavy timber sill OF the
car was broken in two A large hole
was made in the door. and before
the echoes Of ths explosion had
died away. and amid the smoke and
dust, one Of the robbers sprsag iat<
the aperture and covered the messsn'
ger and hts assistant with revolvers
Both men hsA been thrown down BY
the terrible conclusion Even ther
IL was some time before Murphy woulc
consent 70 surrender the keys TO tht
safeA
The explosion had thrown the inside
of the car into the greatest confusion
The safes which the robbers were
bent on securing were buried be
meath the boxes and packages.
Fireman AveriH was compelled at the
point of . revolver to get into thu
car and uncover the safes while the
robbers, with the exception Of the one
who stood guard over him. took care ol
Engineer Mckay and stood ready te
receive any Of the passengers o,
trainmen that might attempt te
come to the rescue OF the expires.
car Two of the three safes on th(
train were thrown out Of the door and
dragged OF . short distance, when
after . delay Of about half an hour. the
train was permitted TO proceed on it
way, arriving in this city at $40. . m.
Afssr shs Thi~vsa
Dispasches were sent TO the authori
ties of Racine, Chicago and milwaukee,
and TO the railroad and express com
paries' headquarters in those cities
Prompt action was taken, and ss fast
rs special trains could DO made ready
detectives were sent to the scene Of tha
robbery There are twenty-five do.
tectives working on the case belong
ing TO the city forces and the com.
panies
Cssida't Open I've ssss&
The money chests 1eken By the rob
bers were three in mum ber. One wa
Messenger Murphy local chest and ths
others were cen binstion safss contain
ing bank remitsanees for Nlwsuke q
and Minneapolia Murphy hsd the
key for bis own safe and was forcee
TO give il TO the robbers, but thu
keys 70 the combination safes are KEEP
at the terminals and the messenger,
do not know the CEN binations of tn,
locks This fact defeated the rob
bers who had TO contept themselve,
with the contents of the local safe
which. Il Is thought did no
amount To more than $4,000 q
the outside. IL 10 estimated that tn.
com biastion safes contained upward o.
go. 900 The crew Of . later trair
found the conbisation safes unbroker
near the scene Of the robbery sut
and placed them on she fast mail train
which brought them 20 this city.
ERscs % shs Dyssassel
tn. express car On reaching Milwsu
kee was unlcadsd and taken 10 th<
shops for repaira Among the goods