Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-01
A BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY,
The Thieves Go Through Engineer and Fire
man and Also the Express Safe.

Inc AnieSeS 10 through Engineer ana FIRE.
man and Also the Express Safe.
CASos CRY. Col. Sept 1.-Seven men held
up the east-bound Eio Grande train No. last
night near Cotopaxi. The highwaymen COM
PEELED the 6agman at Texas creek to give up all
tie torpedoes in his possession and also forced
him TO flag the train.
As soon es It stopped the engineer and fire.
men were deliberately held up at the point of
niles. Fireman Auer was relieved of his fine
gold watch and then. at the muzzle of seven
rides, 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 rs soon as the train was
stopped.
nothing was taken from it.
Express Messenger Angel made deter
mined resistance and used revolver to good
advantage, but whether any one WAS killed or
not 10 not definitely known. as ne was COM
PEELED to shoot through the glass portion of the
door. The fight was {. fierce one. though it
only lasted q few moments.
Then one Of the masked men placed the cold
muzzle OF a revolver agains. his temple. and
under pressure Of q threat against his life he
opened the safe door The highwaymen took
20. 600 from the strong box. Horses were in
readiness, and as soon as the robbery was &C.
complished they fed to Wet Mountain valley
They did not disturb the passengers, evidently
not wishing to stay longer on the ground than
the actual necessities OF the occasion demanded.
A posse summoned by the sheriff and
left tor the scene at once. The sheriff got to-
geiher all the men he could summon on such
short notice. They are all. however. men who
have seen service and will make lively chase
after the brigands. Trinidad has been wired
to for the noted hounds that have been iustru-
mental already i'll running down several crimi-
mats. They are to be hurried to the scene on a
special train ard put on the trail as soon as
possible. With the efforts being made it is not
likely that the daring robbers can escape.
The news was received a. the Union depot
considerably after midnight last night. The
first dispatch stated that No. had been held
up by seven masked robbers between mile
posts 1S9 and 1870. between Cotopaxi and Reas
creek. 1t is stated further that all the money
in the messengers cash box had been taken
from him, as well as the 6reman's watch.
The second dispatch stated that one of the
robbers was a man possibly about il his for
tiath year and with a very dark stiff hat and
there another heavily built man about the
same age. One of them, however, was q
smooth-faced boy not over twenty years old
and had on checked shirt and was in his
shirt sleeves. j. ~ Eddy has offered, it is
said. the services of his cowboy band OF
round-ups to hunt the desperadoes down.
Pinkerton's detective agency was at once
called upon and o hackful of men were soon
ready to star. with Detective Kramer of the
Rio Grande. special train hurriedly put
\ together and at about am. this morning they
I de parted for the scene of the robbery, accom-
panied by tine chief surgeon of the road.