The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-08
TRAIN ROBBERS STILL AT LARGE.
sheriffs in Pursuit of AHA Desperadoes
$4,000 Reward offered.

HuRoS, Cal. Feb. IA special train
arrived here this morning from Iulare
with Sheriff E. Kay and two deputies, IN
pursuit of the men who robbed train No.
IL at Alila last night. Sheriff Ray and
deputies started west for Suniower val
ley. the direction the robbers are supposed
TO be pursuing, and Deputy Ed Vogelsang
and Tulare deputy went south by fulare
lake and toward the hills Nothing had
been heard up TO late hour this evening.
DRLANo, Feb. 7.-George Radcliffe, the
fireman who was shot III the robbery OF
the passenger train last evening near AHA.
died this afternoon from the effects Of his
wounds. No very reliable information has
vet been received from the parties IN pur-
suit of the robbers. though various rumors
are adoat- One report states that the
robbers have been traced in a northwesteriy
direction toward Hanford. and the officers
are in close pursuit. Sheriff BoTgwarde
and seven men passed 10 Alila in q special
last night, and from that point they started
westward Every possible means is being
exhausted TO capture the robbers.
TULAgE, Cal, Feb. 7.-SheriH Nay this
morning sent posse on the trail of the
AIiia train robbers, which is very distinct.
The tracks show that there were three
men. The sheriff left here on special
for Huron, Fresno county, TO head them
of. Everybody is hopeful of catching the
robbers, though they have ten hours
start.
SAN FRANcrsco. Feb. General Super
intendent Fillmore, Of the Southern
Pacific. has offered a reward of 5000 for
the arrest and conviction OF the Alila
train robbers.
Los ANGELES, Feb. THE Wells-Fargo
express messenger, Charles G. Haswell,
who succeeded in keeping the bandits out
of the express car at Delano, arrived in
the city this morning. He detailed the
following account of his experience:
1t q point a mile south OF Alila was notified
OF the fact that something was wrong by sud
den stop OF the train and the firing OF several
pistol shots in quick succession l stepped TO the
door OF my car just IN time 70 see four men get
down from the engine This was enough
promptly closed the door to my car, put out the
lights and prepared for battle. The robbers
came to the rear OF the express ear, and heard
the brakeman ask for link. Some
one shouted from the outside. TO me;
"open that door, and be damn
sgainst the upper glass in the door of the ear to
locate the robbers more accurately. AS soon as
did so one of them fired a shot in my face,
one buckshot striking me over the LETT eye,
producing painful but not serious wound;
| saw the man who shot me and fired at him.
am confident that struck him, for saw him
al hit.' He then went towards the engine.
This man think the leader CT the gang.
All told fired three shots at him. ran TO the
but do not believe that the last two shots took
effect. The robbers fired twice at me while /
was at the forward door OF the car,
once with shotguns and once with
pistols. / heard another one OF my
assailants at the hind door say, '.My Got. I'm
shotn' AS the bullets were then flying through
the air at very rapid rate, lay down as mat
ter OF self protection.
One OF the passengers told me this morning
that he one man who had been sitting be-
hind him in the passenger coach fire FIVE times
into my car. am confident that did not fire
the shot that killed the fireman / knew him
WELL and be ut no time in range of my guns
After the fight, which lasted about forty min
utes, pulled iuto Deisno The baggage car,
mail car and passenger were not touched. 1t
pas quite evident that they were after what
had IN the express car.
Hasweh has been a faithful and trusted
employee of Welsh Fargo for twenty-one
years. A remarkable fact in connection
with the whole affair is that not one pas
senger on the train had revolver with
him, and the consequence was the engi-
neer, fireman and the express messenger
were left to fight the whole battle out
alone