The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-03
This Time 1t Is in Texas and the
Thieves Made Very Rich
Haul.
All the Money and Valuables ae
Well as the Registered Mail
Taken Away.
The Express Car Blown Open With Dyna-
mite-The Highwnymen Escape
Across the Border.

ST.. LOUIS, Sept. PA special from Del
Rio, Texas. says daring train robbery was
committed at that place shortly after mid
night Inst night. All the money and valu-
ables in tho express car safe was secured by
the robbers, as we'll as several sacks Of mail
and registered packages.
A special dispatch from Del Rio, Texas,
to the Post Dispatch gives the following
details: Telegraphic advices from Sam
uel, Texas, small station on the Southern
Pacific, located in thinly settled section.
a few miles from this place,
give a thrilling account of daring
train robbery committed by six masked
men at that place shortly after midnight
last night. Dynamite and Winchesters
were used as q means of intimidating the
xpress messenger and gaining entrance to
the car. All money and valnables in the
safe in the expfess car WAS secured by the
robbers. as we'll as several sacks OF mail
and registered packages. The amount
of money obtained can not bo
learned. but 1t will doubtless reach into
tens of thousands. The train was just
pulling out from the station when six
masked men, who had selected their posi-
tions, simultaneously mounted the engine
mail and express car. Over forty shots were
fired, literally perforating the baggage and
express car, without injury to any one,
when dynamite cartridge was exploded
against small window in the express car.
The effect of this was to tear the window
out and otherwise damage the car. The ex-
press messenger was stunned, but he re-
covered in few moments only to he over
powered by the robbers and made to give
up the safe key. The train was delayed
several hours. The robbers took their time
in doing the job, with the utmost GOODNESS
and exhibited great nerve. Horses were IN
readiness fos them and on the completion
of their work the bandits rode rapidly away
| and are now IN mexico, beyond tne reach
of the authorities.
The passengers were unmolested, as the
men seemed to want only the contents of
the express or mail bags. They got all the
money in the express car. which was
small sum, as there is never large amount
carried west. They also took the regis.
tered package, two empty mail bags ane
the mail which was made up for the Dry
den postotIice. After they had gotten
what they could from the mail ano
express car, they returned the money which
they had taken from the mail clerk and ex
p ess messenger, and left the train. The
express messenger WAS y. Z: oiAAon, VI
Wells Fargo service, who obtained nation
al fame by killing two robbers near ~
Paso couple Of years ago. This time ht
was outnumbered, though he stood off the
mauraders as long as possible, and wal
finally forced to give in. A
band of robbers attempted to hole
up this train at Tabor only few
miles from the scene of last mig ats at
tack. several weeks ago, by cutting the
telegraph wires and shooting into the sta
tion OPERATORS office. but from some cal u.s.
decided to abandon their plan and disap
peared. Extra precautions had been exer
cised on the trains of the Southern Paciti
since then, and last nights robbery is
surprise.