Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-05

opened fire which was returned by the
robbers. Pretty soon we heard him
groan and he came crawling back, and
some of the women fixed him up
bit, and we extemporized stretcher
and after the robbers had gone we car
ried him to the express car.
Il saw three of the robbers on one
side OF the express and was told there
were two on the other side. They kept
us there for forty minutes and it was
twenty minutes after they left before
we got away.
HARRIS IN DANGER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.-[By the AS
sociated Press. Lien Harris, who was
wounded in the recent attempted train
robbery, was brought here at D. IN. to-
day, and was removed to his home at
Alameda, where he is attended by a
corps of physicians. The bullet which
entered his neck cannot be located, and
it is believed to have passed into his
shoulder. His condition changed for
the worse during his removal from Mer-
ced to Alameda, and the physicians are
doubtful of his recovery.
HARVEST HANDS SUSPECTED.
MERGED, CAL, Sept. 4.-[By the Asso-
ciated Press. Last nights train rob-
berry is still the topic of conversation.
The scene of the robbery was visited by
your correspondent late last night.
found the dirt torn up where one bomb
exploded, and pieces of wood from the
express car scattered around. The hole
blown in the express car door was big
enough for man to crawl through, and
the iron step was blown clean off. AT
least fifty men, with shotguns and rifles,
are in the chase after the villains who
perpetrated the dastardly deed. 1t ia
believed that the gang OF would-be rob-
bers, thought now to have numbered
about seven, separated Immediately after
the attempt, part starting north and the
balance south. 1t will therefore be
hard matter to detect them. Detec-
tive Lawson, who was in. the fight,
heard two gangs talking, and three
tramps, who were beating their way.
were arrested and will be held for wit
nesses. One, who gave his name as j.
L. Race, said he could identity one of
the robbers if he saw him. He de-
scribed him as a tall, light-complex-
ioned, broad-shouldered man, 35 or 40
years old. One theory advanced by me,
is that the Williams were harvest hands
working near Modesto, and conceived
the plan to rob the train, as being an
easier way to make money than work
ing in the harvest field.
LAwsoN's PART.
Detective A. B. Lawson, formerly Of
this city, was on the train, but when the
alarm wasgiven he found himself without
any arms. He succeeded in borrowing
a little 32-calibre revolver from one of
the passengers, and then did the most
sensible thing that was, possible. He
dropped quietly off the car and ran back
to Ceres station, where he succeeded in
sending out an alarm by telegraph, so
that soon after the train started up
again it met special relief train COM
ing from Merced, which had been at
once sent out on receiving the news
from Lawson.
BIG REWARD.
The Southern Pacific company issued
the following offer: A locomotive of
the Southern Pacific company drawing
the south-bound express train Of No. 10
was boarded by masked robbers when
about six miles south of Modesto at or
about 8 as last evening; the engine men
were compelled, at the peril of their
lives, to stop the train and afterwards
to get down off,the engine, and proceed
in advance of the robbers to the express
car, where the robbers exploded dyna-
mite for the purpose OF breaking open
the door. When the train men ap-
preached IL the direction Of the express
car, the robbers opened fire with a shot
gun, shooting Len Harris, who is said to
be mortally wounded. Wells, Fargo &
company join the Southern Pacific COM
pany in offering a reward of $4,000 for
the arrest and conviction OF each of said
train robbers.
A. N. TowNE, General Manager.
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