Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-27
HELD UP THE TRAIN.
Exciting Time with q Robber on the CHI
cago and Northwestern.
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| washington star.l
Members of the train crew sof the Chi.
cago and Northwestern yestibule limited
| train which arrived at Minneapolis at l:lO
| Thursday afternoon tell o remarkable
story of an attempted robbery. which rivals
the work of Bandit Holzhay through Wis
consin in 1889. +,
The train had Just left Eau Claire, and
stopped at small station this side or that
place, when man boarded 1t. When the
train started up again the man walked Tor.
ward to the smokiDg-car. epeeped IN at
| the door and saw the conductor and
| brakeman enter the smoker. He then re-
turned to the first coach and fastened the
door by taking seat-cushion and placing
| it against the lock. He then pulled two
| immense revolvers from under his coat.
! The passengers were startled BY nearing
| him shout in stentorian tones. Throw up
your hands !"
He accompanied his remarks In Ian
guage more forcible than polite, and there
was O spontaneous exhibition OF cuffs and
finger rings. He then adopted unique
method of robbing the passengers. He Or
| dered them to march up 20 front seat,
| one by one. and deposit their valuables
| there. Two or three had started TO do so
| and there was watch, two pocket-bookss,
| and finger-ring as the nucleus for the col
| lection, when the conductor, William How
| ard, started TO go through his train.
On arriving at the door be saw the
trouble inside the coach. Howard showed
his generalship by not rushing against the
door, which he observed was fastened
with the cushion frame. The tram was
slowing up for the next station and How
ard hastily called the brakeman. he told
him that he would jump of the tram. at
tract the attention of the robber by elm b.
ing the rear of the coach. and then
the brakeman was to force the
door. The scheme was carried
out. Howard jumped of the car, caught
the rear platform. and quickly opened the
door. He sprang behind seat.
lie also had big revolver, which
he got ready for service. The robber saw
him, and rs soon as no observed Howards
belligerent attitude be plunged bullet ar
him. Howard returned the fire, and the
robber advanced down the centre OF the
! car. slowly waiting for chance TO get q
good shot at the plucky conductor.
Frank Lane, the brakeman. attempted
TO force the door. but the brace against 1t
held firmly. His gesticuIation, however,
attracted the attention of Miss Mary
Schuber, who was sitting in one of the
front seats. and she pluckily stepped TO
the door and pulled the seat away. Lane
stepped into the car, and he also
had a revolver. BY this time two
or three of the passengers, who could
see that the chances were now
against the robDer, recained their senses.
and they in turn found revolyers which
they produced. The robber was by this
time in the centre of the car and he was
just preparing to take another shot at
Howard when Lane fired and lodged be.
mind seat. The robber turned and
Howard fired at him. hitting him ap-
parenty in the shoulder. as one OF
his arms dropped to his side. He ran
into the closet and was locked there. but
he jumped out of the window almost as
soon as the door was closed. The pas
sengers we're returned their money and
valuables. which he had left untouched on
the car-seat, but the robber left as sODreatrs
of his visit his two BIG re, divers, which
were brought 10 Minneapolis.
Ticket Agent Dunn was presented with
one OF them. and the other was retained by
Conductor Howard The detectives OF the
company have started IRON Minneapolis
and Chicago for the scene or the
attempted robbery, and every et-
fort will be made to capture the des-
peradO. He is described rs being over SIX
feet III height, with full black beard,
thought to be false, and wearing q SLOUGH
hat, dark sack suit, and heavy boots. he
wore heavy seal-ring on the little finger
of the left hand. The company will oifer
o large reward for his capture.