The sun., 1891-11-13
ROBBED AN EXPRESS CAR.
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NEARING MILWAUKEE

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MILWAUKEE, Nov 12-The midnight train
,,on Chicago on the Chicago. Milwaukee and
g. Paul Hallway was robbed BY masked men
Ear western Union Junction at 1 o'clock this
morning. The train had got about hall
mile beyond the junction. which 10
,xenty.three miles south OF this place. when
,he fireman. Edward AverilA who was putting
anna coal into the furnace. was startled by q
,o,se behind him. He turned around and dis
.overed two masked men climbing over the
,o.omotiye's tender. Both levelled double bar
r.llsd guns OF the fireman and the engineer.
william Mckay. saying:
Don't move an inch till We tell you. or We
vI,l hlov the tops OF your heads on"
Mckay. the engineer. was directed to run the
.,.in 10 point about one mile from Western
rnion Junction. Here he was commanded to
STOP
roth men were ordered to step out Of tho
..h and get in line ahead Of the robbers- They
ware marched to the express car under the
cover Of the rifles. and then the work OF blow
ins opsn the express car began.
Tbs robbers numbered not less than six or
.s,,n men. When the train arrived at the
rniop station at 2:2O o'clock the express car
looted as II it had bcen attacked By artillery.
Eyry door and window had been blown out.
and the platform and walls were shattered In
bali . dozen places.
Alocomotive and posse at once went to the
seene and the robbers fed. The train won't on
70 Milwaukee. and the fast mail train. which
leaves Chicago at o'clock A, A n. picked up the
the tIain was running q fun speed. when sud:
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70 slacken speed. and soon Il came to . full
s,Sn and trod to open It Finding L looked he
esled out To- the messenger ~ p to open I'll the door. y
car was made. Murphy again refused. There
trom os sa the esr followed Sy deafenine e1pio.
sion. which partly demolished one Of the car
doors. A man appeared at the breach and de-
IL an an instant another explosion occurred. and
explosion was 81 sufflcient force to e1tineuish
shtss fSS fhis iaeieh '' e'' anu 'nf0~ o0"n the
Before the messenger and his helper gould
recover from the euects Oh tne 6nOCk tnre0
men With Winehester rines entered the esar:
ordered the messenger to give up the keys to
the safe. and at the muzzie Of Winchester
rife he did SO.
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delayed. He pointed out the fact that they
were combination safes. and satisfied the rob
The robbers then mpelled the trainmen to
helper were ordered t. leave the car
Followed by the three robbers. with rifles
leveled upon them. tho four trainmen were
compelled to walk about a quarter OF . mile up
tie track Late. they we're conducted back e
had been extinguished. The robbers then
sent the engineer and fireman into the cab and
ordered the train to pull out As the train got
under way six men were seen standing over
the two safes
When the train arrived at Frnnkville q tele.
!. posse was sent to the scene A message. to
Milwaukee et the Same time was responded to
By tho Chief OF Police. who sent posse BY
special train. and within three hours after
the roSbsIy sktful officers were on tho trail Of
:, The treasure boxes we're found where they
that efforts had been made to burst the doors
These were placed under guard and sent to
BY the morning express.
>. The unopened safes contained the bulk Of
the treasure The robbers also took some