The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-12-10
Daring Train Robbery.

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occurred here for years was porpetraEd
on the ST. Louis and San francisco Kali
road. almost within the limits If ST.
Louis last night. When passenger train
No. 8 on that road left the depohast night
at s.25 o'clock, it was just Twenty-Five
minutes late. The limits |the city had
been passed and the engiEeer was prepar-
ing to make up for ttGlost time, when
three men who had boarded H the train at
Old Orchard, climbsd over the water tank
and coal ana coveHed the fireman and on
gineer with reEdvors. Tho engineer was
ordered 10 st9p the train near Glendale,
and as an Nditional inducement to him
to obey Tders, three men who were IN
amDustIat that point opened lire on the
tram with rifles, but whether they sue
cee9sd in wounding any one has not yet
BEN learned, When the train had bcen
Brought to standstill the engineer and
fireman were ordered down from the CAB
and after detailing two of the band TO
keep guard over them the other four men
started back for the express car, IN which
was safe of the Adams Express Com
pany containing about $4,000.
Messenger Mulreen, in charge OF the
car, had observed the slackening up or
the train and had opened the door OF the
car to see what was the matter. Suspect
ing something and becoming suspicious
of the men he saw advancing TOWARDS
him, he hurriedly closed and secured the
door lust as the men reached 1t. Inc
robbers first tried to induce him to open
it, and failing, tried to pry it open, but
the stout door foiled all their efforts, ana
after spending about ten minutes IN this
work they put g charge OF dynamite nn-
der the door and blew it open. AS soon
as the door was broken the four men
ieaned into it. Mulreen made brave re-
sistance. but the robbers turned on him
and after beating him into condition OF
passivity with the butts of their reVolvers
began operations on the safe. This did
not long resist their attacks, and after RI
fling it Of its contents the guards were
called off and the seXtet Of desperadoes
took to the woods.
The men were all masked and had evil
IDENTIFY planned their work we'll, as each
one seemed to know exactly What to 90
and but few words were spoken during
the entire operation. Immediately on
receipt of the news special tram, well
manned with officers, was sent to the
scene. During the time the train stopped
at Grendale some of the tralnmen and
passengers attempted to come to the as
sistance Of the engineer and the messen-
ger. but the guard placed over the former,
Covered each side of the train with their
rifles. and warned them back on the pam
of death. Besides rifing the safe OF the
express company, it is said the robbers
opened several bags OF registered mail
matter on the car, and selecting wha5 ap.
peared to be of most value, carried II on;
About five months ago train was neio
up and robbed about the same place near
Glendale.
six men were concerned in the robbery.
Estimates as to the amounts secured vary
widely, ranging from $4,000 to $4,000,
but nothing definite is yet known on this
point. Superintendent Damsel of the ex,
press company says it will be several
days before the exact amount can be as
certained. While two Of the robbers
were doing the work st the express car,
Che other four bandits kept the remainder
of the train crew and passengers in state
of terror, q constant fusilade being Kept
mn all the while. A more reckless get OF
robbers probably never undertook aslm-
liar work, Fourteen shots were fired in
to the smoking car, but fortunately none
of the inmates Of the coach we're hurt.
On the South side of the track, about
$50 wards from where the robbery occurr-
ed, is wagon road running through q
strip of woods. Along this road, detec-
tives, who went to the scene last night,
found fresh tracks of a horse and wagon
coming towards st. Louis. The railroad
officials believe that one Of the robbers ID
a railroad man, as he is said to have IN
structed the fireman to not put any moro
coal in the furnace. The only description
of the robbers obtained is OF the two that
climbed on the engine. One OF them was
young man, tall, light complexion ana
heavy mocstache. The other had dark
complexion, dark clothes, about I'VE 1ees
six sinister looking eye; very QUICK
in motion and both wore light overcoats;;
The first report that the postal car had
also been denuded arc erroneous, as au-
then tic reports say that only the express
car was attacked.
E5press Messenger Mulreen Is said to
have been seriously injured in the hip by
tho explosion and battered on the head
by the butt ends of the revolvers in the
hands of tho robbers. A large posse IS
making a search for the bandits, and the
city officers are straining every nerve to
uncover the hiding place Of the outlaws.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, December 1.-The
Adams Express Company, it is now sta.
ted. lost about SIS, 900 by the robbery Of
the "Frisco," the night express Ger, near
Glendale, on Monday night, by six mask
ed>tnen, and the bold s.hold-up'' is rapid
" developing into criminal sensation OF
the first order. The safe of the Express
Company was completely rifled,. and al
though Superintendent Damsel placed the
loss Ia the neighborhood of $20,0 600, 1t is
known that the safe contained far more
than that amount. Superintendent DAM
sci refuses to deny or confirm the story
that the total loss reaches $75, 600, but ad-
mits that it exceeds the amount he hrst
gave out as the company's loss. There ID
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