The rustler., 1891-12-11

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cessfal train robbery took place sn the
81 Lauis s san Franclsco road at
Glendale. Ten miles frum this eitv.
shortly before 70 o'clock Monday nirhL
The robbers had their plans well laid.
and they escaped vita money aud vai-
uables = the amount Of Sc. eaa The
Adams Express Co. was the victim. and
from the manner IN which the robbers
did the job Il Is evident that they IN.
tended 70 make q clean sweep - the
express car. They used dynamite with
fearful effect both on the car and on
Messenger J. I. Mulrennan. who had
charge ef the car.
six men participated in the robbery.
When the train reached Old Orchard Il
Is supposed that four men boarded the
express car, two climbing the front
platform and two the rear The other
two. il Is believed. boarded the train at
Glendale.
shortly after the train left Glendale
two men silently made their way over
the heaps Of coal In the tender toward
the engine cab As soon as they secured
a good footing they opened the heavy
duck shield which does duty a. a door
during the cold season. and. placing re-
volvers at the heads of the engineer
and fireman. one, with a stern voice,
said' Hold up your hands,"
When this was done the spokesman
sternlv said 10 Engineer Wagner: ..Stop
the train" The engineer complied with
alacrity.
As soon as the train came 10 stand
stiil the robber chief with great delib-
GRAFTON commanded the engineer and
fireman 10 turn about face aud march
off the cab, one of the bandits having
gotten down 70 stand guard at the side
of the engine
When the two robbers had piloted
the engineer and fireman to the car
they placed them under guard and
tried first b. persuasive means TO ret
Messenger Mulrennen 10 open the door
of the car But the latter was obdur-
ate. lie would sell his life first The
chief Of the band. seeing that eoaxing
did 10 good, commanded his lieuten-
ants to 60 t. work and demolish the
door The new mode Of attack. dyna-
mite was, employed. a stick of the
deadly explosive was placed against
The car and the fuse lighted. In n
quarter OF a minute n loud 'banp" |
-everberated through the surrounding
woods, and Dr. Higgins. who lived but |
! short distance from the scene Of the
'obbery, was aroused from his slum- |
)ers aud thought an earthquake was
IN. lie was undeeeived, however. for /
n half minute another stick was ex- /
,loded at the door of the car. and the
lying splinters indicated that the dvna-
mite had performed its mission. As
oon as the door fell in the robbers
inferred the car and. taking out the
afe, had the door open in very short
ime, having used the same means MS
hey had used against the car. They
ook everything in the safe and also
he messengers gold watch aud chain.
The estimates as to the amount Sc
ured vary widely. Some place the
um at s20, 600 and others at $50. 900.
shile Others 20 rs high rs s100. 000. but
he latter is believed to be exaggerated
While the two robbers were doing
he work Mt the express cur the other
our bandits kept the rest OF the crew
nd the passengers ia n state of terror
fusillade being kept up all the while.
. more reckless set of robbers prob
bly, never undertook similar work.
'ourteen shots were fired right into
lao body of tn" smoking car, and how
was that tnone OF the passengers were
rounded by the flying bullets is mvs-
cry. All that saved the passengers
rom being hit by the bullets from the :
Dbbers' revolvers is the fact that most
them crouched on the floor of the
oach and between the seats and re- E
lained there until the fusillade was
YER.
The first reports that the postal car
nd been robbed were erroneous. as
nthentic reports say that only the ex-
ress car was attacked
Express Messenger Mulrennen was
'riously injured in the hip by the
Fnamite explosion, but he had to be
uttered into subsection by the butt
IDS of the revolvers in the hands of |
ie robbers |