The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-16
HELD Up TIE EXPRESS.
Seven Highwaymen Rob a
Train Of $780,.
Bold Exploit Of Desperate Bandits
in Colorado.

Seven men on a recent night held up the
Denver and Rio Grande train from Ogden,
about four miles west Of Texas Creek, COL,
and secured $1,000 from the safe in the bag
gage car. The robbers had laid their plans
carefully, their method of operation being
somewhat different from usual train rob-
berries.
About nine o'clock that night they captured
the night track walker and secured all his tor
pedoes. When the train approached he was
made, at the point Of arife, to get upon the
As the train slowed up the engineer and
fireman were covered with seven rifles
and made dismount from the engine.
Their pockets were then searched. Auer.
the fireman, was relieved Of gold watcn
and some money. He was then forced to
proceed to the baggage car and with crow
bar compelled to break in the door.
In the meantime Express Messen::
ger Angel, who became suspicious OF
trouble when the train slowed
up, began to make preparations to defend
himself and the property under his care. He
was not kept long in anticipation, TOR ne
heard the mems voices outside and the blows
of the crowbar against the door, Accom-
panied by demand for admittance came
bullet through the glass in the door.
Angel replied with his revolver and hot
fight began. 1t only lasted few minutes,
however, and none OF the shots from either
side took effect. The door was soon broken
open and the robbers rushed in. Angel
made brave resistance. but the pressure
Of a revolver against his temple and threats
of immediate death compelled him 70 Sou
cumb to their demands and open the sare.
The money was found in small packages,
The $1,000 was all the money in the safe.
The robbers Immediately after securing
their booty took their departure. NO at
tempt was made to molest any Of the PES.
seneers very few of whom had any idea OF
what was going on in the baggage car.
Horses had been placed in readiness by the
highwaymen. and as soon as their WORK was
accomplished they mounted the animals ana
fled in the direction Of Wet Mountain VAL
ley. ,,a
who went to the scene at once. They are al
determined men who have seen service OF
this kind before and will make short work
Of the fugitives il they should come up with
them. A number Of trained bloodhounds at
Trinidad have been telegraphed for to aid IN
the chase after the criminals. They Will De
hurried to the scene on special train and
put on the trail as soon as possible.
Pinkerton's Detective Agency was called
upon for assistance to hunt down The men,
and number of their employees were soon
on hand and placed under the command OF
Detective Kramer. OF the Rio Grande COM
pany. A special train was hurriedly made
up at Denver, and at four clock that morn
ing they left for the scene Of the robbery,
accompanied by the chief surgeon OF the
road.
Very little is known Of the men who COM
mitted the robbery, though it is believed, by
the cool manner in which the job was done,
that they are no new offenders in the crime
of train robbing. One Of the highwaymen
was described as man about forty, wearing
dark stiff hat, and another as a heavily
built man about the same age. One OF the
seven was boy about nineteen years of age.
He wore checked shirt and was in his shirt
sleeves.
The place selected for the robbery was
lonely spot. Torpeioes secured from the
track walker were placed oa the rails to
hasten the engineer in stoppigg the train.
The mail car was also broken open, but
none Of the bags were touched, the robbers
seeming anxious to depart after all the con-
tents Of the safe had been secured.