The rustler., 1891-11-13
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
Fireman blanchard Relates the
Story Of the Train Robbery.
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Kansas Cfrr. No. Nov. 6-Recently
masked men boldly robbed the Kansas
City, Kan, barn Office Of the Metropoi-
itAn Street Railway Co. Before that
time masked men had boldly robbed
81 Joseph hotel Since the Kaasas City,
Kan. robbery . similar robbery has
taken place In Omaha, Neh., and . bank
at Homer. Neh.. has been robbed by
masked men In the same bold style
Last night about 10 o'clock four
masked men robbed the Pacific express
company's car on the Missouri Pacific
train bound for Kansas City at West
Side. a suburb Of Omaha. IL Is said
they secured only sass s3. No through
safe Is taken on that train. which is
given as the reason they did not get
more. The door of the car was made
useless by n dynamite cartridge.
The same gang Is supposed TO have
committed all these robberies.
The train was the regular Omaha,
lincoln & Nebraska City express, due
here at 0.8O n m II was In charge Of
Conductor William welch. an old.time
conductor and chief of the local d.
vision of the Order Of Railway Con-
'ductors Engineer Cavenaugh and
Fireman blanchard were In the engine.
In the car Of the Pacific express com
pany was samuel Green, the messen'
gcr. He lives In this city. boarding at
5O6 East Tenth street
''We left Omaha on time" said Fire
man Blanchard. this morning, land
had got pretty near 20 Fremont, Elk
horn & Missouri Valley crossing, twelve
miles this side Of Omaha, when saw
two masked fellows with guns in their
hands come crawling over the watel
tank and coal In the tender.
"'Hold up your handsr they yelled
with an oath, and my hands went NJ
Just that quick. But Cavenaugh didn'
hold up his hands at all. lie Just KEEP
them on the lever and stop cock ant
looked around over his shoulder an'
began TO talk with them.
"'Slow her up they said, and yol
can bet Cavenaugh slowed her up jus
like they ordered him to.
stop her ut the crossing, was tn
next thing we heard from under thos
mnslxs and we did Just as they said, 70
we were looking down the barrels q
runs that looked like cannons 10 u'
Nv! Il made me shiveri The hole
looked as big as dollars We stoppe
at the crossing.
Now get of, a" they ordered. We &c
off Then there was an explosion o
the front end of the express car The
two more fellows came up. | thin
the first two got on at Omaha and rod
out on the train. but the other two,
think, were stationed out there in u
cut by the crossing waiting for u
train
"They all began TO shoot aroun
promiscuous like and didn't seem
care where their bullets went or WI
they hit They shot into the EXPIRE
car and into the the smoker and a
around generally. There must ha'
been hundred shots fred
"They gave me an AK and told me
break in the wrecked door of the c
press car. / didn't work very good al
they rot mad and commenced firiI
into the platform where ! stood Oh
bullet cut Cavenaughs overalls al
grazed his leg. They then saw the do
was broken loose and told me to ts
the expressman to light up inside Al
come out called to Sam and told hi
what they wanted
"Well, Sam was lying over in the &C
ner OF the car, hid down among son
stuff behind coffin he was carryin
The explosion had blown out his light
but he lit u lamp and came 10 q
door Then the men marched up In
the car and again made us hold up o
hands Sam and held up our hane
but Cavenaugh never made a move
hold up his hands during the who
circus. lie was just as cool and bra
the whole time. | never seen n IN
act like he did.
Then they made Sam she'll out h
keys
"'Where's your safe? they asked.
".You're standing on it, says Sa
Then they went through everything
After they had completed the re
berry of the car one of the masked me
who seemed to be the leader, turned
the engineer and fireman and sa
'"Come ahead"
The robbers got off the train.
guess it is all right now" he said, e
lbacls on the engine and go ahead.
The engineer and fireman compile
,nnd.the robbers disappeared.
Late Nebraska Returns.