The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-02
Six Train Robbers Very Successfully
Operate on an EARLY Morn
ing Passenger.
Big Booty Is Secured Within a
Very Few Miles or st.
#.$S s. Louis. ~
No Trace or tho Bandits Dynamite Used
% to Great AdvnntaEe-Amounto of
4 Their Piundor a.

train robbery took place on the sst. Louis ~
San Francisco road near Glendale station,
about ton miles from this city, ,ghortly be-
fore 40 O'clock last night. The robbers had
their plans we'll Ind and escaped with
money and yaluables amounting to $40, 900,
and \ probably more. The Adams Express
company is the victim, and from the man
ner in which the robbers did the job, IT is
evident that their plans were to make a
olearsB OF the express car. They used
dynamite with fearful effect, both on this
car md Hafes. Six men participated in the
robbery. When the train renchsd Old
Orchard, it il supposed that fonr men
boarded the express car; the other two
boarded the train at Glendale, and shortly
after the train left Glendale they made
their why to the engine cab and, plncing
frevolyers at the heads of engineer and fire.
man, compelled them to stop the train.
The engineer complied and as soon as the
train came to a standstill the engineer and
fireman vera taken to the express car. Iii
the meantime the express messenger, who
suspected that something was wrong, closed
and bolted the doors Of the car and stood
inside ready to defend the property in
trusted to his care. But the odds were
against him and the poor fellow now lies in
d dangerous condition at North Springfield.
Whsn the two robbers piloted the oll-
ginser and fireman to the car they placed
Them under guard and tried to induce the
messenger to open the door of the car bnt
the latterSwas obdurate. A stick Of dyna-
mits was placed against the car and ex-
ploded, and in q minute another stick was
exploded at the ear door, which fell III.
The robbsrs then entered the car, and TAX
ing the key from the messenger soon had
the safe open. Every thing in the safe was
taken ana also the messengers gold watch
and charm. The estimated amounts secured
range from $50, 900 to $4,000, but nothing
definite as yet is known on this point.
Superintendent Damsel,5 of the express COM
pany,, says it will be several days before the
exact amount can be ascertained. While
thes two robbers were doing the work 1t. the
sar ths N her fon .band dits kept the
remaiudsF Of tile crew and passengers in q
state Of terror, a constant fusilade@ being
kept up all the while, Fourteen shots were
fired into the smoking cat, but fortunately
no one was hurt On the south side Of
the track, about 15O yards from where
the robbery occurred, is wagon road
IuNH4AH stAlOuRA q bbE IL " WOoNss 1aAOtS
this 1oad, tho detectives who went to the
scene last night. found fresh tracks of
horses and u wagon coming towards st.
Louis. The railroad officials believe that
one Of the robbers was a railroad man, as
lie is said to have instructed the fireman
not to put any more coal in the furnace.
The only description of Che robbers OBJ
tnined is of the two who climed into the
engine. One of them was a young man,
tall, light complexion with heavy
naoustache, while the other had u dark com
plexion, dark clothing and was about five
feet six inches, with sinister looking eye
and was vety quick in motion and both
wore light overcoats.. The first reports that
the postal car Was also denuded are errone-
GUS as the authentic reports say that only
the express car was attacked. Express
Messenger Mulrensn is said to have been
seriously injured il the hip BY the explo-
sion and battered about the head by the
butt ends of the revolvers i'll the hands Of
the robbers. "A large posse is makingu
search for tho bandits. @ 49,