Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-26
THEY MEANT BUSINESS,
A Northern Pacific Overland
Train Held Up.
Three Masked Men Perform a
Neat Job.
Only the Inmates of the Pullman
Car Robbed.
The Passengers and Conductor Relieved
of Their Va1uables at the Point of
Revolvers-The Ladies Were
Unmolested,
By the Associated Press.1

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TACOMA, Wash, Nov. 25.-A Northern
Pacific overland train was held up at
Hot Springs last night by three masked
highwaymen, who went through the
Pullman car. The robbers ordered all
passengers to hold up their hands. The
robbers guarded each door while third
robber gathered the money and valua-
bles. The chief losses are as follows
E. Hege of Portland, $40 and a 5000 gold
watch; y. F. Friedman of Portland, $75
and a gold watch; W. Giamares Of
Slocum, 5000; T. E. Taylor of Pendleton,
Ore, $40, watch and shirt studs; E. H.
Miller of Portland, $40 and gold watch,
ring and scarf pin: G. w. Wiley, Pull
man conductor, $50, rings and iewelry.
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 25.-The North
ern Pacific train that was held up at
Hot Springs. arrived here this after
noon. E. E. Miller of this city, who
was on the train, said:
II was sitting alone in the smoking
compartment of the Pullman, when
three masked men entered, unnoticed
by be. My attention, however, was
shortly called to the fact that they were
there, and that they meant business.
One man struck me over the head,
knocking my hat off and saying roughly,
Throw up your hands, and do it id
quick The invitation was promptly
accepted. The faces of the first two men
We're covered with dark red handker-
chiefs; while the face of the one who
seemed to be the leader was covered
vyiSh h n hriOht Il
medium height, one slightly under, and
the third a little over the average.
They proceeded with their work in a
systematic manner and the whole thing
was accomplished in very lew min
utes."
"Have you got gum" interrogased
the leader.
Mr.. Miller shook his head negatively.
"Where is your money!" asked the
leader.
81 Immediately handed over $40 in
money, my watch, rihg and scarf pin,"
said Mr.. Miller. ''They then compelled
me to walk through the car, while they
relieved the other passengers of their
vasuables. The ladies in the car were
not molested."
Elmer E. Hege, manager for the
Equitable Mortgage company of this
city, was sitting near the rear end of the
car, and had just handed over his tick.
cts to the conductor, when the robbers
entered the main compartment. He
had heard voices in the smoking COM
partment, but the sounds were indis-
tinct, and he mad thought nothing of it
until weapon was thrust into his face.
G. w. Wiley, conductor of the Pullman,
who was standing near, at the sugges-
tion Of the leader of the robbers, dropped
into seat. Wiley gave up his watch
and $50 in money.
The robbers had just finished with
Conductor Wiley, when S. j. Friedman,
travelling man for Esberg, Bachman &
Co., entered the car at the front door
from one OF the other coaches. He was
ordered to hold up his hands and come
forward. Friedman neglecting to ex-
tend his hands upwards, Immediately
one of the robbers fired a shot, which
passed about Is inches above his bead
and entered the casing of the front door.
Friedman's hands soon went up in the
air. His watch and $75 iu money were
taken.
Their work completed, the robbers
backed out of the car to the rear plat
form and rang the bell for the train to
stop, keeping the passengers under cover
all the while.
When the train had come almost to a
standstill, they signaled for it to 60 on,
and jumped from the platform, having
accomplished their work in Systematic
and cool-headed way.
No one On the train except those in
the sleeper knew any thing OF the rob-
berry until after it was over, and the
train continued on until the train officials
could be notified, after the robbers had
alighted. The engineer obeyed the sig
nails given, supposing they came from
the conductor. After proceeding short
distance the train was backed up, but no
trace of the robbers could be found.
The ground is covered with snow where
the robbery took place, and it is thought
they cannot escape.