The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-26

bother women. The porter turned as
white az sheet. Actually he did turn pale:
now m not joking, mind, that negro did turn
pale. lie ieaped iato an upper berth and COW
cred Up his head with the curtains. Now, per-
haps the most iaugha5le thing connected with
the whole affair. aad the boss robbsr shouted:
You come out OF that and throw up your
hands"
"ie-es. will. boss" the porter said. an do
anything, boss" and then he shruat his hand
out between the curtains aud waved them
about No, he didn't have any money, although
the Pullman conductor had SO, which they
took.
There were not many people on the car-only
eight or ten. The robbers did their work
quickly. When they were ell through the me-
dium-sized man, who did all the talking, put
up his hand and pulled one short and one long
pull at the cord. Then the train Stacked up.
All the time the robbers kept out their revolvers
and waved them around. We people kept up
our hands, of course. When the train was nearly
nj star6still the boss robber moved toward the
forward platform, as did the Others. Then the
toss robber told Us TO keep our hands up until
they got Off the train. and of course he swore
like blue streak all the time. All three backed
out OF the car. holding their guns toward
us. We did not say anything, only
the one child cried. As they were about
to get off. the boss pulled the signal rope once
believe, and they disappeared. All the window
curtains were up and they could SEQ what we
were doing inside. IL Wa tried to shoot, OF
course the robbers could shoot us. When we
had got past the robbers we took down our
hands and talked the situation over. There was
considerable excitement, and just then Con-
duc;or Cameron came rushing In and demanded
20 know who had pulled the signal rope and
stopped the train. We explained BY this time
the train was going AZ its usual speed.
The amount taken by the robbers in
nj
and watches will probably foot up 800 or
$3.50 more.
Sheriff Price tonight sent two deputies
to Buckley TO assist if possible in captur-
ing the train robbers who held up the
passengers in the Pullman car near Hot
Springs last night. These deputies, how
ever, do DOT expect to take much active
part in the chase unless the robbers are
run over into Pierce from King county.
I. c. Taylor. one of the passengers. says
that when he was searched for a second
time and his watch was secured and taken
from him. the robbers also took 20 cents
from his trousers pocket. Wont you let
me have that 10 get my breakfast with ?"
asked Taylor "Oh, guess So" said the
robber, and he put the 20 cents back into
his pocket
to the Northern Pacific is as follows:
Three armed masked men got on the rear end
OF the sleeper at Hot Springs and held up all
the male passengers in II and took everything
valuable. One shot was fred in the sleeper,
but no one was hurt The robbers pulled the
cord, stopped the train and got OH the train
about one mile west of haywood. They pulled
the cord and acted as ii they had been railroad
men ana knew the bell signals. was up ut the
head end and did not know till after the robbers
were off some minutes All of the robbers were
OF medium size and build. They were from "A
TO 80 years Old, rather shabbily dressed. Two of
them carried Colts revolvers; one was single
action old style, using caps. aud one double
acting biued barrel revolver with side electors.
Following is a list of the property taken:
Z. c. Taylor of Pendleton, Or, lost one OPEN
faced gold watch, Springfield movement, mono
gram IT. c. r." on the back Inside of cover
were these words, "rom, remember the p. $. u.
Lou" He also lost $50 $40, all in $40 bills, and
a gold shirt stud.
r. II. Miller of Portland, Or, OF Knapp, Bur-
rell x Co., lost a gold watch of Eigin make, B.
W. RAYMOND movement, hunting case, with
monogram on outside of '.E ii. NJ" gold
ring, being a Fourteenth degree Masonic ring.
With the full name on the inside; pink opal
scarf pin and $40 in currency.
s. J. Friedman, of Portland, Or, OF Esberg,
Bachman & Co. lost filled case watch, Amer
lean movement; a diamond locket, with the
frame for picture missing and having on ii the
monogram as. ]. F." on the side: platinum
and gold double chain, patent cigar cutter and
knife, V-shaped, with picture in the end of it,
and from s75 to 800 In money.
Samuel DINER. OF Chicago, lost about 500. in
cluding one $50 bill, the balance being gold and
paper
II. Guimaraes, OF Seattle, Occidental hotel, lost
So, all being Canadian money except a few dol
lars in silver, also receipt for 1893 for lots in
Bonners Ferry and one gold watch, Walthan
make with double case and buckskin fob
D.. Elmer L. Hegg, OF Portland, Markham
building, purse with 50 III silver and gold
watch, Swiss make. about seventeen years old,
| hunting case, having a monogram on Ii as fol-
lows: "E +. H." one "E" being backwards.
G. W. Wiley, Pullman conductor. lost a solid
hunting case gold watch, Elgin movement, with
| a chain. a crescent scarf pin set with pearls and
| plain gold ring and about $50 cash. The rob-
| bers may have taken freight train which
| pulled out OF haywood, going east, just after
| our train passed there.
| This is said to be the first record OF
| train robbery in Washington.
! ELLENsBURG, Nov .. - Special. -
| Among the passengers held up on last
| nights Northern Pacific train was II. J.
| Snivelv, who reached here minus fine
! gold watch.