Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-05
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informed of the injury to her husband
tressed over it until informed by officers
of the Wells-Fargo company that her
husband was out Of danger. Mr.. Rob-
erts has mother, two sisters and two
brothers residing in this city. One OF
his brothers is "Chalk" Roberts, we'll
known Democrat who ran for constable
In this city two years ago.
There were quite number OF Los An
geles people on the train but most OF
them were hot uistul bed at all by the
explosion OF the dynamite. Those VINO
were awake contented themselves
with keeping inside the cars and
getting under the seats and
out of sight. Ed Niles was on the train,
but be did not even wake up. When
ever passenger got off the coach to lind
out why the train had stopped, he was
ordered, back by the robbers at the
point OF a gun, and was informed
that if he was not right lively about
getting back, be would have the top OF
his head blown off, The passenger gem
orally returned to the ear by the most
direct route, and as soon as be could
possibly get there. -
Among those who came down on the
train. was Mail Agent r. M. Richard
son, who was in the car ahead of the ex-
press car and just behind the tender.
He gave the following account OF the
affair to HERALD reporter:
"About IL O'Clock in the morning two
men got on the engine at Coils and
gave the engineer and fremen cigars,
and asked to ride to Fresno.
''The train had hardly got started
when they pulled guns on the crew, and
said, We've got you now. Come with
US, you ----s.' AS soon as the
train was stopped the robbers
went to the express car and
then heard two bombs go off. l
opened my door. and shot was taken
atsme, and ducked into my car. This
was about IL 80 and at 1910 | heard
people yelling for water to put out the
fire in the car. then came out and
helped to put out the fire. Roberts ap-
peared to be badly hurt, but said he
fooled them by hiding the gold"
E. Gellinger, the news agent, said the
head brakeman and himself, when they
heard the bomb go off, ran to the door
of the car and looked ahead, but two
shots were fred at them, and as they
had not lost anything, they went back
into the passenger car.
Willis Polk, the well-known archi-
tect, formerly OF this city, was on the
train also. In talking of the robbery,
he said: "That boy Roberts, when the
robbers demanded entrance to the car,
showed what he was made OF. He re-
fused to open the door, and hid his
through safe, and all the gold that be
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shotgun and laid down on the floor, pre-
pared to shoot the first man that came in.
Two holes were blown in the car aslarge
as door. The fireman can thank his
God that Roberts recognized him. He
was on the point of shooting. just
about this time bomb went off under
the car, and the fireman was blown out
of the car and Roberts thrown against
the roof and his gun dropped. He then
came out of the car, and was grabbed
the head with pistol and tod him to
60 in and open the safe. He said he
had lost the combination, but after sew
eral more blows had been administered
to him he went in the car with them.
Baggagemaster George Samuels gives
the following account of the affair:
men came close to the end OF my car,
and heard one of them say: Kill the
-l Don't give him the least
chance for his lifel' The first bomb was
then fred, and after that seven more in
quick succession. heard them call to
the messenger, Come out, you ---l
I've got you covered Roberts then
came out. One man said: up with
your handsp p the other one said; 'Kill
the ! Where is your partner? p
Roberts said he had no partner. The
man said: If you have a partner in
there, I'll murder you, sure as Christ J
The fireman was then put in through
the hole, and he said there was no one
else in the car. Another bomb was
thrown inside the car then, and
that is what set fire to it.
The men then got Roberts to go into
the car, and followed him and beat him
until he opened the safe; but he did not
open the through safe, only the way
safe, which had very little money in it.
He had opened the safe and hid the
best portion of the treasure when
he first heard noise at his car.
which let's down from the side of the
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made the brakeman and Roberts each
carry sack of silver about 100 yards
from the track. Then they placed
bomb on the piston rod Of the engine,
blew it up, grabbed the coin, mounted
horses and rode away"
| From telegram received late last
night, it was learnedsthat Mr.. Roberts
injuries comprised severe bruises and q
| dislocated shoulder.
Superintendent Pridham stated that
the amount of booty the robbers re-.
ceived could not be very great, as the
treasure on the south-bound train never
was large. Everything in the car was
damaged to greater or less extent.
ROBERTS AND THE ROBBERS.
The Express Messengers Account of the
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