The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-16
HELD UP IN HIS CAR.
AsToRy or TIE kENpALLvlLLE ROB-
Berry FROM THE INSIDE.


Berry FROM THE INSIDE.
An Express Messenssr's Thrilling Tale
Tho Robbers Seemed to 10 Pretty Good
Fellows ut Heart-How They Got Int
the burglar PROOF Safe.
Express Messenger NJ. NJ. weist, who
was blown up by the train robbers neal
kendallville, Ind, had Just returned from I
trip over the Lake Shore road, and yer,
readily told of his thrilling experience Ii
the famous robbery. He has lived in But
falo about a year and has been an express
messenger on the Lake Shore road for L.
years
We were rolling along at a good livel,
rate. My assistant, b. b. Hamlin, and my
self We're alone in the car. It was about
1850 In the morning. The lights were turned
low, and most Of the passengers back in thu
coaches and sleepers were asleeps Just
we were approaching the switch at Kess
Ter the emergency brakes were suddenly
applied with great force, and the train camt
to quick stop. l opened the door of thu
car and looked ahead. saw at once thai
the red switch light was turned on us
which caused the engineer to stop so sud
denly. Before had time to look a second
time or shout to the engineer ''crack,
bang" sounded a pistol shot by the en-
gine, and knew what was the matter.
They're after u.s." / said to Hamlin, and
closed the door and fastened it as quickly
as possible. Then went to the local SAT,
and took out a bag of currency and all tn,
valuables l could get hold of and threw
them over among the boxes and package.
In the freight end Of the car. That was tn,
last knew for some time When recov
cred consciousness, was lying on the flooi
Of the car, and two of the robbers were in
side at work.
immediately after stopping the trair
they had placed dynamite bomb on tn,
outside sill of the car door, and the explo
sion, the great conclusion is what mad,
me unconscious. When / came to, as
said, two of them were inside and had tie
lamps lighted. The chimneys had bee,
broken by the shock, and as the car wa.
full of smoke you can imagine that il wa,
something like nightmare to rouse u,
from unconsciousness and see those two
masked robbers in there tbroueh that dim
smoky light. The moment stirred. oneot
them, the shorter one, covered me with ,
winchester rife. Hamlin was guarded il
the same way. They had red bandk ercbief.
tied over their fnces up to their ewes an,
tucked down around their pecks
Were here for business. y said one n
them as 1 staggered nm to n half STANDING
position. IL was the tall one-the header
who smoke
II see Won are.n said I.
"Wbere Is Inc monevs,, be ,sted
"What have is in the local safe -
"Well. want IL - he said I tbrevv iii,
door omen and told him TO helm bjmself
"There is pothing In tbero 70 omonnt =,
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nansrs ), 7 said &c a,,.,,,a,1 ~ ~ IL,
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want 70 exp,ain 70 Won that tha,o ~.
two safes In nm evnress car 0na ;s ~ 80
tionory sasa which La. ali ~ lr,.ao.ss.t
nables and he local ssfe in ,vh;oh we 40 va,
tbings If lass vsl,,e ami small on,ou,,ts =
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onap The 1iai l. toIan Of IL 80 III, ~
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a., saa,,,a,r 60 a., - -
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,aas tbora ,ras son,a raiinCa5 $50, w pi a'A
lie d;dn,t tno,y ,,bora = ~ e. I. 10
didn,t f,nd a. Than La $50, ~ =. - 'aiiu ?,
viii ,bo n,ost frinhtr,,I - ~. ane
haord M, a 80 MI l., IL az, q
nIn tbora y .oid ,,,rnin,s ~ ~ ~.
arv sofe W '-'o o''''oi'
| 1Onen a. - ba demandad
| ~ CAN'T, said /
"Tben Won omen n - ba said trr,;r, =,
Hamlin. y
~ can't said uamIin and tho, a.,
plained In hin, that the dial wac ofF ard ~,
had no way of openinp it.
swell. IN omen IL Id onicl ;, h,
Qrowled and ordered soma ono o,,tsiaa I'll,
car 10 oct him n mckay A. tl,;s 80 "
asked hin n / might ,,ict mn tho fn,,;l.p,,
| hills that he had thrown about on tho a.,
and he ,,nvo me Tho nr;yiIn,ro s,nti 80.
/ them mn and wa talked ali tbo 80, %,
that time he had got n sledpe hammer an;
told his mar, ner IN ordar ne 10 tha ,,aor =
the car and allow MS 10 maxi a n harricaIa =
the freight boxes did not kno,,, III
This was for at first hut soon saw II mn
In nrotect ne from the avnloeion ~, h
bley omen tbe safe W. pada n I'LL, -,
ns Lesn;nr, ne covarad ,,,it,, ~ "..