The evening world., 1893-09-12
20 MASKED BANDITS.
-------
They Hold Up a Train l40 Miles
from Chicago.
Engineer Terribly Wounded-Ex-
press Car Rent by Dynamite.
One Safe E.mptied - Passengers
Guarded. but Not Attacked.


CHICAGO, Sept ,".-Twcnty masked
mon held up a Lake Shore train 40
miles from Chicago, near midnight, and,
after wounding the engineer, blow open
the safe in the express car and stole it's
content.
The train was the ono which drew out
Of the Twelfth street depot OF the ILL
nois Central road at 40 last evening.
1t reached kendaIlvillc. ia small station
in Indiana, little short OF four hours
, later. 1t went past the town and had
=. hardly gone a mile through II stretch of
timLc rland when the engineer reduced
speed near a curve.
= As me engine ratified around the turn
Engineer knapp saw a red light ahead.
His hand was at the lever in an instant,
and as the train went slower and the red
light drew nearer the engineer saw "A
group of men. In front of the red light
the train came TO a stop. A dozen men
sprang into the cab and lcvelled rifles at
the heads of the engineer and brennan
The two railroad men stood stupefied
as the rifle barrels cleaned in the flicker
ing light. and the robbers said. ..Throw
I'D YOUR hands"
The fireman was peaccful ENOUGH and
lifted his arms at once. Hut the engineer
was not SO timid. He paid no heed f.,
the men nor to their arms and with a
cry of warming on his lips turned
towards the passenger coaches. A dozen
rifles were quickly turned towards the
plucky fellow and n dozen shots startled
the passengers, who had been ~waken
by the sudden stopping Of the cars.
How many of the shots struck the poor
engineer was not determined, but he
fell with the blood gushing from several
Wounds.
As the train stopped there was
n terrible explosion. The robbers
had rut dynamite under the train, and
as thu stiffness of the lonely place was
broker the express car cracked and split
and showed a huge cash in its side.
Tho conductor and the brakeman hur-
ried to the platforms, only to be Gov
cred by Winchestcrs in the hands OF
men who said they would shoot to kill
II "A move were made. The railroad
men became motionless and dumb. A
guard was put at the end or each car
ana the express car was attacked.
The messenger behind his barricadeh
door refused to obey the OF
the robbers to open the express car en-
trance. Shot after shot was fired ut the
car. but the robbers soon saw they
could gain no entrance by intimidation.
They were prepared for this resistance.
The messenger, pouring shot after shot
at the robbers through the opening, was
soon disarmed. and with n blow on the
= head levelled to the floor senseless.
= Half II dozen of the twenty men then
looted the express car. Dynamite was
again used in opening the safe, and
,he thieves used their own time in TAX
Ing everything they thought worth car
rying away.
The guards at the doors of the mas
senger coaches were called OF, "A few
,arting shots were fired to warn those
on the train that pursuit meant death
IN the wooded stretch of land that Skirts
The railroad.
Az fast as lees could carry them mes
.enysrs ran To Kendallville IN snrcad tho
lard. The Sheriff OF the county
.,oused from bed. called on an near
h,no for Re,n and soon a nosse of rcsi-
na,ts n, Eenda u,i,,a rer. .noed,rg ALONG
49, Highway n the scene or the ron.
..v Tbev scoursd the vic;pity hea,
,h,ouph tho brush and fra ve,IoI miles
.h,o,gh tho woods ,hut ,bev couId Grj
no,binr
r.a,,,n tha. ,ha ,,,,n,s ,o,
~ Cbirayo tho sbcrir r,utod an, .
I.nronh onor,tor ora ,ir.d :, ,ha
Chicago police the story of the robbery.