Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11
HELD UP. THE TRAIN.
Daring and Successful Attempt of
Masked Men.
THE PASSENGERS NOT MOLESTED.
Their SpoiIs Did Not Amount to
Very Much.
SHARP URSUIT ORDERED.

BARDWELL. KY. Nov. 1.-Three closely
masked robbers held up a northbound train,
No. %. on the main line of the Illinois Cen
trai early this morning at Mayfeld Creek
trestle, two and one-half miles north of
Mayfield junction. The express car was
robbed of two money packages, one contain
ing $33 addressed to ]. S. Titus, Chicago,
and the other a bag of money containing an
unknown amount of money in transfer from
Memphis to Chicago. The express messen-
ger saved the remainder Of the contents of
the safe.
About B o'clock, while the train was leav-
ing Bardwell, three men climbed over the
tank and one of the robbers said to En-
g1neer Clark: Pull out as soon as you
can"
AT the same time the robber grabbed the
ie1t arm of the engineer and one of them
put a fo-Colts' revolver under his ear, order
ing MIN at the same time to do what they
wanted or they would kill him. At that
time the fireman ran away and got on the
plot or the engine. where he remained in
hiding until the robbers had finished their
work.
While this was going on the passengers in
TWO sleepers and three coaches, which made
up the train, were in ignorance, as all were
asleep ana no hiring was done to wake them
Inc engineer wanted to get down and put
In some coal, but the robbers refused to let
him stir from his seat in the cab. One of
the robbers did the firing for him from
Bardwell to Port Jefferson and ordered him
TO stop the train on the Mayfield trestle
The self-poSsessed engineer insisted that
the robbers should let him put the hagman
OH to protect the rear end of the train
ana the lives of the passengers, because
they had passed a freight train at Bard
WELL which might run into them. This the
robbers agreed to and when the train was
stopped by their orders at the trestle they
a thn mil Rff fhAt-
guns to go in front of them to the express
car door and open it. He shouted to Ex-
press Messenger Mcneil to open the door
and not to shoot as he was in front of the
robbers.
One of the robbers went into the car and
came out with several bundles, which he
put into sack. He told the engineer to
pick up his dynamite on the platform of
the car and put it in another sack which
Clark did. In the robbers company, and
with revolvers close to his head the en-
g1neer carried the train to Port jefferson,
where the robbers got behind some piling
and shouted to the engineer to pull out
fast old man."
In reply to Clarks question the robbers
said they wer not going to bother the pas
sengers. and they kept their promise
All the robbers Wore soft hats and masks
of black CLOTH completely covering their
heads with only holes cut in for seeing and
breathing. Two of them were spare built
men and the other heavy and tall, with
blue overalls on. One OF the, spare built
men was well dressed but the clothes of
all were covered with mud. All carried
fine double -barreled shot guns with pistol
grip and Colts revolvers
The sherifs of Ballard and Carlisle coun-
ties ana the marshal at Fulton, Tenn, as
soon as they were notified of the hold up
started with a posse in different directions
to hunt the robbers with blood hounds
Second Vice President Harahan of the
Illinois Central sent word along the line
to spare no money to bring the robbers to
q
ably be offered for their capture.
About $1,000 Secured.
ST. LOUIS, Nov u.-Information received
at the offices at the American Express Com
pany in this city state that the amount of
money secured by the robbers is about
s7o0O. This amount was being carried from
New Orleans to Chicago. The express off,
cials say they do not know the name of
the consignee. Detectives have been sent
from here to assist in the search of the
robbers.