Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-16
RoBBEDIT0F $4,000
Mineral Range Train Held Up
in Upper Peninsula.
MASKED MEN DID THE JOB
Three Men Arrested Said % be the
Robber~--Money Taken was 90
Pay the Miaers' Wages


U.scocx Nirh gert IA train On
a. 49, p..~. -..i-...s h.ls -.
-. -- -. - sr -
oe'~oeh h''o anu ees soN.
masked mcn thh morning. ~ 80 anu
robbed OF t.ovu OF tainmet ana hecis
mine money. Everything 10 IN . tur-
moil.
The sceue Of the robbery il on the
Mineral Rance raslvcad q narrow .e.ure
80 ........ h.s-.., ua,ghton ard
..-sl. - I-L.' ~ss-s,-. -
S'snes .sn
several smaller mines
The engineer ana fireman were Gov
cred with reyolvers by two OF the rob
bers while the other tao ordered the
expreas mee.cpger "a nat the coptcnts
- b,s s.fa in . h.g ~hsch one AZ Al.
,ohhers ca,ri.d The uc~.rnger im.ne.
dia,elx corn mni,ed ara hanied ort soms
a. on conriyred Ia fh. calnmet a
Hecla mine which was mart f the money
10 he Maid bv the mine on Its monthly
nav roll.
a ss"'oo"
a - =
nred shot ana oruerea tne engineer 70
60 ahesu quick "nicn ne u'u' anu .ro
whoie anai, was sueh q su1p'.ss ,nal INC
p,iI ppa,;i .s,as .ha ,,.;n s haJ ss,ar,sJ I',eh,
guards and sheriffs are out acquiring the
country In is Thought that the rohhers
Ind horses conveniently near and boat
ready at the lake shore. from which
poinf they would make for northern
Canada. The train was loaded with
nassengera.
80 a1ickIy xas Il done that the pas.
sepger. knew nothing ~ the tr,nble tin
afterwards A sherilf's po-ss IL securing
the country. II is believed that the
robbers had horses and also a boat on
the lake to taI<e tbem 10 Canada.
Jack King a wrestler. Jack kehoe. an
ALI round snort and John Chellien have
been arrested ON suspicion of Icing inn
pIicated In the train robbery. The men
drove out OF town early this morning
ana were seen returning ION 'ne he'sn-
pofaoou .. ., ene eslne u. -
ny IoD..s ooaruou 'iI0 IAN - rs
pn nag ssa'en' A"o "oio uia'As tHo
o'ne,s uiu not
i, on'seu Iess ,.pacsen .a.l.o ssn. , "
.ne scene ., inc IopoeIy anu 'l'eIs s,oNou
,ne Peop'e LIVING IA sno no,f ooI noou' ~
Out mono oi 'nom ha1 soen tue "en in
custooy ABOUT 'no ta'iroao uaeA'
Robbers Are tn Custody.
The passengers were not aware OF the
robbery until the conductor rushed
through the train shouting, There are
highwaymen on board
IN the money IL not recovered the
American Express company will be the
loser. as the money was in its care. The
money was shipped TO the Calumet and
Hecla company 10 secure the pay roll
tomorrow by the First National bank Of
Hancock and the National bank Of
Houghton.
Hundreds of men are still securing
the country in the hope OF finding some
clew to the robbers. The general opin.
ion. however, Is that the men arrested
are the right ones
Messenger Hogsn's Story.
HorcHroS. Mich. Sent. l5-Express
messenger Hogan tells the following
storv of the robbery.
I'll was sitting In INV chair with INV
feet ON n box singing when I heard a
crash and Hooking that way sav n
ed man covering me with two re-
yoiver. and ordering hands up' There
was another man lust behind him.
threw nm INV hands mighty ouick
and the robbers took nv gun
awsv. then they demanded the KEYS
~ tbs safe nr.tended 10 be looking
FOR the right kew when they threat.
an.d 20 Iii mo n did NOT hurry /
,hsn o,.ensd the safe ard took ouf the
sa',r ,,ac,agaa "a currency and one az
,bs ,bs ,aihars srooned them into a bay he