St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-13

after the train had stopped, when /
heard two shots fred on the outside in
rapid succession. A moment later the
car was lifted from the track by a ter
rifle explosion. and the same time Ham
lin, my assistant, and myself were
knocked violently to the floor. / was
stunned for a moment, and could
scarcely realize what had occurred
when L regained my senses, | found
myself under large heap of baggage
and shattered woodwork, and three men
WEARING MASKS
stood close By, one having Winchester
at my head. One of the men spoke.
telling US not TO move or they would
blow the brains out of US. When the
safe was burst open the robber at once
began diveStiBg it of its contents, and
carrying the packages of money to the
door, where he handed it out TO his
palls.'
Weist declined to give any informa-
non as 10 the amount taken by the rob-
bers. saying he would leave that for the
company to do.
II know that the cusses took all they
could get. anyhow" said he, land when
they got it they fed. 1t was an awful
experience ! can scarcely describe it.
Just imagine yourself crowded into
armed with guns. both aimed at your
head. We did not know but the gang
outside was numbering every body on
the train- As it was, | understand, a
number of the trainmen narrowly
escaped being shot. ] do not want an
other experience of the kind in NINE"
WeiSt was taken 10 the company;s
ONCE to make a report in the matter.
w. l.. Jordan, of Chicago. was asleep
In the second coach, and was awakened
by the shock OF the tain coming to a
sudden stop.
The shock was SO sudden and pro-
nounced," said he, THAT my first thought
was that we had met with
SOME ACCIDENT.
got up, and, walking to the front end
OF the car, stepped out on the platform.
A man with black whiSkers and wear
ing mask over the upper part of his
race put revolver under my nose and
told ne to 60 back in the car and stay
there or he would put bullet through
me, and you can bet | Staid there. At
the first shock the lights had gone out,
AND we were in total darkness. Some
one started 10 strike light.butI stopped
him, telling him that it would simply
be making target of everybody in the
coach. The firing was going on rap
OdioiAEs anu StOl OOAk
to lie down fat and not lock out of the
windows. The passengers were all so
frightened that with few exceptions
they remained in their positions until
after we had pulled away
j. c. Mccoy. of Crawford's Corners,
Pa, related similar interesting eX-
perience.
The man who went forward to ask the
engineer why he had stopped. and learn
Ing that he was shot, asked him why the
robbers had done it. He replied: Il
don't know, only that they have plugged
re"
While this was going on at the front
end OF the train, an old man in the car
rolled mp his sleeves. pulled a revolver
out OF his pecLet and said: Come on
men. I'll head party to go forward
and stop those id towards"
Nobody was willing TO join him in the
hazardous undertaking and he gave ii
up. One of the ladies in one of the cars
went into spaSmS when she heard what
was going on and heaved sigh of re-
lief when the train pulled out of the cut.
Little is known here of the attempts
TO capture the robbers. 1t is believed
that the gang went across the country
towards Albion. the county seat of
Noble county, which is OH the B. d @.
i1iAOoNs q iCA tlisiVS SbuAjl VI hcHudiI~
vile, A dispatch from Albion this aft
ernoon announced that the robbers had
been surrounded near Waterloo. a
village near that place, and that they
would be captured. A special from
Waterloo, however. says that there is
nothing in the story. and another spe-
ciai from Albion says that nothing of
the kind is knuwD there. An unknown
man has been arrested st Millersburg,
but there is no indication that he IS one
of the gang