The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-16
GOT AWAY WITH THE SACK
Train Robbers in Michigan Secure
the Money Intended for the
Miners Wages.
Without Much Effort They Get
Away With $75, 900 In Good
Currency.
First Event OF the Kind in tho Copper
Negions-Jack King, the Wrestler.
Arrested.

HoUdHroE, Mich. Sept. 15.-The express
car OF this Mineral Range passenger train
which left Hancock at nine o'clock this
morning for Calumet, was held up and
robbed by bandits half q mile from Boston
station about half an hour later. The rob
bsrs secured S75,OO0 in cash. The money
was intended for the employees of the Calu-
met & Hecla copper mine. for whom to-
morrow will be pay day. Tho money was
drawn this morning from tho First Ma
tional bank Of Houghton and the Superior
Savings bank, Of Hancock. The express
car was in charge of Messenger d. Hogan.
and there were no special guards.
The train was going along at the usual
speed and within half a mile of little sta
tion called Boston, Ave miles from here,
whom man stepped into the middle Of the
track and tagged the train. The engineer
quickly applied the brakes. no thought of
train robbers entering his mind. The man
disappeared behind the station house
and as tho train stopped two women
passengers got off. Az that moment a
masked man jumped on the locomotive.
pointed revolver at Engineer Schuler and
ordered him to stop. The nQineer thought
he was fooling. or . lunatio, but the gun
went off and the engineer knew no vas at
the mercy of desperate man. Tho fellow
pushed the engineer into corner OF the
cab and Rrasped the lever to keep the en-
gine moving slowly. showing perfect famil.
iarity In handling the engine. Fireman
Sutherland jumped out and was met by
two more of tho robbers. who fred at him,
ordering him back. He had no alternative
but 10; obey. Two more robbers In the
meantime got on the front end of the ex-
press ear and with sledRe smashed in the
car door.
Express Messenger Hogan then tells this
story: II was sitting IN my chair" he
| said, with my feet on q box, singing
whom heard crash, and looking up saw a
masked man covering me with two re-
volvs,s and ordering Hands up.' There
was another man just behind him. throw
mp my hands mighty quick and the robbers
took my gun away. Then they demanded
the keys Of the safe. | pretended to b.
looking for the right key when they threat
ened to kill me. then, opened the SAT-
aud took ont four packages Of ourrenc.
and one of the robbers scooped then into
bag be carried. Backing out OF the ca
door again, they fred two shots. evidentl,
| as Q sigla al to the Yobber ON the train. whs
ordered the engineer to 20 on, saying 'Yol
will find rail pulled up about three mile
| ahead.'"
The engineer pulled the throttle wid
open and few for the Ooeola telegraph Of
fee. when news of the robbery was at ono
tele2raphed he Q. The robbers on leaving
the train disappeared In the woods, the on
who had the treasure waving his hands q
the passengers, who were ignorant of wha
had taken place. 40 quickly was the robber.
com pletod. Among the passengers wa
Teller Fish, of the First National bank o
Hancock, with $4,000 in currency in hi
pockets, but the robbers did not know it.
As soon as the train arrived at Calumet
the Calumet d Heols company sent nearl
one. hundred deputy sheriffs in every direo
tion in ohase. Sheriff Dunn also sen
deputies out from Houahton. and tug boat
were sent along the lake shore to out of 90
ospe by water.
Jack King. the Cornish wrestler. Johl
Kehoe. sport, and Jack Challew. wei
sesn driving very fast into town about l
O'Clock and persons near Boston station
saw horse corresponding In color to their
tied up near the station. These men and
man named German were arrested and tn
clue against them seems to be q very stron
one.
The wildcat exoitement prevails tn ouqh
out the country As this is the first trail
robbery in tho history of tho Copper reriou