The morning call., 1893-09-16
rIADE A LARGE HAUL
Robbers Hold Up a Train in the
Copper Region.
No Trouble at All to Secure the
Money Intended to Pay Off
the Timers.

HoUGHToN, Mich, Sept. 15.-The ex-
press-car on the Mineral Range passenger
train which left Hancock at O'Clock this
morning for Calumet was held up and
robbed by bandits half a mile from Boston
station about half an hour later. The rob
bers secured SIS, 600 in cash, The money be-
ing intended for the employees of the Calu-
met and Hecls copper mine. for whom to-
morrow is payday. ft1e money WIS drawn
this morning from the First National Bank
OF Roughton and the Superior Savings
Bank of Hancock.
The express-car was in charge of Mes
senger D. W. Hogan, and there were no
special guards. The train was going along
atthe usual speed and within half mile of
the little station called Boston, five miles
from here, when 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
static n-hOnse, and as the train stopped two
women passengers got of.
At that moment a masked man Jumped
on the locomotive and pointing revolver
at Engineer Schuier ordered him to STOP
The engineer thought he was foollng or
lunatic. but the gun went off and the Ell.
gineer knew he was at the mercy of a
desperate man. The fellow pushed the
engineer into one corner of the cab and
grabbed the lever to keep the engine NOV
ing slowly, showing perfect familiarity in
handling the machine. Fireman Suther-
land jumped out and was met by two more
of the robbers, who fired at him, ordering
him back. He had no alternative but TO
obey.
Two more robbers in the meantime got
on the front end of the express-car and
with a sledge smashed in the door.
Express Messenger hogan thus tells his
story: Il was sitting in my chair" be
said, with my feet on the box, singing,
when l heard a crash, and looking up, saw
a masked man covering me with two re-
volvers and ordering bands up. There
was another man just behind him.
threw uD my hands mighty quick, and the
robbers took my gun away. Then they
demanded the keys of the safe. | pre-
tended to be looking for the right KEY,
when they threatened to kill me, and |
then opened the safe and took out four
packages of currency, and one of the rob-
bers scooped them into bag be carried.
Backing out of the car door again, they
fired two shots, evidently as a sgual to the
robber on the engine, who ordered the en-
gineer To 60 on, saying, You will find a
rail pulled up about three miles ahead"
The engineer pulled The throttle wide
open and few for the 0sceola telegraph
Cffice, when the news of the robbery was
at once telegraphe here. The robbers on
leaving the train disappeared in the woods.
the one who had taken the treasure way-
ing his hands at the passengers, who we're
ignorant OF what had taken place, so
quickly was the robbery completed.
Among the passengers was Teller Fish of
the FIRST National Bank If Hancock with
$4,000 in currency in his pockets, but the
robbers did not know of 1t.
AS soon as the train arrived at Calumet
the Calumet and Hecla Company sent
nearly 100 Deputy Sheriffs in every direc
tion in chase. Sheriff Dunn also sent
deputies out from Houghton, and tugbnats
were sent along the lake shore to cut off
escape by water. Every road is closely
guarded.
Jack King, a Cornish wrestler; John
Kehoe, sport, and Jack Challew were
seen driving very fast into town about 10
O'Clock, and persons near the Boston sta
tion saw horse corresponding in color to
theirs tied up near the station. These men
and man named German we're at once
arrested, and the ciew against them seems
10 he very btroDg one. The conductor OF
the train, who saw the robbers walk away,
thinks their gait and general appearance
corresponds TO these men. Jack Chaliew VS.
wife attempted to leave by the noon train.
but she was brought back. The prisoners
were put under $4,000 bonds, in default of
which they were placed in jail They will
have hearing at 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
a man named Butler from Marquette