Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-16
EARLY ACCOUNT.

KendallsyiIc. Ind, Sept. 12-Anoth-
err daring and successful train robbery
goes on record today, The New York
express train on the Lake Shore road
which left Chicago last night reached
lie siding at Keslar, FIVE miles west
If Lare. at 1 o'clock this morning. Ap,
nroachiug it Engineer Knapp noticed
n red danger signal light at tn" switch
and stopped the train.
AS he did SO, about twenty men,
armed with Winchester rifles, sprang
ont of the woods and scattered along
the track, covering the trainmen' While
n fired at the engineer, in1icting a
wound in his shoulder. With every
thing i'm hand the robbers proceeded
TO blow open the forward express car
with dynamite. Then knocking the eN-
press messengers senseless, they eN-
pIoded five dynamite cartridges in sue
cession against the safe before it yield
cd.
They then helped themselves 10 the
contents. The whole performance oc-
cupied less than an hour, when, with
ont making any attempt on the b
express cars or interfering with the
nassengcrs, who remained in the
coaches panic-stricken, they fired a
few warning shots and disappeared III
the woods
1t is rumored the robbers secured
S25OOOO in transit from one of the
Chicago banks to New York. The train
came here, the alarm was given ana
the sheriff mt once summoned a posse
and started in pursuit.
Engineer Knapp brought the train
here, but was unable to 90 farther ON
account of his wound. 1t is believed he
viii recover.
There were two safes in the express
car. n for through matter, TO which
the messenger had no key, and n for
local matter. The robbers compelled
the messenger to open the small safe,
from which several thousand dollars
In currency were taken.
They blew open the big safe with
dynamite. in the outer compartment
was S25OOO0 in gold, with which the
robbers loaded themselves, not stopping
10 open the inner compartment, in
which was Il lot more money.
In their haste TO get away the rob
beers also overlooked two bags Of gold.
The train is the heaviest for express
on the road and frequently carries
100000 1t is believed this fact was
known to the robbers.
When they left the train hey went
I'm a southerly direction. The point at
which the robbery occurred is in q deep
cut i'm the woods, but all the country
around is thickly populated, with little
timber. and it is believed TO be i'm
possible for the robbers to escape. a
posse is out securing the country in
search of them.
Chicago, Sept. 12.-As soon as the
news Of the Lake Shore robbery near
EendaIlville was received here a
special train bearing the officials Of
a road and the United States Express
npauy. together with a strong de-
m Of central station detectives, start
q. for the scene The robbed train con
listed Of two express cars, baggage
st- and ten coaches.
IS now reported that the robbers
secured nearly 100000, being a consid-
.'e sum in addition to the quarter
...1n already reported. Tt is believed
.' robbery is the work of q gang Of
amps
l9 the express car was the body Of
Nrs Hailocb, Of Moriches, Long Island,
10 committed suicide at the Calf
annso . few days ago. after having
.anmitae1 bigamy in New York.
From 1867 to 1872 Kendallville and
.aa adjacent country to the northeast
vas the headquarters Of one Of the
as- desperate gangs Of train robbers,
.'so thieves and eut-throars which
ar infested the west, I'm the early
.'S they had a regular system Of rob