Evening journal., 1893-09-12
Details of the AttncIs.

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-LATER-Twenty
masked and armed men held up Lake
Shore passenger train, No. IA, at Kess
Ter, Ind shot the engineer and blew
open the United States Express Com.
pany's safe with dynamite, about ]
o'clock this morning,
At that point there is a switch used
to pass trains. AS the train reached
that point the engineer noticed thai
the switch was turned and he hastily
reversed his engine and applied the
brakes. The train had hardly stopped
when it was surrounded by the roDber
band
A half dozen mounted the engine and
commanded the crew to get off. The
fremen obeyed, but the engineer,
Knapp, paid no attention and tried to
get the train under headwsy, at the
same time striking one of the robbers
with coal pick.
Killed for His Bravery.
The robber, with moan of pain fell of
the engine, but the next instant the
brave engineer laid insensible in his cab
A second robber had shot him through
the chest
Blew Up the Express Car.
At the same instant a deafening
crash told Of the means of robbery
employed. Several sticks of dynamite
had exploded under the express car,
tearing one end out.
Another Brave Trainman Felled.
The express messenger opened fire on
the robbers and held them at bay for a
few moments, but was knocked in the
head from the rear and stretched in
sensible in his car
Rain Of Bullets Kept Them Inside.
Meanwhile the train crew started TO
4 investigate the trouble. but the train
was surrounded by the band and a fusi.
lade Of bullets kept the crew and passen-
gers inside the cars.
The conductor and brakemen were
covered with Winchesters as they ap
peared on the platform and they wisely
remained motionless with their hands
elevated skyward
Handing Out the Booty.
The safe in the express car was blown
open with dynamite and its contents
placed in bags and handed to men in
waiting.
The guards were then called from the
cars and the thieves disappeared in the
timber.
As soon as the trainmen found them
selves in command of the train, the con
ductor ran the engine and train intS
Kendallville and Engineer Knapp was
removed to hotel and given surgica
T aid.
Notifying the Omoials.
The Lake Shore officials here were
notified by wire and they in turn notified
the express company officials Manager
Wygant, of the express company; dIovl
direct to Central police headquarters an'
a squad of police was sent to South Chi
cago to watch for suspicious characters
Quick Work of Detectives.
A number Of the express and railroad
best detectives were hastily summoned
and with number of Pinkerton an
Net ropolitan detectives left on a specia
train at 8 o'clock for the scene of tn
robbery.
KendalIville's Sheriff in Hot Pursuit.
The sheriff at Kendallville lost no tim
in collecting posse and in a few mir
utes after the robbery was reported tn
posse started on the trail
Passengers Hid Their Cash.
The passengers were not molested a
though they were badly frightened
They secreted their valuables in expe,
tation Of personal visit of the thieve
but were agreeably surprised by no cal
Willard Hooley, a tramp. who wa
stealing a ride on one of the baggao
cars, says he counted twenty men in III
band They quickly surrounded tn
- train and had it at their mercy.
IL is not known how much the thieve
got but a trainman who seemed to kno
what he was talking about says there wa
$3.50, 600 in gold in the safe, which Wa
being shipped East by Chicago bank