The herald., 1893-09-16
ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBERY.
Northern Michigan the Scene
of a Bold Crime.
An Express Car Robbed on the
Mineral Range Road.
The Thieves Secured $4,000 Cash
and Made Their Escape.
The Money Was Intended for the Em-
ployees of the Calumet and Hecla
Copper Mine-A Party of
Sports Arrested.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HoUGHToN, Mich, Sept. 15.-The ex-
press car of the Mineral Range passen-
ger train which left Hancock at 8 O'Clock
this morning Tor Calumet was "held
up" and robbed by bandits half mile
from Boston Station, about half an hour
later. The robbers secured $4,000 in
cash. The money was intended for the
employees of the Calumet and Hecla cop
per mine, for whom tomorrow was pay
day. The money was drawn this morn
ing from the First National bank of
Houghton 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 at the usual speed and was within
half mile of little station called Bos-
ton, five miles from here, when a man
stepped into the middle of the track and
tagged the train. The engineer quickly
applied the brakes. No thought of
train robbers entered his mind. The
man disappeared behind the station
house and when the train stopped two
woman passengers got off.
HOW THE JOB WAS DONE.
At that moment a masked man
jumped on the locomotive and pointed
revolver at Engineer Schuler and or
dered him to stop. The engineer
thought he was fooling or was lunatic.
but his gun went off, and the engineer
knew he was at the mercy of the des-
perado. The fellow pushed the engi-
neer into corner of the cab and
grabbed the lever to keep the engine
moving, showing familiarity in handling
an engine. Fireman Sutherland jumped
out and was met by two more OF the
robbers, who fred at him, ordering him
back. He had no alternative but to
obey. Two more robbers, in the mean
time, got on the front end of the ex-
press and with aHiedge smashed in the
car door.
MESSENGER HoGAN's STORY.
Express Messenger Hogan tells this
story of what followed:
81 was sitting in my chair" he said,
with my feet on box, singing, when
heard a crash and looking up saw q
masked man covering me with two re-
volvers and ordering hands up. there
Another man was just behind him. I
threw up my hands mighty quick, aud
the iobbers took my gun away. Then
they demanded the keys of the safe. /
pretended to be looking for the right
key, when they threatened to kill me.
1 then opened the safe and took out four
packages of currency and one Of the
robbers scooped them into bag he car
ried. Backing out of the car door again
they fred two shots, evidently as q sig-
nal to the robber on the engine, who
ordered the engineer to 60 on, saying:
You will find rail pulled up about
three miles ahead
THE ROBBERS MAKE THEIR ESCAPE.
The engineer pulled the throttle wide
open and few for the Osceola telegraph
office when the news OF the robbery was
at once telegraphed here. The robbers
on leaving the train disappeared in the
woods, the one who had the treasure
waving his hands at the passengers,
who were ignorant of what had taken
place, 80 quickly was the robbery COM
pleted. Among the passengers was
Teller Fish of the First National bank of
Hancock, with $4,000 in currency in
bis pockets, but the robbers did not
know it.
AS soon as the train arrived at Calu-
met the Calumet and Hecla company
sent nearly 100 deputy sheriffs in every
direction in chase. Sheriff Dunn also
sent deputies out from HCughton, and
tug boats were sent along the lake shore
to cut off the thieves by water. Every
road is closely guarded.
NUMBER OF ARRESTS MADE.
Jack King, the Cornish wrestler, John
Kehoe, a sport, and Jach Challew were
seen driving very fast into town about
10 O'Clock, and persons near Boston sta
ton saw a horse corresponding in color
to theirs tied up near the station. These
men and man named German were
arrested, and the clue against them
seems to be avery strong one. The con-
ductor of the train, who saw the robbers
walk away, thinks their gait and general
appearance corresponds with these men.
Jack Challew's wife attampted to leave
by the noon train, but che was brought
back. The prisoners were put under
$4,000 bonds, in default of which they
were placed in Jail. They will have q
hearing at 2 o'clock tomorrow.
man named Butler, from Marquette,
wao also arrested this evening and will
have an examination with the others to-
morrow.
MINERS PAID JUST THE SAME.
The robbery does not interfere with
paying off the miners st the Calumsat
and Hecla, as banks in the country
loaned them all the funds needed for
the purpose. The loss by the robbery
falls on the American Express company,
which ordered the best detectives from
Chicago tonight. The widest excite
ment prevails throughout the country
az this is the first train robber in the
history of the copper region.
Negotiations for St. Nicholas Mole.
WAsHiEGToS, Sept. l5.-NsSots;asssS1s
lookino TO the ACQUISITION of the mole at