The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-16
BANDITS GET $4,000.
Daring Train Robbery in the
Copper Region Of Michigan.
HELD Up IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.


HorGHToH, Men. sspt- l5.-A"e "a
press car OF the Mineral Range passenger
train, which left Hancock at clock tbs
morning for Calumet, vas bed up ana
robbed by bandits half nile from Boston
station about half an hour later. Inc
robbers secured GO in cash. money IN.
tended for employees Of the Calumet and
Hecla copper mine, for whom tomorrow -
pay day. The money was drawn TINS
morning from the First satsonal
bank OF Houghton and the sure
Nor Savings bank of Hancock The
express car vas In charge OF Messenger
u. Hogan. and there were no special
guards. The train was going along at tia
usual speed, and was within half mile OF
the little station called Boston. i've miles
from here, when a man stepped into tie
middle OF the track and tagged the train-
The engineer quickly applied the brakes,
no fhouehs OF train robbers entering bis
mind. The man disappeared behind the
station house, and as the train stopped two
women passengers got OF.
At that moment masked man jumped
the locomotive and pointed a revolver nc
Engineer Gehuler and ordered him 20 stop.
The engineer thought he was footing or
D iunatic, but the gun went on and the
engineer knew be was ct the mercy OF
desperate man. The fellow pushed the
engineer into corner and Rraspcd the
lever 10 keep the engine moving slowly.
showing perfect 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. lie
had no alternative bat 20 obey. Two more
robbers In the meantime got on the front
end of the express car. and. with a sledge,
smashed in the car door.
Express Messenger Hogan then tells
this story: II was sitting III my chair,
he said, with my feet on u box, singing,
when | heard crash and looking up saw
q masked man covering me with two re-
yoivers and ordering Hands up. There
was another man just behind him.
threw UP 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 10 kill me. Then opened
abe safe and took out four packages OF cur
fency, aud one of the robbers scooped
them into q bag he carried. Backing out
OF the car door again they fred two shots.
evidently rs signal TO the robber on the
train, who ordered the engineer to go on.
saying: You will find rail pulled up
about three mites ahead The engineer
pulled the throttle wide open and flew for
the 0sceola telegraph Office, where news Of
the robbery was at once telegraphed here"
The robbers. leaving the train. disap-
peared in the woods, the one who had the
treasure waving his hands at the passen-
gers, who were ignorant OF what had taken
x.ia f1tf L. he
pleted. Among the passengers was Teller
Fish, of the First National bank Of Han
cock, with s40.0 900 in currency in his peck
cts. but the robbers did not know il. As
soon as the train arrived at Calumet. the
Calumet Il Hecla Company sent nearly
100 deputy sheriffs IN every direction in
chase. Sheriff Dunn also sent deputies
out from Houghton, and tugboat was
sent along the lake shore 20 cut of escape
by water. Every road is closely guarded.
Jack King. the wrestler; John kehoe. a
sport, and Jack Chaliew were seen driving
very fast into town about 10 O'Clock. and
persons near Boston station saw horse
corresponding in color 10 theirs tied up
near the station. These men aud man
named German were arrested, and the
ciew against them seems 10 be very
ttrong one. The conductor OF the train,
who saw the robbers walk away, thinks
their gait and general appearance CORE
spends 10 these men. Jack Chai.
iew's wife attempted to leave by the
noon train. bat she was brought back.
The prisoners were pat under $1,000
bonds, IN default of which they were
placed in JAIL They will have hearing
at o'clock tomorrow. A man named
Butter, from Marquette, was also arrested
this evening and vail have an examlna-
ton with the others tomorrow. The rob
berry does not interfere With paying of the
miners at the Calumet 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 detec-
tives from Chicago tonight. The widest
excitement prevails throughout the coun-
try, IS this Is the FIRST train robbery in the
history OF the copper region.