The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-25
Daring Hold-Ups in California
and Indian Territory.
THE LATTER A GOOD HAUL,
An Indiana Ex-Sheriff Assassinates
His Wife's faramour.
Rev. DR.. Gunsauius Scared by . Dyns-
mite Crank-A WIfe's Chase After
Her Husband - AlsbamA Gamblers
Shot Daring . Police Raid.

Los ArsErEs. Dec 24-But little relia-
bic information can be had of hold-up of
Southern Pacific train No. 10. north
bound at Roscoe, q small station twelve
miles north of this city, early this morn
ing In fact. there is little to get aside
from the fact that the train was stopped
by two men, who covered the trainmen
with revolvers aud bic. open the express
car with dynamite, and after the robbers
had gone through the express car the train
was allowed TO proceed. having been de-
tanned about TWENTY-FIVE minutes. 1t is
claimed the robbers got nothing except
$40. which was taken from the engineer,
as they were unable 20 open the safe, and
everything vas locked mp. Detective
Win Smith, of the Southern Pa
cine, who started out about 4
o'clock with posse. returned about
noon. He says the work was that of green
hands. who went out from this city and
returned Immediately after the robbery.
He thinks they are local men. and this
evening officers are working on csue
which promises to lead 10 their capture.
One of the men went out early in the even
ing with horses. ana the other followed on
the train. At Roscoe the first man built a
preached poured oil on the flames as
OF freight car just behind the tender.
The latter then clambered down over tie
tender and, covering the engineer with his
revolver, ordered him to stop the
train. which he did, when the other
man appeared at the cab and the
hoid-up was proceeded with. Another
story is that the robbers went ont
on the train as passengers, having pur-
chased tickets to Burbank, where they left
the train ost tensibly. but made their way
forward, where they crawled to the engine
over the tender. The Southern Pacific
has announced reward of $1,000 Tor in
formation leading TO the arrest of the
robbers in addition to the regular Wells
Fargo reward. Following is a description
OF the men: One man was about 5 feet Q
inches in height, weighed about l15
pounds, wore a dark-coiored cape over
coat white hat and had light moustache.
The other W as about the same height. and
weighed i60 pounds. No one was hurt,
and no damage done except to the express
car.
W. W. Weller, one of the postal clerks
who went up on the train. returned to the
city yesterday. In an interview he says:
The train left Burbank ON time Satur-
day evening. and nots6hg unusual Was
noticed until the little station of Roscoe
was reached. All at once he heard sew
eral shots fired and few moments
later the cars were brought to a stand
still. In a few minutes one of the robbers
came along and poked his head in at the
door, saying: You had better be still if
you want to keep out OF trouble He vas
marching the fireman and engineer along
IN front of him, each of the latter having
his hands up. Just as the man stepped
away he exploded bomb in
front of our door. by way of
warning. suppose. At Roscoe
there is blind or half siding that
is switch with one end closed by sand
bank and heavy tie. After first stop
ping the train the highwaymen made the
engineer run the train on to that siding
the switch having been previously opened
and left in readiness. Then they
went directly to the express car
door. and without any preliminary ac-
tion, or without asking Messenger Potts
10 open up. placed bomb under the
front door on the right side and
blew it open. Whether they got
anything or not do not
know. but the engineer told US afterward
that they did not go away with empty
pockets. From the moment the train
stopped until the men went off they kept
firing of their guns at random, at least
twenty or thirty shots being Tired"