The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-09-20
BOLD BANDITS
"Hold Up" a Lake Shore q Mich
igan Southern Train.
The Engineer Shot and tho Express Gar
Wreokod by Dynsmite-Amount OF
Money stolen Unhnown-Pas'en-
gers TerroriEcd by Con-
slant Discharge OF
Firearms.

states Express Company blown open
and robbed.
A few rods west Of Kossler the engi-
neer, J. Knapp, discovered switch
open and put on the brakes to save the
train from destruction. The train
hardly came TO standstill when
horde of robbers armed to the teeth
and masked made a rush for the ex-
pfess car. They had come prepared Tor
action. The engineer divined their
motive and, grasping his coal pick In
his hands, made q desperate resistance
One of the robbers was struck down
and fell of the engine. Another came
over the tender and shot the engineer
in the chest, seriously wounding him.
The fireman saw a chance to escape,
and, jumping through the cab window,
ran for his life. Meantime the sudden
stopping aroused the train crew and
they peered out in the darkness TO be
met with a shower Of bullets.
The robbers worked quickly. While
some were subduing the engineer and
trainmen, others produced dynamite
and blew open the doors OF the express
car where they expected to secure
valuable booty.
The doors were shattered. The aw-
full blast shook the whole train. The
express messengers were terrified and
were soon overpowered by the robbers.
The safe was next attacked, and twas
hut short work for the desperate vii
lains to blow it open with dynamite
and bag tho contents and then they
hastily made their escape in the dark
ness. -.
selves out Of danger. When the train
men became assured that all danger
was passed they crawled out and took
an inventory of the damage.
A consultation was held and with the
conductor at the throttle and with the
wounded engineer in coach they
pulled into Kendallville, a distance oi
Ave miles. After posse had been sent
in search of the bandits, orders were
sent for another engineer and fireman.
willard Hooley, who was stealing a
ride on the front end of the baggage
car, and who saw all without being
seen, said he counted in all twenty
masked men, and that they completely
surrounded the train with drawn re
volvers.
The express company officials re
ceived their first news Of the robb2ssEnY
Manager Wygant at once hurried Il
the depot, and after hasty consulta
ton with the railroad men was driver
TO the Central station. 1t was decided
TO take immediate steps to capture the
bold robbers, and by o'clock specia
train was being made up Before i
was ready number Of the express
company's best and Oldest detectives
special Pinkerton men and a squad o
city Vidocqs were ready to proceed oI
the man hunt Thirty minutes late
the train pulled out and started for th'
scene of the robbery.
TOLEDO, Sept. 13.-Engineer jane
Knapp, who was shot by the LAX,
Shore train robbers, was taken TO hi
residence in this city upon the arriva
Of the train and physicians were called
II was found that the bullet penetrated
his right side near the shoulder. HI
had very close call and the train rob
Der evidently shot to kill. Physician
say that Knapp is not in danger ant
will be all right In few days.
The conductor and most Of the crev
live in Toledo and left the train here
Asa Mcintyre, the rear brakeman, said
"The gang numbered about twelv
men. am sure there were not NOR
than that number, although the con
slant fusilade they kept up with thei
Winchesters would have led one TO be
lieve that there were that many more
They had turned the switch, showing
the red danger signal, and Enginee
Knapp Of course came to stop on see
ing the red light exposed. The switcI
was turned just before the train wa
due there, so that any Of the employe
OF the road at that station who nigh
have been about would not have nc
ticed anything strange.
1.-TWO men boarded the engine an
ordered Engineer Knapp and Firema
James Butler TO hold up their handi
The engineer disobeyed the order an
reached for the whistle rope to war
the rest OF the train, but the movemen
I was o signal for the desperate TO shoot
The rest OF the gang stationed then
selves along the train and kept up
constant firing TO keep the crew an
passengers frightened, that they nigh
not rush out and overpower them. A
soon as a head showed itself down tn
train shot whizzed by MS warnin
10 keep inside. Three men jumped int
the express car. Two held up the met
senger, M. w. Weiss, while the othe
blew the safe open with dynamite.
started back with my lantern to tn
, telegraph station two miles away, bu
was driven back into the train b.
shots. finally put my light under m
coat and sneaked away and walked :
the station, where telegraphed III
train following TO stop and inform th
, officials by WIRE"
Tho railroad and express official
here say that Monday night was . ligh
one on tho express car. Several night
ago so,ooe, 900 were sent through and
u thought that the robbers were OF
gsniEed for the purpose Of raiding tina
, pile, but missed calculations
, Tho express messenger on the trail
saved ono safe-the smaller Of the TN
, II The ear-by rolling II over the Pill
Of express packages whom be heard Oh
nrst sAota and covering 10 with small
Hku6. Tha robbera aid not notice 1